Living so close to the O2, or the Millennium Dome as it used to be known, climbing it was something I just had to do when they started running the activity. I often go to the O2 for a night out and Alex always comments on how much he loves the view of London from here so I thought the climb would be a great idea as a birthday present for him.
This weekend has been a pretty fun one so I thought I’d update you on my latest antics and adventures around London.
On Friday night I went to Traverse Mingle, a big event for travel bloggers and anyone in the travel industry to get together to socialise, network and have fun. It was held in the plush Cumberland Hotel on Oxford Street and we even had a mini red carpet to get our pic snapped on! So of course I had to put a pretty frock on! Everything was free all night – entry, canapés and drinks so it was bound to be a messy night for most!
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten” Tony Robbins
I’m the type of person who likes to live life to the fullest and make the most of every day. If I could, I’d travel the world, see every corner of the earth and do everything out there there is to do, but sometimes, with a mortgage, bills to pay and a full time job that can be a bit difficult. I was getting fed up of having the same routine – wake up, work, home, eat, sleep, with the occasional night out or trip to the cinema and I wanted to do something more exciting around the normality of a routine life.
Since I can remember I’ve always had a passion for travel. I’m not sure where it came from – it could be that my family took me on regular holidays since I came into existence, or that I lived abroad for a while with my mum when I was little, or just the fact that the world is a wonderful place.
Whatever the reason, I love it. I love everything about it from the excitement of rushing to the airport to stepping off the plane into a completely different world. The landscapes, buildings, culture, wildlife, language, food (always the food!) but most of all the incredible friendly people of every place I’ve been to. No matter where in the world I go I’m always welcomed with open arms and big smiles (sometimes even with a ukulele) and the people are usually the biggest memory that I’ll take away from a place.
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