Category Archives: Globetrotting
Australia Day
In honour of it being Australia Day, I thought I’d celebrate the things I love (and miss) the most about that gorgeous corner of the world I call my homeland (for it is all these things, and a wealth of … Continue reading
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Paris: The Vintage Chanel and Hermes Emporium, Les Trois Marches
Regular readers will know that I rarely blog about individual stores I visit on my travels, so when I do it means it’s a very special place indeed. When I was in Paris a couple of months ago, I met … Continue reading
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Paris: The Chanel Christmas Windows at Printemps
This year, Chanel have taken over the entire storefront of Printemps, that grand dame of the Parisian department stores on Boulevard Haussmann, for Christmas. And given my adoration for all things Chanel, it was a given that a visit to … Continue reading
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Souvenirs de Paris
Heavenly scented treasures from Diptyque and Annick Goutal; the obligatory mini Eiffel Towers (which I will dot around the house beside candles and atop books) Today is an enforced lazy day (as in; breakfast at 11, a refusal to leave … Continue reading
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31 Rue Cambon
I must confess, I’m struggling to function today after getting home from a weekend in Paris at 2:30 this morning (thanks to a delayed Eurostar). For now, I’m happily swathed in cashmere and consolling myself with the blissful memories of a weekend … Continue reading
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Cambridge: Hotel du Vin
For our Cambridge Staycation, the Clever Boyfriend and I checked into the charming Hotel du Vin. Although I’d passed this Cambridge institution many a time, thinking how warm and twinkly and iniviting it looked on dark evenings, I’d never actually … Continue reading
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The Cambridge Staycation
A couple of weekends ago, the Clever Boyfriend and I were both tired, run-down and in much need of a some quality relaxation. But given I had just returned from two weeks in New York (which immediately followed Fashion Week … Continue reading
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New York, New York!
It’s a little known fact about me, but I’ve lost track of the number of fantasies I must have had about running off to perform on Broadway as a child. For years and years I tortured my parents by prancing … Continue reading
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New York: Strolling Soho
The thing I love most about New York is that every neighbourhood has such a distinct feel. Unlike the manicured feel of the Upper East Side, or the slightly gritty, arsty vibe of Brooklyn, the streets that make up Soho … Continue reading
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New York: The Brooklyn Flea Market
Because I have been to New York a few times before (and had a full 10 days on this trip), this time I had the luxury of having enough time to just go slow and absorb the city’s quieter treasures. … Continue reading
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New York: Ladies Who Lunch & Leafy Streets on the Upper East Side
Whenever I land in New York, I make a beeline for the Upper East Side; home to gossip girls and ladies who lunch, tree-lined streets, glorious art galleries and the kind of apartments that have gloved doormen and a line … Continue reading
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I Heart New York
Hello from New York, my lovelies! As those who follow me on Twitter will know, I’ve escaped to New York for 10 blissful days of post-Fashion Week downtime. I’m staying with my favourite girl in New York, Nicolette Mason, and … Continue reading
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Oh, I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside!
Last weekend, I went to spend the weekend with one of my favourite blog friends, the divine Amanda (aka The Online Stylist), in Dorset. On Saturday, there were picnics, walks around castles, cocktails at the harbour and generally much giddy … Continue reading
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