The quarter-life conundrum
Hello. It’s been a while hasn’t it. The longest I’ve gone without blogging. Thank goodness Google remembered my password. I’ve been going through a thing. A self-discovery-cum-crisis thing. So here I am, opening up about it… You are not the first person to feel afraid, and you are not the first person to feel unworthy, […]
Finding the Heart of Phuket Island, Thailand
Each time I force myself to open my eyes, another traumatising scene is witnessed; a woman vomits into her own hands, a teenage girl lies across the floor crying in helplessness, my boyfriend Allyn, who began this journey with me so strong and supportive is now collapsed against my side. It’s like I’m in a […]
Banff; The Place I Just Can’t Get Out of My Head
“Where is your favourite place?” The inevitable question I get asked as soon as I reveal I have the travel bug; man is it hard to answer. Maybe even more so that “what do you want for dinner?” Firstly, are we talking about a relaxing break here? A wild adventure? For the rich, fresh food […]
Learning to Give More of A Shit
Maybe it’s the fact I’ll soon be ticking the 26-30 box, maybe it’s the tallied up years of whatever the hell adulting is… but I’ve noticed a change in myself. I’ve started giving more of a shit. Not about what strangers think as I stroll to Tesco in my PJBs or what Kim K’s up […]
Criminal cocktails at Alcotraz Bar, Brick Lane: a review
I’ve never been arrested. In fact, the worst crime I’ve probably committed is thieving a ring from Claire’s Accessories because it didn’t have any tags and just kind of… slipped onto my finger. Even as a pre-teen, I felt incredibly guilty and have never stolen a penny sweet since. Despite being on the right side […]
Learning To Let Go of Past Friendships
Last week, two of my galspirations Kim Catrall and Sarah Jessica Parker publicly made it clear that there was no love lost between them and some of the world’s reactions were just, well a bit off. A catfight, ‘white woman drama’, a bitter feud, even a betrayal of the sisterhood… can a woman just call […]
Thavorn Beach Village Resort at Kamala Beach, Phuket
Note: this blog post contains affiliate links. Thank you for the support! After 18 hours of travelling, and feeling surreally sleep deprived, I rapidly began to panic. Self-doubt started to replace my confidence in being a travel deal connoisseur and my jet lagged mind shoved bug infested bathrooms and slimy swimming pools into my daydreams. […]
Rediscovering Windsor and its Royal Charm
The first time I remember being in Windsor, I was about fifteen years old. I’d reached the age where birthday lunches at Pizza Hut were replaced with a more cultured affair as we began the sudden transformation from unfussy girls into complex ladies of leisure. Alas, I found myself one chilly December evening stumbling along […]
New Year; Happier, Healthier Me.
I hate that term ‘new year, new you’. What was so wrong with the ‘old’ you that it needs a complete revamp? Unless on New Year’s Eve you were released from prison… or rehab… I think it’s a little demoralising. And why the f does it all have to kick off on January 1st? That […]
The Best Ways to Celebrate Christmas in London
Welcome to my last post of 2017! I planned to stop writing earlier but well, I had too much to say before the year was out. Rather than sign you off with a hotel review, I thought I’d share some of the festive things I’ve been up to over the last 6 weeks. I made […]