Ah, Singapore. The food, the culture, the history and the (quite literally) crippling jet lag. So, the final 2 days of my trip were spent in Singapore, however, thanks to poor weather and a bout of poor health, I wasn’t as adventurous as I had been at previous stops throughout this trip. Nevertheless, here’s what I got up to.
The Singapore Flyer
In the final week of my semester at Mizzou I learnt that my family had been invited to attend the wedding of my last unmarried cousin. I saw the invitation as an opportunity to see more of the world and so, when asked if I’d like to accompany them, I immediately began making plans that would allow me to add more stamps to my passport and travel experience to my resume whilst landing me in Scotland in time to attend the wedding. It is at that final point that I arrived on Thursday. Continue reading
After a wonderful day spent learning about my grandmother from my great-aunt, I caught a train from Chelsea Spa to Manchester to reunite with a fellow Mizzou alumni.
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After a whirlwind weekend it was time to return to the land of cold weather, warm beer and 4pm sunsets. Better known as England in the winter. Continue reading
So several weeks before I began this trip, a friend teaching in Spain realized that I would be a mere 2.5 hour flight from her whilst I was in the United Kingdom. Several messages and some struggles with Ryanair’s website later and I had booked a spur-of-the-moment weekend in Spain.
Valentian paella, the best kind of paella
Monday morning I caught the train up to Elgin in Northern Scotland. The 4 hour train ride was loaded with stunning views, of which I got zero photos because I was too busy taking in the incredible scenery.
Elgin is North East of Inverness, about 40 minutes by train.
Despite the freezing cold at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, I was undeterred in returning to my ancestor’s homeland, where it would undoubtedly be even colder. On Monday night I left Boston for Glasgow with a short, 2-hour stopover in Iceland and yet, to my surprise, was actually met with rather mild weather!
So… this post is a little delayed, but only because I’ve been so busy doing things and seeing people this past week.
What with Halloween, pumpkin carving, flights, trains and patriots games I’ve had barely enough time to make future plans, let alone review the plans I’ve made! Continue reading
I assumed a lot of people would return for homecoming at Mizzou but, like many of my presumptions regarding my experiences whilst traveling, I was still surprised. Mostly by the sheer number of people who were on campus to celebrate Mizzou’s homecoming weekend.
Here’s a photo of *just one* fraternity tailgating party to give you an idea of the number of people at homecoming.
Aaaaannnnnndd we’re back for another adventure. While in America I was bitten by a terrible travel bug and the only cure is to return to the incredible, unpredictable adventure that is travelling the world. So, in response, I booked myself a round-the-world trip with stops in America, England, Scotland, Spain and Singapore. And just when my short term bank balance was beginning to look a little less bleak… Continue reading
Stars and Tiger Stripes 