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Hi, I’m Melissa!

I’m a travel enthusiast, content creator and sun seeker extraordinaire! I love a good matcha latte, am obsessed with hats and like to give human names to the stray animals that I befriend on my travels (I’m talking about you, Lesley!)

In 2018 I took the leap and switched my London lifestyle for continuous adventures abroad.

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Time to start planning some trips around the UK! ⁠
⁠
So funny how I have hardly explored my home country! I would always opt to travel further abroad instead of exploring places around the UK. ⁠
... Maybe that had something to do with the weather. 🥶⁠
Perhaps I just wanted to make maximise my chances for sunshine. 🤣 🌞⁠
⁠
❓ If you have any suggestions of places in the UK that we should visit, let me know! ⁠

⁠We’ll probably spend most of our time in London, but I'm also in the mood to explore the best of Britain! ⁠
⁠⁠
Get ready for me UK, cause here I come! ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#travelissa #exploreuk #travelengland

Since I've got back, I've been really struggling w

Since I've got back, I've been really struggling with a feeling of misplacement. ⁠
⁠
London is my hometown, but I haven't been back for a couple of years (I got 'stuck' in Bali when the pandemic hit). And even before that, London may have been my 'base', but I was travelling so much that it already didn't feel like my 'home'.⁠
⁠
Now I am back for a couple of months to enjoy the end of summer, and I am loving that I get to see my family and friends - I'm just struggling to figure out where I... fit... now. Truth is, I'm feeling extremely out of rhythm!⁠
⁠
I'm even looking in my old closet at my old clothes and wondering "Who even was I?!" and how have I grown so far away from that girl over such a short time?! ⁠
Why on Earth did I buy so many high heels? And wherever did I ever wear them!!!? 🤣 🤷🏻‍♀️⁠
⁠
I've grown so much and changed so much thanks to the incredible experiences and people that I have met over the past few years. And hopefully for the better! 🙂⁠
There was nothing wrong the the girl I was 2 years ago, I'm just not her anymore. And it feels weird being here, in her space. ⁠
⁠
Has anyone else ever experienced this? ⁠
Surely, I can't be the only one! 🤣 😅⁠
⁠
So... I guess this is my next adventure. I may not be jetting to a new country, exploring lands unknown. Instead I'll be exploring my home country, as a new me. ⁠
⁠
📸 : @heylondonphoto⁠
#hellolondon #travelissa #girlaroundtheworld

Okay - the last time I asked this question was 2 y

Okay - the last time I asked this question was 2 years ago, and I got so many great recommendations that I've been kept busy getting through them all for 2 years! 🤣⁠
⁠
So....⁠
⁠
❓What is everyone reading at the moment?!⁠
My kindle is ready and waiting to start the download! 😂⁠
⁠
Here are a few of my recent reads:⁠
⁠
- The Thursday murder club⁠
- Hotel K ⁠
- Becoming ⁠
- The Power of Now ⁠
- The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck⁠
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine⁠
- Throne of Glass Series⁠
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz ⁠
- Girl on the train ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#girlaroundtheworld #londonbylondoners #londondiaries

FREEDOM!!! - Omg it FINALLY feels like I am BACK I

FREEDOM!!! - Omg it FINALLY feels like I am BACK IN LONDON, BABY! ⁠
⁠
The 10 day quarantine was the weirdest state of limbo.⁠ Especially since everyone else was out and about!⁠
Time for me to get out and say hello to my city!⁠
⁠
Although, I am super confused with what the mask-wearing rule is here? Everyone seems to be doing something different. 🥴⁠
⁠
Officially, there is no longer a requirement in the UK to wear a face mask. However, they recommend to continue wearing face masks in crowded places and on public transportation.⁠
Basically - use your judgement, don't be silly!⁠
⁠
More and more countries seem to be letting down their guard and taking measures to give people a little more 'normality' this summer.⁠
...But will it just be for the summer? 🤔⁠
Hopefully it lasts, but after last year, and the year before, I'm not getting my hopes up!⁠
⁠
How is it where you are? ⁠Masks on, or masks off? ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#nottinghill #londontravel #girlaroundtheworld⁠

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Time to start planning some trips around the UK! ⁠
⁠
So funny how I have hardly explored my home country! I would always opt to travel further abroad instead of exploring places around the UK. ⁠
... Maybe that had something to do with the weather. 🥶⁠
Perhaps I just wanted to make maximise my chances for sunshine. 🤣 🌞⁠
⁠
❓ If you have any suggestions of places in the UK that we should visit, let me know! ⁠

⁠We’ll probably spend most of our time in London, but I'm also in the mood to explore the best of Britain! ⁠
⁠⁠
Get ready for me UK, cause here I come! ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#travelissa #exploreuk #travelengland

