Travel | China Adventures

Back again & this time I have been asked to write another post based on my recent travels. Unfortunately, when I travel I don't get to spend all day every day immersing myself in the local culture as I'm usually working 8am-8pm (sometimes 7am-12pm). This most recent trip was to two places, Guangzhou in China and Hong Kong. My trip in to Guangzhou was a 3 day whirlwind of 7am-12pm days so maybe next time I will be able to explore some more so for now it's just Hong Kong.
Straight away let me tell you, Hong Kong is absolutely fantastic. It is a brilliant clash of East meets West, rich meets poor & culture meets hedonism. I was in awe most of the time I was there at how diverse it was, walking round the mix of people was fantastic. I would liken it to London in it's diversity but far more concentrated and with higher buildings. I did the usual tourist traps of Wan Chai, Star Ferry, The Peak & the shopping malls but I also wanted to try & experience some of the more local experiences. I find the best way to experience a place is through it's food, the highlight being sat at a communal table on my own with a variety of Chinese characters as we all ate Char Siu Pork and Roast Goose. A favourite was Kam's Roast Goose (my entire meal of four dishes and a beer cost £12), a michelin star restaurant similar to a canteen but with the best noodles you will ever eat, sunken in a bowl of goose fat and broth. Best thing about the food is you can eat at a michelin star restaurant for under £10 as well as for over £200, giving you everything you could ever want.

Travel | A Norwegian Adventure

I moved to Aalesund, Norway with very little knowledge of Norwegian culture and therefore didn’t know what to expect when I woke up the next day (I arrived at my apartment at midnight!). The things I had heard about Norway were that it is; always dark, very expensive, very cold, extremely patriotic and everyone is born with skis attached to their feet. 

Countryside Living

I absolutely love living in the countryside. There's nothing better than going on a walk & enjoying the views that it has to offer.

A few weeks back, I went for a lovely lunch & countryside walk armed with my Hunter's & took some pictures along the way!

San Francisco, Napa Valley & The West Coast

Welcome to the West Coast :)

I had such an amazing time travelling down this side of America. I'd never been before so it was amazing to be able to go for almost 2 weeks!!

My fiancé & I flew into San Francisco.

(Well we were meant to but had some really bad luck with flights... I won't go into that so let's just pretend all went to plan)

Unfortunately we lost the first day due to travelling delays which mean we had to make the most of our second & final day. We were up pretty early because of the time difference anyways which meant we could get out & into exploring!

We started off in Union Square which kind of reminded me of New York but more chilled out. We then slowly walked all the way down to Fisherman's Wharf enjoying the sights as we went.

Whilst we were in Fisherman's Wharf we stopped for some lunch :)

We then wandered along the piers & headed towards the Golden Gate Bridge!

After our short but sweet trip to San Francisco, it was time to head up to Napa Valley for the day :)

We found my street en route ;)

Naturally, we did a wine tasting. I'm not normally a wine drinker AT ALL but these wines were absolutely delicious & I think it helped only having a couple of sips!

After an amazing day in the 40 degree heat, we went to Bouchon to fill our bellies!

Stephen had some lamb & I had some yummy muscles!

Mmmmm chocolate mousse :)

Our next stop took us to Santa Cruz Pier where my inner child came out!!

Seeing as they were on offer, we thought it'd be rude not try deep fried Oreos... Actually tasted pretty good!

Taking a walk along the pier, we found a mummy & baby sea lion :)

I love these turkey legs that you can get in the US, they're just amazingly good! If you have chance to try one, you should!

We then headed down the California State Route 1 which had some absolutely beautiful views!

Always eating...

Go & check out my previous travel post 'American Adventures in Washington DC'

Thank you for reading

Love,

Dainty Bride xx

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