Katy's Ramblings

Growing up ginger

Growing up ginger

From having a water bottle thrown at my head out the window of a speeding car accompanied by ginger slurs to being spat at in the street by kids from my school. I've had it all and there's no denying the impact my hair colour has had on my personality development. 
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Things to do in 3 days in Marseille plus my Unite D'habitation Hotel Review

My Unite D'habitation Hotel Review & Things to do in Marseille in 3 days

My Unite D'habitation Hotel Review: Myself and my partner are both HUGE brutalist architecture fanatics and particular fans of the works of French architect Le Corbusier. So it seemed only natural that we stay in his 1950's Cité radieuse (meaning radiant city), the most famous of his string of modernist residential housing developments following the same design principle.  
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Art and design: things to do in Amsterdam in 3 days

Art and design: things to do in Amsterdam in 3 days

Art and design in Amsterdam in 3 days: If you follow me on Instagram or have read any of my other blog posts you will know by now that there's nothing I love more than parading myself around a new city and soaking up as much of the local art, design and culture as I can. 
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My fave FREE Art Galleries in London

My fave FREE Art Galleries in London

There's only one thing I love more than a Sunday stroll around an Art Gallery and that's a FREE Sunday stroll around an Art Gallery.

Here's a few of my favourites in London...

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The 6 best pasta restaurants in London (in my humble opinion)

The 6 best pasta restaurants in London (in my humble opinion)

Over the last decade, London has majorly upped its pasta game. Having eaten my way through the best unleavened dough the big smoke has to offer, I have managed to whittle my list down to a top 5. And there are some serious contenders - I would go as far as saying it’s some of the best pasta you can find outside of Italy.
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My top 10 things to do and see Porto in 3 days...

My top 10 things to do and see Porto in 3 days...

Once upon a time (approx 6 months ago to be exact) I spent 3 days in Porto, and as usual, I tried to squeeze in as much design, history and culture as possible.  Here are my top 10 things to do and see in Porto if you are pushed for time. 
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My Vier Quellen Weg Swiss alps trek review

My Vier Quellen Weg Swiss alps trek review

This is my experience of the Vier Quellen Weg or the "four sources trail". A 5 day trek around the sources of the 4 great rivers: the Rhine, Reuss, Ticino and the Rhone. Over 100km of high peak hiking.
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A short poem I wrote for my friend

A short poem I wrote for my friend

A poem I wrote for my friend, from our hiking trip in the french alps.
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