Author: The Elle in Elle Va

Hello! It's good to meet you. My name is Molly, and this is my travel blog.

A Guide to Happy Music: Paolo Nutini’s ‘Sunny Side Up’ 

Before the slippery slope of search for meaning and the inevitable slide into suicidal ideation, there is Sunny Side Up.  Paisley singer Paolo Nutini’s second album, Sunny Side Up, was released on the 1st of June 2009. Critics were unfavourable, attempting to squeeze the CD into predefined genres and finding none of them quite fit the hyperactive acoustic. For normal people, however, Sunny Side Up … Continue reading A Guide to Happy Music: Paolo Nutini’s ‘Sunny Side Up’ 

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What To Expect When Visiting A Jimjilbang As A Solo Female Traveler

Slow Nights for Fast Days A night shrouded Seoul rolls by on the other side of the window. The slow mugunghwa train stops at some stations and trundles through others, but the city is undeniably upon it now. The passengers are everywhere, businessmen lazing in the aisles, two American tourists sitting on their joint suitcase both barely awake, an ahjussi chatting away on his phone.  … Continue reading What To Expect When Visiting A Jimjilbang As A Solo Female Traveler

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22 Books On My ‘To Be Read’ List For 2022

I’ve never made a ‘to be read’, mostly because reading is not something I’m very good at, and I’m not good at doing anything regularly. In part, I am making this list so that I can prepare for the year ahead, which I know is one of the only ways I’ll actually go through with reading at least a few of the books below.  The … Continue reading 22 Books On My ‘To Be Read’ List For 2022

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5 (very, very long) Reasons Why Fiverr is the Worst Place to Start Freelancing, 

and Why We Still Use it Anyway.  Here’s something new to this blog; let’s talk about copywriting. I have been using Fiverr for 2 years now as a seller. I’ve written sales copy, articles and blog posts for countless businesses, have achieved a Level 2 seller rating, worked with almost a hundred clients, and (somehow) kept up a solid 5 star average for my reviews. … Continue reading 5 (very, very long) Reasons Why Fiverr is the Worst Place to Start Freelancing, 

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Songs of the World You’ve Probably Never Heard, But Definitely Need To

Before we begin, here is the link to the Spotify playlist that has all these songs, but if you’re not a Spotify user I will link all the YouTube videos for them too! If you’d have asked me back in 2015 what my music taste was, first off I’d have told you to strap in because music literally formed the entire fabric of my being … Continue reading Songs of the World You’ve Probably Never Heard, But Definitely Need To

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I Got Recruited by a South Korean Cult

(ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE IDENTITIES OF THOSE INVOLVED) It’s late summer in Seoul, which if you’ve never visited, means either humid sun, or typhoons.  The 30 degree heat that I had become used to in my first week here, is now punctuated regularly by heavy showers, at the first sign of which the entire population of the city pops up their … Continue reading I Got Recruited by a South Korean Cult

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8 ‘Pros and Cons’ of the Post-Uni Gap Year

We all know what a gap year is, but everyones’ ideas of a successful gap year are different. To some it’s a break before they have to get their head down, be it in work or at university; the calm before the storm. To others it’s an opportunity to expand their CV or get some work experience. Your gap year is whatever you want it … Continue reading 8 ‘Pros and Cons’ of the Post-Uni Gap Year

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