Exciting times: Love World Tour

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We know there has been a huge gap in our post frequency and for that we would like to apologize.

We are currently in the process of restructuring the blog for your ease as well as entertainment. There are so many exciting new things coming about for Love World Tour that we can't wait to share with you all. In the interim, for your daily travel fix, check out our tumblr (loveworldtour.tumblr.com).

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Love World Tour is inspired by Palesa Mashiyane Pt.2

Let's talk about a little fashion and travel, after all what is Love World Tour without a little fashion and travel?! 

Palesa describe yourself in an outfit:

This Spring I am looooving my Neons and Pastels. Obsessed! So I would be dressed in coral, mint or lime yellow high waist mini -skirts and shorts mostly from Zara or Parooz Fashions. 

Nude and grey short sleeve and cami vests from Country Road and Trenery and a mix between high top Converse All Stars or Superga's and metallic sandals. 

Accessories? And of course loads of bangles, neckpieces and chunky rings

Of course we have to know about travel, which are your top 3 destinations?

1. Zanzibar
2. New York
3. Ghana

Have you ever travelled with girl friends, LWT style?
Never but we are planning Mozambique for December and Zanzibar.

What is your ideal ladies trip?
The ideal destination for me is an island trip so Zanzibar is perfect. An area that is tranquil and away from the rush and corporate atmosphere of the city. Zanzibar would allow us the silence to connect and talk and be without distractions as women.

We can't wait to hear back on Pale's ladies trip to Mozambique!
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A night of 50c Mojitos

When the night drew in after spending the day with Elephants and nature, I was sooo ready to wind down and experience another epic evening in the streets of Chiang Mai.

So I put on my going out outfit, and got my energy up to go jamming with Teeks.

There we were driving around on our scooter to find the perfect spot that would accept our crazy personalities. After whizzing through a couple of streets he remembered a good friend's spot...

My heart beamed with excitement as the first thing I saw was the 50c Mojitos and Caipirinhas. It was an intimate spot in one of the alleys. The ambiance was reggae vibes, chilled people who were there to meet new people and share different stories. Met a lady called Nicole from Isle of Man who quit her job to come work in Chiang Mai for 9 months. Then there was another girl who had been living in Chiang Mai for three years now. Quit her job in Paris, packed up her things and now her life is in Chiang Mai. What a lovely time to hear so many people's stories. That's the amazing thing I love about travelling is all the people you meet along the way and everyone has a story to tell. While sipping on delicious Mojitos all night, we had the pleasure of listening to people playing on their guitars and singing such amazing songs..

At 6am, we all decided that Mojito night had to come to a close. With the sun shining Teeks and I hopped onto our scooter and headed off for breakfast.

The amazing thing about traveling, you meet such interesting people and hear their stories. We all have a story to tell. People give me a buzz.If I could spend my nights like this every day, my soul would be singing high notes.

Riding elephants, bamboo rafting and white river rafting

After what was an amaze balls evening and only getting 3 hours of sleep, myself and Teeks gathered our momentum once again and headed off to spend an adventure packed day with nature.

Our clan is Batloung which is Elephants, so it was only fitting to go and experience the day with the Thai elephants which are known to be the smartest elephants. Our morning started off with riding the elephants and then we spent time to cool off and had a delicious traditional Thai meal, and of course we needed to quench our thirst with some beer. Once our tummies were satisfied, we headed off for bamboo rafting.

The guy steering the raft had so much trust in me and let me steer it myself. With 7 people on it, I have to say I did a sterling job and my muscles got a good workout. That wasn't the end of our adventure filled day, we then headed off to go white river rafting.. My first time and it was sooo much fun. I almost fell out and I was sopping wet after that.
Seeing we were wet already, we decided to go swim under a waterfall. Other children listened and brought bikini's, I decided that wasn't going to stop me, so I joined the fun in my undies (They were matching, thank goodness).

It was refreshing to spend an entire day out in the beautiful mountains of Chiang Mai and truly appreciate what nature has to offer.

I seem to find amusement everywhere I go.

The moment you step on this, you feel like you are going to plunge into the water

Bamboo rafting

What a delicious meal

Its all about the first sip

"Hello boy. Let Teeks give you some love"

Waterfall swimming. Teeks is always surrounded by girls.

Teeks in his element

Chiang Mai you continue to take my breath away and make me fall madly in love with Thailand.

First night out in Chiang Mai

So my first night out in Chiang Mai was AWESOME BALLS. After a day of being in the mountains and enjoying the streets of Chiang Mai, I had to go out with my brother and see if he is still one of the best people to go partying with. Yip, he did not disappoint.

