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The Colours of London When the Skies Are Grey.
I’m learning fast about the weather in London. The sunny days are a rare blessing. I was lulled into a false sense of what spring in London meant when my first two days here were cool but sunny. Fortunately, the rain is mostly a light shower than anything torrential at the moment. Nothing that a…
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Celebrity Journalism. Shakespeare. South Bank.
It’s taken 2 whole days but I’ve finally done it. The planets aligned for me today and I bought this meal from Pret A Manger. Prets are all over the city but for some reason, I’m never near one when I need one. Or more precisely, the ones I’ve been around were never open early…
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West End Cuppas. Parks and Palaces. The Burough Markets.
Try as I might, I’m just not meant to be hip. I might push stylistic boundaries by using my in room bar as a jewellery stand (photo as promised, Willow & Lotus) and a fruit bowl. Poncho – Missoni, jeans – J Brand, boots – Bally, skivvy – Target, necklace – Red Phoenix Emporium FF…
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Keeping My Wig On. Tangle Teezers. Princi, Soho. My First Eight Hours In London.
Eight hours ago, I landed in London wide eyed and somewhat jet lagged. I’m willing myself to get in sync with London time and am only going to bed at my ‘regular’ bed time of just after 9pm. It frightens me to think when I actually last went to bed properly and I’m still a…
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My Mexican Cousin, Southbank Melbourne
I think Melbourne took summer away from Sydney this year. Perhaps it was the universe using the weather as a subtle hint to Melburnians to embrace colour for a bit and put the black away. On my whirlwind trip, it hit 35C during the day and the heat didn’t really seem to go anywhere once…
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Outifit Algorithms. Models Prefer. Goodbye Again, Sydney.
Honestly, I empathise with the fash pack as they prepare their luggage for the Paris RTW shows over the coming weeks. As a mere mortal, I’ve been struggling all day with my packing for London. It got to the point where I had to leave the house for a swim to regroup and refocus. I…
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The SSG and Kitchenware Direct Kitchen Drawer Sanity Giveaway.
Prepare yourselves emotionally, readers. Have a tim tam, no take two. This giveaway is going to bring positive decluttering energy into your home. Not only that, I’m about to present to you a kitchen appliance review that went off without a hitch. I opened the box, followed the instructions and voila, it worked. Brad at…
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Home Without Baggage. Brunetti, Carlton.
I’ve been to Melbourne and now I’m back. Just me, not my checked in baggage. All the self check in baggage scanners at the Qantas terminal in Melbourne’s domestic airport crashed yesterday. Fortunately, the human scanners still worked so the hundreds of us that were flying out got onto our flights but I’m not quite…
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15 MInutes on A Saturday Morning. Off to Melbourne.
This is another one of those super early Saturday mounting posts. I don’t know where Friday night went, actually. I turned in early after going down the road for Subway. Mr SSG and I were not only the oldest patrons but also the ones with the most clothes on, it was Friday night after all.…
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Contact-ing, Baby Lips and Skinny Pens. The Excitement Of.
Well, it’s officially less than a week until I live on a plane for a day en route to London. Say what you like, real books do photograph better than e-books! Which is generally the stage on my travel planning time line when I buy the relevant Lonely Planet guide at Books Kinokuniya and finally…