Well, I’m back to reality after an excellent 5 days at the Travel Bloggers Unite Conference in Rotterdam. What on earth was I doing at a Travel Bloggers Conference I hear you ask? Well, that’s a long story, but to cut it substantially shorter I’d been asked to speak on a panel at the conference
I expect lots of you have already seen the Great Gatsby by now? I’ve been in Rotterdam for the last week, so haven’t seen it yet, and as you read this I’m travelling home and will be heading to the cinema as soon as I can. I’ve been really excited about this film as I
Have you ever had flowers for lunch? I have! Last week I was invited to try the lunch menu at The Bulgari Hotel that had been created for the Chelsea Flower Show. I’ve never been to the Chelsea Flower Show in person, but I watch it on TV every year, is that sad? I’d love
Today is my birthday. I know, you probably forgot, but there’s still time to arrange for a courier to bring me cake and champagne. I share a birthday with Mr Chick, so we make a bit of an event of it, and like any self respecting grown up extend it for an entire weekend at
Happy Friday! Today, for me, a holiday of sorts begins. It is my birthday on Monday and I have party plans aplenty for the weekend. Then on Tuesday I will be Rotterdam bound for the Travel Bloggers Unite conference where I will be appearing on a panel on the Friday morning. So today I shall
I have loads of things I want to write up for this blog at the moment, including some reviews, but time just keeps getting away from me. I’m away for most of next week, so probably won’t have time for much in the way of posting, but I thought I’d leave you with a quick
Another in my never ending hunt for glamorous but wearable lingerie. Gossard are a brand that I was very familiar with in my youth, which was around the “Hello Boys!” advertising bill board era, but I stopped paying much attention to as I remember them as not the most comfortable of contraptions. Recently they have
Happy Bank Holiday Monday! It’s a Bank Holiday here in the UK. I’ve had a pretty wonderful weekend so far and the weather has played it’s part with glorious sunshine. I was over optimistic on Friday night and went out without a jacket, but as long as I’m not that foolish again it feels like
Look video! I’ve been being asked for a tutorial for this 20s/30s inspired pin curl hair do for a very long time, at least since this post from Paris in 2011! When I had longer hair and did this style at the front I used to pin my hair under at the back into a