Since I've got back, I've been really struggling w

Since I've got back, I've been really struggling with a feeling of misplacement. ⁠
⁠
London is my hometown, but I haven't been back for a couple of years (I got 'stuck' in Bali when the pandemic hit). And even before that, London may have been my 'base', but I was travelling so much that it already didn't feel like my 'home'.⁠
⁠
Now I am back for a couple of months to enjoy the end of summer, and I am loving that I get to see my family and friends - I'm just struggling to figure out where I... fit... now. Truth is, I'm feeling extremely out of rhythm!⁠
⁠
I'm even looking in my old closet at my old clothes and wondering "Who even was I?!" and how have I grown so far away from that girl over such a short time?! ⁠
Why on Earth did I buy so many high heels? And wherever did I ever wear them!!!? 🤣 🤷🏻‍♀️⁠
⁠
I've grown so much and changed so much thanks to the incredible experiences and people that I have met over the past few years. And hopefully for the better! 🙂⁠
There was nothing wrong the the girl I was 2 years ago, I'm just not her anymore. And it feels weird being here, in her space. ⁠
⁠
Has anyone else ever experienced this? ⁠
Surely, I can't be the only one! 🤣 😅⁠
⁠
So... I guess this is my next adventure. I may not be jetting to a new country, exploring lands unknown. Instead I'll be exploring my home country, as a new me. ⁠
⁠
📸 : @heylondonphoto⁠
#hellolondon #travelissa #girlaroundtheworld

Okay - the last time I asked this question was 2 y

Okay - the last time I asked this question was 2 years ago, and I got so many great recommendations that I've been kept busy getting through them all for 2 years! 🤣⁠
⁠
So....⁠
⁠
❓What is everyone reading at the moment?!⁠
My kindle is ready and waiting to start the download! 😂⁠
⁠
Here are a few of my recent reads:⁠
⁠
- The Thursday murder club⁠
- Hotel K ⁠
- Becoming ⁠
- The Power of Now ⁠
- The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck⁠
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine⁠
- Throne of Glass Series⁠
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz ⁠
- Girl on the train ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#girlaroundtheworld #londonbylondoners #londondiaries

FREEDOM!!! - Omg it FINALLY feels like I am BACK I

FREEDOM!!! - Omg it FINALLY feels like I am BACK IN LONDON, BABY! ⁠
⁠
The 10 day quarantine was the weirdest state of limbo.⁠ Especially since everyone else was out and about!⁠
Time for me to get out and say hello to my city!⁠
⁠
Although, I am super confused with what the mask-wearing rule is here? Everyone seems to be doing something different. 🥴⁠
⁠
Officially, there is no longer a requirement in the UK to wear a face mask. However, they recommend to continue wearing face masks in crowded places and on public transportation.⁠
Basically - use your judgement, don't be silly!⁠
⁠
More and more countries seem to be letting down their guard and taking measures to give people a little more 'normality' this summer.⁠
...But will it just be for the summer? 🤔⁠
Hopefully it lasts, but after last year, and the year before, I'm not getting my hopes up!⁠
⁠
How is it where you are? ⁠Masks on, or masks off? ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#nottinghill #londontravel #girlaroundtheworld⁠

Queenie, I'm home!!⁠ ⁠ Did you miss me London?

Queenie, I'm home!!⁠
⁠
Did you miss me London?? ⁠
⁠
Almost 2 years away from the UK, and I come home to dreary weather and grey skies. ⁠
Ahhh, London. Just like I left you. 🤣⁠
⁠
Now I have 3 days left of quarantine, which I don't really mind as it will probably take me another 3 days to sort through all my things! 😅 ⁠
⁠
Then, hopefully, British summer will kick in and I'll be free to frolic around London town! ⁠
⁠
It's been a while - any suggestions things I must do while in London this summer?⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#honeyimhome #londontravel #girlaroundtheworld⁠

I might not be in Bali anymore, but I still found

I might not be in Bali anymore, but I still found a way to be by the seaside!

I know, the Netherlands may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think “beach holiday”, but the town of Scheveningen is actually perfect for European summer!

And you can even surf there?! Whaaat?! Not quite the warm waters of Bali, but it made for the perfect family day out… 🥰

Here’s a little carousel of a family beach day with my two sweet little cousins, Morgan and Riley.

📸: @theycallmeguga
#scheveningen #bytheseaside #familyalbum

First stop in Europe… AMSTERDAM! It’s been o

First stop in Europe… AMSTERDAM!

It’s been one hell of a culture shock, returning to Europe after spending 2 years in Asia. But it also feels so good to be slowly making our way “home”.

Actually, I’m half Dutch, so technically I already am home! 🤪

We have a 10 day trip around the north of the Netherlands before we can head to London (this way we avoid the super strict UK quarantine rules).

