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Travel: 5 things to do in Naples and the Amalfi Coast

Sep 15

A had a very short but sweet visit to Naples and the Amalfi coast earlier this month. Here are my 5 essential things to do: 1. Food, food, food! A visit to this region wouldn’t be complete without a long tick list of food I HAD to eat whilst there, including Pizza, Pizette, Spaghetti Vongole, […]

Travel: My 5 favourite makeup shops in NYC

Apr 15

During a very cold and snowy week in March I went to spend a couple of days with my ex-pat English friend Laura (and meet her new husband) deliver a couple of kgs of Cadbury’s chocolate and splurge on a large amount of new makeup kit. I’m not sure I can call this post a […]

Travel: January Recharging on South Goa Beaches

Feb 15

January is the UK’s worst month I reckon. On the slide out of Christmas and New Years partying, everyone’s broke and it’s freezing and quite possibly wet. Which pretty much makes it the best time to escape to India for some Winter sun. South Goa beaches were the chosen destination. We stayed on Palolem […]

Travel: 24 hours in Bordeaux

Jan 15

After a family ski holiday we had one night in Bordeuax before flying home to the UK. Here’s what we did with our 24 hours: 4pm after checking in to Hotel Notre Dame (a basic but clean and well located hotel) we poked around the shops of Chartrons. This is my favourite area of Bordeaux […]

Travel : A quick break in Istanbul

Dec 14

After a couple of long haul trips this year I’d squirrelled enough air miles for a flight to Istanbul and luckily so had my pal Paola (if you’re into yummy Pugliese and Italian home cooking, fan girling Sophia Loren and ’90’s Versace you need to follow her instagram account) We stayed at Mama Shelter a […]

Travel: Re-visiting East Coast Australia

Nov 14

Eleven years since my last visit and I did a very whistle stop tour of East coast Australia for a close friend’s wedding and to teach a workshop in Melboune. Here’s a few highlights.

Travel: A Quick Jaunt to Malaysia

Nov 14

I stopped in Malaysia for a quick little jaunt on the way back from Australia to get a bit of r&r on the beach and see my friend Sara in Kuala Lumpar. Here’s some things I loved: Dim Sum at the Mandarin Oriental in KL – surprisingly reasonable, amazing service as expected and of […]