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lifestyle, travel, UK

Go to Glastonbury? Don’t forget to pack these

The tickets are sold, and in June approximately 200,000 wellie-wearing festival goers will descend on Worthy Farm in Somerset for four days of the best music, great parties, good food,…

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April 29, 2019
travel, Vietnam

The Best Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, was our landing point on our trip to Vietnam, after a 13-hour flight from London. Forming our first impression of this dizzyingly…

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January 1, 2019
Australia, travel

48 hours in Brisbane Australia

Brisbane was a really special place for me to visit. My mom grew up on the outskirts of Brisbane and I was looking forward to finally seeing a place I’d…

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March 10, 2020
  • lifestyle

    Making Bubble Tea (Boba) at Home

    November 25, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Bubble Tea, or boba, has been one of my guilty pleasures over the past few months, so I decided to try making it at home. Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I earn a commission if you make a purchase. Here in the UK, we’re in lockdown once again until beginning of December. I’ve accepted that I likely won’t travel outside of the country this year. 2020 was set to be a big year for travel for me. I booked trips to Berlin and Milan – both cancelled. I was also beginning to plan trips to Mexico, Morocco,…

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    Sydney, Australia in 4 Days – the perfect itinerary

    August 24, 2020 / 0 Comments

    I loved Sydney more than I expected. So much so, that I felt a weird homesickness when returning to the UK. It was something about the lifestyle here. Sydney is a mix of buzzing, cosmopolitan city with the laid back beach vibes you would expect from Australia. Four days in Sydney felt rushed and I could have easily spent a few more exploring its various areas and spending more time relaxing at the beach. But it’s enough time to see the highlights. Here’s how to spend 4 days in Sydney. Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I earn…

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    Guide to Byron Bay, Australia

    July 27, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Byron Bay is a beach town in New South Wales, Australia known for gorgeous beaches, outdoor activities, cute cafes and healthy restaurants. It is a bit of a backpacker’s paradise meets hippie hangout with gentrification seeping through its edges. That description probably makes you want to stay far away doesn’t it? So why did I end up loving it so much when I visited in November? I arrived one afternoon off the Greyhound Bus from Coolangatta, ready to soak up some more sunshine and great beaches. The town is located just two hours down the coast from the Gold Coast. I spent about 5 days total here. Originally, I was…

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    Exploring the Gold Coast, Australia

    July 16, 2020 / 1 Comment

    After a few days in Brisbane, I left Queensland’s capital behind and headed south in search of beautiful beaches. The Gold Coast stretches just south of Brisbane from Surfer’s Paradise, the metropolitan area Gold Coast, down through Currumbin and ending at the border between Coolangatta and Tweeds Heads. I skipped the first part of the coast. It was far too touristy for my taste, too many resorts and theme parks. The whole area is popular with both Australians and tourists from farther abroad, and it’s not hard to see why. I concentrated my time in the southern suburbs of the 70km of coastline. I spent the next few days exploring…

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  • lifestyle

    Eastern North Carolina BBQ sauce recipe

    July 7, 2020 / 2 Comments

    If you saw this recent post, you’ll know I’m trying to keep myself busy now on this blog with a few recipes from some of my favourite places. This one is particularly special to me – Eastern North Carolina BBQ. This spicy vinegar based BBQ sauce is popular in my hometown on the Outer Banks and I managed to learn to recreate the sauce to a point I was happy with not long after I moved to the UK, I missed it so much! It’s also the recipe I share the most, I didn’t realise how much other people would like it, but my former housemate used to beg me…

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