The World With Lizzy

Hello people of the internet, Pardon the Ultravox reference in the title, I'm aware that probably only people the age of my parents will understand it, so apologies younguns. If you follow my social media you'll know that this week I went to 'Christmas glamour central'- Vienna , and I must say, it didn't disappoint. Before I went, from online searches that included the standard 'top 10 things to do in Vienna', I expected a gorgeous, snowy city scene where no building isn't covered in golden lights, and that's pretty much what I got, (minus the snow, which kind of sucked). With every street corner furnished with a Christmas tree it was the perfect December holiday destination. My boyfriend, Matthew, and I landed an amazing hotel almost right in the centre called Ruby Lissi. 'Ruby' hotels are a small chain of which Ruby Lissi is the newest member having opened in March this year (note- their Instagram is incredibly aestheti...

Good evening readers, Welcome back to the blog! Exciting times are ahead, with Vienna less than a week away and South East Asia less than 2 months away! But this blog post is about neither of these. If you read my very first blog post, 'This is the Beginning', you'll know that I'm taking a gap year; the very topic I would like to discuss. If you're not sure whether to take a gap year, if you're doing your A-levels, going to college or studying at University, I recommend you keep reading. To begin with, in my personal opinion gap years are not promoted enough at schools, so I'm using this opportunity to promote them here. Subtly and sneakily, I was taught at 6th form that it was preferable to go straight to University after A-levels instead of taking a year out, but now, less than 6 months on, I see that this is not the case. I've learnt that going to Uni, fresh out of school, is not for everyone. It's so important that people know that...