The one about Cretya Ubud

 

Back to scrapbooking the Bali trip photos....this one is about Cretya Ubud.

My sister really wanted to go. It's basically a man-made day club for tourists with lots of places for photo-taking.

Like this structure that "frames" and creates a lovely photo backdrop.

You can pay to just see the rice-fields and take photos or pay to access the jacuzzi pools too (even more photo-taking). The rice-fields did look lovely but it was super touristy overall.

P/s: Not a great place for the old folks though...lots of climbing up and down the (steep) stairs. Mum pretty much just sat at the cafe the whole time we were there.

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Food pages from the travel planner

Hello friends! Hope you had a great weekend! Today I'm sharing some food pages from the travel planner. :)

Yep...we're still on the travel pages from Sydney 2019. Just. Too. Much. Good. Food. *LOL*

Nothing like a good lunch at my fave Italian restaurant in Sydney CBD - Intermezzo. The food is just impeccable. Just when I thought my fave pasta is fettuccine...I try the Pappardelle pasta and suddenly that is my new fave. *winks*

And those who like fish will appreciate the crispy skin and the succulent flesh...cooked to perfection.

The Aussies sure know how to cook fish! :)

Of course, one must end a fine-dining meal with a plated dessert that is Insta-worthy.

Like a decadent dark chocolate tart with berries. Total yumminess!

P/s: Meanwhile your gal here is ticking off items on her to-make/to-bake bucket list while she's stuck at home. ;)

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Early dinner at Darling Harbour - pages from the travel planner

So I'm living vicariously through my travel food photos at the moment. You know, back when the world was functioning as per normal  and we could all dine out? Seemed like aeons ago...eh? *dramatic sad music plays in the background*

But that time will come again. *Hopeful music plays in the background*
What would your first dine-out meal be when this blows over?

A slab of barbecued ribs with fries?

Fried succulent calamari?

Tell me, what are you looking forward to eating? Let's go big on this shall we? *winks*

Crispy skin barramundi?

Octopus cooked in any style?
Yes, lots of seafood choices when having dinner at Darling Harbour in Sydney. *LOL*

Enjoy your Wednesday friends! Meanwhile, I'm off to get a snack...these food pics are making me hungry!;)

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More pages from the travel planner - Sydney 2019

Hello friends! I'm back to share more pages from the travel planner. A continuation from last week's post: a page from the travel planner.

We went for lunch/tea at La Renaissance Patisserie and Cafe. I googled the place and it had great reviews and a lovely courtyard for dining in.

So Lizzy said she had to have something savoury for lunch so she went with a spinach quiche and coffee. I went straight for the sugar because I didn't sleep all night on the plane (which resulted in poor decision-making...*LOL*).

Anyway, I got the almond croissant, a hot chocolate and a cake to share with my pal.

In case you were wondering, the cake was a raspberry mousse with a creamy passionfruit centre, almond nougatine, pain de genes biscuit base. And everything was sooooooo good that we went for Round 2. *hehehe*

I'm really enjoying doing these travel planner spreads because there are perfect for those thin paper strips from the scrap pile. :)

And of course, I brought my pal a gift. I mean she did travel 100+ mins by car and train to meet me in the city. See a familiar decorated paper bag? *winks*

Happy week ahead friends! :)

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A page from the travel planner

Er...yes, it's been a while since I've shared any travel pages because it's been a while since I did any travel pages. *LOL* Well, things are going to be different in 2020 (mostly because the mobile phone is running out of storage so I don't have that much of a choice..hehe) because this year will be a year of completion. *encouraging music plays in the background*

Well, enough waffling...let's look at my travel page shall we? The photo was taken back in July 2019, when I was in Sydney and got to meet up with my mate Lizzy Hill! We stopped for a "friends in sunnies" photo on the way to lunch. :)

I decided to change to form factor for my personal travel layouts for 2019. Instead of using the Traveller's Notebooks (as used previously), I went with a large 6 whole file planner type system so that I had a little more flexibility in the order that I created the pages (I could do later trips first instead of doing them chronologically based on the calendar year). Plus I could actually put to use these large Kikki K Planners that I have in my stash.

I used up lots of paper strips from my scrap pile and made a teeny dent in my letter sticker stash. Yay, go me!


Happy week ahead friends! :)

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Travel Journal Pages - Japan Part 1

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing Part 1 of my travel journal pages from Japan....I was initially hoping to share them all in one post but I took soooooooo many pics and apparently have lots to write about the trip that I've only completed Day 1. *LOL*

I wanted to incorporate something from Japan in my travel journal pages so I bought fabric tapes from Daiso Harajuku to use on my pages.

And if you spy a Basic Grey bird, *#%^* I found 6 more of them in my stash...eh I was celebrating too soon in my earlier post Projects featuring the infamous Basic Grey birds! *winks* .

Lots of stickers and journal blocks/tags were used...along with bits of fussy-cut pieces from my stash.

P/s:  Sorry for not returning blog visits - I was travelling last week and caught the flu bug...I will play catch-up soon I promise.

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Travel journal pages January 2017

Why yes, I finally got some of my travel photos printed...and *drumroll please* scrapbooked in my Midori Traveler's Notebook. Yay, go me! *High fives all around*

Let's not dwell on the fact that I'm years behind on my travel journal...and focus on the positives. Like 2017 might actually be a year I document ALL my travels. *winks*

So grab a cup of tea/coffee/hot chocolate and join me as I recall *very sketchily* my first trip out of the country this year to...Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon), Vietnam.

Since I've been to Saigon like 6 times in the last year (for my other life), I finally found my fave hotel (to date) - Caravelle Saigon. It's a local establishment at a great location in District 1 (within walking distance of local landmarks), a fabulous international breakfast spread and an excellent concierge service.

I incorporated the map that I took from the hotel by cutting it down and adding a washi tape border.

You know that I've been mostly scrapping out of my multi-slot single file of patterned paper scraps so I was really happy that I got to use the really little bits and pieces. Did you spot the infamous Basic Grey bird? And of course, check out my lousy stamping. I can't stamp straight to save my life...*LOL*

I went with washi tape in the center to try to unify the two pages. 

You can tell that I was a little overzealous with using my scrap bits because I didn't leave much space for journaling...haha.

So I left a whole lot of space for journaling on the next pages. :) Like a quick summary of the places I went and things I did. 

I always make time for a facial, body massage, a manicure and pedicure when I travel to a less developed country because you get really good service at affordable prices (US$40 for all four). I like using TripAdvisor to pick out the good ones nearby. 

I also go with a list of fine-dining establishments I want to try out. Lunch time is great for eating at these places because you pay about 25% of the cost of dinner. 

If you have a strong stomach, try out the street food vendor stalls. Those are reportedly cheap and good. For me, I stick to restaurants because I've had food poisoning a few times and they were not pleasant experiences. 

I went a little tag crazy on these pages (I have so many of them!) but they were perfect for my small photos. :) 

There you have it, my travel journal pages from January 2017. Next up is February...which will feature a lot more photos because I was in Japan! :)

P/s: Happy week ahead friends!

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