Hi my lovely readers! Christmas and New Year’s is over now and I am actually looking forward to some healthy and green foods and dishes. I love eating all those treats over the festive period, but I must say in January I always feel a bit heavy, bloated and frankly had enough of sweets. I actually start to crave healthy food. I love eating salads … Continue reading LENTIL SALAD WITH GOATS CHEESE
Hi my lovely readers! A cruise is one of the best ways to see the world in my opinion, especially when you can combine it with a few days in a city pre and/or post cruise. There are so many things to remember before you book your cruise. Where do you want to go, how long should the cruise be, should you pick a cruise … Continue reading 10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK AN INTERIOR CRUISE CABIN
Hi my lovely readers! Welcome to the first Travel Thursday Quote of 2021! Let’s dive right in, shall we? “Live your life by a compass not a clock.” – Stephen Covey A clock always tells us that we are running out of time, right? At least I am mostly feeling stressed when I look at the clock. But a compass tells us where to go … Continue reading TRAVEL THURSDAY QUOTE – COMPASS
Hi my lovely readers! During 2020, many of us looked into how we can save money to make our earnings and money stretch a bit further or in my case save up for my own place. Additionally, people got more interested into how they can take care of themselves and also the environment as we came to appreciate nature more than ever before when we … Continue reading 2 SUSTAINABILITY SWOPS TO SAVE MONEY AND HELP THE PLANET
Hi my lovely readers! Happy New Year to all of you and welcome to 2021. I hope you all had a great start to the new year and were able to relax a little and recharge over the past days. I cannot wait to fill this blog some more this year with inspiring and useful content for you guys while sharing some of my tips … Continue reading ELTHAM PALACE – FORGOTTEN ROYAL RESIDENCE AND ART DECO HEAVEN
Hi my lovely readers! Today, you are getting the last Travel Thursday Quote post, my last wishes and my very last post of 2020. Oh man, what a year it has been! In my last post I told you that 2020 has been hard sometimes, but overall I still managed to make the best of it and had lots of positive experiences and outcomes. I … Continue reading TRAVEL THURSDAY QUOTE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hi my lovely readers! 2020 is almost over and I am certainly ready to welcome the new year! For me, 2020 has been good in many ways personally, professionally and also in terms of blogging despite Covid and lockdowns. I am generally a positive person and try to put a positive spin on everything as I believe life is too short to be grumpy, upset … Continue reading LOOKING BACK AT THE YEAR 2020
Hi my lovely readers! There are many reasons why everyone should try a cruise. Cruising is a great way to get around, relax, have fun and of course visit many places in a short period of time just to name a few. I always look forward to reaching a new port, to get of the ship and start exploring that new destination. However, there are … Continue reading 7 REASONS TO STAY ON THE CRUISE SHIP WHILE IN PORT
Hi my lovely readers! I hope all of you are well and I wish you all the best this Christmas, wherever you are and however you celebrate it this year. Here in and around London, we are back in Lockdown and Christmas has been cancelled for many families as we are not allowed to mix with other households. I have only met my family once … Continue reading MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU
Hi my lovely readers! To those of you who celebrate Christmas on the 24th December – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I normally celebrate on the 24th as a German, but this year I am celebrating the British way and will wait one more day. Today’s Travel Thursday Quote is of course about presents as it is Christmas. Travel is a great present, wouldn’t you … Continue reading TRAVEL THURSDAY QUOTE – PRESENT TO MYSELF
Hi my lovely readers! The Sapphire Princess has several pool areas, which I thought was great. There are two main pools where you will often find the kids and some smaller pools towards the aft of the ship and of course in the Lotus Spa and Sanctuary. There are also some hot tubs scattered across the ship and not just in one area, which is … Continue reading PRINCESS CRUISES – SAPPHIRE PRINCESS: POOLS AND SPA
Hi my lovely readers! Those of you from the UK will of course know Mary Berry. She is the cooking and baking queen here. After watching GBBO (The Great British Bake Off) I wanted to learn how to bake and cook. Everything those people made on the show looked amazing and they were ordinary people just like me! My partner got me her cooking book … Continue reading ROASTED PEPPER SOUP FROM MARY BERRY
Hi my lovely readers! I am counting down the days to Christmas right now as well as the days to 2021. What about you? I am kind of sticking to the Winter theme with the Travel Thursday Quotes. And today’s quote is about Paradise. “Paradise doesn’t have to be tropical.” – Unknown What does Paradise look like for you? Is it a dreamy Winter Wonderland … Continue reading TRAVEL THURSDAY QUOTE – PARADISE
Hi my lovely readers! You know I love making my own jewellery and I love Christmas. So what better way than to combine the two and make some festive Christmas jewellery? These last minute Christmas earrings that I made can be crafted in less than two minutes and can be a great Christmas gift, too. No skills or talent required at all for those. WHAT … Continue reading MAKING YOUR OWN HOLIDAY JEWELLERY – LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS EARRINGS
Hi my lovely readers! I love mulled wine. It is my go to winter tipple and drink that I have year after year during the cold winter months. I make my own every year from scratch, check out the recipe here if you are interested. However, mulled wine is not for everyone. Of course kids cannot drink it, you cannot drink it if you are … Continue reading WINTRY SPICED APPLE JUICE
Hi my lovely readers! As Christmas is almost around the corner and I just love Christmas, I have decided to give the Travel Thursday Quotes I am sharing with you a christmassy twist! What is on your wishlist? If you are out of ideas, check the below one out. That might give you some inspiration 🙂 MY CHRISTMAS LIST: 1. Travel 2. Travel 3. Travel … Continue reading TRAVEL THURSDAY QUOTE – MY CHRISTMAS LIST
Hi my lovely readers! I already posted some pictures of my fortune telling experience in Japan last month as a form of entertainment for you guys in my post When Traditions Get Lost In Translation. I hope you were amused by the fortune I got. If you did not see them back then, not to worry as I will share the pics again as part … Continue reading A GUIDE TO JAPANESE FORTUNE TELLING – OMIKUJI
Hi my lovely readers! I wish you all a pleasant and festive 2nd Advent today and a happy St Nicholas Day! St Nicholas Day is a very important day for children in Germany during the Christmas season. It is celebrated every year on the 6th of December. It is a day when children get rewarded for being nice or punished with a rod or stick … Continue reading CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS IN GERMANY – ST NICHOLAS DAY
Hi my lovely readers! How do we get to know more about ourselves? How do we get to understand ourselves better? Any ideas? Here is the answer: “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” -David Mitchell Happy Thursday! Continue reading TRAVEL THURSDAY QUOTE – MEETING MYSELF
Hi my lovely readers! There are some odd, weird, quirky and out of the ordinary museums out there in the world. One of these museums, at least for me, must be the Tank Museum in Dorset, UK. This museum is fully dedicated to anything tanks and military vehicles related. It has a vast collection of tanks from WWI to today, from different eras, countries, uses … Continue reading ALL ABOUT TANKS – THE TANK MUSEUM IN DORSET, UK
