Monday, September 28, 2015
Turkey | Butterfly Valley | Kelebekler Vadisi
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
#BLFW | Bloggers Fashion Week | The Bloggers Hangout | OXO2 London
I was lucky enough to attend Bloggers Fashion Week at the OXO2 venue the other week and was so glad to meet up with Vanisha again. I attended the evening session and arrived just as it started, which meant there was plenty of opportunity to talk to the brands showcasing their products.
Walking over Blackfrairs Bridge, I got the most amazing view of the river and the OXO Tower. The event itself was organised by The Bloggers Hangout to fit in line with London Fashion Week.
They organised two catwalk shows and a big selection of brands for the event.
There were two rooms; the main room, which held the showcasing brands and the catwalk area and a Gifting Lounge, in which brands spoke further in depth about their products and gave you the chance to sample their products.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Paris | Château de Versailles | Palace of Versailles
What Beautiful palace and gardens not far from Paris, the former home of the infamous Louis VI and Marie Antoinette. Opulent interiors and luxurious gardens, its quintessential pre-revolution France at its finest. Go for the day and sit by the lake with a picnic or rent a boat before exploring the palaces.
Getting There My closest station for the RER C (overground train) was St Michel-Notre Dame but it completely depends on where you are in Paris. Head to Versailles Rive Gauche, its a walkable distance to the Palace and shouldn't take more than 15minutes max. Prepare to wait that long in the ticket/security queues at least. There is another station in Versailles that will get you back to Paris which is a sort of walkable distance from the Palace (As I learnt the hard way) but i'd avoid it. If you have a Navigo pass it will cover you to the zone you need but if you're using single use T+ tickets you'll have to get a separate one for the train.
Cost Tickets are about €15 but that will only get you into the main palace, gardens are free but the trianon palace and marie-antionette's estate are extra. plus you'll want more to treat yourself to some macarons from the on-site Laduree. Over the winter, its free admission for everyone on the first Sunday each month. Bear in mind that over the winter a lot of the garden statues will be covered so you won't see it in all its' glory. Free admission for all EU citizens under 26 too. It is worth paying extra for a guided audio tour because you'll get more out of your visit if you learn about the palace's history. Ticket details are here.
Tip Allow a little extra in the budget for hiring a golf cart, the parkland is bigger than it looks and it will take hours to walk around. Don't expect to see everything in one day, it will take several visits to see everything properly, and if you rush you won't be able to take it all in! Don't miss the hall of mirrors (Galerie des Glaces) and try and make your visit coincide with a special show with the fountains.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
#DMBloggerParty | Dirty Martini | Hanover Sq.
People didn't really start turning up until about 7:30-8:00, so we had the booths to ourselves and were given a complimentary welcome glass of Prosecco. We were just glad to be off our feet! We were very well looked after by the staff, and the lovely bar staff even charged my phone for me.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Paris | Place de la Concorde
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Homemade Body Scrub with All in Packaging*
Saturday, September 12, 2015
#BloggersLunch | Pizza Express
Last Saturday we both attended the #BloggersFestival. Having attended these type of events without each other in the past, we know how nerve-racking it can be when you don't know anyone else. We decided to combat this by teaming up with Holly from The Holly Days blog and inviting bloggers to come to lunch at Victoria Street's Pizza Express with us beforehand so that at least they'd know someone before the event. From talking to bloggers on twitter, we found the lunch idea to be quite popular and in the end had about 25 girls all eager to meet up with other bloggers to chat and scoff pizza 2 hours before the festival we were all going to.
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