travel
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Content and Calm Children’s Tray Kit – the perfect travel solution
With just one half term left now before school really is out for Summer, our Summer holiday’s are edging ever closer. But for those of us with young children, traveling can be a real nightmare. How exactly can you keep young children occupied when traveling, whether by coach, car, train or plane? As the mother of a very active four-year-old, the idea that of spending two hours+ stuck in a seat next to a bored child is my idea of total hell, but carrying a huge bag of things to keep them busy is just not a real option. Or is it? The Tray Kit Traveller from Collect and Calm…
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Jetting off may be the only escape this spring
As the jet stream appears set to pass the UK by yet again, record numbers are being seen at airports throughout the country. Even in the challenging economic climate, the actual UK climate is proving too much for many of us, who are turning dreams of beaches, sun and relaxation into reality. There are still good deals to be had, and there are manycheapflights to ever-popular destinations such as the Balearic islands of Menorca, Ibiza and Majorca. The pull of these destinations lies in their island status (more coastline for your money than the mainland) and their stunning scenery. For three little islands in the Mediterranean, they provide pretty…
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Kate’s farewell to Singapore…and Hello to Malaysia
The fashion parade continued for the Duchess of Cambridge as William and Kate bid a fond farewell to Singapore and then said hello to Malaysia. We saw the first evening dress of the tour, and another who’s who parade of British design with more new dresses that elicited the usual raft of praise and ridicule for the Duchess. Kate’s final Singapore look was a powder blue shirtwaist-er dress from Jenny Packham. Simple and elegant, this dress has a pleated skirt and a lace bodice. Many have commented that the use of pleated skirts/dresses on this tour could be a device for covering a baby bump, which may well be true,…
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Reviewed – Ipanema Diamond Sandals
When I was asked to try a pair of Brazilian footwear brand Ipanema anatomic sandals, I was intrigued. As someone who spends the whole summer in sandals (usually ill-fitting ones that frankly kill my feet…) I was really interested in the idea that any pair of sandals could pass the three requirements that I have of footwear. Could Ipanema sandals be comfortable, hardwearing…and glamorous! The answer is an overwhelming YES! The pair of sandals I chose was the Diamond adjustable sandal. I chose these for a range of reasons. The first being that they were just so pretty, with glitter, metallics and diamond stubs all thrown into the mix. I…
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New Look sorts your holiday packing
Holiday packing – not that much fun is it? Trying to sort outfits for each day, every few minutes getting those suitcase scales out in order to check you’ve not exceeded the baggage allowance (which for some airlines is now as low as 15 kilograms). Well, what if I said that with some savvy buys you could get away with taking a capsule wardrobe of just 20 pieces. That’s right, 20 pieces. I’m taking a leaf from Gok Wan’s book and choosing pieces that can multi functional and can be mixed and matched to create a range of different outfits. You can get all the pieces featured here from…
