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Puglia (Day 1)

Puglia (Day 1)

Catch up on Puglia the First Night, Puglia Day 2, Puglia Day 3, Puglia Day 4 Bouncing out of bed, I ran to the balcony of our hotel room, knowing the view was going to be spectacular and I wasn’t disappointed.  Cloudless blue sky and …

Puglia – Dinner in Polignano A Mare

Puglia – Dinner in Polignano A Mare

If you like Dinner in Polignano A Mare read more at:  Puglia Day 1, Puglia Day 2, Puglia Day 3, Puglia Day 4 I’d been desperate to visit Puglia (the heel of the boot of Italy) for a while now after hearing how beautiful and …

Madrid (Day 3)

Madrid (Day 3)

Catch up on Madrid Day 1, Madrid Day 2 This morning was our last in Madrid, and we decided to do what most Madrilenos do on a Sunday morning which is head to the El Rastro, flea market to wander around the stalls in the sunshine.  We …

Madrid (Day 2)

Madrid (Day 2)

Catch up on Madrid Day 1, Madrid Day 3 Apologies for the extremely long post yesterday, but we did so much and I didn’t want to leave anything out.  Hopefully, today’s will be a bit more concise!… Another absolutely gorgeous day and this morning the plan was to …

Madrid (Day 1)

Madrid (Day 1)

See also Madrid Day 2, Madrid Day 3 Wow, so I’ve just come back from an amazing 3 days in Madrid with my mum to celebrate our birthdays, and what an amazing trip we had.  Perfect weather, lots of walking, sightseeing, fabulous food, amazing wine and …

German Gymnasium

German Gymnasium

Our friend Craig turned 40 recently and had a big party whilst we were in Tarifa.  We were gutted to miss it so decided to throw him a surprise dinner with another friend, Laura, to make up for it.  He’d been wanting to try the …

Carrot Cake Muffins with Dates & Pecans (SCD/Paleo)

Carrot Cake Muffins with Dates & Pecans (SCD/Paleo)

It’s my Mummy’s birthday in a couple of days and I’m taking her to Madrid for the weekend.  We’ve usually gone to Portugal or Paris but fancied a change this year, so watch this space for the Madrid Recap!  Our birthdays are less than 2 …

HUSH Restaurant, Mayfair, London – Birthday Treat for Melissa

HUSH Restaurant, Mayfair, London – Birthday Treat for Melissa

Today was Melissa’s birthday, one of my best friends, and as she works round the corner from me I decided to treat her to lunch at a restaurant of her choice.  She chose HUSH Restaurant, Mayfair London.  A restaurant in Lancashire Court with a pretty little …

Ciao Bella Birthday

Ciao Bella Birthday

Every year for our birthdays, everyone in my family gets to pick a special restaurant that they want to go to and we all go out for dinner.  Well I’m about to be 32 in a couple of weeks and I still hadn’t had my …

BBQ times 2

BBQ times 2

The weather today was so much nicer than forecasted that we were invited to a couple of impromptu barbeques.  Today was a BBQ times 2 kind of day.  One at my auntie’s house and one at Dan’s sister’s flat.  Luckily they were a lunch event and a …

Stuffed Mushrooms & A Trip Home

Stuffed Mushrooms & A Trip Home

Feeling like we should probably do some exercise (after last night’s excesses) Dan and I got up this morning and went to our Saturday morning BODYPUMP class.  After that I showered quickly and jumped on the tube out to Essex to spend some time with my …

How to Host A Supper Club

How to Host A Supper Club

So before I even met Dan, he and some of his friends had a Supper Club going on which I’ve now become a part of too.  Every couple of months each one of them would take it in turns to Host a Supper Club.  This …