Ladies' High Tea and Fashion P - a - r - t - y...because I gotta!

A few weeks too late, but better late than never! These are some pics we snapped at the ladies’ high tea I held at the apartment a while back. All in the name of fashion, food and fun, it was a fabulous afternoon of chit chat, shopping, eating and drinking. Thanks to all the lovely ladies that came to support Trixie and Flo! I have three very important recipes to share with you: The best carrot cake, the best cream cheese icing, and the best sangria recipes IN THE WORLD!

In Onomichi and Setoda, I wandered lonely as a cloud

A set of pictures that remind me of some solo wanderings, times when I made the effort to notice my surroundings and see the beauty in the little things: views from above and views from below, sunsets and heavy skies, colours and textures, layers and landscapes. Wordsworth describes it best: 

“For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills

And dances with the daffodils.”

These photographs may not be of daffodils, but I can look at them and think back and smile at many a time when I stumbled upon beauty while “wandering lonely as a cloud”. 

Is there a better birthday present than full blooming cherry blossoms?

The best part is I took all of these pictures on my birthday within a 15 minute walk from my apartment

Takehara through the instagram cam

I headed to the "little Kyoto" of Takehara city last week after work to check out the Hina Matsuri doll displays and for a stroll around town. Gorgeous afternoon!

Seoul and Busan: The good, the weird and the wonderful

Memories from home

Sunshine, green grass, Rocky the lab, and a dress from Forever 21

High Tea at the Oyster Box Hotel

I think I’m nearly two years and about 20 blogs too late on this trend, but Durban’s Oyster Box Hotel High Tea was all I dreamed it would be and more. Possibly one of my best days out, it was one filled with laughter, gorging and more gorging. For just R150 (1500yen) we started off with our afternoon cuppa, and then helped ourselves to the wide selection of savouries and desserts. Make sure to call a few weeks ahead (especially during holiday season) to avoid disappointment xoxo.

48 hours in Osaka

6 hours – travelling (bus it)

23 hours – partying (risky risky - where dancing is illegal)

1 hour – karaoke ing (one song each)

5 hours – eating (oh dear)

3 hours – sightseeing (Umeda Sky building observatory – magic!)

2 hours – shopping (Topshop you warm my heart)

8 hours – sleeping (the bare minimum)

Ooooosaka… we love you