Back to the UK, Thriller Concert and Korea

Hello and welcome to the final blog with our guest Mahina. 

If you have been reading the rest of this blog you should have a good idea of exactly how huge this trip has been and how utterly tired we were by this point!!

Kicking off from where we left off last blog we have just arrived back in the UK after a very stressful detour buck from Poland via Madrid. 

Above: So ready to board the plane to get back from our adventures abroad. 


So we are back but we are not done. 
When Mahina said that she was coming to visit there were two things that she said that she wanted to see.
1. Harry Potter tour
2. Thriller concert

To make sure that she had something to look forward to I booked us for the Harry Potter Tour at the very beginning and the Thriller concert at the very end. 

We arrived in the UK the day of the concert. We feared that due to all the detours etc that we might not have even been back by then, but we were!! YAY.... at about midday we got home and then had to shower and get dressed ready to go straight out to London that night.

Above: Here we both are waiting at the train station to head into London.

Once we were in London it was a matter of trying to enjoy ourselves and catching the photos that we had missed before. 

Above and Below: Us taking photos with the iconic underground signs

But alas, we still had to get the the concert yet so we had to get to Piccadilly Circus and then walk to the theatre.

Below: The iconic Piccadilly Circus and a double story red bus. According to Mahina they filmed some of Harry Potter here (I don't remember watching that bit).

Finally it was theatre time:

For me personally it was only my second time in a London theatre so I was pretty happy just to be going to the theater. For me to see a Michael Jackson tribute concert was not actually that exciting to be honest. 

I'm not a mega fan, I mean I know his songs (some of them) but I was keen just to be going out to the theatre and have a night out with my friend. 
When we actually got into the Lyric Theatre I was impressed by the architecture (Below).

But then I became more and more impressed with the show. 

The show was amazing, I have a huge respect for the arts and performing arts. The actors and dancers were on point. The structure of the show was clear but the songs that they played left you realising that they had missed some of the top greats which left you a bit disappointed until the very end when they hit you with all of them, and then BAM! the crowd goes wild!!!

Well that is it really. It is a short blog from me as after this adventure it was just a midnight snack (below) and the train home to bed ready to take Mahina to the airport the next morning. 
So this is where I will leave you with Mahina who went on to Korea and she will tell you all about her impression and adventures there. 

Mahina it's all yours!

OK! So firstly... the amount of relief I felt just to be back on UK grounds again was a whole lot of weight lifted off my shoulders! We both had so much anxiety having to catch another Ryan Air flight, but finally there was no delays. With all my Madrid goodies jammed packed between both mine and Missy's carry on baggage, we made it! 

After forgetting where we parked the car, finally making it home, it was party time! Filled with Vodka and tea we journeyed back to London for the Thriller tribute concert. 

I was worried Missy wouldn't enjoy herself as the ticket was 45 pounds each but we both had a blast! With me blasting Mercedes ears off with my screams and awesome singing (lol). She then had to endure me crying during some songs haha. The singers were so talented with perfect harmonies and the dancers were amazing! Extremely talented and even if you weren't a huge fan, it was an awesome experience. This was definitely my highlight of the trip. 

But sadly all good things must come to an end. With a quick morning trip to the local grocery shop to fill up my luggage with food goodies to take back home, farewell hugs were done. I was so sad leaving the UK, it was all a last minute trip and vastly exceeded my expectations. The memories and fights we had, I know that we will be annoying pains to each other always lol. 

Had to ditch most of my clothes at the airport because I was over the weight limit by nearly 10kgs. Had more issues just getting through security which spiked my anxiety up and I was just over being in another airport. HOWEVER Jesus must've felt sorry for me at this time and thought 'she's gone through enough, lets upgrade her' because I was upgraded to Business class from Heathrow to Korea! The flight alone was so luxurious and relaxing. 

I was only in Korea for the day but because I am a huge fan of Korean culture, music and TV shows, I was not going to miss out on seeing the place. I can also speak Korean at a beginner level, so I felt at home here as well. Made my way out of the airport, hopped on a day tour bus and went into the city. I already knew what shops I was hunting down, what I wanted to buy and where I needed to go so I was on a mission. 

I think there is a lot of prejudice with Korea that it is a scary place to be in due to North Korea. However you wouldn't even know anything like that was going on. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. Walking through the city and seeing all the elderly still hardworking and hustling for their families, cooking street food, selling handmade goods, was inspiring. I visited Myeongdong, found the shops I was looking for. Then went and visited the markets, there was a few Filipino girls on the same bus as me, so I just asked them if I could join them for Korean BBQ and made friends with them. After gaining another 5kgs worth of shopping I was back on the bus by sunset, heading back to the airport. 

Anxiety filled once again as I only had a carry-on with me which was already full enough. I put my Tetris skills to use, squeezed everything in and just prayed that no one weighed my carry on. I had weighed it before I lined up and it went from being 7kgs right up to 12kgs. And I was not willing to part with anything! But they were so kind and didn't bother with it. 

Below: Here are some of the photos that i took while I was in Korea

As I reflect back on my holiday and all the wonderful memories, I realised a few things. 
1. Travelling is the best source of education. I never thought I would be into history but I couldn't get enough of it. (Much to Missy's shock as I spent too much time reading and soaking everything in lol). 
2. I got out of my comfort zone, made friends with strangers and experienced things no one in my intermediate family has seen. I am grateful that I could go back home, share my stories and tell others that there is way more out there then just working and making babies. 
3. That Missy and I even though we are two very different people, but she will always be one of my closest friends. We fought battles together. Nearly getting arrested in a foreign country together changes you haha. I'm lucky to have a great friend.

Thanks for an amazing journey. May we have many more! 


Wooottttt!!! What a trip! I hope that you have enjoyed reading our blog as much as we enjoyed the adventure. 

Don't forget that if you are thinking to head to the UK or would like a travel buddy in the general area of Europe / Canada/ Australia and would like a personal Photographer capturing each and every moment on your adventure, Findlater Tours are now offering personalized, fun and out of the ordinary tours that can be at your own pace. I like to think that we are specialists in 'drive by tourism' - meaning that you get to see everything that you wanted to see in the limited time that you have. I mean we did 4 countries in 4 days on this tour. But we are also totally OK with taking it slow and really taking in the sights.