As some of you will know, ten years ago I lost my sister, Vivienne to Cystic Fibrosis at the age of 33. She had a lifelong battle with the illness and was finally put onto the transplant list for a heart and lung transplant when she was around 30. Her time left was running out
Brighton
BATTLE OF THE NATIONS: My perfect weekend in Brighton
I’ve always had a huge place in my heart for my hometown of Brighton. I wasn’t born here, but I moved here as soon as I was old enough and have just kept on gravitating back every time I’ve moved away. There really is no other place like it. When the lovely people from Hotel
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London Pride 2014 in Pictures
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TRAVEL: Peru & ‘Proving I’m the Boss’ on the Inca Trail
It feels like a long time ago that I was in Peru. I’ve been meaning to write about my time on the Inca Trail for a while – however, it such an amazing experience I’ve stuggling put down into words. When GiffGaff recently contacted me with their new We’re All the Boss campaign, I knew
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PHOTOGRAPHY: Colourful Brighton
Brighton is one of the most cultural, colourful cities in the UK. Around every corner you’ll see something original and unique, from street art to quirky little boutiques and bizarre tearooms. I’ve lived here for years and I’m still discovering something new everyday, you could never get bored in Brighton. I have to say that
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BRIGHTON: Date night at Jamie’s Italian
Last week I was excited to be invited to review Jamie’s Italian in Brighton – the perfect excuse for a mid-week impromptu date night with my lovely lady. So after work we headed down to Jamie’s Italian, located on Black Lion Street for our date. Upon arrival at the restaurant we were greeted by the super friendly
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BRIGHTON: Bluebird Tea Co. Mixology
Last week the Brighton Bloggers and I were invited to attend a Tea Mixology evening at the newly opened Bluebird Tea Co Mixologists on Gardner St, Brighton. We met at one of my favourite restaurants in town La Choza for the obligatory blogger catch-up, some delicious Mexican food and of course, a cocktail or two before
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Life Lately #14: A weekend of homemaking, babies and picnics
I’ve just had one of the loveliest weekends in a long time. Firstly, we started doing the flat up, buying new bits for it and making it our own. It’s going to take a lot of work, but it’s been really fun personalising it and giving it a good scrub! I was up at 8am
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LIFE: Who is easier to live with – Men or Women?
So, this post has been an interesting one to plan. I wasn’t really sure how to word it or what to include, but I wanted to talk about my recent change in living arrangements. For those of you who have been following my blog for a while will know a little while ago I was
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Life Lately #13: Sandyballs & Seaside Shenanigans
Sandyballs / Amazing Chocolate Fondue / Soaking up the sunRiverside drinks / Fordingbridge / RobbieNature Trail / Fighting Cocks / Beautiful purple flowers Another busy week! The first part of the week started off with a dining in the dark experience at the newly revamped Dirty Blonde bar in Brighton with Lauren. We then took
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Blindfolded, by a Dirty Blonde
This week myself and the lovely Lauren from Belle Du Brighton were invited along to a very exciting Blogger dining experience at the newly opened Dirty Blonde bar in Brighton. We were treated to a sumptuous fine dining menu, with a catch! We would be blindfolded, and asked to dine in the dark. The evening
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Peru Update 3: Lake Titicaca
Although we have been back a couple of weeks now, it seems just yesterday we were in Peru and sailing across one of the most famous lakes in the world, Lake Titicaca. The lake is the highest navigable lake in the world at around 3800m above sea level, and for me was one of those