A couple of weeks ago me and my boyfriend Sean were back to our favourite city, Barcelona. What made us want to go back was the fact that I am a sucker for a city break holiday and the beautiful weather of course. Today I thought I would share with you a guide to the most gorgeous city abroad.
Dress - Primark | Bag - New Look (Similar) | Sunglasses - Accessorize
I do need to mention firstly that I couldn't recommend the metro enough. When you arrive at the airport and you're struggling to find a way to your hotel, never get a taxi as they can be expensive. Get the metro! When we went last year we struggled to get a train pass because honestly it is confusing. But I recommend that you buy them online as you get 10% off and it is cheaper. You can buy them here.
Our first day we didn't plan to do much as we had just arrived and our flight was horrendous! Also, just very tired from a 6am take off. The first thing we wanted to do was go to our hotel although we was worried that we got there a couple of hours early before check in, but they surprisingly had the room ready for us. We stayed at the same hotel we stayed at before which was Hotel Catedral, I will be writing a full post about this hotel very soon. So we decided to drop off our bags at our room and then head upstairs to the rooftop pool and relax in the sun and at 12pm it was 39 degrees.
For our lunch we went to a great place for tapas called Pintxo De Petritxol which is located in the gothic quarters nearby the Barcelona Cathedral. We came to this place last year and it was just how I remembered.
When we wanted a food break from shopping we went to a pasta/pizza restaurant called La Poma, Ramblas. I finally had a massive glass of sangria which was lush and for food I had a tagliatelle pasta with mussels, It was very delicious.
Back on the metro we decided to go to a place which was on my bucket list and that was The House Of Bones (Casa Batllo). Luckily we got fast passes for this and we fully enjoyed the experience. Make sure you take some water with you as you walk up so many stairs and it does get cramped and very warm.
On the evening we went to a really nice bar called Marmalade where we also had food. We got there around 7pm and it was so quiet but it soon got very busy at 8:30pm.
Just writing this up makes me want to go back so bad, but we are currently planning our next adventure holiday which will be my biggest one yet! I am so excited.
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Being a Blogger can sometimes be difficult especially when you're a shopping addict - guilty as charged! But there are ways to save money for important things, for me I am saving for a car and just putting money away if I need it for emergencies.
Summer is coming around and that means it's Holiday/Vacay season! Myself and Sean are going to Barcelona, Spain in July which is coming around so fast already. Today I am going to share with you some tips on how to get into a holiday saving mode ready for your time away. I hope I can help you in anyway possible if you are a shopaholic like me...
Earn some extra cash. Recently I have been obsessed with selling a view bits on Ebay. When you start earning loads more money you suddenly think WHAT ELSE CAN I SELL. Look through your Summer clothes for example and think of what you would take or wouldn't take away with you and give them to somebody who could use them more than you. The money I have made from selling a few of my things are going towards some new holiday bits and it gets you more excited.
Saving when online shopping. Everyone loves shopping online it's simple and easy, but it can make you poor and abuse your bank balance in the process. There are ways to save money while browsing online. Every time I now use TopCashBack, which hides in the background when you go on a website and it tracks when you buy something and you get a percentage back of what you spent. It's worth giving it a try!
Get the best deal on travel money. If you are at the point now where you have booked your flights and hotel, now is the time to get the best exchange rate on your travel money. The best time to start getting your euros for example is at least one month before your holiday. This gives you enough time to order your travel money online if you wish to. Don't wait until you get to the airport, your hotel or foreign banks, as these will usually charge more commission I learnt this last year when I bought some in Barcelona.
I hope these tips have helped you and let me know if you are yourself going away on a Holiday this year.
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So for my 23rd birthday, Sean decided to book us a trip away to Brighton again like I did for his birthday this year. I was so happy to be back at my favourite place.
We stayed at The Kings Hotel which was located near the sea front. Our first morning in the hotel we were looking forward to the breakfast. They had various things on the menu but I went for the traditional breakfast as it looked great. I had this on both days also.
For our first night we decided to go to Jamie's Italian which is our favourite restaurant back home. I had my beloved bramble cocktail, if you go to Jamie's for the first time you have to have it. The food was of course amazing as always.
We spent our Saturday wondering the lanes even if the weather was horrible which is was that day. We visited some new shops that we never went to the last time we was there. George Street is my favourite as it has a lot of pop up shops. There we went to Snoopers Paradise and got our photobooth picture taken again. One new shop that I saw was called Pussy where it had a lot of cute homeware items, a lot of Moomin things.
For food and drinks we visited Choccy Woccy Doodah for a delicious hot chocolate. Before we tried to get a table but it does get very busy so I suggest if you were to go, try and go just before Lunch time starts! We got a table and wow the drinks were incredible. I had a salted caramel hot chocolate with caramel chocoalte buttons on the side while Sean had a white chocolate hot chocolate with biscuits on the side.
We visited The Breakfast Club for Lunch and that is also another place that gets busy so was lucky enough to get a table. Me and Sean tried their juices which contained either beetroot, carrot or apples. They were healthy and so good.
