PHOTO DIARY | Bangkok, 2014

In light of the recent bombing, I just wanted to share with you a few of my favorite shots from my time in Bangkok last year.

The first time we landed in the city, it was big, and busy, and smelly and just a little bit overwhelming. But by the time we returned, with two months travelling under our belts, we fell in love with the place.

Everyone we met was so lovely, getting about was so easy, and there was a Seven11 on every corner (Asia's answer to Tesco metro). After Laos and Cambodia it felt like London! Sort of..

I loved the clash of old and new. We traveled a lot on the sky train (cheaper over long distances, and waaay less terrifying, than a tuk tuk), and it was so bizarre to see Chedi's and Wats squeezed between towering sky scrapers. Gold and green jewels glinting between enormous grey giants.

We would spend our days exploring beautiful, vibrant temples, or the market at the MBK center (an all-year-round, indoor-maze of 'shops' and stalls, where everything is fake, and everyone haggles), and then jump on the shiny new sky train, and travel home via the glamorous malls at Siam (the fanciest shops I have ever seen; Louis Vuitton, Cartier, or Dior anyone?)

One of the biggest fears of the Thai people at the moment is the impact that this will have on their tourist industry (a major part of the countries economy).

But I urge you not to let this tragedy colour your perceptions of this lovely country.

Obviously travel with caution, and listen to official advice (the govt. is not currently advising that Brits should avoid Thailand), but please, if you get a chance to visit Thailand, take it! Grab it with both hands and jump for joy!* Please don't let this one terrible event put you off. You'll only be missing out if you do!

Much Love,

Jess

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*Its what I'd do ;)

There and Back Again

Gosh, how fast the time has gone!

The last three and a half months have flown by! But here I am, back at home, back in my Attic, back in the cold.

But what a time we have had! We've seen tigers and elephants and monkeys, we've visited temples and markets and beaches, we've eaten delecious food, and met some amazing people.

Ayutthaya, Thailand

Doi Suthep I, Thailand 

Doi Suthep II, Thailand 

Tiger Kingdom, Thailand 

Pineapples in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Sunset from Mount Phousi, Laos

Alms Ceremony, Laos

Across the Mekong, Laos

Pak Ou Caves, Laos

Vang Vieng, Laos

Chillies, Laos

Local Village, Laos

Wat Phu I, Laos

Wat Phu II, Laos

Sunset over the Mekong, Cambodia

Monkeys, Cambodia 

Angkor, Cambodia 

Sunrise over Angkor Wat, Cambodia 

Angkor Wat, Cambodia 

Sule Pagoda, Myanmar

Shwedagon Pagoda I, Myanmar

Shwedagon Pagoda II, Myanmar

Air Asia Flight, Yangon - Bangkok 

Koh Tao, Thailand

And in amongst all that, I clean forgot to blog..

Silly Jess!

Since I'm back, with far fewer adventures to distract me, things should be back to normal here in the Attic, (and for those of you who enjoyed them, I think I will continue to recount my Asian adventures over on my other blog, so do check there for more tales from Thailand). :)

I hope you've all had a great few months, with happy Christmases and a fantastic start to the new year.

All My Love,

Jess

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This post is a little overdue..

Hello my lovelies,

Soo, you may (or may not) have noticed that I've been a bit neglectful of this little space.. I can only apologise,  and explain that I've spent the last few weeks panicking/packing for my three and a half month trip to south east Asia!!

The time finally came! (I don't think I thought it would..)

In terms of the blog, things are obviously going to be a little different for a while.. I'm definitely not organised enough to have written three months of scheduled filler content to breach the gap, and I don't want to inundated this space with tales of my travels, because I know thats not why you come here (I don't want to get into a complicated discussion about whether or not a blog should have a niche, I just know that I loose intrest when a blog theme changes completely..)

With that in mind, I have set up 'Beyond The Attic', the online home of my asian adventures!

The Grand Palace, and Temple of The Emerald Buddha

There will probably be some crossover between the two blogs, but if you want the full story, please do follow along there as well.

If traveling tales are not your bag, then can I just say that I really do hope you stick with that girl in the attic,  and I hope to see ya on the other side!

Much Love

Jess

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P.s from now on, I will be blogging from my tablet,  without any editing software, so please excuse any typing errors/poorly edited pictures! (Any tips for blogging with android much appreciated!)