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Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat, New Zealand – Mini Getaway Review

Perched on a clifftop overlooking the still blue waters of Lake Pukaki and with Aoraki Mt Cook out on the horizon, the Ashley Mackenzie Villa of Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat is the perfect place for some serious down time. Despite the owners, Luke and Kaye Paardekooper, residing in the Pukaki Homestead a mere 350 metres away, the Ashley Mackenzie Villa feels utterly secluded. The European style farmhouse accommodates up to 4 people, with two large double bedrooms connected by a…

onJuly 13, 2017November 20, 2019inLifestyle

Hamilton Island – Where to Stay, Places to Eat and Things to Do!

onJanuary 13, 2017January 17, 2017inLifestyle

Hamilton Island is the largest inhabited island of the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Australia, and is where my boyfriend and I decided to spend Christmas and New Years.…

Qualia, Hamilton Island – Review

onJanuary 7, 2017April 22, 2017inLifestyle, Reviews

Qualia, which translates as a collection of deeper sensory experiences in Latin, is a collection of secluded, luxury pavilions perched on the northern-most tip of Hamilton Island. Each…

The Lowdown On Barre Body – What’s It All About?

onJune 30, 2016December 26, 2016inLifestyle, Reviews

I discovered Barre Body from a good old google search. I had heard of Barre before but didn’t exactly know what it entailed. At a guess, I would…

Long Weekend in the Blue Mountains – Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley Review

onMay 13, 2016May 23, 2016inLifestyle

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What’s in My Bag? Weekend Edition 2016

onFebruary 7, 2016February 1, 2016inLifestyle

Welcome to my first every What’s in My Bag? video and more specifically, this is a weekend edition (trust me, we’d be here twice as long otherwise). I…

Get Ready With Me – Overnight Hotel Edition

onJanuary 25, 2016January 25, 2016inLifestyle

My first Get Ready With Me video! I’ve been meaning to film one of these for a while now but I realised that it would take quite a…

My Skin Care Routine: Morning & Evening

onOctober 21, 2015December 20, 2016inLifestyle

I didn’t actually ever think that this day would come (yes, ever so dramatic I know). I have always wanted to film a skin care routine and it’s…

Christmas and New Year in New York

onJanuary 14, 2015January 10, 2015inLifestyle

I spent Christmas and New Years in New York with my boyfriend and had the most amazing, chilled (and chilly) time exploring the city but mainly enjoying the…

Japan Highlights 2014-Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka

onDecember 29, 2014inLifestyle

So we’ve come to the final leg of our Asia adventure, and our final destination? Japan. We have heard of all the weird but wonderful things about this…

Exploring Hong Kong in 3 Days!

onDecember 10, 2014December 7, 2014inLifestyle

Hong Kong is one of those places that I’ve never particularly thought about going to. This is probably because of how I naively pictured it in my head;…

My Philippines Travel Diary- El Nido, Puerto Princesa & Manila

onDecember 4, 2014December 5, 2014inLifestyle

The Philippines was the first destination of our trip where I had never been to previously but where my boyfriend had and was very familiar with it, having…

Thailand Highlights- Koh Samui & Railay, Krabi

onNovember 7, 2014November 6, 2014inLifestyle

We made an unexpected trip to Thailand and if you had read in my last travel post, you would know that we gave in to the relentless monsoon…

Malaysia Highlights September 2014; Langkawi, Penang & Kuala Lumpur

onOctober 19, 2014October 17, 2014inLifestyle

I was excited for our trip to Malaysia as it’s the first part of our trip that neither me nor my boyfriend had been too. We had a…

How To Start A Beauty Blog on WordPress

onSeptember 23, 2014October 2, 2014inLifestyle

Since starting my blog, I’ve gotten a lot of lovely comments at how professional my blog looks and I’ve even had a couple of friends asking how to get…

Best 5 Places To Visit in Vietnam

onSeptember 4, 2014October 27, 2018inLifestyle

Incase you didn’t know, I’m currently doing a bit of travelling with my boyfriend and that would probably explain the holiday inspired posts and videos that I’ve been…