Fun fact; my mum once put me on a baking ban...when I was 20. I had received the Hummingbird Bakery cookbook for my birthday and proceeded to batch bake as much as I physically could. Our kitchen was bursting with cupcakes, cookies and pies, our oven was constantly on, our dinning table and kitchen surfaces… Continue reading The Ultimate Banana Bread
I had heard a lot about Scotland before I arrived, especially the weather. What good UK born and bred individual wouldn't want to chat about the weather, it's up there with tea drinking as one of our favourite pass times. However this week has exceeded all expectations regarding weather woes in bonnie Scotland. It truly… Continue reading S is for Sunday
Not wanting to sound like a spoilt brat, but as much fun as it is to stay in a hotel, it does have its downsides if it starts to become your new residence. For one it is rather frowned upon to go to breakfast in your pyjamas. When I occasionally work from home, I do… Continue reading Hotel, Motel, Jury’s Inn? Pros & Cons of Hotel Living
Don't be fooled by the title, it's only a reflection of what I wish I was doing. Instead I am sat in a hotel room in Glasgow attempting to get some work done (obviously it's going very well). As many of my friends were probably enjoying a nice casual morning and then stuffing their faces… Continue reading Chocolate Coma
Every year Notting Hill becomes transformed into a colourful, exotic, rhythmic dance party with Caribbean comfort food. Yes I am talking about the infamous Notting Hill Carnival. This is my second year to the carnival and this time I dragged Steph along. Last year we both had the pleasure of attending/working at Leeds Festival, but… Continue reading Carnival Spirit
The older I get, the more I notice how quickly time passes. My trip of a lifetime was almost exactly nine months, NINE MONTHS, as a lot of people have said, I could have had a baby in that time, but no I did not come home with a 'little bundle of joy', just many… Continue reading Homecoming
This photo captures the moment my mum saw me in person for the first time in 9 months, she was shocked to say the least, completely speechless. She had been told she was going for dinner for her birthday with my sister, my brother and her partner Ian, still also believing that I was in… Continue reading The One with the Surprise
San Francisco was my penultimate stop and it turned out to be one of my favourite places. I can't exactly explain why, but the atmosphere and style of the city were just me and I loved it. One of my main reasons for choosing to fly out of San Francisco, was to of course see… Continue reading If You’re Going to San Francisco
Some days later I reunited with Melissa in her hometown of San Diego. A short train ride from LA, San Diego almost sits of the lap on the international boarder of Mexico, thus giving it a very Spanish feel. I loved San Diego and enjoyed seeing it from Melissa's day to day life. Our time… Continue reading You Stay Classy San Diego
Hollywoodland was a series of tourist hotspots, starting with the Hollywood Movie Star Homes Tour. It was great and right (literally) up my street. They showed us locations of celebrities homes such as Ellen Degeneres, The Beckhams and Jennifer Aniston. Of course you couldn't actually see their homes, it was more their drive ways, a… Continue reading La La Land
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