Those who follow me on my Instagram will have seen that my family and I took a little trip to the wonderful city of Málaga and its surrounding areas this Easter break. If you are new to this blog, you may not know that I started learning Spanish around July time last year and having fallen in love with it, decided to take up the A-Level from scratch. I think it goes without saying that visiting the country itself was a brilliant way to practise the language, but I thought I would extend that practise and spice things up on my 'Travel Diaries' series by including a Spanish translation. I am of course by no means a native speaker (or anywhere near that standard, as a matter of fact) so if there are any mistakes, please let me know in the comments at the end of this post! Before I ramble for too long, here is what I got up to last week- photos, description, translation and all!
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 Aquellos que me siguen en Instagram habrán visto que mi familia y yo fuimos de viaje a la ciudad estupenda de Málaga y sus alrededores durante las vacaciones. Si eres nuevo a este blog, quizás no sepas que empecé a aprender español alrededor de julio el año pasado y después de enamorarme del idioma, decidí hacer el A-Level (¿existe un equivalente en España?) desde cero. Creo que no hace falta decir que visitar el país fue una forma excelente de practicar la lengua, pero pensé que extendería esa práctica y haría las cosas más interesantes en esta serie en mi blog mediante la inclusión de una traducción al español. Por supuesto, no soy una hablante nativa (y no creo que sea ni cerca de ese nivel)- así que si hay algún error, por favor me házmelo saber en la sección de comentarios. Antes de que me vaya por las ramas, este es lo que hice la semana pasada- ¡espero que disfrute esta entrada de blog!
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Well, I think it's fair to say that these past couple of weeks have been a little bit hectic (hence why there's been a slight lack of blog posts), but I'm back at it again today- adding to what is quite possibly my favourite series on this blog. Over this half-term, my family and I took a much needed break to the beautiful Belgian town of Bruges and of course, in the typical Gabija fashion, I took an abundance of photos- which I've complied into a post for you today. Before I delve into one of my tangents, I do hope that you enjoy this post and let me know if you like a more wordy travel post- as I've decided to step out of my comfort zone with this one!
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A few weeks ago, my family and I took a short trip to the stunning- and stunning is really an understatement here- city of Paris for my mum and I's birthday. Although we went to Paris all the way back in 2010, I think it's fair to say that as a eight/nine year old (wow... it really was a while ago) you just can't appreciate the true beauty of it all- and returning has been on the agenda for a few years now! Here's a little photo diary I put together of the highlights, before I get into one of my tangents, and I hope you enjoy having a scroll through as much as I do!
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All photos shot using an iPhone 7 Plus

Prior to exam season, my family and I decided to take a trip to Spain- more specifically, as you'll know by the title, Alicante and its surrounding areas. Travel has always been a love of mine, and even more so photography- so it's fair to say I made the most of the stunning landscapes and lighting, which brings me to today's post: a photo diary of my trip. As I'm sure you'll know, given I've harped on about it enough, it truly felt as if I didn't have time to breathe during exam season, let alone blog! However, in spite of the embarrassingly large time lapse, I hope you enjoy this post as much as I did the trip and be sure to let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
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A few weeks or so ago, I took a trip to the beautiful country of Portugal with my family- and it would be unjust if I didn't slip in how much I truly loved the trip! The cuisine, culture, sights and whatnot all caught my eye, and perhaps my heart too- so what better way to pass my blogging days than to share with you some photos and key points of interest, am I right? 
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As you may, call this a 'spin off' of my Travel Diaries series- one where I'll be showing you my outfits from various trips and holidays. Although simple, I'd like to think my looks ended up somewhat okay... I mean, things didn't really go to plan when we found out there wasn't an iron in our Air B&B! Without rambling, or even trying to pretend I'm a fashion blogger (which I'm not, really...), let's get on into the looks!
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It was this time a week ago that I was on a flight back from Milan, Italy- crazy how quickly time flies! Milan was the main focus of our trip, spending 3 out of 5 days there, but we also took a trip to Venice and Como, Bellagio and so forth...  Without rambling, if want to see and read about some of our holiday antics it's time to click the 'Read More' button! 
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Hey guys! If you didn't know, I've spent this past weekend in the lovely city of Köln (Germany) and honestly... am a bit sad to be back! However, all good things have to come to an end and I'm back today to share with you some photos from the trip- from the Christmas markets to other random photos. Time to add the photos to mark the moments...
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