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Although the heavens decided to open over the Bank Holiday weekend, temperatures have finally started to soar and it’s beginning to look a lot like summer has arrived. Reaching the mid-twenties last week, dressing for work or evenings out can prove a little tricky – especially if you have to endure a long commute in...
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It was just the other day, as I was writing the blog before this one, that I found myself pondering the question, ‘Who is Confucius?’ Now it might strike you as odd that such a seemingly random thought would pop into my head and then compel me to write about it. So let me explain....
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Coffee is one of the world’s most popular drinks and for good reason; not only is it delicious but it’s also packed full of health benefits that most of us are probably unaware of every time we reach for the kettle or visit our local café. It’s often thought that coffee has a negative effect...
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There’s a famous quote that says “choose a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” and while that might very well be true, I believe that sometimes there’s merit to working a job you hate; at least for a while! The allure of following our dreams, of waking up each...
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sentimental value
Sentimentality is such an evocative feeling and yet, I don’t think we truly experience it until we grow older. As children, we often lack the empathy to really appreciate memories and belongings – we may miss our favourite forgotten toy but it rarely goes deeper than a few tears before we become attached to another...
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In venues as large as the O2 Arena you arrive expecting to be just a tiny one in the thousands, a blurry dot amongst the many faces – and this has been the case with so many of the live concerts and performances I’ve attended over the years. However much like the way John Mayer...
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the wine butler
It’s no secret that us Brits like a tipple and over the years our taste for the grape has taken wine drinking from merely a connoisseur’s game to an integral part of our social and cultural lives. In fact, a recent poll by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association showed that wine is now the...
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Growing up, you tend to have an idea of your life on a timeline, mapped out in front of you with each successive milestone marking a new momentous occasion or point in your life. At 18 whilst studying at university, I believed that my life would be on track by the time I reached 25....
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coppa club
Al fresco bars are increasingly popping up around the UK and it’s major cities, with sought after roof-top locations being snapped up by developers and business owners alike, looking for open spaces above crowded high streets. But London’s newest alternative bar experience has it’s feet firmly on the ground in none other than Tower Bridge. Coppa...
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The Portobello Hotel: a laid back place of retreat for iconic A-listers such as Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Kate Moss. Situated just a stones throw from Portobello Road in Notting Hill, this hotel remains a pleasingly unpretentious place, with a more civilised demeanour than its legends may suggest. My boyfriend and I had heard lots of promising...
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