A Bit More About Me
Happy Spooner is the travel diary of a Tennessee native living in London, United Kingdom.
Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, I studied architecture at the University of Virginia where my love of travel began during a study abroad trip to Vicenza, Italy. Following graduation in 2008 I bought a one way plane ticket to Australia where I spent 9 months in Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, and New Zealand. I ended my gap year early, originally planning on traveling for 2 years, and returned stateside for a boy. Easily the best decision I ever made.
After living in the Northern Virginia area (with an amazing view that must be mentioned) for 4 years, both my boyfriend and I decided to pursue master’s degrees abroad, he in France and myself in Sweden. After a fabulous two years in Scandinavia, in the summer of 2014 we reunited in London. Here we are now.
On December 6th, 2014 we finally upped the ante and took a ‘winning’ trip to Las Vegas. With just our immediate families and a little help from Elvis, at The Little Vegas Chapel we had a merry ol’ time. Wink wink!
Oh, I also like to hike:
Nepal, 20 days Annapurna Circuit (5,416 m / 17,769 ft), 10 days Ganesh Himal
Sweden, 5 days Kungsleden (Kebnekaise 2,106 m / 6,909 ft), 2 days Höga Kusten
Columbia, 4 days Ciudad Perdida
Norway, 4 days Lofoten Islands
Peru, 4 days Inca Trail (4,215 m / 13,829 ft)
Panama, 2 days Volcan Baru summit (3,474 m / 11,398 ft)
United Kingdom, 2 days South Downs Way
Indonesia, 1 day Mount Batur (Volcano)
Turkey, 1 day Lycian Way, 2 days Cappadocian Valleys
New Zealand, 1 day Abel Tasman
And cross country ski:
Sweden, 2 days Kungsleden (Abiskojaure)