Last week, I went to Budapest, Hungary with my friends for a nice short girly getaway. I thought I'd share some of the things that we got up to! Because this is picture heavy I haven't included any reviews or anything about the trip - but feel free to leave questions below or tweet me at @neelamjayna!

Love Always, Neelam xx

I have just flown back from Budapest (be prepared for a few buda posts coming up!) and we flew using only carry-on luggage. We could have paid a higher price for a checked-in luggage but we were hoping for a low-cost holiday and decided that a carry-on should be enough. However, the struggle with this is cramming everything into a tiny suitcase as well as abiding by the laws of carry on luggage! Now how does a beauty lover get pack into a 20cm x 20cm bag filled with 100ml or under bottles I hear you ask? Well let me tell you..

1) Write. Lists. I know I sound like a madwoman constantly saying how much I write lists and to be fair, I do see it! But writing a packing inventory really helps you to stick to the bare minimum! I made a list with all the toiletries/makeup I would need alongside the outfits I'd wear each day with a few spares in case I change my mind on the day. I know it sounds ridiculous and you could probably skip the outfit plans, but it's definitely helpful when ensuring you have things like chargers, hair ties and socks.. you know, the things you'd typically forget!

3) Packing toiletries was super hard for me because there's so many darn liquids that I use. Then I thought of 2 genius ideas! Decanting creams/gels/thicker liquids into little tester pots. Now I actually ordered mine off Amazon. They're the perfect size for a weeks worth of each product. I put my moisturiser, foundation, serum, face sun cream and primer in each pot which in total took up the space of one travel size bottle of moisturiser - great! I then wanted to take things like cleansers, toners and face mists which naturally are in bigger bottles. So I bought dupes of the perfume travelos to fill each in. This saves me taking cotton pads and also is really quick and hassle free to apply! 

4) You know that box of little testers you have? Now's the time to use it! I randomly have a lot of testers, from magazines or people handing them out on the street and I always save them for them for a rainy day. Well now is a rainy day because these testers tend to be small and nifty. For example, I was handed out shampoo and conditioner in little sachets, which was perfect because once I finished it, I could throw it in the bin and not worry about taking it home again! I also like taking little perfume testers - thanks to my boyfriend for working part time at the perfume shop for getting me some freebies! Again, these are just enough for a weeks holiday and don't take up a lot of room. 

I'd love to know what tips you have for hand luggage only trips! 

In 2 weeks time I will be jetting off to Budapest for my birthday with my two best friends and much to our dismay, we are only able to take carry-on luggage. So I thought I would share with you some of the travel toiletries that I bought for the trip. Quick disclaimer: I didn't realise you're limited to the amount of liquids you're able to take, despite being less than 100ml, so some of this won't be making it's way to Budapest with me, but I would usually take these in my travel bag in my checked-in luggage anyway! I will be doing a 'what's in my carry-on suitcase' post soon too so keep an eye out for that!

The Burj Al Arab - The number one 7* hotel in the world. Need I say more?! This iconic building that we all know so well is absolutely breathtaking and I was lucky enough to have afternoon tea at at the Skyview Bar located on the 27th floor of the gorgeous hotel! We booked this prior to our visit to Dubai, but had to pay at the end of our meal. It's definitely something that has to be booked in advance as time slots do get booked up early. We paid roughly £130 (600 AED) per person - which is a lot - but well worth the money and definitely something you need to do at least once! I booked straight from the official Jumeirah website; which was easy to navigate and all the information was readily available. I did email them for a few queries about the food and they were super fast to respond which was very impressive!