for the first "mini" season finale, we discuss the events of our last day in london. i brought ginger on for one last episode to recount what it was like ending the "greatest semester of our lives." life is never really want you expect but you can always find a laugh even in those frustrating times! stay tuned for our last breakfast in london at muriel's kitchen (https://www.murielskitchen.co.uk/), frustrating treck to the tube station and airport, and what we learned from studying abroad. and thank you Feedspot for featuring me on your "Top 100 Travel Podcasts" list! View the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/travel_podcasts/

sitting in the same place for hours on end can SUCK, especially on a loud plane with hundreds off other people! so here are some tips and tricks i've learned to make long haul flights sucks less.

what do you do when you take a random day trip to a whole nother country? sometimes you actually look up things to do, and other times you wander around like a fool. this is the time when i did the latter. cardiff, i owe you a do-over. i hope you wonder seekers take my experience and have some kind of itinerary prepared.

how many people who study abroad actually want to "study?" not when you could be in a new country every weekend, go clubbing every night, and "have the time of your life!" no two study abroad programs are the same but for this episode, i give you my experience. how much you study will depend on how much you value your grades vs your experiences abroad. nonetheless, there is always time to enjoy yourself when abroad.

just like traveling to any other city, using the tube can be different from using the trains anywhere else! this episode features some important information about the hours, various train lines, etiquette and what not for the tube. paired with this episode are some short stories about my time at stonehenge and bath as well as suffering through the heatwave of july 2019. citymapper: https://citymapper.com/?lang=en here are some links you can use to learn more about the tube: https://youtu.be/v876ZB75Jmc , https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/ , https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube

in this episode i give my insight on whether or not we should be taking photos while traveling or just enjoy the moment as they come. how can we cherish our adventures? how can we hold onto the memories so that they do not fade as fast? travel journals, photo album, diaries, and scrapbooks.

if you have the opportunity to spend a longer period of time in london, or want different perspective, try some of this lesser conventional activities! Including Brighton, museums, concerts, castles and more! Show Notes: https://letstravelle.wordpress.com/2021/06/14/episode-14-show-notes-lesser-known-tourist-attractions-in-and-outside-of-london/

anyone else who likes to stop and smell the flowers? well there's so many different floral things you can do in london, and sometimes for the price of free.

clubbing is already a very fun experience, given the wild array of music that can be played, the various subcultures catered to with their elaborate themese and quirks, and the interesting characters of people you can meet! but imagine this and 10 times as much fun when you add in the eccentric choreographies, songs, and celebrities of korean pop and korean hip hop to the mix! for this episode, my best friend ginger is back to recount one of our favorite memories together: the night we spent 7 hours in a kpop club. expect lots of laughter as we joke about hot men and the random dance breaks we experienced on the craziest night of our lives. join us for the journey and get ready for some random music playing for the club ~vibe~, including: KAI - Mmmh, Sik-k - WATER, PENOMECO - COCO BOTTLE, BTS - Ddaeng, BTS - UGH!, DJ ROOTS - Baby, Jay Park - Mommae, DPR LIVE - Laputa, and Hyolyn - Dally

one of the best parts about traveling is the opportunity to try something new. but this can be a daunting task when you're limited by time and money on a short vacation! this episode has three sections: how to find fun things to do when abroad, how to make an easy itinerary, and a fun experience i discovered using my tips!

welcome to the last episode about our 3 day visit to paris during the summer of 2019! sometimes travelling is not as glamorous as those bloggers, tv shows, and youtubers make it seem! for us there were a lot of tears and disappointment involved but that doesn't mean we can't look back and enjoy our experience. hopefully there will be a next time! this episode we talk about visiting the château de versailles, attempting to visit the catacombs and the fashion district, and having a disappointing final dinner in paris! are you ready to laugh at our pain?

