Summer in London isn’t known for being hot (usualy: mild, pleasant, a bit drizzly), but this year Europe has been experiencing one helluva heatwave. And I just don’t have enough season appropriate clothes to keep up. Continue reading
Author Archives: Katie Poole
The skin care products to buy in Japan
The Japanese beauty industry is well known for it’s innovation, with many products landing on ‘cult beauty buy’ lists around the world, and a selection of these become available at a premium online here in the west. So this time last year when I was preparing to travel to Japan, I researched the beauty products … Continue reading
What I wore: skinny jeans and a bomber jacket for a trip to Chinatown to celebrate the year of the dog
This weekend was the Chinese New Year, so I headed to Chinatown to celebrate the year of the dog with milk tea and red bean buns. (OK, so maybe not the most traditional for the Spring Festival, but they’re some of my favourite foods from when I visited China.) Continue reading
What I wore: styling a cami dress two ways in winter
Here are two ways I like to style cami dresses when the sun is shining but the temperature doesn’t match… Continue reading
What I wore: layering with turtlenecks
Turtlenecks are one of those clothing items I’ve always struggled with because as much as I liked them on other people, unless they were a chunky knit I didn’t really know what to do with them. Until now. Here are two ways that I’ve styled the same turtleneck… Continue reading
Travel Diary: Bournemouth and Poole on England’s south coast
I can never decide if I prefer city breaks or seaside escapes, so I always try to combine both, and Bournemouth was great for the indecisive side of me. Continue reading
Travel Diary: Lake District’s Ullswater, Aira Force and Bowness-on-Windermere
Living in Britain, the Lake District seems to be one of those places where everyone has visited. From childhood holidays to cycling outings and everything in between, I felt like I’d missed out on a key life experience each time a colleague came to the office with Grasmere Gingerbread and everyone else gathered ’round to reminisce … Continue reading
Travel Diary: Lake District Ambleside & Grasmere
Living in Britain, the Lake District seems to be one of those places where everyone has visited. From childhood holidays to cycling outings and everything in between, I felt like I’d missed out on a key life experience each time a colleague came to the office with Grasmere Gingerbread and everyone else gathered ’round to reminisce … Continue reading
Travel Diary: Lake District’s Walla Crag and Surprise View
Living in Britain, the Lake District seems to be one of those places where everyone has visited. From childhood holidays to cycling outings and everything in between, I felt like I’d missed out on a key life experience each time a colleague came to the office with Grasmere Gingerbread and everyone else gathered ’round to reminisce … Continue reading
Adventures in Paris, March 2017
Photo diary of a weekend in Paris, March 2017. Continue reading
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