Excited to catch up with family and enjoy a European summer! ❤️

📸: @_girlaroundtheworld_
#amsterdam #europeansummer #travelissa

What a spectacular waste of our time.... ⁠ ⁠ T

What a spectacular waste of our time.... ⁠
⁠
To be afraid of a potential future. That’s what fear really is, right?
⁠
Let's break it down people... ⁠
Fear is speculation that a future event will end badly, that things won't turn out the way we want or that we will inevitably be hurt.... potentially, maybe, perhaps, conceivably, perchance... 🥴⁠
⁠
I mean, this is not the kind of manifesting that we should be focusing on! ⁠
⁠
Imagine all we would accomplish if we instead spent our time dreaming of our successes, achievements, desires and triumphs?!⁠
⁠
Bad things happen. That's just life. ⁠
Let's not waste any extra time thinking about them before they actually do. That's no headspace for success.⁠
⁠
Dream big, analyse the risks and go for gold! ⭐⁠
And for goodness sake, let yourself be happy while you're on the journey!! 🌈⁠
⁠
📸: @theycallmeguga⁠
#goforgold #girlaroundtheworld #travelissa⁠

Time to start planning some trips around the UK! ⁠
⁠
So funny how I have hardly explored my home country! I would always opt to travel further abroad instead of exploring places around the UK. ⁠
... Maybe that had something to do with the weather. 🥶⁠
Perhaps I just wanted to make maximise my chances for sunshine. 🤣 🌞⁠
⁠
❓ If you have any suggestions of places in the UK that we should visit, let me know! ⁠

⁠We’ll probably spend most of our time in London, but I'm also in the mood to explore the best of Britain! ⁠
⁠⁠
Get ready for me UK, cause here I come! ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#travelissa #exploreuk #travelengland

Since I've got back, I've been really struggling w

Since I've got back, I've been really struggling with a feeling of misplacement. ⁠
⁠
London is my hometown, but I haven't been back for a couple of years (I got 'stuck' in Bali when the pandemic hit). And even before that, London may have been my 'base', but I was travelling so much that it already didn't feel like my 'home'.⁠
⁠
Now I am back for a couple of months to enjoy the end of summer, and I am loving that I get to see my family and friends - I'm just struggling to figure out where I... fit... now. Truth is, I'm feeling extremely out of rhythm!⁠
⁠
I'm even looking in my old closet at my old clothes and wondering "Who even was I?!" and how have I grown so far away from that girl over such a short time?! ⁠
Why on Earth did I buy so many high heels? And wherever did I ever wear them!!!? 🤣 🤷🏻‍♀️⁠
⁠
I've grown so much and changed so much thanks to the incredible experiences and people that I have met over the past few years. And hopefully for the better! 🙂⁠
There was nothing wrong the the girl I was 2 years ago, I'm just not her anymore. And it feels weird being here, in her space. ⁠
⁠
Has anyone else ever experienced this? ⁠
Surely, I can't be the only one! 🤣 😅⁠
⁠
So... I guess this is my next adventure. I may not be jetting to a new country, exploring lands unknown. Instead I'll be exploring my home country, as a new me. ⁠
⁠
📸 : @heylondonphoto⁠
#hellolondon #travelissa #girlaroundtheworld

Okay - the last time I asked this question was 2 y

Okay - the last time I asked this question was 2 years ago, and I got so many great recommendations that I've been kept busy getting through them all for 2 years! 🤣⁠
⁠
So....⁠
⁠
❓What is everyone reading at the moment?!⁠
My kindle is ready and waiting to start the download! 😂⁠
⁠
Here are a few of my recent reads:⁠
⁠
- The Thursday murder club⁠
- Hotel K ⁠
- Becoming ⁠
- The Power of Now ⁠
- The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck⁠
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine⁠
- Throne of Glass Series⁠
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz ⁠
- Girl on the train ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#girlaroundtheworld #londonbylondoners #londondiaries

FREEDOM!!! - Omg it FINALLY feels like I am BACK I

FREEDOM!!! - Omg it FINALLY feels like I am BACK IN LONDON, BABY! ⁠
⁠
The 10 day quarantine was the weirdest state of limbo.⁠ Especially since everyone else was out and about!⁠
Time for me to get out and say hello to my city!⁠
⁠
Although, I am super confused with what the mask-wearing rule is here? Everyone seems to be doing something different. 🥴⁠
⁠
Officially, there is no longer a requirement in the UK to wear a face mask. However, they recommend to continue wearing face masks in crowded places and on public transportation.⁠
Basically - use your judgement, don't be silly!⁠
⁠
More and more countries seem to be letting down their guard and taking measures to give people a little more 'normality' this summer.⁠
...But will it just be for the summer? 🤔⁠
Hopefully it lasts, but after last year, and the year before, I'm not getting my hopes up!⁠
⁠
How is it where you are? ⁠Masks on, or masks off? ⁠
⁠
📸: @heylondonphoto⁠
#nottinghill #londontravel #girlaroundtheworld⁠

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