Honeymoon | Rome

Planning a wedding, buying a house & working full time when your fiancé is living abroad is pretty stressful, let me tell you. When I realised I then needed to also organise & plan the honeymoon I almost when into meltdown.
Luckily, my lovely now husband stepped up & said he'd take on the challenge of organising the honeymoon & would keep it as a surprise.
The day we left for our honeymoon, he had organised a bunch of clues for me to work out on the drive down to the airport. I mean, it did take me a while to work out that flour & eggs make pasta even though it's my favourite food but I eventually got there & worked out that we were heading to Rome!

Santorini Stylin' | OOTD

Packing for a honeymoon when you don't know where you're going is pretty tricky. I really struggled to get a good balance of different outfits for different potential scenario's but I definitely struck the nail on the head with this one.

Roaming in Rome | OOTD

Rome, Rome, Rome. The eternal city. The first adventure of our honeymoon.
You can spend hours & hours wandering around Rome which is exactly what we did. We explored round all the narrow streets constantly dodging mopeds whizzing through, adored lots of Basilica's & went to the usual tourist spots.
Whilst I spent my days exploring & eating ice cream, I had to compete with the incredible Italian fashion & stunning autumnal weather.

Short Sleeves & Sparkles | OOTD

Don't you love it when you find an outfit from something you completely forgot about? I mean, I knew I had this top but I'd never actually worn it & didn't know what to pair it with.

York Travels | OOTD

After weeks of grey skies & drizzly days, the sunshine finally came out & shone on us in York. It was such a lovely family weekend away & the perfect opportunity to bring out some summer comfort.

OOTD | Exploring Bath

Continuing my love of denim, I opted for these comfy beauties for strolling round the streets of Bath. They're the perfect accompaniment whether it be sunny or cloudy. Paired with some Ray Bans & my super soft Paul Smith top, I was all set to go.

Beautiful Bath | Travel

Last weekend, it was my fiancé's birthday. He'd asked a while ago to go away for the weekend somewhere as a surprise. So... I took to google to look for something special for him & stumbled upon Bath. I'd never been before but had heard so many good things about it.

On the morning of his birthday, we took to the road & began the surprise journey down to Bath. Unfortunately, all didn't go to plan as we got stuck in lots of traffic & he had to help direct but never mind! I tried my best.

OOTD | Blues, Bay Trees & Bath

You may have noticed a slight theme with my outfit posts... They're often blue, comfy & involve a pair of jeans.

The last two seem to be my "go to" when I'm deciding what to wear. I love jeans. You can really dress them up or down & they're perfect for so many occasions. Plus, they go with pretty much everything & last forever & there's nothing more important than being comfy. However, remember not to compromise style over comfort.

Travel | Torrevieja

Spain is one of those places that I always tend to visit when I'm looking for a relaxing but inexpensive holiday. It has everything to offer; sunshine, sea & great food.

A few weeks back, I took a week's break with my girl friends to Torrevieja in the South of Spain & my goodness did I do nothing but relax!

Travel | London Town Part 2

If you've seen my Instagram & Twitter feeds you'll know that I'm a self obsessed foodie. My favourite hobby is going out to eat & I love to try new foods, so when we headed off to Borough market on my most recent trip to London, I was more than happy!

Travel | China Adventures

Back again & this time I have been asked to write another post based on my recent travels. Unfortunately, when I travel I don't get to spend all day every day immersing myself in the local culture as I'm usually working 8am-8pm (sometimes 7am-12pm). This most recent trip was to two places, Guangzhou in China and Hong Kong. My trip in to Guangzhou was a 3 day whirlwind of 7am-12pm days so maybe next time I will be able to explore some more so for now it's just Hong Kong.
Straight away let me tell you, Hong Kong is absolutely fantastic. It is a brilliant clash of East meets West, rich meets poor & culture meets hedonism. I was in awe most of the time I was there at how diverse it was, walking round the mix of people was fantastic. I would liken it to London in it's diversity but far more concentrated and with higher buildings. I did the usual tourist traps of Wan Chai, Star Ferry, The Peak & the shopping malls but I also wanted to try & experience some of the more local experiences. I find the best way to experience a place is through it's food, the highlight being sat at a communal table on my own with a variety of Chinese characters as we all ate Char Siu Pork and Roast Goose. A favourite was Kam's Roast Goose (my entire meal of four dishes and a beer cost £12), a michelin star restaurant similar to a canteen but with the best noodles you will ever eat, sunken in a bowl of goose fat and broth. Best thing about the food is you can eat at a michelin star restaurant for under £10 as well as for over £200, giving you everything you could ever want.

Food, Friends & Exploring

Each time I visit good old London, I come back feeling shattered & not having achieved anything or explored anywhere! 
This time when I visited, I was still absolutely shattered but had such an amazing time & felt like I'd got to explore the real London, not just the tourist hot spots. I always put so much pressure on myself when I usually go down because I'm paying an arm & a leg for a hotel as well as a train fare & food.
Fortunately, one of my best friends (well not too fortunate because I'd prefer it if she was still living near me) has moved down to London which meant I could enjoy a stress free, relaxed stay & not feel the pressure of getting around the whole of London in a day or two.

Off I went, coffee in hand to London Town.

Travel | A Norwegian Adventure

I moved to Aalesund, Norway with very little knowledge of Norwegian culture and therefore didn’t know what to expect when I woke up the next day (I arrived at my apartment at midnight!). The things I had heard about Norway were that it is; always dark, very expensive, very cold, extremely patriotic and everyone is born with skis attached to their feet. 

Countryside Living

I absolutely love living in the countryside. There's nothing better than going on a walk & enjoying the views that it has to offer.

A few weeks back, I went for a lovely lunch & countryside walk armed with my Hunter's & took some pictures along the way!

A Birthday In Brighton

I'd never been to Brighton before. I've always wanted to go, it looked so much fun & I just had to take the trip. So during the Bank Holiday weekend before my birthday, myself & 6 of my friends went down.

Getting up at 6.30am wasn't the ideal start to a Sunday but we knew we'd have to make the most of the day & with a 3 hour 30 minute drive ahead of us we rolled out of bed.

Brighton definitely didn't disappoint. It was cute, touristy & sunny! We had great weather which meant we could fully enjoy the day exploring.

Arriving in Brighton, we jumped out of the car & stretched our legs by wandering along the beach & pier.

We couldn't help ourselves indulging in some fresh doughnuts!

I loved all of the little shops & cafe's in the arches along the seaside

We then found ourselves exploring 'The Lanes,' getting lost & wanting to buy everything in sight

Having found this cute shop called 'Lavender Room' we all bought a bracelet or necklace to remember our trip down to Brighton

In need of some refuelling, we stopped at an independent restaurant 'Food For Friends' which turned out to be vegetarian. Not something I would have originally gone for but I was so glad that we didn't realise this until we had sat down as the food was amazing!!

As per usual I had to have my usual Amaretto Sour :)

I then followed that with this amazing coconut curry which was packed with vegetables & some really tasty dumplings.

We couldn't resist indulging in pudding & we definitely weren't disappointed. I opted for the 'Caramel Chocolate Fondant' which was to die for!

Feeling well & truly stuffed, we headed to the Royal Pavilion for some culture & to walk off some of that tasty food!

Back at the water, we had another mooch around the shops, grabbed a cuppa & went to relax on the beach

I had such an amazing day visiting Brighton. I'm definitely going to be returning & I'm so happy I decided to celebrate my birthday down south :)

Thank you for reading

Love,

DaintyBride xx

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