Exploring Bangkok

If you guys are subscribed to my Vlog channel you'll probably know by now that I'm currently traveling Thailand and having the experience of a lifetime. You may not however know why I am here. So, heres a quick back story. But first subscribe to my vlog channel by clicking here ;)

BACK STORY

A company called RealGap sent me and a film crew (Reload Sessions) on a 10 day Bangkok to Beaches tour to film, explore and discover Thailand and all of its beauty. This is a trip myself, Reload Sessions and Real Gap have been planning for over 7 months so seeing all of our ideas come together is an incredibly rewarding feeling and I cannot wait to show you what we've been making and producing out here. 

But before the videos are released I'd like to share with you some pictures from our first stop, Bangkok.

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On this particular trip we had 3 days to explore and film in Bangkok. When hearing about the city I was most excited to see the temples and learn about Buddhism. You guys may not know this but for the past few months I've found a huge amount of peace by inputting Buddhist teachings into my life, so for me, visiting the temples was a very exciting experience. 

Usually I'm not too keen on going to the main tourist attractions as I always feel like you don't get to see the place in its truest form BUT walking around the most famous temples was too much of an opportunity to miss, so that is exactly what we did and I can honestly say I would have hugely regretted it if I didn't go. Sure, its busy, its hot, its sweaty but oh my god, there is nothing more breathtaking than being surrounded by golden temples and practising monks whilst drinking from a fresh coconut and hearing about the history of Thailand. If you are ever in Bangkok, I seriously advise you to visit at least one of the major temples while you are there. The temples you can see in the pictures below are;

Wat Arun

Wat Pho

The Grand Palace

As well as visiting the temples myself and Reload Sessions filmed a music video for my channel on the busiest street in Bangkok.... it was an experience!! There was so much going on around us that Josh (the camera guy) nearly got run over by a motorbike and continuously got shouted at by angry Thai ladies and I just had to continue singing my heart out pretending nothing was going on haha! It was definitely one of the most challenging covers I've done because it was all in one take and there was a million and one things going on (including a man trying to lift up my dress) BUT I am so so so happy with the final video!


You can check it out here -

Thats all for now. Thanks so much for reading! I'll be posting more about my travels in the next week or so!

I just want to say a massive thanks to Real Gap for sending us on this trip. If you're interested in traveling Thailand I definitely recommend their Bangkok to Beaches tour. I also want to thank Reload Sessions for putting up with me for 2 weeks and for helping me create these videos!

Lots of Love 

Ebony x

Milan: Top Tips

When in Milan you MUST (must must must) visit the Duomo di Milano. Never heard of it? Nope neither had I!

I'll let you into a little secret - I love to travel BUT when going somewhere new I never find out what I should see or where I should go before arriving. Its not that I don't enjoy learning about the places I'm going, its just that I would much rather learn about my surroundings whilst they're actually surrounding me. There's something about knowing nothing about a place and then being thrown into the hustle and bustle of it that I LOVE. I guess I'm the type of person who just turns up, explores and learns whilst I'm there.

Usually when I travel I don't get much notice and this was no exception. Last month I got an email from MTV asking if I'd like to attend the EMA's. Of course I said yes and a couple of days later I landed in Milan with my suitcase and a camera. This trip was a quick one which didn't leave me much time to explore, however on Sunday morning before the EMA's I jumped in a taxi with a couple of my new friends and a guide book, kindly supplied by MTV. After a short time walking we stumbled across the Duomo. It is truly beautiful.... actually, beautiful doesn't even do this Cathedral justice.

What I loved about the Duomo was that for as little as 7 Euros you could walk the 250 steps to the very top. However if you don't want to walk, there is the option of taking the elevator which I believe was 12 Euros. From the top of the Cathedral you can see the most stunning panoramic view of Milan. It truly took my breath away. As I stood on what felt like the top of the world I thought to myself that this moment would be my favourite of the whole trip. If I didn't manage to see anything else during my trip then I wouldn't mind at all. The Duomo made my quick trip to Milan magical and I recommend it to anyone whose visiting, even if it is just for the day.

I definitely spent far too much time snapping pictures and soaking in the view, I could have stayed there for hours but soon enough it was time to head down the many steps and get back to the hotel so we could get dressed up for the EMAs. (The way down was a lottttttt easier than the way up haha!)

