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| My First Charm Bracelet. (Photo Own) |
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| Room with a view. (Own Photo, Lanzarote, April 2019) |
Welcome back. I'm so glad to see you have "Stayed Curious" and joined me for the revelation behind the inspiration for my Blog page "My Charming Story" so here goes!
Well, as previously mentioned ,I am now a "mature Student" since Nov 2019. So here I find myself 3 months later, working on my next assignment due "Create a blog!"
The first Non-I.T. challenge was to decide on a theme for my blog. Trust me, my dreams were filled toying with blog ideas for 2 weeks! Thankfully my "light-bulb" moment struck as I was getting ready for a night out, when I was putting on my Pandora charm bracelet. https://www.pandora.net/en-ie/stores/ireland/co-galway/pandora
Instantly, I was transported back to the day I bought my very first charm bracelet, on our first mother and daughter trip abroad to Lanzarote, and it ignited such fond memories.
Instantly, I was transported back to the day I bought my very first charm bracelet, on our first mother and daughter trip abroad to Lanzarote, and it ignited such fond memories.
Ironically, the date we flew out to Lanzarote, marked my official exit date from the bank after 21 years ! As the plane hit the runway, I turned to my daughter and said, "Here's to the next chapter in my life, on-wards and upwards, let the adventures begin!"
Blue sunny skies was a good place to start!
A few days into our trip, after laborious, sun-bathing hours put in by the pool, serious cabin fever set in. We concluded that with the celtic skin tones we were blessed with, our golden glow realistically was only ever going to be achievable from a bottle! We wrapped up the towels!
Two hours later, we find ourselves on hired bikes. With the help of google maps. https://www.google.com/maps we plotted our coastal cycle route . Not a care in the world, casually dressed in our penny's shorts and tank-tops.
On high alert after our coffee and ice-cream fix. We steadily cycled back towards the main shopping strip and we spotted the Pandora shop. We parked up our bikes and checked out the alluring store.
One hour later, I had made my first impulsive Pandora purchase, a rose gold bracelet. Spurred on by my daughter, we choose my first charm that would mark a moment in time. Two halves of a heart, one engraved "Like mother" the other with "like Daughter".
Although the charms are miniature the memory is embedded in the inscription and our minds forever. The perfect end to a perfect day.
I now have 3 more charms added to my bracelet, each one with their own charming story.
The second charm, a silver suitcase, was given to me by my daughter for my birthday after our trip. As a reminder of our Lanzarote jaunt together and the joy of traveling with loved ones.
The third charm I bought for the sheer joy of making an impulsive purchase. It cheered my spirits up one wet, miserable afternoon in Galway. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pandora/303603603031544 Retail therapy!
My fourth charm, was a gift from my daughter at Christmas.
So that's my charming story, and I hope you enjoyed it, as it got me thinking of the joys of planning a trip, and the ways technology has transformed our travel experience.
I have attached a YouTube clip of the highlights that Lanzarote has to offer, to transport you momentarily away from reality, through the medium of technology, to blue Sunny skies.
For my next blog, I will be transitioning from the past to the future, and look at Travel Technology trends.
In the meantime, Check to see if you are a smart traveler and view the attached slideshow. Enjoy!
https://www.slideshare.net/mjasra/the-future-of-the-connected-traveler-smart-travel-experience?from_m_app=ios
I do hope you will come back and join me.
Chat Soon,
I now have 3 more charms added to my bracelet, each one with their own charming story.
The second charm, a silver suitcase, was given to me by my daughter for my birthday after our trip. As a reminder of our Lanzarote jaunt together and the joy of traveling with loved ones.
The third charm I bought for the sheer joy of making an impulsive purchase. It cheered my spirits up one wet, miserable afternoon in Galway. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pandora/303603603031544 Retail therapy!
My fourth charm, was a gift from my daughter at Christmas.
So that's my charming story, and I hope you enjoyed it, as it got me thinking of the joys of planning a trip, and the ways technology has transformed our travel experience.
I have attached a YouTube clip of the highlights that Lanzarote has to offer, to transport you momentarily away from reality, through the medium of technology, to blue Sunny skies.
For my next blog, I will be transitioning from the past to the future, and look at Travel Technology trends.
In the meantime, Check to see if you are a smart traveler and view the attached slideshow. Enjoy!
https://www.slideshare.net/mjasra/the-future-of-the-connected-traveler-smart-travel-experience?from_m_app=ios
I do hope you will come back and join me.
Chat Soon,
Ekpictures. (2016). what to see and do on the Lanzarote [Online Video].Available at:
https://m.youtube.com.[Accessed 23rd Feb 2020]
Jasra, manoj, (2016). The future of the connected traveler smart travel experience [Online]Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/mjasra/the-future-of-the-connected-traveler-smart-travel-experience?from_m_app=ios. [Accessed 24th Feb 2020]
https://m.youtube.com.[Accessed 23rd Feb 2020]
Jasra, manoj, (2016). The future of the connected traveler smart travel experience [Online]Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/mjasra/the-future-of-the-connected-traveler-smart-travel-experience?from_m_app=ios. [Accessed 24th Feb 2020]
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