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Unfortunately the grey weather and need to be asleep for most of the weekend means that there's no fashion or lifestyle post this week. I can't be the only one who's struggling to leave their warm cosy bed every morning. I can totally see why hedgehogs hibernate during the winter, it just makes total sense.
However I do love putting together these little Instagram round ups, they're not my most popular posts but they're one of my favourites to write. I think it's a lovely way to see what you've been up to in the last few months and remind you of all of the fun things you've done. Which meant that I was reminded of my wonderful trip to New York, I'm desperately wishing I was back there. New York in autumn just seems to be the perfect time to visit. The weather is still a little warm, they go Halloween mad during October, there's not quite as many tourists, Central Park is beginning to shed its leaves for winter and let's not forget the Columbus Day sales!
The rest of my photos are a little round up of my Autumn so far, it's all looking pretty cosy, which is just the way I like it. One of my favourite things about the end of the year is all of the fun things I get up to with my friends. It's the perfect excuse to find a great table, order some amazing food and have a good giggle over a drink or two. If all else fails, I revert to my teenage years and have a sleepover, which is where I was treated to these amazing pancakes from Liv. I also don't post many photos of myself on Instagram (unless I've published a blog post) but I wanted to share this one on Instagram as I was really pleased with how the whole blog post came out, if you missed it you can take a little look here!
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Having a holiday in New York means one thing- a lot of walking. So I wanted to make sure I had something super comfortable to wear but still wanted to be able to channel my inner Carrie whilst wondering round the big apple. I've been absolutely loving Topshop's Autumn release year and have found myself buying something from the site almost each week! One of my favourite things I've bought recently is this 60s style forest green dress, which just seems to be the colour of the season. As soon as it arrived I knew I was going to be popping it straight into my suitcase! I was looking for a few more staples that I could wear to work, but also something that was still special enough to wear on the weekends.
On the third day of my trip I pulled this dress from my hotel wardrobe and got ready for a day of exploring. My boyfriend and I wondered around the Washington Square area and found this sweet little road dedicated to NYU's language students, the whole road has been recreated to look like your typical French street. We spent a good hour taking photos and looking at all of the pretty houses, it was one of my favourite finds from our trip! So many bloggers, celebrities and friends of mine are over there at the moment, or will be travelling to NYC soon and I must confess I'm pretty jealous, I'd love to go again in the spring or summer next year. However I think next on my holiday list is somewhere hot with a beach and cocktails, or maybe even Disneyland Paris. Please do let me know of your travel recommendations below!
On the third day of my trip I pulled this dress from my hotel wardrobe and got ready for a day of exploring. My boyfriend and I wondered around the Washington Square area and found this sweet little road dedicated to NYU's language students, the whole road has been recreated to look like your typical French street. We spent a good hour taking photos and looking at all of the pretty houses, it was one of my favourite finds from our trip! So many bloggers, celebrities and friends of mine are over there at the moment, or will be travelling to NYC soon and I must confess I'm pretty jealous, I'd love to go again in the spring or summer next year. However I think next on my holiday list is somewhere hot with a beach and cocktails, or maybe even Disneyland Paris. Please do let me know of your travel recommendations below!
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I was lucky enough to visit New York for the second time earlier this month, so I thought I'd pop together a photo diary with a few of my favourite photographs I had taken during my trip. New York is somewhere I could definitely see myself moving to one day, in fact one of my good friends already has and I do feel tempted to hop on a plane and join her. It reminds me so much of London except it has better make up shops (*cough* Sephora) and much more pizza, both of which I'm a pretty huge fan of to say the least. I'd absolutely love to hear more suggestions of the places to visit in NYC, so please do let me know in the comments below.
Where I ate:
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, yep you've guessed it, they sell ice cream and is possibly one of the best places to go for it. I went for a subtle chocolate & vanilla twist ice cream, topped with pretzels and rainbow sprinkles (please note the sarcasm when I wrote subtle). Sarabeth's for the best (and rather expensive) brunch, it was a little pricey but well worth the money and it's so lovely to sit down and have a fancy breakfast right by Central Park! Artichokes Pizza, a great place to grab a slice or sit down to devour a massive pizza after walking through The Highline.
Where I shopped:
Victoria's Secret, Sephora (I went in here many, many times - huge apologies to my poor boyfriend), Barnes and Noble and Papersource (the US version of Paperchase). One of my favourite finds was Economy Candy, possibly the best place to go if you want to stock up on US sweets, they even sell Harry Potter sweets!
Where I went:
The Highline (of course), Smorgasburg; for the weekly food festival (the locations changes often and it travels all over the city), The Meatpacking District; which is great for shopping and I loved walking from Chelsea to Union Square, a few of my favourite areas in Manhattan. Finally, I've saved the best till last, one night my boyfriend convinced me to go to Madison Square Gardens to see the New York Knicks play and it was honestly one of the best things I did during our trip. It was so fun to go and watch the game being played and capture the atmosphere of a home game. I'd highly recommend checking out what they have coming up before you go as in a few weeks time Blur are playing!
As the 2014 San Diego Comic Con happened last week I thought I'd share my time at the New York event last year. Whilst being an unemployed graduate means that trips back to New York are curently off the cards, it doesn't stop me dreaming of going back and I am desperate to. These images are taken from the second half of my New York trip. I went to the New York Comic Con which was one of the craziest experiences of my life. My boyfriend and I were one of the few not in cosplay, nearly everyone else had dressed up and as a blogger I felt a little out of place. It was so busy, it gives me an idea how hectic YouTube conventions such as Vidcon and Playlist must be.
After escaping the madness of the convention we explored more of the city and wondered around downtown NY until we ate at Peacefood cafe. Peacefood is a vegan cafe/bakery and as a vegetarian I've always been curious about what a vegans diet would be like. My boyfriend and I went for lunch and slightly over ordered, I think our eyes were much bigger than our bellys. We had the baked soy nuggets to start and then for our main, he chose the mushroom duxelle pizza and I had the Mediterranean oven-dried seasonal vegetable panini with cashew cheese & basil spinach pesto (what a mouthful!) Then to finish we shared the rocky road ice cream, which was not lacking in taste despite being vegan and possibly the highlight of our meal. All of which were amazing after a day of wondering round the city in the heat. Although the food here was great, I'm definitely planning on still being a veggie as I just love halloumi cheese too much to make the switch!
Daisy x
About a week ago I was lucky enough to take my first trip to America, more specifically New York. It was honestly one of the best things I have ever done, and I already want to go back! I spent 5 nights in the Night hotel which was just off Times Square, which was a great location for your first time there as you really feel part of the city. I squeezed in so many things during the days that I was there that everything was such a blur, and before I knew it I was on a plane back home! Instead of trying to describe how much of an amazing trip it was, I thought I'd just show you all so be prepared for a lot of photos! Enjoy!
These pictures were taken at: MOMA, Eataly (which was incredible but if you want to eat here make sure you book!), Brooklyn Bridge, FAO Schwarz, The Highline, Artichoke Pizza (which have the biggest slices of pizza I've ever seen), Battery Park, Rockerfeller Centre, 5 Napkin Burger (one of the best places we ate at in New York - I highly recommend it), Greenwich Village & Central Park.
Here's what I wore:
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