Happy New Year!!

Hope you are well and rested for the start of 2018 and you had a lovely new year.

Iceland

We had a blissful time in Iceland with dear friends.

Reykjavik for New Year is a top spot to see fireworks and the Northern Lights. (The rescue service are funded by the sale of the fireworks and it’s a show off wealth when you send up a ton of explosions.)

The boom and blasts start at around 6pm and go on until 2am, (apart fr...

The story of our adventure up Mount Snowdon, the best campsite to stay at and my review of Watkin Path, not for the faint hearted.

'There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing!'

A Norwegian fisherman once told me this and if you are to be a proper adventurer, you really need great gear, Patagonia is a brilliant company ethos.

Adventure

2012 was an adventurous year involving a few mountains; Snowdon, Ben Nevis and The Himalayas. Also spent a lot of time on location as a costume designer. I thought I'd invest in some proper gear, function...

Amsterdam, the perfect city break, a birthday present, romantic weekend away with my husband. 

This years birthday gift started with Monique Van Den Heuvel's, Amsterdam Style Guide is a beautiful book, full of gorgeous photos and top tips for adventuring, finding hidden treasures in the city's many exciting areas. Shops, restaurants, bars, barbers, cinemas. A perfect insiders guide to the city.

1. The Dylan

A wonderful hotel...

My Top 5 rainbow coloured restaurants in Europe.

Do you love beautiful surroundings whilst eating?

Anyone fancy lunch in February? Let's make a date!

1. Sketch restaurant London

Pretty pink, perfect for afternoon tea.

2. Bar Botanique, Amsterdam

Gorgeous green for a weekend away brunch.

3. Groucho members club restaurant London

Masculine blue for a power lunch.

4. Le Frandrin, Paris

Golden yellow for a late supper.

5. The Siegel Cantee...

Have you ever been to the Burning Man Festival? Any desire to go or rather not and call it Boring Man?

I first visited the festival 10 years ago this week. A huge adventure with my then boyfriend, we'd both always wanted to go and thought 'Let's do it!'  I'd seen Round the World in 80 raves and the place looked crazy, like mad max. We had to go and experience for ourselves.

The Burning Man festival began by a group of...

Glamping is one of the biggest booms in camping, essential if you are living in a tent for more than a weekend, one needs some comfort.

We are camping at  LPM, our French project to renovate an old farm house and barns as a beautiful space for friends and friends of friends of friends to come and stay and relax. The cottage isn't finished so we are camping in the garden again, we camped last year too. This year we have a proper...

London has a marvellous array of photography exhibitions this spring.

My Top 5 are the shows I'd like to visit with friends. Will I get to see them all? Do any take your fancy? Let me know and maybe we can go together? Or take another friend or arrange a date?

1. Vogue 100 : A Century of Style

Vogue has a wonderful history of amazing talents, in front of and behind the camera. This exhibition gives highlights of the mag...

My top 5 members bars are the top 5 members rooms I have visited recently.

I haven't been to 'the top five' according to Harpers Bazaar or Barchick or Time Out.

I've always been a fan of a club. I was a brownie pixie 6er, a regular at our local youth club, where Rocky from Rocky and Diesel & Xpress2, used to dj, he always played I Believe In Miracles. I started going to nightclubs when I was 13, really...

Monkey's, Chinese horoscopes, manifestations and magic lanterns.

 The Chinese year of the monkey starts today!

Are we in for a cheeky time?

In Chinese astrology, the 12 animal zodiac signs each have unique characteristics.

The monkey is sharp and smart.

It's said 'People born in a year of the Monkey are witty, intelligent, and have a magnetic personality. Personality traits, like mischievousness, curiosity, and cleverness, mak...