Tag: fashion
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8 Things in Japan Totally Worth the Hype
Japan is known for being a land of marvellous curiosities bound to attract a lot of hype, especially in the age of social media sharing when every cutesy doughnut and flowering cherry tree is worth a post. Japanese supermarkets alone have a dedicated following for their unguessable products and selection of sweets, just as people…
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Best Luxury Vintage Shops in Florence
Tuscany is one of those rare places in the world that puts a ridiculous grin on everyone’s faces, none more so than me. The bizarrely picturesque landscape is dotted with the most gorgeous of towns and cities. Where else in the world is so artist, political, calm, warm and fragrant as Tuscany? Trains wined through…
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La Dolce Vita for Less in Venice
The only way to arrive in Venice is by train, almost the only way anyway. But by in arriving the slightly less glamorous way you are treated for your troubles. There is nothing like walking out of San Lucia station after a 10 hours over night train. It’s possibly the best view from any train…
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Themed Travel Packing for Every Occasion
Levi cutoffs and cowboy boots for the Wild West; Bretton stripes, red lipstick and pointed ballet flats for Paris; glitter and faux fur ballleros for New York; leather jackets and lace cami’s for London; and Dolce Vita-ready nipped in waist dresses for Florence. I am a huge outfit planner dependent on where I am or…
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Living Danishly – How to Hygge
Another year and another happiness obsession. Last year its was the Japanese art of tidying, this year its Hygge, the danish concept of gaining pleasure from the simplicity in life. As a society, especially an internet one, we are pretty obsessed with the Scandinavian way of living, from Ikea to style minimalism. But Hygge seems pretty obvious…
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A Saturday Morning in South Melbourne
It’s not often that I get a free Saturday; they are normally spent in torturous hours waiting tables (non-serious job prospects, amirite?). So when I do get time off, I try and make the most of it, and in my opinion there is nothing better than a morning spent at the market. I still don’t…