We arrived in Amsterdam full of excitement and ready to begin our girly weekend. This was Emma and Jay's first time to the Dam so we couldn't wait to explore the city and fully immerse ourselves in its hedonistic, diverse and surreal atmosphere. Since our apartment wasn't ready we headed to the nearest coffee shop for something chocolaty and herby. Enveloped in a warm, fuzzy glow we made our way to the nearest supermarket for an interesting and funny experience...

We flew to Zurich for a weekend getaway and also to celebrate Thanksgiving with Patrizia and Gundula. Yet again, the journey was an absolute breeze and in no time at all we were back on familiar territory. We spent the afternoon looking around the shops and enjoying the charming Christmas decorations which put us in a festive mood. Once we arrived at Patrizia and Gundula's apartment, we toasted our arrival with a celebratory Gin and Tonic before sitting down to e...

Bournemouth October2013 Our road trip to Bournemouth began with a friendly wager, so we all set off trying to beat the traffic in the hopes of arriving first at our final destination. Tanya and I were with Jay in her Polo and Emma and Natalie were with Suzanne in her Audi. Let's face it, we all knew who would be buying the first round. With Bashment tunes getting us in the mood, we arrived in Bournemouth and to our amazement we won the bet. We checked into o...

SA TRIP 20 September 2013 to 06 October 2013 At the airport in Jozi, we were met by Warren and Sue who enveloped us in their warmth and excitement and took us straightaway to Neighbourgoods market in Braamfontein to toast our arrival with a refreshing margarita. We spent a few hours catching up and people watching in this new and trendy corner of town, and had a few drinks in both Kitcheners and the Great Dane Next door, two very cool trendy spots opposite th...

As Sue was in town on business, we met up in Twickenham and so began our road trip to Bournemouth. With fancy dress masks on, good tunes blaring and a lot of off key singing, we took to the road hoping not to scare too many of the locals. Yes, this is how we roll when we road trip. We had a lot of catching up to do so in no time at all we had arrived in Bournemouth and checked into our hotel. After a quick change and a welcome drink we headed into town. We began ...