UNUSUAL WEEKEND IN A TREEHOUSE!!!

After waiting 8 months, I finally got to see what my birthday present was...waking up on a sunny Saturday, my backpack ready for a great adventure filled with what my friends told me, for over 8 months I only had clues to guess what my present was. 

2 pm, they finally park in front of my house, and the journey can begin, I knew what my present was kind of but still, I had no idea where it was, after two and a half hours driving, we arrived at Low-Normandy in Médizon...

The sun's still with us, I discovered a farm surrounded by a forest, we were about to sleep in a tree house in a middle of a farm...that present was one of the best I've ever had, nothing around us but a creek, animals, and trees! 

For dinner

The owner of the farm arrived in a small car delivering a basket filled with sausages, butter, cider and water then for dinner we had duck with green beans, potatoes, and carrots, for dessert cheese and bread before eating the famous apple pie of Normandy (I have to say that it was super good even though I don't like green beans potatoes and apple pies haha).

Sun comes down and we prepared ourselves to go to bed after an amazing game night (discovering things about us that we didn't know...our friendship is the best...but after discovering so many things about each other we can consider ourselves as a family...because now it goes beyond friendship!!)

Waking up at 5.30 am

To see the sunrise, we spend one-hour chasing spiders before we went to bed (lucky us there was a small shovel inside the tree house) so let's say that I didn't sleep much after that!

But waking up so early was the best idea we had, the place was so quiet, it was like the entire world was asleep except us, the morning dew was a pure beauty for the eyes, we felt like we were in a Jane Austin book. The sun barely rising, the rays of the sun trying to break through the forest, and finally, we arrived in the field, the sunrise was amazing to see, the light was perfect, the animals waking up slowly and us taking pictures...lots of pictures...Then we went back to the treehouse for breakfast (croissant, bread, salty butter, strawberry royal jelly and apple juice) and that was it, my birthday present came to an end, but really that was amazing I felt like Robinson Crusoe, except that I was in a forest and not stuck on an Island!

Backpack Lists:

" Chère Émilie, outre la traditionnelle brosse à dent et ton appareil photo ainsi que tes lunettes de soleil, il va te falloir deux ou trois petites choses pour remplir ta valise, comme tu t’en doutes.

Très prévoyantes, Emeline et moi t’avons concocté non pas UNE, mais DEUX listes de voyage afin que tu choisisses la destination de tes rêves. 

Attention cependant à ne pas préparer la mauvaise valise… Tu risquerais d’être bien embêtée une fois arrivée sur place ! 

1) La liste de Ken (parce que tu le vaux bien!) : 

 - Un maillot de bain 

- Une paire de claquette 

- Un masque de plongée

- De la crème solaire

- Un magasine de survie en milieu sableux

- Un chapeau 

- Une nuisette légère (ou là là...)

- Du vernis à ongles

- Un après-soleil 

- De la Biafine 

- Serviette de bain

2) La liste de Tarzan (j'ose pas écrire que tu le vaux bien, vu sa pilosité, mais quand même, Tarzan, il est badass) :

- Un k-way

- Une paire de baskets

- Une paire de jumelle

- Une lampe torche

- Un guide de survie en milieu hostile

- Une paire de chaussette chaude 

- Un pyjama chaud + un sweat 

- Un rouleau de PQ (on se connait bien maintenant)

- De l’anti-moustique 

- Des pansements 

- Serviette de toilette

Enjoy ! 

PS: comme tu as plusieurs dents Émilie, je rajoute un "s" à brosse à dents

Cam' et Em' "

Because I'm super nice I translated it!

"Dear Emilie, besides the traditional toothbrush and your camera, as well as your sunglasses, you'll need a few little things to fill up your suitcase, as you may know.
Very foresighted Emeline and I have concocted you not ONE but TWO travel lists so that you can choose your dream destination.
Be careful though, not to prepare the wrong suitcase...you might be annoyed once you get there!

1) Ken List (because you are worth it)
- Swimsuit
- Flipflops
- Diving mask
- Sunscreen
- A survival magazine in a sandy environment
- A hat
- A light nightie (ou la la)
- Nail Polish
- An after sun
- Biafine
- Bath towel

2) Tarzan List ( I won't dare write that you are worth it, considering his hairiness, but nevertheless, Tarzan is a Badass!)
- A raincoat
- A pair of sneakers
- A pair of binoculars
- A flashlight
- A guide to survival in hostile environments
- A pair of warm socks
- A warm pajama + a sweat
- A roll of paper toilet (we know each other pretty well now)
-Anti- Mosquito repellent
- Bandages
- A towel
Enjoy!

Ps: as you have several teeth, Emilie, I add an "s" to Toothbrush

Cam' and Em'

These are the lists for my backpack,  I had to choose between them and not get the wrong one haha, I would have felt stupid with my sunscreen and my diving mask for the weekend in a farm.

If you want information

For the farm, here they are! sorry, guys, it's in french...
Here's the link : Click here

Have you ever slept in a treehouse?

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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR!!

Hi everyone, I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year...hope you had a great time, with your family, your friends, your beloved or even in the other end of this beautiful planet!!

I know it's been a while since my last post, but you know with Christmas and all, it's a pretty busy time, to me this time of year is important, it's about family, cooking together, wearing ugly sweater, decorating, eating, drinking (mostly champomy and Monbazillac, I'm not really a Champagne person...I know WHAT??? but I just don't like the taste) and enjoying every moment (singing Disney song, dancing Ally McBeal dance...dancing again and opening presents...) all those moments that are to cherish especially for us travelers!

Because being a traveler and living our dreams also means that we are away a lot and that isn't always easy, missing birthdays or celebration of any kind...it's even harder... family being everything to me...but it's also very important to purchase what you want for yourself and not restrain it because of that love, I usually go abroad for a short period of time, 2 months being the longest I've stayed away (wanna know the reason changing life explains it all), but I'll try it again one day I'm sure of it, to me it would be an accomplishment to go for a very long time and just try to handle my life without my family's help all the time!

WHAT ABOUT 2017?

In 2016 I traveled a lot, like really a lot compared to every other year, Canary Islands, Malta, Morocco, USA, London, Montpellier, Amsterdam... so I've decided that I really didn't want it to stop and continue my adventures...so...

For now, 2017 Looks like this...EDINBURGH, PRAGUE, BUDAPEST, ICELAND, ONE SURPRISE WEEKEND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT and some others that are still being planned, so I'll wait for them to be ready and tell you then...what I can tell you now is that if they become real...it's gonna be a hell of a year!!

I still have so much to see and to do it's unbelievable how short a year is when you really are enjoying yourself...I mean a year goes fast normally but when you're finally on the right way, not confused about what you want if you should do it or not!
Things are a lot...I won"t say easier because you have to work quite hard to get what you want but..I would say things are just lighter, not like before when I felt like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders!

THIS FEELS GOOD!

What about you? what did you do for Christmas (we already know that I danced, sang, ate, drank, and had great gifts)? and most important what are your plans for 2017? 

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