Returned from the USA!

I HAVE RETURNED! I'm back in good old England, which after being to America seems ever so dull I have to say. But hey ho, life goes on. I suppose holidays wouldn't be holidays if you didn't come back to reality afterwards. I've got a few posts planned that I'm starting to write tonight and I thought to start off with, I'd share a few photos with you of some things I did and the people I saw while I was there. 

Sunset in Cape Cod

With the beautiful Hannah (middle) and Reagan (right)

The Gang! L-R: Sam, Mum, Dad, Me, Reagan, David, Hannah, Judy, Ben and Matt.

View from the Empire State

This diner was like a dream place for me! The waiters and waitresses are people trying to get onto Broadway and they sing while they wait on the customers- impressive or what!!

The 9/11 memorial

Last night (my birthday) in Times Square

There were so many pictures I wanted to include but tried to limit it as much as I could. I know I'm going to be going to back to America in the future because I love it so much but I really do miss it. Everyone there is so much kinder in general. People seriously just chat to you whenever or wherever. Most of all, I'm going to miss my friends out there- Hannah, Reagan, Matt, David and Judy. 

We celebrated my 16th birthday out there as well and it was the best birthday I've ever had (so far!). I might do a separate post showing a few pictures from my birthday and maybe show a couple of things that I was kindly given.

Thanks for reading and have a lovely day whatever you're up to :)

Charlie x

Bucket List #2 -Travelling

Many people are lucky enough to go travelling; to see the world, discover new cultures, experience a variety of foods, see amazing types of animals etc etc. The second thing on my bucket list is to 'visit everywhere on my 'list of places'.' 

My List of Places (so far)

Sydney

Thailand

Hawaii

Verona

Los Angeles

Niagra

Nashville

Rio de Janeiro

Boston

Orlando

Berlin

Barcelona

Alaska

Pompeii

Canada

New Zealand

Ireland

Greece

Amsterdam

Copenhagen

I'm pretty sure that as I get older, this list will grow longer as I see pictures of and hear about friends having holidays in different places. Every time I'm fortunate enough to get on a plane and I look down at the ground below, it puts into perspective how tiny a part of the planet I am and how tiny Birmingham is in relation to all the different cities and countries that there are in the world. 

My parents have been to a lot of different places together. They lived in Australia and New Zealand for a year, have been to Ireland, France, Portugal, Singapore and Thailand (the picture below is of them in Thailand). The fact that they've had all these incredible experiences makes me more determined to travel, as they always tell me stories about their travels and the people and things they encountered and they always make them sound like such fond memories.

I'm lucky enough to have visited some amazing countries with my family and they were honestly some of the best times of my life (so far. Exploring new parts of the world just makes me so happy, especially when I'm with people I love. I'll be going to America in the summer (which you can read about here if you're interested) and can't wait to experience new places like Boston (which I'll be able to cross off my list!). I'm sure when I get on that plane to America and get up into the sky, I'll come up with a number of new places to add to my list.. I don't make things easy for myself that's for sure!

I'd love to hear about where anybody else wants to visit in their life!

 Thanks for reading and have a lovely day whatever you're up to :)

Charlie x