Oooh a Malia

Last month I visited the beautiful Greek island Crete. I stayed in the small town of Stalis which although small had plenty of restaurants and bars to explore. Stalis is close to the well known town of Malia, typically full of British teenagers on their first holiday away from their parents. Malia has built up a reputation of being a "trashy" and "tacky" resort my experience was rather different. "The strip" was not intimidating and full of restaurants and bars to relax in. The clubs did not open until 2am so if you want some of at atmosphere but want to avoid the party scene I would recommend going out earlier. With two cocktails for 7euros it is very cheap! Just before the strip we discovered Drossia..this is the best restaurant in the area, we liked it so much we ate there two nights! All the food was local and freshly prepared it was by far one of the best restaurants I have been to. We also found a beautiful local bakery at the end of the strip which has so many delicious looking cakes and baklava (traditional Greek desert) they were a little pricer than the supermarkets but well worth it.

Harry Potter studio tour

I recently visited the Harry Potter studio tour. I have been wanting to go for so long and finally convinced Mr M to go with me. I was soo exictied to see all the set and to look around behind the scenes and see how it all came together. I have to say I was slightly disappointed. One tip for anyone that is thinking of going do not get the audio tape it was really not worth the money. 

Hen party

Last weekend I went to my first ever Hen do!! It was for a good friend from University and in her home town of Guildford. The weekend consisted of drinks and nibbles at the Maid of Honour's house, we then slowly got ready and played cards against matrimony before heading out. Our first stop was All-Bar-One for a cocktail master class. Making cocktails is a lot harder then it looks. We then headed to Bills for more Prosseco and dinner. The Bridemaids did a beautiful job of decorating the table at the restaurants and made a goody bag for all the Hen's. After stuffing our faces we headed to a local bar (Five and Lime) for a few G&T's..then headed to bed for a well deserved rest.

My attempt at an Amaretto Sours

A deflated looking French Martini

Having way too much fun with the Face Mats

On Sunday we woke up to an amazing cooked breakfast made by the Maid of Honour we then got our bikins on ready to head for afternoon tea and then onto the spa for treatments and relaxation at The Harbour hotel.

The afternoon tea was just divine, I had the most delicious jam tart pastry and who doesn't love cucumber sandwiches. After again stuffing our faces with scones, pastries and sandwiches we headed to the spa. As we had finished eating earlier than expected the spa generously let us in early so we could all relax by the pool and make the most of the sauna and steam room. After an hour of relaxing I headed in for my beauty treatment I chose and ESPA facial. The beauty consultant sat my down in the room before starting my treatment to get a better idea of what my skin needs were. She then started my facial and rubbed all sorts of lotions into my face which smelt gorgeous and it was all so relaxing. After the treatment was over she explained what she had used on my skin and gave some very good advice and recommend some products, to help treat my dry eczema prone skin. I have now even purchased one of the products so I will be posting a review when it does arrive. I loved the whole day and I felt so relaxed and my face is still glowing 4 days later!!!

The Spa at the Hotel (picture from taken from the hotel's website)

LDN

This weekend I spent a night in London Town for a friends birthday. We stayed in the grange tower bridge hotel and it was probably the nicest hotel I have ever stayed in! Bold statement there. The moment I stepped in the door I knew it was going to be a nice hotel. The staff immediately greeted us and offered to take our bags. After checking in which was a quick and easy process we headed up to our room. The room was spacious and had just about everything we could need. One of the girls forgot to bring a toothbrush but a quick call down to reception and someone was straight up with a dental kit which included a toothbrush, toothpaste and dental floss. The bathroom in the room was spotless and was by far the cleanest bathroom I've ever seen in a hotel. I happily did have a shower and would have even gone as far as having a bath. Anyone that's knows me will say I am very picky with hotels and will stay away from having a shower, as they are normally dirty and covered in mould so it's a big step for me to shower in a hotel and be happy with it! 

The next day we headed down the make use of the pool, jacuzzi and sauna. They did have spa facilities however being pushed for time we sadly could not have any treatments. The pool area was clean and tidy, the staff again we so friendly and helpful. Having a jacuzzi after a heavy night was just amazing..just what I needed! 

After checking out the hotel we wandered around tower bridge to have lunch. We settled on all bar one...the food was good and the waitress we had was so nice too! (A weekend of lovely staff put me in a great mood). I had to be a typical tourist and take a picture of the shard as we were so close. 

A catch up in photos

So I may have been a bit absent from the blogging world as I have been busy catching up with friends. 

A day in Granchester

So today I am blogging from the comfort of my bed after just having a wisdom tooth removed 😞. If any of you have had one removed you will know it painful and you spend most of the day with a swollen face...always a good look.

This weekend I had some uni friends come visit so I thought as it was a very sunny day I would take them to the orchard tea rooms in grandchester and then onto a pub lunch. 

We all decided to have a cream tea. 

I have never been to the orchard tea rooms and I'm now wondering why not. With plenty of comfy deck chairs it's the perfect place to relax in the sun. 

Travel Diary...Mexico

Just touched down in London Town

This week I had a well deserved break from work so I decided it was about time I met up with some old Uni friends. So I've been super busy and spent two wonderful days in London shopping and eating way too much and enjoying cocktails. So here's a few photos of what I got up to.