On our last day we went to Angel Food Bakery where they do the best cupcakes and cakes in general. I picked up a box of six cupcakes to take home for my family.
If you would like to see my post from when I first went to Brighton you can view it here.
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On the 1st of October, Me and Sean's family packed up and headed to the airport for an early morning flight to sunny Barcelona. We were going to Barcelona because we were going to a concert to see The Red Hot Chili Peppers and to sight see of course.
We got there at around 10am their time and pretty much went straight to our hotel. We stayed at Hotel Barcelona Caredral which was just next to the famous catedral. Our hotel room was beautiful, lots of room, air-con and a huge king-sized bed. It was lush!
We started the day with a tapas at a small restaurant. Started off with a san miguel beer which is essential when you visit Spain. Then we ordered three different plates of small amounts of food. First we had a salted cod in a battered ball which was delicious, second we had squid which I have never had before so I was excited to try it and I surprisingly liked it. Lastly we had small steaks which were really nice also that we ended up having 4 more again.
Shopping wise, all the shops were just outside of the hotel. One shop that I enjoyed was called Happy Pills where you can get sweets/candy from. The concept was pretty cool, you buy any sized bottle, a label to put around the bottle and then just add all the sweets you like. Considering I'm not a sweet lover person I really loved it.
I did find my favourite fashion shops like Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius. Also I came across a Nyx shop, was very exciting.
One of the only things we had planned for the trip was a night at Palau Sant Jordi to see Red Hot Chili Peppers. I had never been to Palau Sant Jordi before, it is massive.
As we realised the doors weren't going to open until 7pm, we saw that the olympic stadium was just across from us. The boys decided to pay to go onto the pitch and have a kick about whilst me and Sean's sister Amy sat in the VIP with drinks.
We had some drinks at the hotel bar before the show, the mojito I had was the best I had ever had. The concert was great, I was a little too sober but Red Hot Chili's put on a great show.
I have to say the walk from the metro station to the venue was a beautiful scenic walk. We had to go past the Museo Nacional Barcelona (a museum), wow that was bloomin' gorgeous! I wish we'd of had the time to go into there.
The following morning we sort of slept in and missed breakfast, we soon checked out and left our bags in the hotel so we could explore Barcelona a bit more. Me and Amy headed to a little cafe next door to the hotel called Chocolat-Box Cathedral which I had my eye on since the first day we got there. I went for a coffee and a croissant that had caramel sauce on top. Was very delicious!
We headed out onto the high street and visited the shops. I did get a Christmas decor with a little bit of Barcelona on it for my tree this year and a few gifts for family members. Once the boys finished at the Camp (football stadium) we all met up at The Hard Rock Cafe for 'lunch' but was just a massive one.
All in all, a wicked trip to Barcelona! It's such a beautiful city, especially the warm weather! I think me and Sean will be venturing there again next year to see more of BCN.
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This week I am spending it in Stoke-On-Trent where my boyfriend currently lives and studies at. I have been to Stoke many times of course visiting Sean and also travelling around the area. As today was such a lovely Spring like weather I decided to take some outfit pictures. We visited Keele Hall which is located by the Keele University where Sean studies. I was amazed by how gorgeous the grounds were.
You could say that this is my first full on Spring outfit with the pastel colours. I have wanted a nice boyfriend kind of shirt for so long and I found this one in New Look recently and now I cannot stop wearing it. You can make it look casual or make it look smart. I have to give a special mention to New Look for selling the best high waisted jeans. These are my second pair and I finally got them in grey. If you're struggling to find some nice pieces for Spring I would go into New Look right away as you will be dressed head to toe in perfect Spring wear!
Stripped Shirt - New Look // High Waisted Grey Skinny Jeans - New Look // Lilac PointedShoes - Accessorize (Similar)
Bag - Depop (Similar) // Rose Gold Rings - Pandora // Nails - Models Own Hyper Gel 'Lilac Sheen'
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This morning me and my boyfriend woke up to a beautiful sunny day. We decided to have a nice walk along Torcross Beach which is outside where we are currently staying. I also decided to take advantage of the lovely sunshine by taking some outfit shots. I am loving this leopard print blouse that I recently got from Primark. It has a lovely high collar which is my favourite feature as It gives that 60s vibe look where the blouses were always high neck. These jeggings have been in my life for nearly 2-3 years now. They are so comfortable and go perfectly well with ankle boots. Today is a chill out day as we've been out in the car loads and it's such a nice day for some time at the beach.
Necklace - Gift (Similar) // Leopard Print Blouse - Primark (Similar) // Jeggings - Dorothy Perkins // Bag - H&M (Similar) // Ankle Boots - Select
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Pug Print Bobble Hat - Primark // Scarf - Primark (Similar) // Lilac Boyfriend Coat - Primark (Similar) // Sweater - Topshop // Stripey Skirt - Oasis (Similar) // Boots - Zara (Similar)
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