Met up with the gang. What amazing peeps they are. The brief time spent together was awesome.

One of the girls who is training with my brother was celebrating her birthday, and I am a big trooper when it comes to celebrating birthdays so I was adamant we throw it down  proper true trooper style for Whitney!

After having dinner on the sidewalk, Whitney bought some beers that we could drink while walking in search of a spot. Our first spot was the Rooftop bar, where you had to take your shoes off before entering the deck. No chairs, just people seated on cushions. What an amazing vibe, great view, amazing dj and great cocktails. After that we spent the night bar hopping. Another amazing place was 'The Zoe in Yellow Garden' where they had a live band. At some point it was just Teeks, myself and Whitney on the dance floor, what an experience. My brother sure knows how to draw in the hot girls and left Whitney and I going home alone to deal with a TUK TUK driver who wanted to cheat us of the bill.

The best troop ever!

Me and Teeks. The brother that I love beyond words can describe! What a legend!

I took my shoes to the next level. They were brand new dammit!

I could spend all my evenings at this deck.

The dj that rocked the deck.

Teeks and Elli

Myself and Whitney had to jam to the tunes.

What an awesome balls band.

I just had to take a pic of him. Can you see why!Well the camera could.

Birthday girl feeling the evening. That's right boo!

Hmm, those shots. That's all I can say. It went down hill from  here.

Teeks has to always find a hottie. That's my bro.

Yip, gotta find a hottie for me too.

Elli, Teeks and Elli's friend

Elli stole these Thai shorts. True trooper style. We salute you Elli.

Chiang Mai showed me TOP TIMES! The people there sure know how to party! Thank you a million times.

Love World Tour Asia 2012 has kicked off

Finally I have gotten a chance to start blogging about my Asia travels. I thought that it would have been a seamless process blogging while on my travels, but I found out that I was having too much fun to blog. But now I am all settled back home, and I can spend some time going back in time on a trip that has changed me.

To be honest, I really did not know what to expect, what I did know was that it would be a trip that would change my outlook on life. I am a truly traveled individual, but every time is a different and unique experience and I am excited about how it changes me and what I get from my travels.

The start off my Asia travels saw the end of my New York holiday, a holiday that will go down as being truly memorable.

So my flight from Egypt to Bangkok was delayed by 18 hours, but that did not get me down. Once I eventually arrived in Bangkok, the excitement kicked in.  I need to say that Bangkok airport has got to be the most jacked up airport I have been to thus far. Everything is well organized, people are incredibly helpful, the free wifi actually works properly, and getting a taxi is a pleasurable experience. So off I went to the State Railway of Thailand to catch a train to make my way to Chiang Mai where my brother Teeks lives.

This is where Love World Tour Asia began. Thailand, Chiang Mai.

I visited my brother Teeks who lives up in the mountains of Chiang Mai. Being a Muay thai instructor he manages the school in the mountains. He lives a simple life that is filled with serenity and inner peace. It wasn't so much that I was in Thailand that I was so overwhelmed, it was seeing my brother after over more than a year. Seeing how he has grown into a handsome young man who's outlook on life is so refreshing.

Off we went and hailed down a TUK TUK which is one of Asia's main public transport system. Their main transport is scooters. Scooters scooters everywhere you look. The day started off with breakfast and one of Teek's favourite places, all for just 30baht which is $1. After checking into where TK first stayed when he arrived to Thailand, we proceeded to go and rent a scooter. Was I beaming with excitement or what?

We spent the day going to the market to buy fruit which we ate up in the mountain and exploring the breath taking views the mountains have to offer. Whilst Teeks sorted out a few admin stuff, I spent time chatting to a Monk who was up for a break. I have never been asked such profound questions in my life. Some questions I looked at the Monk with a puzzled face, some questions I was worried about what his reaction would be. Out of all the questions asked, the one that really made me rethink my life was, "What are you doing to take care of your soul?" That question was my guide for the rest of my trip. That question is one of the reasons I have decided there are some things in my life that add little and at times no value. That questions guided what it was I truly wanted to get out of this trip and out of my life. What I do know is that life is what you make of it, what you take out of it. I do know that life is not waiting for me to start living, it keeps going with or without me.

After the mountains we headed off back to the City to grab some Thai food. Curry and sushi were the order of the day. What a delicious meal.

The fruit that made my mouth water. I only remember the name of the big one-Dragon fruit

The school that Teeks suns

Such beautiful children- I wanted to take one back home for Tumi

Teeks and I ready to scoot off

Taxi- So cheap to take one

The Thailand Railway station- Find a space on the floor and sit and wait for your train.

The Muay Thai instructors have to wear white..

Hill tribe house

TUK TUK