Elle Field's Blog, page 2
September 8, 2025
TMTW: Summer 2025
What happened:
Summer seemed to go very quickly. And it's been a weird one. Things of note, we had a lovely day exploring Hastings and St Leonards in the sunshine. And an afternoon exploring The Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden.
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August 29, 2025
Thailand: What to do in Samui
After our time in Bangkok (posts here and here), we hopped on a plane to Samui, one of Thailand's beautiful islands (and where season 3 of The White Lotus was set). Flight time is only an hour with return flights costing around 11250 baht (about £260 each, but if you book at least six months in advance you can get some flights around £100).
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July 22, 2025
Slovakia: A city break in Bratislava
Bratislava is not the biggest capital city, which is why lots of people choose to do a day trip there from Vienna. I get that. However, since we started our summer European adventure in Hungary, we decided to stay over to explore before we headed to Vienna. Here's what we got up to in Slovakia's capital:
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June 16, 2025
A city break in Philadelphia
A city break is more of a fun long weekend vibe, and I actually go to Philadelphia a week at a time for work, but this seemed like a good title. Since I first went to Philly in September 2023, I've been back in November 2024, March 2025 and May 2025. Hence an updated post of what you can get up to in the City of Brotherly Love.
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June 6, 2025
Thailand: Where to eat in Bangkok
Originally we were going to go to the Caribbean, thought about it, and decided to go to Thailand instead because the food is better. (No shade against the Caribbean, I've been a few times before and we're heading there this Christmas!) Here's everything we ate in Bangkok (though we had actually had better food in Samui - more on that in another post!):
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June 5, 2025
Thailand: What to do in Bangkok
In January this year we flew out to Bangkok, Thailand's sprawling capital city, to start out two-week adventure (though it was more of a low-key adventure as we wanted plenty of relaxation time, too). Here's everything we got up to in Bangkok:
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June 2, 2025
TMTW: April and May 2025
What happened:
Went to the theatre to see Mean Girls, which was good fun. Survived work for the first two weeks of April until it was time to have (near enough) three weeks off for Easter and to celebrate my birthday!
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April 19, 2025
Holidaying in Japan
We had such an amazing time in Japan - and we'll definitely head back there at some point - but if you're planning your first holiday to the land of the rising sun, here's what you need to know.
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April 17, 2025
Japan: Where to eat and drink in Tokyo
When you're exploring Tokyo, food will be on your mind. Here's everywhere we ate during our two stints in Tokyo:
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Japan: Shopping in Tokyo
Japan is known for shopping, so I'm here to tell you all about the shopping scene in Tokyo, which is the best place in all of Japan if you want some retail therapy - or to pick up a bargain.
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