My earliest childhood memory is linked to a book when mum caught me, at the age of 4, reading aloud my favourite bedtime story "The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me". As each year passed my appetite for books kept growing (if only we could say the same about my height). Before I hit double figures, the main reason for getting told off was using my glow worm to read after bedtime. I know, what a rebel right?
Read MoreThe Hoxton Hotel, Paris
You will all have heard (or seen) by now that The Hoxton group has opened up its latest space in Paris. Their fourth hotel has plenty of square meters to play around with - makes total sense when you consider that its location (Sentier) was formerly the industrial are of the French capital...
Read MoreDesserted in Paris
Congratulations to Tal Spiegel, who you may also know as @desserted_in_paris, on the release of his gorgeous picture book. Tal has combined two of his favourite passions, French pastries and shoes, to produce 300 pictures of mouthwatering photography!
Read MoreLady Eiffel (and a Giveaway)
Last week, I went up the Eiffel Tower for the first time and it was just as impressive as I'd imagined. Built between 1887 and 1889, by French engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Tower is one of the most famous landmarks in the world. It features prominently on my Instagram feed and any Paris memorabilia would be incomplete without it!
Read MoreLullaby of Broadway
A trip to the theatre is something I strongly associate with Christmas. Dance lessons as a young girl meant performing in my school’s annual pantomime, usually as some form of fairy. Ballet I discovered later: The Nutcracker and Swan Lake contributed to my love of classical music. Completing the circle, each year at music school included a trip to the latest musical such as Les Misérables.
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