So, in conclusion, no matter whether you have a week, a month or a day in Milan just make sure you visit the Duomo di Milano, you will not regret it and thankfully, it won't break the bank.

Lots of Love

Ebony x 

P.s if you happen to walk past a little shop called GROM, go in and treat yourself to an ice cream/sorbet. You just walked 500 steps. Treat yourself, you deserve it. (Its also perfect for you if you have allergies. They have allergy lists on the wall and little symbols on all of the individual containers so you can see the ingredients. Eat in peace my little allergy friends.)

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SHOES GLORIOUS SHOES

Seriously, shoes are my best friend and I'm not even sad about it.

Shoes are so great aren't they. That moment when you open the box feels like opening the gates to heaven. Sometimes I open a box of shoes in slow motion just for added effect. Lol jk I throw off the lid and dive straight in. Whether its trainers, heels, boots, more trainers...more heels, it never gets old and if I had all of the money in all of the world I would buy all of the shoes and keep them in a pearly gated, shoe heaven wardrobe.

If you love shoes as much as me then great, I have a little treat for you! If you don't... you're probably a boy, in which case I don't think you're going to be as into these heels as I am and this post may not be very exciting. Soz.

So, I found a new shoe shop on Instagram (of course). Its called EGO and it is a dream. As soon as I scrolled through I was hooked and out came the bank card in all of its glory. 

I find it quite tricky to shop online for anything because I'm never really sure what size I am so, for my first order I decided it was safe to just buy one pair, see what they were like and then if I liked them I knew what size to get next time. I went ahead and ordered a pair of 'Callie Peep Toe Ankle Boots'. 

You guys know me, I'm all about 'all black everything' buttttt this time I thought I'd push the boat out and go for a Khaki colour. I know, pretty daring of me. 

When my shoes arrived I was SO FREEKING HAPPY.

Usually I wear pretty casual clothes and I never really feel like I'm 'dressed up' enough BUT I've found that wearing little heels like this can really smarten up an outfit and make casual look more presentable, at least thats what I've tried to tell myself haha. So at just £22 I think they are wonderful, they're so comfy and so cute and I will definitely be shopping at EGO again... I've already got my eye on some knee length boots.

If you guys want to buy anything from EGO then make sure you use the code 'EBONY10' to get 10% off your order. Take a look at their website (http://ego.co.uk) and treat yourself to something nice. You deserve it!

Thanks for reading! Hope you're all having a lovely day.

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Lots of Love

Ebony x 

Get The Look - Adidas

YAAAAAASSSS. Adidas is life!

I'm a sucker for borrowing/stealing peoples look on Instagram. Sorry not sorry. Literally every day I'll scroll through Instagram and see some pretty lady (who is way too pretty for life) wearing a perfectly oversized Adidas hoodie. After the hundredth time of doing this and repeatedly saying 'i want it' I suddenly sort of accidentally found myself on ASOS ordering myself the exact same Adidas jumper I'd seen on Instagram so many times before. Whooops.

Since posting a couple of pictures of my outfit a bunch have you have asked where I got it soooo heres a little outfit post. Let me know if you buy one too and then we can all be Instagram model thieves wohoooo.

Get The Look

(Click the word to be taken to the website)

Adidas Jumper 

Topshop Jeans

Adidas Shoes

*Unfortunately the jumper I've got isn't on the website anymore but the one I've found is pretty similar. 

Happy shopping everyone! Leave a comment if you'd like me to do more outfit posts like this. 

Lots of Love, 

Ebony x 

LONDON PHOTO SHOOT

So a couple of weeks ago I had a photo shoot with the INCREDIBLE Ollie Ali (MrOllieAli on Twitter/Instagram).

Before our shoot I'd seen a few pictures he'd taken for friends and I thought they were amazing so I was definitely excited for our shoot BUT I never could have imagined how happy I would be when he sent me the photos from our day out in London.

Whilst we were out we stumbled across so many cool little photo spots that we didn't even know existed! Thats what I love about London, no matter where you go there is always something interesting. One of my favourite places that we took photos in was a laundrette. This one looked like it was from an American movie, which I loved! The colours were amazing, it was warm (win) and we even got joined by a little old man eating a pot noodle. What more could you want.

I'm so happy with how these pictures came out, Ollie captured everything the way I wanted and holy crap he is so talented. Here are a few of my favourites.

Let me know which ones you like the most by writing a comment!