having an itinerary is important to the flow of traveling, with some wiggle room for delays or changes in the plan. but what happens when you are 3 hours late on EVERYTHING? cue frustration and disappointment. no one can predict the future but we can have a vague idea of what could happen (sometimes?) here's what happens when you put clueless college students in a foreign capital in the middle of an unprecedented heatwave. this episode my best friend ginger is back to share her perspective on our second day in paris. laugh along at our attempts to view various tourist attractions like the notre dame, arc de triomphe, and eiffle tower featuring tangents about high expectations and the dangers of seeking perfection, ideal wedding proposals, and how unhappiness can impact your life. show notes: https://letstravelle.wordpress.com/2021/05/11/episodes-8-10-paris-summer-2019/

June 2019 saw the unprecedented heatwave to much of western europe and i just so happened to get caught in the middle of it. to make matters worse, i got a flu because of all the traveling and weather differences! in this episode, i invited my best friend "ginger" to discuss the memories we made our first day in paris. learn from our mistakes and grow so that you can enjoy your trip to paris (hopefully one day!)

with experience you gain wisdom. after soem critical thoughts from the stories i have and haven't told on this podcast, i decided to compile a list of travel tips that couls have saved me stress, anxiety, and honesgly some embarrassment. some of themay be odd but at least i can put the thought in your head for the off chance you might need it. are you ready for some more weirdness? Show Notes: https://letstravelle.wordpress.com/2021/04/25/episode-7-show-notes/

oh the adventures you have when you have no itinerary: delayed flights, amusement parks in the center of the city, hours on public transportation, and chasing wooden giants in a country you have never been to. for this episode, i detail my brief adventure through copenhagen, denmark. and this is why everyone, you research places before you go somewhere so you don't end up like me. But it was fun (i guess) Show Notes: https://letstravelle.wordpress.com/2021/04/19/episode-6-show-notes/

this episode i talk about traveling through amsterdam for a few days during my week of summer vacation between my classes and internship in london. dutch men are hot, bottles of water are expensive, walking is exhausting but adventure is still calling in the streets (and canals) of amsterdam! make sure to have some sort of itinerary when traveling or else you end up just as confused as me! Show Notes: https://letstravelle.wordpress.com/2021/04/12/episode-5-show-notes/

this episode i do some rapid-fire recaping of 10 days in london. from catwalks, to cheese hoarding, to nightclubs, to bus tours, come along with me for the ride! i share some deep thoughts on the importance of learning history all while telling you how much i love food, so what are you waiting for? experiences include royal mews, london mithaerum, great fire monument, london bridge, borough market, trooping of the colour parade, men's fashion week, nightlife, day trips, and little venice Show Notes: https://letstravelle.wordpress.com/2021/04/03/episode-4-show-notes/

studying abroad is the perfect balance of trying to adventure like a tourist but behave like a local! in this episode i spend time exploring two of london's most popular tourist attrations, travel all the way edinburgh, scotland (and fall in love with scottish accents), and end up meeting a bts member in an art museum? call me y/n because i'm living my best life! Show Notes: Tower of London - https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/#gs.wuiqws Tower Hill Memorial - https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/90002/TOWER%20HILL%20MEMORIAL/ London Eye - https://www.londoneye.com/ Sandemans New Europe Scotland tour -  https://www.neweuropetours.eu/edinburgh-walking-tours/ Scottish Pitbulls - https://www.instagram.com/our.dog.bean/?hl=en Walker Slater - https://www.walkerslater.com/ I.J. Mellis Prima Donna cheese - https://mellischeese.net/product/prima-donna-maturo/

if you have ever moved to a new city or country, you know it takes some time to adjust and assimilate. culture shock might even be electrifying! but what happens when you find there's more discomfort in living with other americans than there is living in densely populated, multi-cultural london? this episode we explore several key events i experienced during my first week living in london (in a townhouse of 10 other students from my college!!) i even went clubbing for the first time in my life??? fasten your seatbelt because my foot is on the gas, let's go!

during the summer of 2019, i had the luxury of studying abroad in london, a place i had never been before. in this pilot episode, i discuss how the heck a broke college student got to travel to europe for free and some of the many challenges of moving to a new country. studying abroad changes your life and looking back two years later, i can now laugh at how ridiculous i was back then! get ready to laugh at my chaos and reminisce with me!