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The Comfort Character Diaries: Alice (Alice in Wonderland).
This week we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the second instalment of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland – Through the Looking Glass – and what a better tribute than that of an Alice analysis – (try saying that out loud haha!) Now most of my comfort characters are ones I can relate to on a…
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The Travel Diaries: Australia, New Zealand, UAE (2017).
When I first went to the travel agents as a naïve 18 year old to look at the option of a solo holiday, I never expected for it to kickstart what it did. A few months later, at 19, I left Manchester airport to embark on what would later become the start of my travel…
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The Collection Diaries: An Overview.
I’ve always been a collector at heart. Mementos from holidays, toy animals, figurines, dolls and perhaps most prominently, soft toys. Trips to shopping centres would often involve a visit to Build a Bear to bring yet another Kennel Pal pup to life, and each holiday would provide the opportunity to pick out a new friend…
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Monthly Roundup – April.
April was the month of blooming and blossoming. Mainly in the sense of side projects, but also literally in relation to the outdoors and springtime fun. We took advantage of the beautiful weather at a local fayre soaking up the sun in deckchairs with live music and food stalls (even having a ride on the…
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The Comfort Character Diaries: Wendy Darling (Peter Pan).
With tomorrow being the 3rd anniversary of the Peter Pan & Wendy live action movie by Disney+, it felt a fitting time to showcase another comfort character of mine – that of Wendy Darling. There’s a lot that can be analysed of the other characters too of course, and perhaps we’ll start with those, though…
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The Travel Diaries: USA (2019).
Not sure where to even begin with this mammoth of an adventure, but let’s turn back time to 2019. I travelled across the 48 mainland states of America on a 75-day road trip with complete strangers. Leaving London, I set off on my flight to Miami. Having only been to the USA once before when…
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The UK Diaries: Keswick, Cumbria.
The Lake District is home to many natural wonders and quaint towns and villages, yet I often find myself gravitating back to a few personal favourites. One of which being Keswick. Largely due to the fond memories made here growing up – walking the dog around the lake, playing games of mini-golf, or simply just…
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Monthly Roundup – March.
March was a birthday month which meant we were treated to cake – two in fact! It was also a month filled with plenty of nature, animals, and everyday joy. We spent a week up in Cumbria, explored some new trails, met up with long distance friends and caught up with family. We saw the…
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The Comfort Character Diaries: Elsa (Frozen).
They’re opening up the gates! It’s the weekend which finally saw the official opening of World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris. And whilst I don’t have any immediate plans for another Disney trip just yet, I’m just as happy to soak up all the excitement from my socials instead. For a film which holds a…