Back from The Big Apple...

It's true...New York really is as amazing as they say it is.
If you ever get the opportunity to go, I would say take it.

Now I have to admit we didn't stay in the most glamorous hotel in New York City, in fact we stayed in a hostel and unless you have stayed in a hostel I don't think you will be able to imagine how horrible it was.

However, I looked on the bright side; we would only be sleeping there and after all it is the city that never sleeps so there wouldn't be much of that going on...

and there wasn't. The night we got there, ignoring our jeg lag and serious tiredness we decided to take a trip to Times Square. It was completely overwhelming, espically at night.



The friday we went on the Sex and The City Tour, which was fun! Here's the library that Carrie runs from on her wedding day...



...and us girls eating cupcakes in the same place as Carrie and Miranda did!




That evening we went ice skating in central park, which was the highlight of my time in New York. Ice-skating whilst looking at the pretty christmas lights and the huge lit up city ahead of me, was just amazing!

We topped off the evening with a trip to the hard rock cafe in Times Square.




The Saturday was just as fun. We started off the day by taking the Statten Island ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. We then went shopping for the rest of the day and for the evening took a trip to a street called Little Italy where we had a gorgeous meal in an italian restaurant.




We then got the subway back, eventually and me and my friend decided to have a night out in New York- that was a fun and eventful night! We ended up being taken to a gay club which we didn't realise until we were in there! It was a fun night either way.

Our last day in New York- Sunday. First stop The Empire State Building which had some stunning sights but I couldn't stay out there for long as it was so windy! We then had some nice lunch followed by some last minute shopping at Macy's and Bloomingdales...







Now I definately am in the christmas spirit!

:D

xx

A little Croatian adventure of cocktails, oyster tasting and nearly flying overboard...

I chose Croatia for my summer holiday because I want where I visit to be breathtakingly beautiful- and that’s exactly what it was! For me, choosing this destination wasn’t hard, situated in a pretty town called Cavtat just a 20 minute drive from Dubrovnik, set alongside the Adriatic coast seemed perfect.

As you know I am always battling/worrying about my weight, so for this holiday again I wanted to look and feel great... and I find eating very little too hard, so I went on the wii dance game as much as I could and again I had a St Tropez tan! I felt so good the night before going, I even tried on my bikini and went outside into my garden (which I would not usually ever do!)

We arrived in Croatia on Sunday and decided to explore the town we were staying in, we were quite hungry after the long journey and early start that we went to a little restaurant for ‘light lunch’, which actually turned out to be more like a feast! Me and my boyfriend (Liam) both ordered squid risotto, first time I ever tried it and I loved it, although I did have to close my eyes because I didn’t like seeing tentacles hanging from my boyfriends mouth!




Monday we went to Dubrovnik for the day, the town was quite overwhelming and very busy! We decided to walk the walls and it was nice to see a completely different culture and you could see down on the Croatian’s houses and see how it’s another way of life! We caught the boat back to Cavtat around 4pm and lazed by the pool for a while, it was so nice to get away from it all and not have a care in the world. By the evening we were sipping cocktails in the piano bar where Liam requested the singer to sing one of my favourite songs.






Tuesday was by far my favourite day where we visited the beautiful island of Korcula. A small little island where a local told us how the postman doesn’t need addresses because everyone knows everyone! After our guided tour we stopped for a light lunch where we looked over the Dalmatian coast whilst we tucked into spinach, salsa and sour cream chicken tortillas...yum! On the journey back we went wine tasting at a local vineyard and tried oysters for the first time ever...and most definitely the last time ever!






Wednesday was a lazy day where we explored the town we were staying in; we took a long walk along the long and windy promenade and took in the lovely views. It was nice to relax and yes the sights were breathtaking- however, there wasn’t anything fun to do like a water/theme park which I always think livens up a good holiday...





Thursday we went on a fish picnic to visit the Elafiti islands- big mistake! I didn’t realise we were going on a small fisherman’s boat and I also didn’t realise that the sea was going to be so rough! Water was gushing in from either side of the boat while I let an outburst of shrieking every wave we hit. I told Liam at least he wasn’t the man that had his wife clenching onto him screaming every time a wave gushed into the boat!



Friday we went out of the country to visit the country of Montenegro, we made stops at three different places: - Budva, Kotor and the lady of the rocks. I learnt many interesting stories and loved being amongst the hugely tall mountains that towered above us.





On our last day of our 7 day break to Croatia we decided to lounge about the hotel and i treated myself to my first ever massage in the energy clinic in our hotel- absolute bliss. That finished off our mini break perfectly and now to contemplate where to visit next...

Just your average pale skinned pear shape...

Summer is a season that we just can’t get enough of, but for many women we know it’s time to start preparing for that ultimate beach body...

I guess you can say I’m a bit of a worrier. I worry about a lot of things, especially the way I look. If you ask any of my friends, they will tell you how before a night out I look in the mirror about a hundred times , contemplating whether my legs or bum are too big for that particular dress, or distressing if the dress is too tight for my figure. I know their probably fed up with hearing it and kindly always tell me I look nice but I just can’t help but think it...

Don’t get me wrong- I’m not one of those skinny girls that worry about nothing, but I’m not saying I’m big either. I’m your average pale skinned pear shape, size 10 on top and 12 on bottom. Small boobs and waist and big thighs and bum, but it’s not this that troubles me, it’s the fact that I’m sure my legs don’t just touch at the top... they actually overlap! And the fact that my legs aren’t the longest legs around doesn’t help, I’m only 5ft2.

Well I know your probably thinking ‘if your that worried do something about it’ and yes I should really and I have before, but the trouble is I love food so much, I find it hard to keep at it!

Anyway I’m now beginning to worry how I’m going to look on my holiday to Croatia in May. I mean, on my first holiday to Italy I didn’t really think about dieting or toning up for it, I guess I didn’t feel the need. However, I did go to a salon and get a St Tropez applied and honestly it done wonders for my confidence, where my skins so pale I just burn in the sun and can never achieve a natural tan.

The following year I booked a holiday to Greece. I went on a strict regime of special k diet and 5 days a week at the gym on a cardio and weight program and stuck to my belly dancing once a week. I decided for Greece I wasn’t going to get a tan because I felt I would be confident enough without it. Whilst on holiday, I realised I should have got a tan before, which would have been the real confidence booster.

I’ve always been extremely pale and let’s be honest pale skin can be pretty but it does show up an endless amount of flaws that can easily be covered with a tan. A tan also makes me look healthier and emphasized the small amount of cleavage I do have.

So, in preparation for my Croatian holiday, I’m going to try and eat as healthily as I can, practise a little belly dancing in my room and book in my St Tropez tan!!


Here are 2 photos whilst I was on holiday... The one in the bikini is from Greece (without tan) and the one sat down (with St Tropez tan). Its hard to make real judgement because only one is in a bikini...but let me know you're views on this subject :)