Lots of Love

Ebony x

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GOING LIVE ON 4MUSIC

HIYA! You good? Good, thats good. 

Last week was a pretty cool one y'know! On Friday I headed into London to film a live show for 4Music called Shout 4 Music. I was so excited because Id never don't live TV before! However before I got there I jumped on a train which turned out to be a very eventful journey. A man legit lost his marbles because someones coat was on his part of the seat. I've never seen anything like it. It was so strange, there was so much shouting about a coat haha! I couldn't stop watching him. People are weird aren't they. 

Anyways. 

Once I arrived at Paddington I got on the underground to Victoria Station and made my way to the studio, I'd never been there before so it was quite exciting! To be honest I didn't really know what I was going to be doing when I got there, I just knew it was music related and it would be fun. And it certainly was :) 

I arrived at the studio around 2.30pm and got a cool little pass with my name on. Turns out there was another Ebony there, so for the day I was Ebony D (lol). When everyone had arrived, including the lovely Sam King, we all sat in a big board room and got told by some men that if we swore on live TV we would pretty much be hung and never be allowed back so I made sure to wash my mouth out and pray for the best hahah. 

At 3.50pm we walked down into the cutest little studio which was full of white furniture - If you know me you know how much I love white! Ten minutes later we went live. The show was hosted by Will Best and Maya, it was so much fun and I loved being a part of it (and i didn't swear!!!!!!) 

As I headed out of the studio a few of you were waiting outside to say hello to me which I thought was the nicest thing ever so we all went to Paddington Station together. We laughed lots and it made my day, so if you're reading this, thank you :) On the train back home I realised Id lost my bank card in London which was rubishhhhhhhh and so annoying but thats what happens when you keep your bank card in your back pocket kids!

When I got to Reading station I was exhausted and could not wait to get home. All I wanted was my warm bed. Outside the station was a homeless man who looked bloody freezing so I gave him the change I had in my pocket, he said 'God bless' and I smiled all the way home. It's things like that which really put things in perspective for me. I'd just had an awesome day but I was sat on the train feeling miserable that I'd lost my bank card. This man didn't even have a roof over his head but he still managed to appreciate the little amount that I gave him and have a smile on his face. I guess what I'm trying to say is that sometimes I take things like a bed, and food for granted, we probably all do. I think that was a little sign from the man in the sky telling me to stop thinking about my problems, which are so insignificant, and to think about others instead.

So, Friday was a great day! Thanks 4Music and thank you to all of you for making these experiences possible for me. 

Lots of Love

Ebony 

Jumpers For Goalposts Premiere

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Ooooooohoooohoooooo Ed Sheeran is a hero isn't he. I really bloody love him. 

A couple of weeks ago I had an email asking if I'd like to go to the premiere of Ed Sheerans concert movie, Jumpers For Goalposts (YES. A MILLION TIMES YES). So I asked my friend Connie if she might like to come with me, her response was pretty similar to mine (YES. A MILLION TIMES YES). I responded to the email, trying my hardest not to sound like a fan girl and a couple of hours later I had a response saying Connie and I were on the list.

So on Thursday the 23rd of October at 3pm I jumped on a train to London to go and get our tickets from the W hotel before walking the red carpet, which had been renamed the Ed Carpet. Clever. At 5pm Connie, who looked like a pretty little angel, met me outside Leicester Square station. From there we wondered to the W, collected our tickets and killed a couple of hours in one of my favourite places to eat - Bella Italia.

At 6.30pm it was time to walk the carpet. Here we met Sarah, Callum, Evan and Chai. Once we entered the cinema we found our seats which had little bags of complimentary popcorn, Chai and I tucked straight in. Thanks Ed you legend.


Before the film started Ed did a little acoustic set and answered a bunch of questions from people in the audience. This was the first time I'd ever heard him live and it was actually my favourite part of the whole night. His voice gave Connie and I goosebumps and it was the perfect start to the evening.

After he played a few songs, Jumper for Goalposts started and for the next hour and a bit everyone in the cinema was taken back by the raw, incredible talent of Ed Sheeran. Theres not much more to say than he is so talented, so sincere and so normal(!?). I loved the film, I thought it was inspiring and it made me want to sing all day every day (and sell out Wembley...we can all dream right!)

If you get a chance then definitely watch the movie! Thanks Connie for coming with me.

Lots of Love 

Ebony