Weekend in London

A couple weeks ago my brother was over for a visit. It is so nice having family over... but makes us miss home so much!

During his stay, we took a quick trip over to London to show him the sites. It was such a fun weekend!

We managed to cover all the touristy attractions, including Big Ben, The Parliament Buildings, London Eye, Kensington Palace, Westminster Abbey, St. James' Cathedarl, Soho District and Abbey Road.

The last two times we've been over to London, we've stayed at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. I highly recommend this hotel. The rooms were very nice and it's in the perfect location for walking around site seeing & taking the Tube.

Weekend Recaps

I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was lovely and I am already looking forward to the long weekend coming up!

The morning sunrise along the canal on the way to yoga Friday morning.

Saturday date night here, complete with Champagne Mint Juleps. Yum!

Arguably one of my favorite things about spring are the pretty pink cherry blossoms.

On Sunday, we took another hike along the Howth coastline.

Here are pictures from our last hike there.

Don't forget about the giveaways (one, two and three) from last week. They are all open til Friday. I will announce the winner in my post.

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Fold Over Clutch giveaway

Yay for Friday!

Today I am hosting the final giveaway of the week from the MimicDesigns shop.

Leopard Clutch // Crocodile Fold Over (giveaway) // Calf hair Fold Over // Camel Fold Over

How lovely are these clutches... handmade all the way from Bali! I love them all.

The details:
-You will win the Crocodile Fold Over Clutch; my favorite!
-Enter below for all your chances to win!
-The winner will be announced Friday, April 18, 2014.
a Rafflecopter giveaway In case you missed them, the first giveaway was an Art Print credit and Turkish Towel and the second giveaway was a Necklace & Bracelet combo, plus an Art Print. (Both are also open until April 18, 2014).

More goodies to giveaway

As promised, I am hosting my second round of giveaways today in honor of my 3 year Blogiversary!

Today I have 3 goodies for you win! The first two are a lovely necklace and bracelet combo from lizas little things.

She has so many more gorgeous colors and combinations to chose from at her shop!

The second giveaway are the sweetest prints you ever did see.

Those flamingos are my favorite! Be sure to visit the Wrens Roost shop for more fun prints to chose from.

The details:
-You will win the choice of 1 necklace and 1 bracelet (up to a $40 value) + 1 8x10 or 2 5x7 prints of your choice!
-Enter below for all your chances to win!
-The winner will be announced Friday, April 18, 2014.
a Rafflecopter giveaway In case you missed it, the first giveaway was an Art Print credit and Turkish Towel (also open until April 18, 2014).

Giveaway week!

Happiest of Mondays!

I put together a few giveaways this week in celebration of my 3 year blog anniversary. It's my way of saying thank you to all of my readers and followers. You always make my day! To kick off the week, I have two fabulous things to give away today!

The first is from the gorgeous art print shop of Parima Creative Studio.

Here are a few of my favorite abstract prints. There's a lot more to see and chose from at her beautiful shop!

The second giveaway is very exciting since I will be traveling there in July: a handmade Turkish towel from Istanbul.

The Anatolian has so many more beautiful colors to chose from!

The details:
You will win 1 $30 credit to Parima Creative Studio + 1 Turkish towel of your choice!
Enter below for all your chances to win!
The winner will be announced Friday, April 18, 2014.

Good luck! And don't forget to stop by Wednesday and Friday for more giveaway goodies! 
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Spring Essentials

I am wrapping up the week with my spring picks for this year. In case you missed it, here's a link to my winter favorites.

Linen scarf // Sunglasses // Bucket Bag // Striped espadrilles // Denim shorts

The bucket bag design is growing on me and I definitely like it in this cool gray color. And if you ask me, you can't go wrong with a combo of blush pink, denim shorts and striped espadrilles.

Don't forget about the giveaway week starting Monday, April 7th!

And thanks for putting up with my consecutive vacation recap posts last week! 

Have a lovely weekend!

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Italy: Amalfi Coast recap (part III)

I am wrapping up the final recap of the Amalfi Coast with our last leg which we spent on the island of Capri. This place is beyond dreamy. I already want to go back.

Here is a panorama shot from the ferry ride into Capri.

You can get to Capri via the ferry, fast ferry or hydofoil (fastest) and during the high season, boats depart from multiple destinations throughout the Amalfi Coast. We purchased our tickets at the dock.

We went right before high season, which was good and bad. It was busy, prices were good and we were able to get a free up grade at our hotel: Hotel Floridiana. The downside was that a lot of the shops and a few restaurants weren't opening until the next week.

Either way, I loved Capri. It was absolutely gorgeous and a place I never thought I would get to travel to.

Here are the other recaps from the Amalfi Coast if you missed them:

Part I: Sorrento & Positano

Part II: Path of the Gods hike