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Anita Bye

    Having fun with Ricola

    I was lucky enough to get invited to Ricola’s influencers party at Hotel Muse in Langsuan the other day. The event was held at the roof top at the Speakeasy roof top bar, just in time for sunset. As I told you guys earlier the event was very secretive, and no one of us knew the guest list nor what to expect from the event. I went there with a somewhat sceptical mind, but ended up positively surprised in every way!  They put so much tought into the event, games, prizes, and a perfect showcase of Ricola goodies. There was even a Swiss guy playing the alphorn and the accordion! Oh, and let’s not forget the Ricola inspired spiced up drinks, they definitely got the party started!

    ricola swiss man playing instrument

    ricola thailand

    Environmentally friendly, natural ingredients, high quality herbs and still great flavour!

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    Check out the new travel sized bags, I see them everywhere I go now. So easy to put in your bag and carry around, AND they’re sugar-free!

    It’s funny because I was born and raised in Norway and Ricola is quite big back home… My grandaunt will always have a box of Ricola Original herb flavour lying around. As a treat but also to clear her throat. I can’t even count all the times she’s called me to ask if I couldn’t bring her a box of these life saving pills. Safe to say, I will be bringing her some of the stuff from my goodie bag when I fly to Norway next week!

    Thank you Ricola for hosting this amazing event, and do check out their Thai website for more info, or- just step into any 7 eleven, Tesco or Family to grab a box/bag!

    Watch out for my pearly whites

    I’ve been using Opalescence Go for a couple of days now and I can honestly say it’s the best teeth whitening home kit I have ever used. It does not hurt my teeth (at least I can’t feel any pain) and the results are already there after the first day. I normally use the Crest Whitening strips, but they are hard to get your hands on here in Thailand. The price for the Cest strips are cheaper, but the time it takes to see the results are longer. I also feel that the Crest strips fades away in a short time, so I’m excited to see how long the results from Opalescense Go lasts.
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    My teeth are already pretty white compared to the norm, something that makes it hard for me to use home whitening kits because it normally won’t get much whiter. I usually have to go to the dentist for a UV-treatment, which is:

    1. Painful,
    2. Time consuming
    3. Expensive

    If you are looking for white teeth and fast results, I can really recommend this product. You can buy your box of Opalescense Go from your dentist here in Thailand for 4-5000 baht. Each box contains 10 pair of (upper and lower) trays. There are also different strength on the whitening, where I have the middle one, which is 10%. It’s recommended to use the whitening for 5 days in a row and use the rest for touch-ups. I’ve been using only three already and might stop there and use the rest for touch ups.  I’m actually wearing the trays now, so I will show you guys my results once today’s treatment is over and let you guys know how to use them. It is so easy!

    If you’re having troubles at finding a dentist selling the product, you can leave them a message on facebook.

    Party and shiny balloons

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    Thanks bae for bringing me this awesome balloon home form work. If you guys didn’t already know… I LOVE balloons!!!

    Went to Ricola’s private event held at The Speakeasy Rooftop Bar at Hotel muse. I don’t think any of the influencers had any idea of what to expect as it was super secretive. It turned out  great and I met a lot of interesting influencers and Bangkok bloggers that I didn’t even knew existed. There were actually people flying in from Singapore and Malaysia just to attend the event. So fun to be seing people I’ve been e-mailing with in real life. So many beautiful souls, and definitely some that I will be keeping in contact with. Pictures from the even will be up soon! <3

    Classic Black on a sunny day

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    This Hong Kong crew was so easy to work with! I’ll see if I can find their contact deets once the film is up in case you guys are in need for some photo services while travelling there.

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    girl wearing daniel wellington classic black watch

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    As most of you guys already know I joined the  DRE-Ducati Riding experience where I actually learned how to drive a motorbike without any prior experience. This was all to film a clip for Ducati that they are using to promote their course. Normally when I’ve done a promo for any sort of programme I’ve only done bits and pieces of it for the camera, but we actually did a full course in one day, which was super awesome. Prior to the course we made a little intro video showing our story leading up to the riding experience and we filmed it all on our roof top. The focus was mainly on the blog and Tom as a photographer so we actually managed to do work and have a post done at the same time!

    A fresh start to the week at the SO Spa

    The So SPA is an exhilarating and rejuvenating experience where ancient traditions meet the refinement and skills of the latest French cosmetology. Set in beautiful and modern surroundings with high quality ingredients to sublime our natural glow and make the daily life stress fade away- it’s a dream come true for anyone!

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    The rooms have a prefect layout to bring a plus one, maybe your partner for a romantic getaway, your friend to enjoy a nice relaxing day together or to spoil a family member who’s made themselves deserve it, hehe.

