adventure diary // london

Wednesday, April 20th. Third period ended at 12:15... after that, we were off. There is something so beautiful about the spontaneity of adventure. No plan, just an oyster card and laughter.

 I am so fortunate to call one of the greatest cities in the world my home (and I'm not subjective at all). With the sun on our faces, it really was a magical day. I've listed below some of the places you can see in the video:

Neal's Yard (Covent Garden)

South Bank (London Eye, Big Ben)

Antique Book Shop (Covent Garden)

River Thames 

Disney Store (Covent Garden)

Book Sale (South Bank)

Trafalgar Square

Leicester Square

Can't wait to make more videos like these and explore other parts of the city/ country. It's amazing how you can find adventure right on your doorstep...

-J

let the wind taste your soul// adventure

Come with me, he said

I can't trust you, she replied

And he whistled away... frost in a flippant wind 

Guess who went on an adventure today? It was so refreshing to pick up my camera again- I had forgotten how freeing photography is. Please don't be fooled by these photos though; it was bitterly cold outside. Exposed hands were soon raw with frost bite- not pleasant. All the same, we had a beautiful and tranquil afternoon in the winter sun. 

Please do check out my wonderful friend April's blog (she's the blonde in these photos). You probably will have seen her before in my Snapchat vlogs (oceanpainterj) and my Instagram (oceanpainter_). Just click here [x] She is a beautiful story teller and has crazy contagious laughter :) 

Will be back very soon, keep living

-J

exploring (a different kind)

I wanted to try something a little different today! As you probably know, I would love to travel. Unfortunately, my opportunities have been quite limited compared to some so I have found a simple alternative for the time being : Google Maps. (I imagine google earth is better for this challenge but downloading that looked like waaay too much effort!)

I have chosen/randomly five different places in the world on google maps, this morning, that just look so so so intriguing! Hopefully this will provide some inspiration, and maybe encourage you to try this out yourself?

1// Croatia

2// Ethiopia

3// Iceland

4// Venice

5// Maine, USA

I was intending on captioning each photo in more detail, before I decided against it. These pictures speak volumes without my ramblings tagged on the end... so instead I think I'll just say, wow! This earth is absolutely incredible... every crevice is a new wonder, every terrain a new experience, every city a new personality. Exploration is endless and one, just one day, I hope to venture further than the confinements of familiarity. I want to go to Africa and see the poverty; to go to India and open my eyes to their way of life; to go to Iceland and be chilled to the bone in awe! And when I do, I will document every step and share it with those who, like me, wish to explore.

Thank you for your responses to my last post - your comments made me smile and gave me many more ideas! I am off on holiday tomorrow but will take pictures to share (hopefully).

Explore,
-J

revision and adventures

My Easter holidays have consisted of... REVISION REVISION PROCRASTINATION REVISION ONE LOVELY DAY OUT REVISION REVISION. On a brighter note- I am back with a blog post containing some ramblings and bad quality photos. Woo!

On Tuesday I went exploring London with my friend, whilst allowing the sunshine to consume my stress *screams* The weather was nothing short of perfect and I was very disappointed I didn't take my camera along with me :( The lovely church was in Camden, extremely near London Zoo. It was undoubtedly the prettiest church I have ever been to with ACTUAL blossom blowing around me. We also sat along the canal eating a very unhealthy crepe. Neal's Yard in Convent Garden was another spot we explored briefly. The colours are so beautiful in the sun and made a very lovely Polaroid ;) To finish the day off we immersed ourselves in Forever 21 along Oxford Street and spent SOME money oops.

In another news... I GOT A PENNY BOARD. Expect many more Penny related adventures coming your way after my exams (which finish the 19th of June). Admittedly mine is fake and only cost me £15 but it is still AMAZING and leaves me feeling fully hispter-fied.

I am not sure when my next post will be :( Hopefully I'll found a spare hour here or two. BRING ON SUMMER!

Excuse my over capitalisation in the post. I am feeling rather drained of excitement (seriously, click this link to my science and feel soul crushed [x] and comment below if you ACTUALLY did).

Keep smiling,
J