Yep, Gianni Versace’s mansion. Before our trip to Miami, we were looking for somewhere special to celebrate my Mum’s big birthday. We had also become obsessed with The Assassination of Gianni Versace. These two seemingly unrelated elements led to us discovering that Versace’s former house on Ocean Drive had been converted into a hotel and restaurant … More Gianni’s at The Villa, South Beach
Most of May was consumed by Miami – planning, doing, and commiserating. What else though? Cats I have always been a dog person, but over the last few months, I’ve been trying to become friends with our neighbours’ cats. The two ginger cats appeared in our garden a couple of months ago when they were … More May 2018 Things
There’s only so much relaxing someone can do (is that true?) so after a couple of days lounging out by the pool, we decided to visit somewhere we hadn’t been before – the mainland! We decided we’d start at Brickell City Centre, then jump on the Metromover and take it from there. My not-so-subtle plan … More Downtown Miami and Brickell
We are not into the exciting, energetic South Beach – sure it’s nice to visit, but when it comes to finding activities to fill our days, we’d much rather have a bit of peace and quiet. Surfside and the surrounding area meets that expectation perfectly, so we went back to the same hotel(ish) for the … More Surfside and the North
What do you think when you read the words “Miami Beach”? Turquoise waves, beautiful sandy beaches, blue skies – am I close? That’s certainly what you get when you Google image search, and is definitely the experience we had both in 2016 and 2017. 2018? Not so much. More like grey skies with some ever-so-slightly … More Miami in the Rain
Over the first May Bank Holiday, I managed to fit in a good amount of fun (I’ll be getting over jet lag for the second May Bank Holiday so I’m pleased I made the most of the first). My weekend started on the Friday night with a classic date night – theatre followed by dinner. … More Mood Music, Crafty Fox, and North Korean Art
It’s probably a terrible way of looking at things, but I just wanted April to be over and done with because May is MIAMI MONTH (!!!!), but there were a few notable points. (More) Holiday Planning I have been very forward thinking and have combated the post-holiday blues I know I’ll get when we’re back … More April 2018 Things
Onto my next hotel visit – the Christmas gift stay. A couple of Christmases ago, my in-laws gifted us one of those hotel stay gift vouchers which was very generous of them. I went on the website, validated the voucher code (or whatever it is you needed to do) and then didn’t do anything with … More Brooklands Hotel
My second hotel visit of the month – the non-refundable stay. A few months ago, my Mum and I discovered the Hilton London Bankside – it was perfectly located for our impromptu shopping trip, exceptionally well appointed, and not stupidly expensive. So when Husband and I decided to stay overnight after the Flight of the … More Hilton London Bankside
My mind throughout this month was dominated by one thing: Work It has been one of those months. You know the ones – you think you’ve planned for every eventuality but then something comes out of left field and completely derails you. Always fun. As well as doing my best impression of someone who is … More March 2018 Things
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