Friday, June 24, 2016

Places I've been to so far..

I've grown up in different countries and cultures. I've also travelled since I was a fetus in my mothers' womb. I know you're curious about how many places I've been to. 

Marina barrage, Singapore

Asia Pacific: 
Singapore
Jakarta 
Bandung 
Bali 
Bogor 
Kuala Lumpur 
Malacca 
Bangkok 
Chiang Mai
Manilla 
Hong Kong 
Tokyo
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Osaka
Hakone 
Guangzhou
Taipei
Kaohsiung city
Alishan mountain 

Australia: 
Sydney
Blue Mountains 
Wollongong
Melbourne
Adelaide
Barossa Valley

Rockefeller center, NYC

North America: 
Los Angeles county
Lake Arrowhead
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Solvang 
Silicon Valley (Redwood City, Palo Alto, etc.)
San Francisco county
South Lake Tahoe 
Las Vegas 
Salt Lake City
Park city
Houston 
Durham-Raleigh
Orlando 
Washington DC
Philadelphia
Atlantic city 
New Jersey
Stamford 
Cornwall
New York City
Boston 
Tarrytown 
Toronto
Montreal 
Niagra falls 
Ottawa 


Montreaux, Switzerland 

Europe:
Ystad
Helsingborg
Bordeaux
Munich
Zurich 
Zermatt 
Berlin 
Milan
Crans Montana 
Innsbruck 
Sierre
Sion 
Visp
Domoldossa 
Montreaux 
Bluche Village 
Vevey 
Bern 
Geneva
Copenhagen 
Malmö
Lund 
Göteborg 
Stockholm 
Brännö Island 
Sandhamn 
Fjäderholmarna 
Amsterdam 
The Hague 
Rotterdam 
Brussels 
London
Edinburgh 
Dresden 
Prague 
Vienna 
Malta
Helsinki 
Rovaniemi 
Oulu 
Annecy 
Barcelona 
Valencia 
Seville 
Granada
Lisbon 







Thursday, June 23, 2016

5 items in my carry-on


I always carry these 5 items in my carry-on (apart from the obvious essential items of passport, medicine, money/credit cards, travel docs, iPhone)

1. Magazine, Swedish grammar book, and iPad loaded with my favorite beauty magazines (Allure and Vogue).

2. Backpack to carry the essentials and reading materials.

3. Noise-cancelling headphones for long haul flights or earbuds (plus backup pair for just in case one stops working)

4. Beauty bag: in a ziploc bag I usually have with me lip balm, lipstick or lipgloss, facial mist, sample sized moisturizer, sample sized serum, sample sized toothpaste, toothbrush, body lotion, hand sanitizer, handwipes. 

5. Socks.