The World With Lizzy

I feel like I need a quirky catch phrase to open my blogs because I’m running out of ways to say ‘hello readers’. I’ll work on it.  Before I travelled further, while I was still in Cambodia, I made the decision not to stay in the rainforest, Taman Negara, Malaysia- the next stop of my original plan. I made the mistake of not doing enough research back in England and I didn’t have the right clothing or equipment. But since I crammed Cambodia into my trip as well I don’t feel like I have done Malaysia justice anyway, so I’ve promised myself to come back to stay in Taman Negara and visit plenty of other places here too. Moral of the story- do your research into the places you’re visiting or you may end up not visiting them! It was also around this time I began missing home. I’m surprised I hadn’t been homesick until then. It was snowing a lot back in England and I LOVE the snow. I miss wearing jeans and wrapping up warm. I got really excited to go and see my friends and family. I ...

I’m in Cambodia!  and I have a whole new adventure to tell you all about, so sit back and enjoy the blog. I think the prime reason Cambodia has been so exciting is because it wasn’t part of my original plan. I came travelling to be free and independent, and going to Cambodia in the spur of the moment has made me feel these things. I came abroad with a fixed agenda- all my accommodation booked and everything, and I regret it. You don’t need a path to stick to. I got ‘to wander’ in Thai tattooed on my ankle because I’ve realised travelling isn’t about having direction. If you’re going travelling for the first time, like me, don’t be afraid to go with the flow. I’ve followed my heart, not a plan.  I came to Cambodia because my friend, Tom, was there for a while and I thought I’d join him. The first piece of advice he gave me which I think is important to share with anyone wanting to come to Cambodia is that crumpled dollar notes are not accepted so don’t accept them if they’r...

Hi again!  I hope you’re all well and you’re sat down with a cup of tea ready to find out what I’ve been up to for the last two weeks. If you haven’t already read my last blog post I suggest you have a scan of it because this one will continue on from that.  So before I travelled to the Thai Islands I stopped off in Bangkok again. I was only supposed to but be there for one night but I made a mistake with my bookings but it actually worked out really well. One of my old friends from primary school who I haven’t seen in 8 years now lives in Bangkok and suggested we went for a drink and it was so nice to catch up! We talked about the language and he taught me some phrases that I used pretty often (one included ‘tasty!’). He then went on to invite me to go with him and his friends to a music festival that weekend called ‘Kolour in the Park’.  It was nowhere near as big as a festival in England but that made it more intimate. I met so many people and it wasn’t too crowde...