Euro Revisited

Summer's basically over with the weather turning chilly and me having to actually wear layers now. I welcome Fall but I thought I'd recap my European Summer & some of the outfits I rocked. A tip to all travellers: LAYER

FRANKFURT SOLO WITH APFELWEIN

OBERAMMERGAU

MUNCHEN

ROMA

MY HANDY DANDY TRAVEL ITEMS:

UNIQLO grey skinny straight jeans;

Converse Lite Sneakers;
American Apparel V-Neck Tees;
a pair of snakeskin black flats;

coral red BR shorts;

UNIQLO harem pants in olive

Black tights;
A blazer;
A boyfriend cardigan;
An over the shoulder bag;
Wide black belt;
White tailored vest;

Big shades (in the form of sunnies or a hat!)

Here's to Summer vacations next year.

Gone Fishing

I'm so glad I decided to take the extra day off to recoup from the red-eye flight into the City. I got so much done today other than catching my Zs. It was good to be home for those few days, enjoying the fresh air and sunshine in Vancouver. The highlight of my trip: Sockeye Salmon Fishing!

MY FISHING OUTFIT: CONVERSE, BLACK TIGHTS, OLD NAVY STRIPED LONG SLEEVE T, NAVY HOODED TUNIC, TNA WHITE HOODIE & NORTH FACE GRACE JACKET

12 sockeye, a bucket of prawns and a sole, we went home happy despite the choppy waters. BBQ salmon never tasted so good and fresh salmon roe was delicious! Who would have thought fishing would've been so much fun? Hope your long weekend was just as fish-tastic as mine!

Rockin' the rollercoasters

This weekend was eventful and productive! We kicked it off by heading to Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari with some friends. We had told them that we had never been to a Six Flags before and they organized a trip out to Jackson, NJ for a day of rollercoaster fun! So bright & early on Saturday morning, we loaded up in a rental and headed out!

We rode a grand total of 7 rollercoasters - including the world's tallest & fastest one, Kingda Ka. IT WAS AMAZING!!! Incredible crazy but fun at the same time. We bit the bullet and decided to do the craziest one first - and I was sweating like a pig! Clammy palms and butterflies in my tummy - I was so anxious and excited at the same time. I'm so glad I did not chicken out and survived the most insane ride EVER. For those of you not familiar with Kingda Ka - check this out! Other rides of note included: Nitro (which we rode twice!), El Toro (3rd fastest and steepest wooden rollercoaster in the world), Bizarro, Superman: Ultimate Flight.

We hopped on rollercoaster after rollercoaster and slotted in some boardwalk games & lunch. Jordan lucked out on the milk can game and won a HUGE prize and so did our friends! We also did the drive thru Safari which was quite fun, because the animals come right up to your car to say hello. Like this giraffe:

It was such a fun day. We ended it off with Japanese yummies from Mitsuwa and passing out from sheer exhaustion and excitement. Sunday was spent sleeping & eating in large amounts :) 

I hope your weekend was as thrilling & fun as mine.

Summer Reads & Anticipation

 

I just purchased my reads for my upcoming Summer trip to Europe with the family, along with a travel guide for my solo trip to Frankfurt :) VERY EXCITED!!!! :D Wheee!!! Barnes & Noble, please send them along quickly! Thank you!!

Faux Glow

I booked my very first full-body airbrush tan 2 weeks from now, which will essentially be 2 days before I'm off to Europe for Summer vacay with the family! I'm kinda apprehensive and psyched at the same time, I've never had a spray tan in my life & have no idea what I look like tan! I have been blessed with very pale, milky white skin thanks to my Shanghainese roots, which results in freckles and burns when exposed to the sun and sneers from friends & family commenting my thighs are too bright for their eyes in my shorts! :P Hence, I thought I'd give this airbrush organic tan thing a go, since Lifebooker Loot was offering it on special for a great price!


So wish me luck & pray I don't come out orange but rather, sunkissed & glowing and ready to rock the streets of Rome!