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The Best Technology over the Past Twenty Years

Technology has gone crazy; I often feel like I can’t keep up myself. Since getting my first mobile phone just under twenty years ago, technology has come on with such leaps and bounds that ten years old me with her Nokia 5110 and Tigger phone case would never have imagined that at almost thirty years old I could work from home on her sofa with…

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Nino by Night; the Home of Italian Food in Hornchurch

Just over twenty years ago, we used to spend most weekends with friends in a restaurant called Nino’s in Upminster. Whenever I had a sleepover with school friends I’d send Dad down to Nino’s to pick up a stack of pizzas and some zucchini; we never ordered from fast food chains. If it was my birthday, I’d want to eat at Nino’s and I can’t…

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Breaking the Boundaries on the Runway; the Rise of Diversity in Models

This is a collaborative post. When the SS18 fashions hit the runways last year, thousands of people were amazed to see just how diverse the models were. In fact, it was found to be the most diverse yet; there was a record 93 plus-size/curve model making appearances and 45 transgender castings. Not only was there diversity in shapes and sizes, but there were also 27…

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The Colourful History of The Trans-Siberian Railway Every Traveller Should Know

A holiday on the Trans-Siberian Railway is on most travellers’ bucket list, which isn’t surprising, as the mysterious eastern railway offers the tourist a unique experience. In order to fully appreciate this amazing train journey, here are some interesting points to note about the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the Longest Railway in the World The track stretches an amazing 9,289km and runs from…

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How Social Media is Changing how we Eat and Drink

This is a collaborative post. We love food, we love drink and, nowadays, everyone seems to love being absorbed in social media. There’s no doubt that technology has drastically changed the way we go about our everyday lives.  At the beginning of this year, research found that 83% of the UK’s adult population are active on some form of social media. Whether we are using…

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A Throw Back to my Proms and What did I Wear?!

This is a collaborative post. I loved my school proms. As I stayed at the same school for Sixth Form College, I had two with the same groups of friends which having looked back at photos, shows how much growing up we did between the ages of 16 and 18. When I was back at school the adults around me always used to say ‘Oh…

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How has Dating Changed over the Past Few Years? *

Dating is something that I feel changes hourly. Whenever I chat with friends that are on the dating scene it seems there are new ways to meet people appearing every week. It feels like it’s something that, if you’re part of the dating world, that you really need to be on your toes with it or you might miss out on meeting the love of…

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Traditional British Dining at Vivi Restaurant, London

I was very kindly invited to dine at Vivi in return for a review through Love Pop Ups London.  However, as always, all opinions are entirely my own. When I worked on Tottenham Court Road there was so much regeneration going on in the area that it felt hard to keep up with that was actually opening and what was planning to open. Now I’ve…

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I'm Squibb Vicious, better known as Haydy!
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