Faded Spring

    How Holiday Experiences Can Relate To Learning

    Picture the sight; it's a beautiful summers day down at the beach, sipping mojitos while the waves gently nibble on your toes. It's almost ticklish and you have to refrain from giggling like a child sitting on the naughty bench at school but you resist the temptation nevertheless. It's a Sunday morning and the first morning of seven rewarding days abroad, a holiday where you can soak up the sun and learn a new language that can take you outside of your comfort zone. You feel the syllables on the tip of your tongue, strange at first, almost erosive but the words come naturally thereafter, they dance a waltz. You see while many of us are content to passively vacation, when we learn to immerse ... read more

    A Glorious Staycation At Blacksquare Apartments Fitzrovia

    A long week had almost come to the end, and the weekend frontier was almost within delicious reach, counting down the hours until we would leave behind the shackles of our everyday lives, and escape into the unknown. It would be a night in to remember; we would treat ourselves to snacks and goodies, sprawled out on plush midnight blue sofas, while watching guilty pleasures on the flat screen, that called out to us so enticingly. But this was no ordinary staycation, but a glorious break from reality, where the mounting bills of Christmases past dissipated into nothingness, and we were free to roam our luxury serviced apartments with ease, prowling like cats who had got the cream. Our stresses ... read more

    4 Dreamy Wedding Venues In The UK

    I used to be the girl who saw weddings as unneccessary, after all in my mind I believed that you didn't need a 'piece of paper' to cement your love for your soulmate, nor do you need an outrageously over the top celebration to show the world 'how in love' you truly are. But then I realized something, yes you do not need a marriage certificate to demonstrate your love but at the same time, the idea of a dream wedding appeals to many of my friends and who am I too judge. After all I am the one who is not in a long term relationship, has never been in love before and in my own words am still searching for my merman prince, so it makes sense that I have not equated 'marriage' as part of my ... read more

    A Boozy Afternoon Par-Tea At The Cocktail Trading Co

    It was a weekend of endless possibilities, where the sun was high and two friends walked through London with their heels in their hands. Flower crowns embedded in thick curly hair, flared trousers and extravagant smiles, licked lips. For this was the weekend where two friends would have their very own staycation in the heart of London and finish their stay with a boozy afternoon par-tea at The Cocktail Trading Co, nestled in the heart of Shoreditch. There would be live music , a musician crooning covers of cult classics like Jamie Foxx's 'Golddigger', expertly playing the piano as music coursed through his veins hungrily. But what would wait for us inside? Friends and strangers seated at ... read more

    Why Skylight Is The Perfect Venue For After Work Drinks

    Nestled in the heart of East London lies a not so secret 'treasure' known as Skylight, a rooftop bar with impressive panoramic views over London.A quirky East End mash up of 'Urban Lawn Culture' VS. Hipster Shoreditch-ians (yes I made up a word...), Skylight has all the makings of a 'good bar', with a wide selection of cocktails like watermelon mojitos and after work snacks such as falafel, cheesy nachos and tahini drizzled chips, juxtaposed with four croquet courts, that makes you feel like you have wandered into an 'Etonian' boarding school without the pomposity. Instead this 'posh boys' game is made cool, with vibrant drinks, colourful pink and blue walls that would appeal to any maven of ... read more

    An Art Deco Walking Tour And Afternoon Tea At The Dorchester

    Twas a Sunday morning when the whole world was sleeping, a young girl adventured forth and made her way into the big city,the sun already high in the sky. Purple and white polka dots, a flash of tanned leg, she waltzed into Green Park with a spring in her step. The others were waiting for her outside the Sheraton Grand Park Lane Hotel, but she took a wrong turn, the long way round that drew her into an opulent world of art deco interiors, where the 'roaring 20's' danced into present day. She scuttled through the main foyer and found the right entrance at last,where the group came together as one, for an adventure in London that they would never forget. They would wander among the vibrant ... read more

    My First Coloured Contact Lenses With Vision Direct

    She stood in front of the mirror, lips pursed, eyes wide open, hesitancy flitting  through her onyx eyes, dreaming of a day where green eyes would peer back at her. She would be a cat, narrowed slits, green eyes, irises dilated in sensual desire, purring in satisfaction. Framed by heavy thick mascara, slightly cloying, she would pace up and down her bedroom floor, a no longer nervous glance into the mirror perched on her wardrobe door, she smiled slightly. For this would be the start of something new, no longer would she be a sheep afraid of the unknown, cowering in the corner while life passed her by. Oh no, she would become someone else, not her alter ego Jasmine, the character she clung ... read more

    What You Should Wear To Your Prom: The Fantasy Version

    The boys and girls circle around each other, in a frantic game of 'kiss and tell', whispering sweet nothing's into each others ears, loves first dream. They shed their school days behind them as as they dance to the beat of 'Prom season', where the teens finish their GCSE's and the young adults are dreaming of university. In this thin veil between reality and fantasy, your wildest dreams all come true and for one night only you feel like you belong, in this parallel universe previously controlled by the 'populars'. Begrudgingly they allow you into their 'secret circle' , and you see HIM, the guy you spent hours doodling in your journal, intertwined with nonsensical doodles and equally daft ... read more

    Mouthwatering Shakshuka At Cafe Loren Camden

    In the heart of Camden lies a culinary treasure, tucked away in The Stables Market in an unassuming spot. But despite its 'secretive location' Cafe Loren is a gastronomic delight worth exploring, with its tribute to the Middle Eastern cult classic 'The Shakshuka' , a baked egg dish, lovingly crafted in a kitchen blessed by the 'Food God's ' themselves. But with 'Shakshuka' becoming a buzz word in London's growing gastronomical scene, what is it about Cafe Loren, that makes their 'baked egg creations' a cut above the rest? Well it's simple, like the name 'Cafe' suggests, 'Cafe Loren' is a relaxed 'food hub' where you can relax away from the chaotic crowds that chatter excitingly among ... read more

    4 Vegan Smoothies You Need To Try This Summer

    The sun is rising and the temperatures are heating up; summer is officially here and its about bloody time. Gone are the days shivering in the freakish hailstorms and grayish rain and instead we open our doors to the blaze of the summer sun, tickling our limbs and coaxing them into relaxation. And while all good things must come to an end I am holding out hope that this summer will be one to remember, where the world is shown through rose tinted glasses. And speaking of roses, when it comes to summer there is nothing I enjoy more than a refreshing smoothie, berry flavoured of course, sprinkled with an array of beautiful roses assembled in a love heart pattern, before I gulp it greedily down ... read more