Lifestyle

Snapshots from Rome!

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I got to spend a few days in Rome before Christmas, and I’ve been spamming you with artsy photos ever since. I study Ancient History at King’s College London, and our department is amazing enough to offer an expenses-paid trip each year called the “Rumble Fund”, to see the ancient monuments we’ve been studying in real life. Our itinerary was jam-packed with museum visits, tours of Ancient relics, including some super-special places…

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London

Christmassy Places in London

I wouldn’t say I’m as fanatic about Christmas as a lot of people are, but I do enjoy looking at pretty lights and decorations. Last year I went ice-skating, but didn’t really look at all the lovely displays, so I’ve made an effort to explore London as much as I can this year. 

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Lifestyle

The Theatre Cafe!

After a long day of wandering around the Tower of London, a Christmas Market at London Bridge, Covent Garden, Leicester Square and Chinatown with my Grandad, we were desperate to stop off at a cafe for a drink. We came across the Theatre Cafe on Shaftesbury Avenue, a place I’d wanted to check out for a while, and oh boy it’s wonderful. The whole cafe is musical theatre themed, which is pretty much my idea of heaven. I love the musical…

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Books

Love You Better | Book Review

I was sent a copy of Love You Better by Natalie K Martin a while back to review, but I’ve been so busy with uni work that I only recently finished reading it. I grabbed it every time I had the opportunity, mostly on the tube, and while waiting for my food to cook, but it did take me a while to get through. “After a soul-destroying breakup with her ex, Smith, Effie Abbott has met the man of her dreams. She’s…

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Fashion

The Chi Chi London £1 Dress

  I’m always lusting over Chi Chi London’s gorgeous dresses, and entering their Twitter competitions in an attempt to win one, but alas, I’ve not been able to get my hands on one. Until now. A few weeks ago, Chi Chi did a crazy sale where they sold 5 of their beautiful dresses for only £1. Yes, one single British pound. Each dress was released on consecutive days, everyone went crazy on Twitter with the #OnePoundDress hashtag and the website crashed…

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Music

House of the Rising Sun

House of the Rising Sun I finally did it. I just uploaded a singing video to YouTube. A combination of insecurity and being busy with uni work are my excuses for not doing it sooner. I’ll be uploading more videos hopefully quite regularly, because why the hell not? Check out my cover of House of the Rising Sun by Animals if you want, apologies for the car beeping in the background somewhere near the beginning… London is never quiet. Make sure…

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Books

I Am Malala | Book Review

Malala Yousafzai, known as the girl who ‘stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban’ at the age of 15 in 2012, has written an autobiography entitled I Am Malala, about her life experiences so far. Her story is both heartbreaking and empowering, and it really exemplifies the importance of educating girls – her father was the headmaster of a successful school, yet her mother is illiterate. Malala is a Pashtun girl from Pakistan, and she explains that most girls aren’t…

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