For my 100th blog post I decided to dedicate it to my amazing boyfriend, who has supported me through my blogging adventure and through every step of the past 20 months. We wind each other up all the time, but that’s what makes our relationship work. We met while on ICS in another country, our…
Author: TheGreatAmbini
Girton Spring Ball 2018
Hello fellow budget hunters, I feel bad writing this post as I never went to Girton. I didn’t even go to Cambridge! BUT.. My boyfriend did and he is a Girtonian through and through. This Friday we went to their Spring ball (which felt like winter) and it was such an amazing experience. I have…
6 reasons you need to visit Bristol
Hello fellow budget hunters, Recently, I have been back to Bristol for the first time in many years, it is a city I love almost as much as Cardiff. We used to come here all the time when we were younger and it still feels the same. Bristol is known as the fun city, it…
Happy Birthday to the Great Ambini!!
Hello fellow budget hunters! Today is the anniversary of me setting up my blog – This site is 1 year old today! It blows my mind at how popular it has been during these past 365 days. It turns out people actually want to hear my stories and ramblings! For my blogs birthday I have…
Why I love Romania so much..
Hello fellow budget hunters Today I am reminiscing about my trip to Romania last March, it’s been 11 month and I am already pinning to go back to Timisoara – I have been back to Romania since, back in November… but I have serious travel envy at the moment. I am currently in my final…
Top 10 tips for being a minimalist packer!
Hello, Most of us are definitely not minimalist. Anyone who has ever seen my wardrobe can vouch for that. However, I have been making an effort to tidy up my life and clear out all the unnecessary items that I don’t need. I currently own far too many clothes still, but after 6 bags of…
The Donkey Incident
Hello fellow budget hunters Today’s post is another storytime. This one features a great throwback picture of me when I was 11 or 12 so let’s not be too mean!! The Story In the summer after my first year of high school, my parents decided to go on a staycation. We had looked at going…
Ways I am trying to be zero waste..
Hello , Today’s post is quite a green one, but something I think is important. I have been studying Global Environmental Politics this term and I have been finding it very interesting. I have now realised that the biggest cause of problems in the environment is our mentality of over-consumption, we are encouraged to buy…
My top 5 coffee shops in Cardiff
Hello fellow budget hunters This is going to be a post about the top 5 coffee shops I love in Cardiff. I will confess I have not been to all the coffee shops in the whole city – and there is no testing criteria! I will just be telling you my 5 favourite places to…
The Malvern Hills
Hello fellow budget hunters Today I am back on the storytelling drive. This happened in August last year, when my boyfriend came to visit me house sitting. Two of our friends came to stay with us, from London, so there was a lot of surprise over the rural area I live in. I only moved…