So let’s just say I have been on a favourite five hiatus… The last time I put together my list of favourites was in June 2015 meaning a full seven months have passed in between, including the start of summer, my birthday and Christmas! I always find the start of the year is a crazy […] Read more...

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We have both re-capped on our highlights of Paris (here and here) from our trip a couple of months ago but have yet to speak about the second leg of holiday; Madrid. Ilaria visited the Spanish capital a few years ago on another girls’ holiday and fell in love with the vibrant city – so much so […] Read more...

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I am embarrassed to admit that up until a few months ago, I didn’t really know what Zomato was, let alone know that they would be turning 7 this year! Zomato, for those (a probably very small number of people) that don’t know, is an amazing amalgamation of restaurants loaded onto one online database. This […] Read more...

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Every month, a group of awesome girls get together for book wine club. We take turns to host; we get to gossip, sip lots of vino, eat good food and just generally catch up. It’s something that we so look forward to each month, and this past one we had the pleasure of being hosted […] Read more...

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There is always a risk, I think, in returning to a place you loved so much the first time: the risk that perhaps you remembered things too favourably, or upon one’s return the clichés of the place seem true. It is with utmost certainty, however, that I can say my second time in Paris resulted […] Read more...

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