When I was a child I was made to think that with every year that passed individual birthdays would pale into insignificance until only the “big ones” were celebrated. The thought of waiting nine years between my 21st and my 30th birthdays to put on an inflatable crown and eat cake for breakfast, lunch and dinner felt unfathomable. When my…
It’s better to be safe than sorry, so to ensure every eventuality is covered use this list to make a note of the emergency contacts you might need. Take them with you, and store them in your phone. 1. Consulate / Embassy Note down the address, email, contact number and opening times. Some websites even details what to do in…
If you have been watching Love island this blog post is for you. If you haven’t, well hey - it might still be relevant! Yewande and Danny are a little love story just waiting to happen. To give you some background, the two are now coupled up and all seemed rosy and well, ya know, just meant to be… after…
Two weeks ago Sunday we took a one-day trip to North Devon. The two small villages Lynton and Lynmouth were our coastal destinations, located within the Exmoor National Park. I'd seen a lot of pictures about the charming villages and the breathtaking coastal path which was enough reason for me to put them on my travel bucket list for this…
Do you ever feel like you have watched everything that is on YouTube, you are not in the mood for the 27th re-run of your TV show on Netflix and you don’t have quite enough time to sit down with a book? I recently discovered that, in this scenario, podcasts are a really good alternative. I was admittedly a bit…
Queenie is a 25 year old woman of British Jamaican background, who works for a newspaper in London and is on a break from her boyfriend of three years, Tom. It's fairly obvious to the reader that Tom doesn't want Queenie back, but she can't accept this and she's finding it hard to move on; the novel occasionally flits back…
Spice Girls isn’t a band, it’s a movement. And that could certainly be said for the thousands of women stood in torrential rain belting 90s classics. I had the pleasure of seeing the Spice Girls at Ashton Gate Stadium, and this is an account of my experience. Born in 1991, I was raised on Zig ah Zig Ahs but the…
Like Ying and Yang, peaches and cream and bread and butter, bottomless and brunch is most definitely one of the best combinations out there! Whether you’re feeling a traditional brunch, or something a bit different, Bristol has plenty of bottomless brunches to offer. If like me there’s nothing you enjoy more on the weekend than good food, a nice drink…
Ask anyone how they feel when they look in the mirror and I’m sure not one person will come back and say they are 100% happy with how they look. But currently, girls as young as 17 are having procedures to change the way they look. My concern is what hope do we have for the next generation? Let’s get…
Professional photographer Manon was a guest speaker at House 21's Blogging Workshop & Brunch in Cardiff in March where she treated all the brunchers to an insight into what she does as a photographer to ensure her picture pop. Here are her go-to starting points to help you amplify your blog photos for that professional, sharp style: Always use…