My Travel Review Of 2017
One more year is ending, and -as with every single year- I can’t believe how fast this year has flown by. 2017 has its fair share of ups and downs for me as for everyone.
However, I still had the chance to do my fair share of travels. Looking back at it, it could be defined by one country-> England, AKA the country I visited the most. That’s probably why I didn’t have my yearly dose of sun hm hm.
Despite this, I still managed to visit some new places and add a new country to my travel list.
2017 TRAVEL RECAP
January
London, England
I started 2017 in London with my friends as I was there to see the fireworks, and I must admit that it was a bit of a letdown as our spot wasn’t the best for the fireworks. However, the atmosphere was really fun and friendly so it does balance it out!
The weather was quite bad, so we didn’t get to do much on the 1st and 2nd only basic touristy stuff.
It was quite a nice way to start off the year still!
Bristol, England
My second trip came shortly after. This time, it was to Bristol. I spent a weekend there, the weather was pretty terrible. Overall, I felt the city was quite meh. Around Clifton Bridge the area was nice, however, Stoke Croft had some street art there, but, erm sorry no.
By the end of January I was also accepted as an Erasmus student at Kent University, although fast forward in June I didn’t get my semester so here goes my Erasmus exchange down the loo./
April
Angoulême, France
Fast forward to April, with a nice spring weather when I went on a nice relaxing weekend to Angoulême with my best friend. The town is fairly small and well-known for its comic festival.
May
Bath, UK
One month later, I was again on a plane to England; this time, it was to visit Bath. I absolutely LOVED it! If you’re visiting south-west England, you definitely need to visit Bath (and Somerset in general!) I did a little list of what you can do in Bath! 🙂
June
My little brother turned 18 and a month later my other brother would turn 20 so I had the idea to take them on a trip to London as the Eurostar was having some discount ( let’s not lie, I also really wanted a trip to London and they were ads about those discount everything, I’m weak I couldn’t resist )
Those discounts are pretty much yearly things, though, so if you’re flexible it’s a nice way to save some money and have a pleasant train ride!
July
I had no expectations for Honfleur as it was just a trip with close friends, and I thought wherever we would go, we would have fun. However, it was surprisingly nice and quite touristy.
Soon after, I headed to Brittany for a military event and saw some family.
Which I totally lost pictures of. Oh well.
But I can tell you that to walk into a muddy field in heels isn’t the funniest thing, even though you’re just trying to follow the dress code.
August
This one was actually totally unplanned, as I wrote in my post about Corfu, this was a spontaneous trip. Planned it in a heartbeat and the next thing I knew I was on a bus to Brussels before I took a plane to Corfu.
Not without any trouble, though.
I loved that trip bits to bits. The luxurious scenery, crystal water and some actual heat nothing compared to what “Summer” was in Paris at that time.
After this, I headed back to see some family in Brittany again.
September
Portimao, Portugal + Amsterdam, Netherlands
To end summer time, I took one last trip with a friend to the Algarve, it was my first time in Portugal but definitely not the last time. Portugal is fairly cheap, so it’s a great budget destination! It has a lot of delicious food and breathtaking scenery.
On our way back, we made a shortcut to Amsterdam as it was cheaper to fly to Amsterdam and then head over to Paris by Thalis than to fly directly to Paris.
October – December
Bristol, England
I was supposed to go on an Erasmus exchange to Kent, University. However, I didn’t pass all my semesters, so my exchange was cancelled (that’s a down, yep). I had saved quite a lot of money, so I decided to go to a language school to polish my English skills.
OK, so now I know I said I wasn’t too fond of Bristol, but as I couldn’t find any school I liked in Bath, I decided to give Bristol a second chance. And I have grown quite fondly of this city where I stayed for 2 months.
I will write more about it in a later post! In the meantime, I made a little video of these two months. 🙂 check it out!
I also managed to do some little trips to nearby cities :
Bath at the beginning and end of my trip.
Weston-Super-Mare
And finally, Wells.
And this sums up my year of travel. Looking back at it, travel-wise, it was a pleasant year. I also had a few hair changes as I went from purplish to blond to ash blond to purplish again to finish the year as a brunette. My hair is not like me anymore.
And I can only look forward to 2018 for my next adventures!
Enjoy,
Lyne
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✈ Best Travel Ressources To Plan Your Next Trip
✈ How To Find Flights?
– Skyscanner; it is a good comparator for finding the cheapest flights.
– Google Flights is also a good help when comparing flights.
✈ Where To Book Accommodations?
– Booking.com: plenty of options and ways to get discounts the more you book.
✈ Best Sites To Book Activities
– GetYourGuide when I can’t get a ticket directly on the website or if it’s easier to go through them.
– Klook if you need to book more than just activities and would like to get everything from the same website or different day trips—(i.e. transport cards, car rental, hotel…).
✈ Other helpful travel resources
– Radical Storage: If you need a place to keep your luggage for an extended period when you travel, I recommend using them.
– TheTrainline: If you love to travel by train like me, then TheTrainline needs to be your go-to website for train travel in Europe.
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You’ve been so many places this year Lyne! I’m so jealous ??? bath looks especially beautiful but your photos of Corfu are just to die for! I can’t wait to see what travels you’ll be slim in 2018 x
Doing* lmao not slim wtf is my phone even doing xD
Thank you dear <3 ! Bath and Corfu are both such beautiful places in their own ways ?