Travel

Pretty Nostalgic Norwich

6 March 2013

In January I was contacted by the lovely Pretty Nostalgic Magazine. They asked me if I would write a travel piece on Norwich, a journey round it’s sights, sounds, smells and it’s independent boutiques and vintage treasures. I love the ethos of Pretty Nostalgic magazine. It produces beautiful fashion spreads and interesting articles and it [...]

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Vintage Leamington Spa

23 January 2013

I love exploring new places. Too many people just jump on a plane and head off for sunny shores (though looking out of the window that doesn’t seem unappealing at the moment), yet their entire knowledge of their home country is confined to their own town and an occasional trip to London. A couple of [...]

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Christmas Starts Here – Birmingham Christmas Markets

30 November 2012

Christmas officially started this week as far as I’m concerned! Don’t worry. I’m not so forward as to have done anything so foolish as put my Christmas tree up in November (I’ll be doing that tomorrow). But on Tuesday night I took a trip to Birmingham to visit their amazing Frankfurt Christmas Market. I went [...]

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Seaside Style

21 November 2012

There’s no time like Autumn to take a trip to the seaside. All the Summer crowds are gone and you can often have the place completely to yourself, while still enjoying fish and chips on a windswept pier. I think there’s something quite melancholy about the seaside out of season. But in a good way [...]

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A Touch of Downton Abbey at Hintlesham Hall

14 November 2012

I’ve been away for a few days. This time it was for our wedding anniversary and we pushed out several incredibly leaky boats to book ourselves a couple of nights in the super glamorous Hintlesham Hall in Suffolk. Our kitchen and bathroom have been building sites for months, so we felt we deserved a touch [...]

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Bringing vintage glamour to a modern life.

My name is Gemma and I live in Norwich, UK. I love dressing up, cocktails, vintage, Poirot and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Visit my About Me page if you want to know more!