Pros & Cons of Places I Have Travelled To

I wouldn't say I have travelled A LOT, but I will say I've had my fair share of wonderful trips to some of the most amazing places around the world. Yet, although every trip I have been on so far has been outstanding, along with the pros, come the cons. Here are some of the pros and cons I have experienced whilst hanging around a couple pretty cool places within our little world. 

1. Aspen

Pros: Aspen was the first place I went to overseas to ski, and it was glorious. The town was small, wintery (a given), and glamorous in a somewhat discrete way. Everywhere you looked was beautiful. Snow covered every inch of the mountain and gorgeous fairy lights wrapped around almost every lamp post. Largely, the atmosphere was brilliant and inhabited a comforting, winter aura, something I loved. 

Cons: Firstly, before I delve into the negative aspects of Aspen, I will state that I loved Aspen and would happily go back to Aspen in a flash. However, there were a few aspects of Aspen that added an unpleasant nature to the small town. One minor and extremely uncontrollable aspect of Aspen I despised was the slippery, icy footpaths (someone shovel them!). Yet, a second aspect of Aspen I deeply despised were some of the people also visiting Aspen alongside me and my family. Some of them were truly awful, but for reasons that are so hard to explain without writing an entire essay. Yet, just like everywhere else in the world, these types of people are ones you will encounter no matter what... But that doesn't mean we should condone their behaviour!

2. New York

Pros: Shortly after my family and I arrived in New York we got in a taxi and drove to our apartment. In that drive we drove through Times Square, which was one of the most surreal things I think I have ever experienced. After seeing Times Square in plenty of movies, driving through there felt the same as when you met a celebrity; I couldn't believe it. New York was so cool, and thats probably one of the best words I could use to describe it. The architecture within New York was beautiful, and the greenery in Central Park was extremely refreshing. The shopping was brilliant, and I definitely enjoyed a great meal at Shake Shack, which I think I can say was my favourite restaurant. New York, I love you.

Cons: The smell. New York, you smelt a wee bit bad. 

3. Telluride

Pros: Similar to Aspen, Telluride was a cute, wintery town down in between the mountains of Colorado. Telluride was the second place I travelled to overseas to go skiing, which had an atmosphere quite different to Aspen. Telluride, being a ski town for more experienced, skilled skiers had a much more relaxed vibe in comparison to Aspen. Aspen was extremely glamorous and is often the place celebrities who think they can ski, go to ski. However, Telluride is much more of a ski town for skiers who dont want to go skiing on a field full of inexperienced lunatics. Now, I am not one of them! In fact, I still consider myself a novice despite the fact that in reality, I'm really not. 

Cons: Sometimes I found the atmosphere created by those experienced, skilled skiers intimidating, but that didn't really stop me from enjoying the trip. 

4. London

Pros: London was and still is the best place I have ever travelled to! I loved London. London, being one of the first major cities I travelled to was always going to amaze me, but I can't believe how after travelling to other cities, London has maintained it's position at the top! Maybe it was London's atmosphere which seemed to be very similar to Wellington, or just it's amazing history and architecture... I don't know! But what I do know, is that I want to go back.

Cons: Nothing. Seriously. 

5. Los Angeles

Pros: One of the best things about travelling to L.A. is being able to see my lovely second cousin and her husband! A second is the shopping, which was good to an extent, but also the beach in Santa Monica which was awesome! Another amazing factor of L.A. is the ability to spot celebrities at almost any time. Within two days I saw Lorde, Pixie Geldof, Rita Ora, Calvin Harris and Rita Wilson (aka Tom Hanks' Wife). Let's just say it was amazing!

Cons: Los Angeles was far too big. I thought half of L.A. was not what it is talked up to be, and I also thought it had a sleazy nature, unlike any other place I have been to. I think it might take a few more trips to L.A. for my opinion to change about the city, but for now, I guess I'm just going to have to say it's not my favourite city!

So as you have gathered from this post, I have been to a few places within our little galaxy (some of which I haven't listed), and largely enjoyed spending time in them. I hope that in the future, when I'm slightly older, I will have travelled to double or even triple the amount of places I have travelled to, to this day. So, it's time to start wishing...