Girl About Town: Grimm Tales
Philip Pullman’s Grimm Tales: An immersive fairytale Last year I went to see The Drowned Man and I found a new love for “interactive”, “immersive” theatre, so I’ve been on the look out for other...
View ArticleGirl About Town: Gifting for Your Girls
I don’t know about you, but it’s getting close to that time of year when you start racking your brains for gifts for your best girls. Not just your best girls, but your best girls that have virtually...
View ArticleGirl About Town: The Art of Dining – The Colour Palate
With the job that I do, I regularly get emails full of “check out this amazing experience” ideas, lots of which actually aren’t that exciting or innovative. However a few weeks back, one thing did...
View ArticleMeet and Greet: Victoria (a.k.a. Girl about Town)
Good Morning readers! As we have a growing roster of regular contributors, some new, some old timers, I thought it would be fun to get to know them a little better. Victoria is now my longest standing...
View Article[Girl About Town] What to Wear: To an Indian Wedding
It’s not me sharing outfits today but Victoria. I saw her recent escapades on Facebook and just had to ask her to share her outfits, pulled together for what looked like a fabulous Indian wedding....
View ArticleGirl about Town: Chocolate walking tour of London
Easter weekend is on the way. I am excited for three reasons: 1) Two free days off work! Oh how I need the sleep. 2) Family time! In my house, Easter is like Christmas we gather, we play games, we...
View ArticleGirl About Town: The Drowned Man
The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable – A Punchdrunk production There’s not a lot I can say about The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable without ruining it, other than, it’s not really a play, it’s more of...
View ArticleGirl about town: (Working until) Midnight in Paris – Part 1
A few months ago I was lucky enough to be offered the opportunity to spend some time working in my firm’s Paris office. Erm, sorry, let me pinch myself whilst I just digest that. You’re going to put...
View ArticleGirl About Town: London Bars with a Difference…
I like a quirky bar. I like something odd or different. I like drinks and dining to be a bit of an “experience”. I used to be all about a fancy restaurant with white linen and a silver cloche, a grand...
View ArticleGirl About Town Gets Out of Town: Barcelona
This year the Mr and I have spent all of our annual leave on attending 10, yes, ten, weddings (two of which were/are aboard) and all the corresponding stag and hen weekends. As such we didn’t have much...
View ArticleSummer Reading: Florence’s readers recommend…
In the absence of Rachel (whilst she is on maternity leave getting acquainted with her beautiful baby daughter Alice,) I thought it would be fun and fascinating to get some reading recommendations from...
View ArticleGirl About Town: London, High and Low
London: standing up high I work in Canary Wharf and although people say it’s not “proper London” (pah!) I love it for many reasons, one of them being the beautiful views I enjoy day in day out of the...
View ArticleGirl about Town… with a Boy
By now you all know Victoria and I don’t usually butt in on her posts but today I couldn’t help myself. I don’t know about a boy, but this might just be my most perfect day out ever. I am so going to...
View ArticleGirl About Town gets Out of Town: Roma
This month I was going to write about a recent glamping excursion to Jollydays in Yorkshire, but I realised that Rebecca had already done that. So I racked my brains trying to think about something...
View ArticleGirl About Town: Eat, Drink and Sleep Dublin Guide
I constructed this post on the basis that there are two long weekends on their way (thank god!) and you lovely ladies might be looking for an idea for a weekend break. I made a trip to Dublin in...
View ArticleGirl About Town: The Hayward Light Show
This is the final post before the Easter break so I just wanted to pop on and say Happy Easter everybody! I’m heading home with Pete to spend time with family, planning an overnight getaway and culture...
View ArticleGirl about Town: Spice Girl Saturday
Are you female? Were you in your teens at some point in the nineties? Do you love cheesy tunes and plain old silly fun? If so, then read read on. When I look back on my school life and my teenage...
View Article#JanuaryJoy – Do something/Go somewhere you have never been before
Today’s prompt seemed like the perfect time to hear from Victoria with her monthly Girl About Town post, particularly as she is always doing things I have never done before. Today’s prompt is intended...
View ArticleGirl about Town: Harry Potter Studio tour
**WARNING** Fans of Harry Potter: this post may make you hyperventilate. Stay calm. Remember to breathe. Not a fan of Harry Potter? See you tomorrow, when normal, grown up service resumes. Apologies in...
View ArticleGirl About Town gets out of town: Seville
After a crazy summer of house buying and flat selling, homelessness, living in my in my parents’ study, moving house, about 25 weddings (actually only seven), decorating and renovating our new home,...
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