bondi to coogee

You may have noticed from the slight change of theme of my instagrams - soooo much turquoise! - that I've been living on the other side of the world for the last few months! And as I predicted, living in Sydney is pretty lush. I miss London and having Europe on my doorstep but I'm lapping up all this Southern Hemisphere gorgeousness whilst I'm here. I am way waaayy behind on travel blog posts, so for the time being I'm just going to share some snaps of the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk taken after work recently at the end of a very hot day. It still kinda blows my mind that these crazy gorgeous beaches are just a short bus ride away from the city centre. This walk is one of my favourite ever things, and a must-do for anyone visiting Sydney! 

Photos - iPhone 6 + vsco cam.

Lisbon

I spent a few days at the beginning of June in lovely Lisbon. Woah. This city is ridiculously cool. I completely loved the place. Unlike a lot of European capital cities there isn't a huge lists of sites to tick off, and so it's a fantastic place to just explore, take in the beautiful architecture, get lost in tiny side streets, look out across all the amazing views and eat all the pastel de nata as is humanly possible! It's also ridiculously cheap, and so a lot of incredible seafood and delicious wine was consumed. If you get the chance, go! 

I feel like Lisbon is a city I could happily live in! I loved the vibe of the whole place and everyone was super friendly, can't wait to go back already! Some highlights were - 

+ Drinks at sunset at Park -  a bar on the roof of a multi-storey car park! It took a while to find the right door in the car park, but the views and the wine were sooo worth it! 
+ Seafood supper at Mercado da Ribeira, a super cool food market down by the docks. This had been recommended to me by a few people, it has such a buzzing atmosphere and sooooo much incredible good food. It's the kind of place you could go to over and over again. 
+ Seeing some live music in Barrio Alto - we stayed in this area, and it's has a bit of a hot summer party night feel the whole time. It's also crazy crazy pretty and covered in all those incredible patterned tiles. 
+ Popping into Manteigaria - Fábrica de Pastéis de Nata - for the tastiest pastel de nata, and to see them being made in all their gorgeousness. 
+ Taking the train out of Lisbon to Cascais, to swim in the sea and sunbathe on the sand! It's a really pretty seaside town too.
+ A trip to the LX Factory - now I really could have spent days here! Sitting under the Pont 25 de Abril, this transformed warehouse contains bars, design stores, artists, a flea market, the most incredible book shop I've ever seen and loads more. 
+ Taking the number 28 tram, just for the experience, it's kinda hilarious and a little like a tiny roller coaster. 
+ Getting lost in the tiny little streets in the Alfama district of the city, it's crazy beautiful, super colourful and really olden times. 

Photos - iPhone 5 + vsco cam. 

oxford in the spring

A lovely spring weekend in Oxford. The loveliest wedding, the prettiest buildings and the pinkest blossom. So happy that Spring is finally here. Let's just pretend like it's not all grey and gloomy outside today, yeah?! 

Photos - iPhone 5 + vsco cam. 

fromwhereistand 2014 | part 2

Well... I completed the 2014 #fromwhereistand challenge! It was actually mostly so much fun, and it's kinda nice to have the year recorded in 52 of these photos! I think it's gonna be quite difficult to give this up, so you'll probably still see a few of them here and there on my instagram! Quite a few of my friends and family were big fans of this project, so I got a load of cute little instagram greeting cards made from social print studio to give as little Christmas gifts, and they're the sweetest! I really recommend them.  

You can see all 52 weeks here :) 

nice pins | 9

My pinterest feed is looking very festive at the moment, which is totally fine by me! Today I watched Frozen, drank mulled wine, went to the theatre, ate mince pies aaaand sang some carols. So I'm finally feeling pretty Christmassy. Bring on the snow. Nah, just joking. 

1 | This photo is crazy stunning. By Tanner Wendell Stewart. 
2 | Love these glass glitter stars in the Love Bex christmas shop. 
3 | Dreamy beautiful calligraphy by Moira Ink. Shoulda attempted this for all my christmas cards!
4 | The more I see of Luli Sanchez's work, the more I love it. Her designs and patterns are lush. 
5 | This East London home looks about the most perfect and magical place to spend christmas.
6 | I love glitter. Fa la la la laaaa la la la laaaa.  

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designer | katt frank

If you've been on pinterest lately you've probably come across Katt Frank already! Her work has been filling my pinterest feed lately, but I couldn't resist sharing as it's all completely dreamy gorgeousness. I love her delicate illustration and typography, and the way she marries it with bright and natural photography. Perfect and pretty inspiration for a grey Sunday... 

Katt Frank is a designer and illustrator based in Cornwall, UK. You can see more her work on her tumblr and pinterest. 

croatia | mljet

We went to Mljet National Park as a day trip from Dubrovnik. A bus, a ferry and a couple of mountain bikes and we were surrounded by the most beautiful lakes and gorgeous green scenery. This place is stunning. It's also totally worth the pretty steep cycle ride from Polače to get there, as cycling round the lakes was not only super fun but also a great way to take in as much scenery as possible and find the nicest swimming spots! Quite possibly the clearest water I've ever ever swam in! 

Photos - mixture of lumix DLSR and iPhone 5 + vsco cam.  

croatia | dubrovnik

Walking through the gates into the old city of Dubrovnik is a bit like walking into an actual fairy tale. Oh my swoony gorgeousness! This place blew my mind and took my breath away. Terracotta rooftops, high stone walls, turquoise sea, beautiful churches and stunning palaces, washing lines and shutters, and quaint old alley ways. I cannot wait to go back already.   

I couldn't get enough of this place. It was the first stop in our trip, and we totally wish we'd had at least an extra day just to soak up the old city that little bit more. I'll definitely have to go back sometime soon! A few highlights were -

+ Drinks at Buza Bar under the moonlight  - an incredible bar on the sea rocks through a door in the city walls.  
+ Walking around the city walls. It's totally worth it, and the photo opportunities just kept getting better and better! 
+ The beautiful stone architecture, the tiles, the shutters and all the washing lines! 
 

Photos - mixture of lumix DLSR and iPhone 5 + vsco cam.  

croatia love

Just over a week ago I got back from an amazing, beautiful and ridiculously fun holiday in Croatia, and ever since then things have been crazy hectic go go gooooo! So I'm just gonna look at these photos and pretend like I'm bobbing about in crystal clear turquoise water under the adriatic sun for a while, okay? 

I'll be back soon with more photos and a few of my holiday highlights!  

Photos - iPhone 5 + vsco cam. 

nice pins | 7

1 | This beautiful branding, by June Letters Design Studio. 
2 | It's hot and sunny every day at the moment, and I bloody love it. Happy summer y'all!
3 | The floodline series by Lisa Golightly. These abstract paintings are completely perfect. I'll take them all. 
4 | Little details of Kate's home on her gorgeous tumblr. Still probably my favourite tumblr of all time! 
5 | This web design by HI(NY). And also pretty much all of their gorgeous design work. 
6 | Stunning photos of Cornwall on Mackie Studio's VSCO grid. They're making me want to drive down to Cornwall, right, now. 

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