A mini Amsterdam travel guide

I have now been lucky enough to visit the beautiful dutch city of Amsterdam twice, once in summer and once in winter, so I reckon I am just about qualified to write this post. If you’re planning a (relatively) cheap and (definitely) cheerful weekend city break then it doesn’t get much more perfect than Amsterdam

May favourites

I couldn’t be more in denial about the fact that we are now entering into June if I tried. The next time I post a monthly favourites will be the day I leave Paris. I’m in a bit of a strange place head wise, torn between never wanting to leave here and being excited to

My top 5 Paris museums

Upon moving to Paris I very quickly lost count of how many times I visited ‘top 10 things to do in Paris’ or ‘must sees in Paris’ websites. After over 8 months of living here I thought it was time I made my own. I have worked my way around the vast majority of museums

A mini Barcelona travel guide

I have visited Barcelona once before but only as a day trip a fair few years ago so I’ve been desperate to go back and properly explore ever since. Barcelona has a little bit of everything which is why it appealed to me so much, the bustling city atmosphere, the sandy beaches and the grid-like

April Favourites

April has been the fastest month of the year by far, as a matter of fact February-May has felt shorter than the single month of January. I can count the number of weeks I have left here on my two tiny hands now, and I am trying my best to make the most of every

A mini Venice travel guide

I was weary about whether 48 hours in Venice would be enough to discover all the beautiful city had to offer, but it turned out to be pretty perfect. No, we didn’t do everything you possibly could do in the city, but a weekend trip was definitely enough to get a real feel of why

March favourites

March has been a fun filled month, and I would be loving life right now if it weren’t for the crippling realisation that I will only write another three monthly favourites here in Paris. Let’s just get on with it before I start to cry because there is a student sitting studying in my office

19 things I freakin’ love about being a woman

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TO LITERALLY EVERYONE. Scrolling through social media today has got me feeling some insane levels of sisterly love. I am one of those people who lives for a good quote and there have been a fair few empowering ones flying around, all on the subject of female power. International Women’s Day

January Favourites

Think of this as my highlights reel and favourite things from all 3647974 days of January. Seriously though, it has been January for AGES. I’m hoping to make this a monthly thing, I feel like looking back over each month will help me to realise how much I was capable of doing within it. My

Hey time, can you just like slow down a bit please

Today marks an entire year since I was offered my internship in Paris and of course, in true Lauren style, it’s got me feeling all mushy and emotional. Not like in a teary way, I’m not really a cryer, but more in an ohmygodwhyisitgoingsofast way (apologies for making you try to figure that out). I’ve