French Riviera

The Côte d'Azur has absolutely stolen my heart!

The other day I hopped on a scooter and made the beautiful journey from Nice to Monaco, and today again from Nice to the beyond beautiful Cannes.

If you've been following my travels on twitter, you'll know that my days consist of sampling delicious Provençal fare, exploring the beautiful coast-line and ending each day with a dip in the crystal blue Mediterranean - paradise.

I'm wearing:
Dress: Zara
Sunglasses: Armani
Ring: Flea market, Seville

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Tres chic

I've been fortunate enough to have spent the last 20 days exploring much of Spain and Portugal. San Sebastian and Lisbon have been two of my holiday highlights so far, and there has absolutely been no shortage of gorgeous fashion and accessories tempting me, particularly the endless choice of beautiful Spanish shoes!

This afternoon I arrived in Nice, and will be spending the next week and a bit exploring the French Riviera - Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Cannes, before heading to Paris. If there are any French bloggers keen for a 'blogger catch-up' do let me know.

I'm wearing:

Silk dress: Markets, Hanoi
Wedges: Zara
Ring: Markets, Seville

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Park Güell

Here are a few happy snaps from my visit to Park Guell in Barcelona. Designed by Antoni Gaudí, this park was an absolute highlight of my visit to Spain, and a must see.

I'm now in Portugal and will be back soon with some of my latest Spanish/Portugese fashion purchases.

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Weekend away: Halong Bay

I write you, sun-kissed, upon return from an amazing weekend away in the beautiful Halong Bay.

Saturday morning we kicked off our adventure with a three hour drive through provincial north-eastern Vietnam, before jumping on-board the aptly named Jasmine junk boat.

We set sail amidst calm and tranquil waters and enjoyed the fresh air, warm sun and delicious fresh-caught seafood. An absolute highlight was a visit to one of the four, brightly coloured, floating fishing communities which occupy the Bay.

A trip to Vietnam would be incomplete without a visit to Halong Bay. The UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the most beautiful places the country has on offer and offers perfect respite from the hustle and bustle of the city.

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Border bound

Today we said goodbye to Los Angeles. We had such a great time in LA, such an exciting city! We were lucky to be in town around Academy Awards time, there was a great buzz to the place.

This morning we hired a Corvette and spent the day cruising along the coast, passing through Orange County and Laguna Beach, observing some of the most luxurious homes I have ever seen.

Tonight we arrived in San Diego (gas lamp quarter) and tomorrow, San Diego Zoo, Sea World, beaches and other attractions.

I'm wearing:
Zara blazer
Forever 21 skirt

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P.S. A big thank you to Neekoh of Live Love LA who was kind enough to arrange a blogger catchup yesterday in LA. It was great to catch up with some fabulous LA based bloggers: Wrecked Stellar and Style with Benefits for brunch and a spot of shopping!

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G'DAY LA

After a mammoth 14 hour flight, my fiance and I arrived in LA yesterday - and what a day it was...

We met some locals who showed us around Beverly Hills before checking in to our fabulous hotel - the  Shangri-La, Santa Monica . We were greeted by a team of lovely staff, each more than happy to help with some of LA's must see's and do's, great for us out-of-towners.

I love interiors, so our art deco inspired room is simply amazing, what's more a peek out of one of the many windows which encompass our room, reveals the most spectacular views of the gorgeous Santa Monica beach, which is but a stones throw away from our hotel .

After an afternoon of shopping along 3rd Street Promenade (a great shopping precinct), we headed down to the Staples Centre to take in a truly LA experience - a basketball game - LA Lakers vs Indiana Pacers. With Jack Nicholson and Ryan Gossling in sight, we enjoyed an evening of fun and entertainment, not to mention a Lakers win.

Today we are off to Venice Beach, some more shopping, the Hollywood tonight for dinner.

Sydney - full of surprises

Thinking the bridge climb was going to be the highlight of my trip, I unknowingly, had quite a few more surprises in store. Beware the most amazing Sydney experiences follow.


Friday is the day in question – a fabulous (and un-seasonally) warm and sunny day in beautiful Sydney. My boyfriend and I, first thing in the morning headed to Cumberland Street to tackle the harbour bridge climb. After an hour of preparation, we were up on Sydney Harbour Bridge with the most perfect view over the harbour and the city. Amazing experience 1 – the climb is spectacular and I would highly recommend it to anyone (even those afraid of heights - well worth it)!


After literally conquering great heights, we were off to check into our hotel – my boyfriend had arranged everything so I had no idea where we were going. After a leisurely stroll through The Rocks, we checked into a luxury room at the Park Hyatt (the best hotel in Sydney – and I would hazard a guess all of Australia) – amazing experience 2. We were escorted to our room, where we were greeted with a bottle of Australia’s best, fruit platter and the most spectacular view of the Sydney Opera House.


A spot of shopping followed, then dinner preparations, let me introduce amazing experience 3. At 6:30pm I was whisked away along Circular Quay to the fabulous Aria restaurant, for a sumptuous seven course degustation.


Three hours later, heading back to the hotel, we stopped to take in the amazing views on offer – amazing experience 4. With twilight Harbour and Opera House in sight, my gorgeous boyfriend dropped to one knee, presented me with the most beautiful Tiffany set ring, and asked for my hand in marriage.


Continuous tears of happiness followed, all the way back to the hotel, where again I was surprised with amazing experience 5. A trail of red rose petals followed by fabulous cocktails.


I spent the remainder of the weekend with my fiancée shopping, dining, exploring and enjoying beautiful Sydney!





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P.S. Thank you to all of my gorgeous followers - I'm ecstatic to have reached 50 and overwhelmingly flattered. Can't wait for 50 more :)

Colours of Malaysia

'Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening'
C. Chanel




Sandakan is the first stop on my visit to Malaysia. Yesterday I was invited to visit a family living in this amazing water village. The colours are incredible.

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