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Suitcases

30/07/2012 by Jeanette Jewel 4 Comments
 
As most people know, a suitcase is pretty important when you travel as much as I do. Unfortunately I never really had any luck with the suitcases I own – because we all know what a suitcase looks like after they’ve been through a few airports (They’re not really pretty, I can tell you that!). For my 19th Birthday back in March, I got a new red softcase suitcase, and I really love it. Unfortunately it already broke the first time I used it. When I pulled it by the handle (wheels!) the bottom would scratch towards the ground, which meant that the fabric is completely ripped open. That’s where I decided that a hardcase suitcase GOT to be better to have than a softcase, and these two from David Jones are so pretty. Do you have any good tips and experiences you want to share with me? Hardcase or softcase?

Som de fleste jo ved, så er en kuffert rimelig vigtig når man rejser ligeså meget som jeg gør. Desværre har jeg bare aldrig rigtig haft held med de kufferter jeg har haft – for vi ved jo alle, hvordan vores kufferter ser ud efter de har været en tur igennem et par lufthavne (De er ikke pæne, kan jeg lige hilse og sige!). Jeg fik til min 19-års fødselsdag en ny rød softcase kuffert, og jeg er faktisk rigtig glad for den. Desværre gik den allerede i stykker efter første gang jeg havde fået den brugt, ved at når jeg kørte med den så slæbte bunden stadig op ad jorden, hvilket betød at alt stoffet ved bunden er rippet fuldstændig op. Derfor har jeg besluttet mig at en hardcase kuffert MÅ være bedre at anskaffe sig end softcase, og disse to fra David Jones er lige mig. Har I nogen gode tips og erfaringer? Hardcase eller softcase?

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New York Adventures: Empire State Building

24/07/2012 by Jeanette Jewel No Comments
Of course you need to visit Empire State Building when you are in New York – and of course we did so too! We had a bit of trouble to actually find it (We walked to wrong way down 5th – Woops?), but it was only our 2nd day in New York, so who can actually blame us? Haha! Eventually we did figure out all of the system though! Anyway, Empire State Building was some experience. Seeing the city up above so high, was amazing! Unfortunately, it did seem a bit “foggy” because of the 35+C degrees of heat. Empire State Building can be found on 350 5th Avenue, and a ticket to the main deck on 86th floor is 25$. 

Selvfølgelig skal man besøge Empire State Building når man er i New York – og selvfølgelig gjorde vi også det! Vi havde lidt problemer med at finde det først (Vi gik den forkerte vej ned ad 5th – Ups?), men det var også kun vores 2. dag i New York, så det er vel okay? Haha! Vi fandt dog ud af systemet med vejene efter et par dage! Nå, men Empire State Building var noget af en oplevelse. At se byen helt oppe fra for første gang, var ret fantastisk! Desværre så virkede det lidt “tåget” på grund af de 35 graders varme. Empire State Building kan findes på 350 5th Avenue, og en billet til main deck på 86th floor koster 25$.

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New York Adventures: Times Square

19/07/2012 by Jeanette Jewel 1 Comment
 
Times Square is a place in New York, that is pretty much known to everybody. Flashing big ads on huge buildings, and lots of people walking around to experience this special place on Earth. We lived just about a 10 minute walk away from Times Square, so it was a place we actually spent a lot of time. I would say we actually went there at least once a day, not on purpose though. Mostly because we had to go there to catch the subway or get out of the subway when going back to the hotel. 

Times Square er et sted i New York, som de fleste kender til. Store blinkende reklamer på store bygninger, og mange mennesker der går rundt for at opleve dette specielle sted på Jorden. Vi boede omkring 10 minutters gang væk fra Times Square, så det var et sted vi brugte ret meget tid. Jeg ville sige at vi faktisk  var der mindst en gang hver dag – godt nok ikke med vilje. Det var mest fordi vi skulle med subway eller ud af subway når vi skulle tilbage til hotellet.

 
First time we went there, was on 4th of July (as you can see on the last picture). What’s amazing about Times Square in the evening is that even though it’s dark, it’s as light as though it’s day, because of all the lighting. Also, Times Square stores Disney, Forever21, Hard Rock Café, MAC Cosmetics, Inglot, etc. so it’s definitely worth a visit. 

