Have you ever bought prescription glasses online or do you usually go to the optician to select your new frames?  Up till now I have always tried on my glasses in person.  I am that lovely near-sighted girl who continues to put on and take off different frames in comparison inches away from the mirror.... Read More »

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I take you today to London to easily my top favourite place to eat, Tiroler Hut Restaurant.  It is an Austrian  restaurant that we found randomly while taking a walk from where we were staying in Notting Hill.  We went there for dinner with my family, my mum, my sister, and my husband’s father who... Read More »

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It is our first #TravelTuesday for February and I have so much I want to share with you today!  First off we have a brand new button for 2014.  I wanted something new and bright and hope you all will enjoy a little something different to share on your Travel Tuesday posts and blog sidebars.... Read More »

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I mentioned that the London Bloggers Tea was a success and today I share with you the photographs to prove it! I have met other bloggers before with the Bristol Fashion Week and have been on a couple of ‘blates’, but this was my first time meeting a group of bloggers of which I had... Read More »

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It is Tuesday and so you know what that means: Travel Tuesday! I have really enjoyed looking through all the links up this past week.  I was homesick by by Louisa with her P is for the Perfect Pacentro, learning about how Kate’s Dad Lives in Kenya, and having my wanderlust fueled further by Lindsey’s travels to Thailand.... Read More »

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Today I had the amazing opportunity to go to London for an awesome London Blogger Tea arranged by the beautiful Selena.  It was so great to meet so many of my blogger friends in person after following their blogs online.  I met and made new friends and the event flew by so fast.  I want... Read More »

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Travel Tuesday is here and since it is our first Tuesday of the month it means our themed post! November’s prompt is ‘relationships’.  I love solo travel but I just as much appreciate the relationships I have when I travel with family and friends.  On a recent trip to London with my visiting family we... Read More »

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