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    Endless details, every corner has something that stands out!

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    Every little details is carefully planned, this is through the peeking hole of the massage bed. It doesn’t only look nice but it smells like heaven too.

    The So Spa Bangkok represents Bangkok’s newest urban retreat destination and here- they blend the world famous Thai traditions into their French wonders. The products that are used reflects this, where East meets West. So Spa collaborates with CliqMondes the French brand known for one of the best health and beauty traditions in the world and Ytsara- a Thai product made from 100% natural ingredients to deliver the Asian Therapy treatments including authentic Thai, Balinese, Japanese and Moroccan therapies. Both products are only to be spotted at high-end hotel SPA’s.

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    Best of both worlds. Products where East meets west. Cinq Mondes from France, a multi-awarded Spa professional brand reference in Europe offering 60 retail products for face, body and art of living and Ytsara founded in Thailand in 2001 and offers unique 100% plants derived actives rich formulas. The brand has been working with the most prestigious 5 stars hotels worldwide to provide products and training.

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    The menu offers a broad selection from facials, body massages, slimming treatments and exciting starters like Spice Body Scrub, Rassoul Cream Wrap and baths. If you’re like me and can’t quite choose what you want you can also go for one of the menu suggestions. I went for the “So Well” package which was a 120 minute treatment consisting of two of their signature treatments “So Exhilarating” body massage to sooth the body and mind and followed by a rejuvenating facial for a smooth and radiance complexion. It felt amazing from beginning to the end.

    girl looking out window at so sofitel spa bangkok

    The view from the SPA suite is breathtaking- perfect to calm your nerves and connect with the nature, you will forget that you are in a city.

    The SPA room had a beautiful view over the pool area with a gorgeous bath filled with flowers and luxurious details carefully placed around the room. The staff is gentle and makes you enjoy every minute of your treatment- it’s completely quiet from surrounding sounds. The only sound you will hear is the soundtrack you choose. SO relaxing! I love the honey dripped in the mouth at the beginning making you feel sweet during the whole experience. Mm.. The fragrance of the products are just magical and so rich. Trust me you’re going to feel all smooth and rejuvenated after your visit. To top it all off you have the room and a warm bath for yourself at the end accompanied with dark chocolate, dried fruits and tea of your choice.

    The seven treatment rooms and three spa suites gives you a variety of treatment options making each return visit to SO Spa a unique experience.  Walking into the Spa makes you feel like you’re in an artsy enchanted forest with lights coming out of the shadows- giving you a feeling of calm and relaxation.

    With thanks to Sofitel for hosting me at the So Spa Bangkok <3

     

    WONDERFUL Wonderfruit

    Wonderfruit might not have the best lights, the biggest line-ups, but it does have that little something that other festivals rarely manage to obtain. The perfect setting, the vibe, the feeling of getting together and connecting with everyone and everything. All the thoughts and ideas that has gone into the art installation and stages, into picking interesting personalities to host talks, and the artist that only someone who are deeply into music will know. I had never heard of any of the artists performing at Wonderfruit this year, but there was several of them touching people’s hearts, including mine.
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    couple looking in eachothers eyes

    girl at stage at wonderfruit

    It’s typical that I saved my outfits for the party days… where we obvously didn’t bring the camera. Lession learnt to next time, fun outfit on the first day tooo AND take photos in the beginning of the festival instead of pushing it to the last day. We enjoyed ourselves too much. <3

    friends together at festival

    chicken food stand cocotte

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    meat on a platter at mad moa

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    laser structure at wonderfruit

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    edn stage at wonderfruit

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    rain forest stage at wonderfruit

    buakaw high kick

    guy doing muay thai

    There was so much passion and love into every detail… It’s not often you walk around completely contempt with what you have and are.  Fully fed, with a grin on your face, wanting to greet, smile and be friendly with every person you see… Once you enter the gates of the festival, it’s like you leave every worry from your daily life behind, it gives you a sense of freedom for four days straight. There is no rules, no laws, no work, no one looking over your shoulder. Easy. Even the small things, like where to eat, where to go… it’s all gone. I loved walking around finding hidden spots to chill around the grounds, people randomly sleeping in the she shade at every hour. Everything is good.

    So folks, if you didn’t go this year- you missed out. BUT there will be another chance for you guys in December. On a sidenote, if you guys aren’t up for camping in the heat and the boutique camping is sold out… we found a gem located only 12km away from the festival for only 590 baht a night. It was nice waking up fresh for the next day, and also Uber can pick you up for close to nothing.