Første gang vi tog derhen, var det den 4. juli (som I kan se på det sidste billede). Hvad der er ret fantastisk ved Times Square om aftenen er at selvom det er mørkt, så er det stadig ligeså lyst som hvis det var dag, på grund af alt det elektroniske lys. Udover det, så har Times Square også butikker som Disney, Forever21, Hard Rock Café, MAC Cosmetics, Inglot, osv., så det er helt sikkert værd at besøge!

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New York Adventures: Madame Tussauds

14/07/2012 by Jeanette Jewel No Comments
 
One of the first places we visited in New York when we arrived, was Madame Tussauds. We actually hadn’t planned it too much, because Mia gave the ticket for me as a graduation present (Awesome present, by the way!). Most of you remember I visited Madame Tussauds in Berlin back in november 2011, but this one in New York is so much bigger! 9 floors! 

En af de første steder vi besøgte da vi ankom til New York, var Madame Tussauds. Vi havde faktisk ikke planlagt det alt for meget, fordi Mia gav mig billetten i studentergave (God gave, forresten!). De fleste af jer kan nok huske at jeg besøgte Madame Tussauds i Berlin tilbage i november 2011, men denne i New York er meget større! 9 etager! 


Unfortunately, most of the people who are made in there, are American sports stars, politicians, etc. that I know absolutely nothing about, which kind of bummed me out, but there are a lot of wax dolls, and I think it IS worth it to go there! We didn’t take pictures with a lot of them, simply because there were too many and we had to just pick some of them! 

Desværre synes jeg at mange af de dukker der er lavet derinde, er amerikanske sportsstjerner, politikkere, osv. som jeg kender absolut intet til, hvilket jeg egentlig synes var lidt træls, men det er rigtig mange voks dukker og jeg synes at det ER værd at tage derind! Vi tog ikke billeder med mange af dukkerne, simpelthen fordi der var SÅ mange at vi var nødt til bare at vælge nogle få af dem! 


Madame Tussauds in New York can be found on 234 West 42nd Street (Between 8th & 7th Ave).  

Madame Tussauds i New York kan findes på 234 West 42nd Street (imellem 8th & 7th Ave). 

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Hi! My name is Jeanette and I'm a 30-year-old Danish Web- and SoMe assistant who loves cooking, baking, traveling, music, TV (and most other media-related stuff), fashion, friends & family - and then of course my little cute dog, Dean. Welcome to my universe!

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Året der bød på blandt andet: Paris & Disneyland, Düsseldorf & Gaga koncert, Thailand, huskøb og masser af tid med dem jeg elsker allermest 🥰
(English below) En juletur i Den Gamle By med min (English below) En juletur i Den Gamle By med min søde mor 🥰❄️
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Denne gang besøgte vi et elefant “plejehjem”, hvis man kan kalde det dét! Alle 4 af de her smukke dyr lever i junglen med deres mahouter, som i øvrigt betegner dem som sine kæledyr. 🐘
De er reddet fra et liv som elefanter i cirkus eller som “taxa elefant” for turister. Nuvel, de ser stadig turister hver eneste dag - men de bliver fodret i massevis af bananer, får mudderbade og bliver badet i floden og virker generelt bare tilpasse! Det bedste er, at de ikke er lænket og mahouterne træner dem udelukkende ved hjælp af lyde (for elefanter ser ikke ret godt!) 
Kæmpe anbefaling at besøge sådan et sted 🥹
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Elephants mean a lot to the thai people - They used them for centuries as working animals; In war, as a local taxi and even for tourists to ride on or for shows..
In 2016 I experienced this first hand when I paid to watch elephants in a show. Elephants that were chained up when they didn’t perform. I’ve felt bad about it ever since. 
This time we visited an Elephant sanctuary - A place where the elephants have been saved from the tourism and working industry. The mahouts live in the jungle with them and even consider them their pets! 🐘 
Yes, they do still get a lot of tourists visiting them - but they get fed lots of bananas, get mud baths and washed in the river and just generally seem very happy! Best part? No chains! The mahouts only train them by using sounds (seeing as elephants don’t have a great sight).
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First two days in Krabi are almost over - It’s the end of the monsoon season here, so we still haven’t experienced a clear blue sky 🌥️ However, it is still nice and hot, even when it rains 😌
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