Summer in Paris

As a city that is famous for romance, food & culture, Paris is up there on most bucket lists - myself included. Whilst I've been lucky to spend a few holidays in Disneyland Paris, I've never actually had the opportunity to visit the city itself. So when I was given the opportunity to spend a few days in Paris this summer, I jumped at the chance & - of course - couldn't resist sharing some of the highlights here.

Whilst we only spent a few days in Paris, we spent that time seeing all of the typical tourist sights, soaking up the sunshine & eating lots of delicious french pastries (calories don't count on holiday, right?!). I was also lucky enough to have some time to do a little shopping & treated myself to a little something from Sephora (click here if you're interested in learning more).

If you've ever been to Paris, I'd love to know what your favourite things to do & see are. I can't wait to visit again soon.

xxx

Another Primark Haul

As the title of this post suggests, I may have wondered into Primark a few times over the last few weeks & - of course - come home with some new treats. In order to try & help justify this little shopping spree, I thought the best thing to do would be to put together a haul post to share right here..

1. Hogwarts Alumni T-shirt - £6.00
2. Lace Pump Socks - £2.50
3. Weekend Bag - £10.00 

4. Monochrome Elephant Mug - £2.00
5. Laser Cut Brogues - £12.00
6. Bow Hair Bands- £2.00 

The first item I picked up on this little trip were the black laser cut out brogues. I thought these would be perfect alternative to traditional dolly-shoes for the spring & summer months that would look adorable with dresses/play-suits. To go with these I decided to pick up a pack of lace "pump socks". For those who don't know - these are essentially little socks that don't quite come up as high as regular "trainer socks". As someone who suffers with blisters quite badly, I thought these would be a perfect way to add a little cushioning between the shoes & my feet - plus if the lace does happen to peep over the top it'll just look super cute.

Whilst looking out for spring/summer items I also decided to treat myself to a two-pack of hair bands. Being elasticated these are perfect for tying hair around to on warm days..*watch this space.. I may attempt a hair tutorial post on this soon..*.

The next couple of items were based around a trip I have booked in April. My boyfriend and I have booked a few days away to visit the Harry Potter Studio Tour *squeals with excitement*. So being a true fan, I couldn't resist picking up this Harry Potter Alumni T-shirt..  I also decided that - as a classic "over-packer" -  it would be a good idea to pick up a smaller weekend-style bag. I've been on the hunt for a bag like this for a while now, so for only £10.00 I really couldn't say no to this.

The final item to *accidentally* fall into my shopping bag was this adorable little mosaic elephant print mug. I've been looking for a new mug to use in the office - my current is getting a little scratched in the dishwasher - so at £2.00 I thought this would be perfect for my morning (& afternoon) coffee fix!

I hope you enjoyed this little haul post.
Be sure to let me know you're favourite item(s) in the comments below.

xxx

My New Found Wanderlust

Recently I've found that I have this huge motivation to travel and see the world - for someone who is terrified of flying & usually has a pretty big anxiety attack before having to even travel by train, this is a pretty big deal.

So, I hear you ask - if you're so awful at travelling, why the sudden want to travel?

Well - it all started when one of my best-friends - who most definitely has the travel bug after spending six months in China, another six months in Dublin and a summer in the U.S - posted to Facebook that once he finishes university in June, he'll be moving to Florida for a year  to work. I was so happy for him & I suddenly realised how much I want to get out there and see the world.

Now, I am currently very happy in my job and would say I have it pretty good here in England, so I don't think I'll be jetting off anywhere for six months to a year - however I know I could still visit some amazing places in a shorter time span.. and who knows, a few years down the line I may be in the position where I can take a six month break from work & jet off to the other side of the world.

With my birthday looming - the big 2 3! - I have decided to combine my new found wanderlust & growing a little older (plus I'd like to think wiser) with a blog post..

So.. without further a do, I'll stop my waffling on & get to the most important part... Travelling!

I've decided to put together a list of some of the top places I'd love to visit...

Sources: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

1. Amsterdam 2. Santorini 3. China 

4. Italy 5. Australia 6. Germany 

7. Paris 8. Kenya 9. America 

10. The Maldives 11. Egypt 12. Canada 13. Thailand 

14. Disney World 15. Lapland  

16. Morocco 

Okay, okay - I'll admit it I have been to Disney World in Florida before, but what Disney lover like me could leave such a place off their list? 

Whilst this isn't the entire list of places across the globe I'd like to one day visit, I think it's a pretty good list to begin with... Time to start saving those pennies! 

Where are the top places you want to visit? 

Or do you have any recommendations?

xxx