It is finally here! The most wonderful time of the year has officially arrived and it has exploded out of every corner here in Bochum. And I am obsessed. The idea of spending Christmastime in Germany has always been a dream of mine and I am fully embracing the experience now it has arisen. I mean, I had a Nutella chimney cake from the market for dinner tonight just because I could. The market itself is absolutely beautiful and full of so many stalls and things to see and do. The main part of ...
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Belated Birthday Celebrations At Cologne Zoo
At the start of this month, my little girl turned 2! I know, I can't believe it either. It feels like only yesterday that I was in Lewisham hospital, high as a kite on gas and air, giving birth to her. Now she can walk, talk (mostly she just requests Peppa Pig but the fundamentals are there), and - in true terrible twos fashion - orchestrate the most epic of tantrums. It has gone by so quickly and she really does make me proud everyday. She is so loving but also absolutely bigger than life. She ...
How To Survive A Mini Break With A Toddler
Ah, the mini break. The little three day getaway where you envisage yourself laying back, totally relaxed, as your beau rows you around in a little boat reading you Keats under the midday sun (yes, basically just that scene from Bridget Jones) or sunning yourself, cocktail in hand, in some tropical paradise with the faint sound of a piano being played somewhere in the background. However, when you have a toddler, mini breaks are a little different. The row boat has been replaced by giant, ...
How To Spend 24 Hours In Bristol
Bristol is one of those cities that never fails to excite me. When I think I have seen it all and been everywhere there is to go, I discover something new - whether that be a new piece of street art that captures my imagination or a café that feels like it was basically designed with me in mind. So, given my love for Bristol, when I was looking for an airport to fly from for our trip to Mallorca, there really was only one option. And that option was very much fuelled by my secret intention of ...
Our Stay At BQ Apolo In Can Pastilla, Mallorca
We all know that I love a good hotel. Everything from diving head first into that meringue nest of a bed at the end of a long day of exploring to the promise of an absolute feast every morning in the shape of an unlimited buffet breakfast (you will usually find me hanging around the pastry section with a plate piled full of croissants and pain au chocolat). I would go as far as saying that a hotel can make or break a holiday for me. So, with that in mind, I was slightly dubious about booking our ...
Breakfast Brioche & Unicorn Tea at Sara’s Petite Cuisine, Topsham
I am a pretty easy-going girl - just give me a pastry and a hot drink and I am happy as can be. But if you happen to add gorgeous, pink interiors and some cute chinaware into the mix then best believe I will be beside myself - and mentally making notes to incorporate all of those things into my future home. So, when we happened upon Sara's Petite Cuisine in Topsham on our way through to Exmouth the other day, you can imagine my joy. A cute café? Here? In Devon? Words failed me - well, other ...
