Desert Wandering - U.A.E

Did someone say.... ROAD TRIP?? After nearly 3 years living in the UAE it was finally time to explore further than Dubai. So off we went. Starting out in Dubai heading up to RAK, driving through Diba and ending up in Fujairah overlooking Snoopy Island where we were to set up camp for the eve. From miles of desert to giant rocky mountains within an hour, I had no idea why it had taken so long to explore this side of the UAE. The one thing these pictures do not tell is the sweat we were dealing with on that day, our own fault really for travelling in the middle of summer! Nevertheless when you have the chance to explore, GO, you never know when it will come up again!  

Wearing: Desert Wanderer Playsuit by Spell Designs, Heart shaped glasses - vintage, 

Tan Sandals - Urban Outfitters

Dream BIG - Buenos Aires

Dream big. Dream Always! I myself have always been a dreamer so this tee just about sums up what I like to do. I do love finding a meaningful printed tee. This is probably the most worn item in my wardrobe as it just works with everything. My Wildfox possessions do tend to be very popular in my day to day life, meaning this tee and my white twiggy sunnies.

On this occasion I was wandering the streets of La Boca in Argentina. This bright neighbourhood was full of photo ops, with splashes of colour everywhere you look. This area is a must visit every time I visit Buenos Aires, with the tango dancers who liven up the streets and picture perfect buildings La Boca is just one of those feel good places!

Waering, Dream tee - Wildfox, Pink skirt - Princess Polly, Hat H & M, Black boots and backpack.

From Lisbon to Sintra

Around this time last year I went on my first trip to Portugal. I was seriously wowed by some of the sights, the village of Sintra in particular. The first day was spent in the capital, Lisbon, where I got to ride one of the cute vintage looking trams up to the castle for a view of the Portuguese rooftops. The second day was more of an adventure, beginning with the colourful Castelo dos Mouros and ending up cliffside at the Cabo da Roca. This has to be up there with my favourite photo diaries of 2013.

Wearing striped top from Zara, white skirt and shoes from Topshop finessed with Blue shades also from Topshop.

Wearing vintage dress, customised by me, white shoes as mentioned above and of course, my Wildfox sunnies.

Taiwan Tales - Taipei

The main reason I do my job is to explore new places, some of which I may never have thought to visit. Taipei is one of those for sure so my excitement levels were pretty high for this trip. Just that feeling of wandering round a city that is so different to what I am used to just makes me smile. When I arrived I went for a walk around the local neighbourhood and stocked up on random food before getting an early night for the next day's hike. As usual I wanted a good view of the city so Elephant Mountain it was. After huffing and puffing our way up The Xiangshan Hiking trail, climbing the rocks at the top and nearly getting blown over, we had the perfect view over Taipei and the Taipei 101 building. 

Wearing: Leopard print dress from American Apparel, Floppy Hat, Black Boots and of course Black Backpack.

French Fancie - Nice

Even though this day was a while back it really does deserve a mention. One of my favourite photo diaries yet. My morning in Nice, Sep 2013. I've always had a big fascination over anything French and the south is one of my top 5 destinations. I woke up nice and early, rented a bike and cycled up the promenade to walk around the castle. I do love a good bike ride. The castle had many views overlooking the city and a beautiful waterfall at the top a hike I'm very grateful I made the effort to do. The main thing that stood out to me about Nice which I just adore was how the beach is still full of groups of people until 10pm, everyone happy, just being on that pretty pebble beach! 

Wearing, as previously mentioned.. Top, Skirt and Shoes all from Topshop. Pink bag by The Cambridge Satchel Company. 

A very British outfit.

Dreaming - Sydney

Always. Dreaming of my favourite city as per usual. The place I'm happiest to visit and saddest to leave. Here is  my photo diary from a recent trip to Sydney, one of my best trips there yet. The timing couldn't have been better as I was able to spend one of my best friends Birthday's with him. To Celebrate we went on a day trip to Gordon's Bay, such a beautiful little beach with clear blue waters. As it is situated along the Bondi to Coogee walk we decided to do 'the walk' back to Bondi. Well, that was entertaining. I have no idea how but we somehow managed to take a wrong turn, I mean the no entry sign should have been a big enough warning! After traipsing though bushes and swamps the beautiful views of Bondi beach came into sight. We then watched the sun go down whilst having dinner in one of the many cafe's situated along side the famous beach. All in all, a perfect day and a perfect example of why I'm so in love with this city. Another massive attraction to me is the Australian shopping. My style to a t. The most satisfying shopping trips I've ever had have been in this country. 
  

                             

Wearing: Evil Twin checked skirt as dress from General Pants, White jelly shoes from Princess Polly and of course Wildfox twiggy sunglasses.