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Croatia | Hvar

Legend has it that three is a magic number.. and boy are the legends right because day 3 in Croatia was maaaagicaaaaaal. As I mentioned on the previous Croatia blog, today was boat trip day! Yaay! All Aboard! You know when you fall asleep in the sat up and wake with a startle everytime your …

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Croatia | Split

We actually managed a whole 6 hours sleep before getting up to go to the gym before breakfast. Just a quick shoulder session today as we didnt have too much time. * Dumbell Press * Upright Row * Face pulls * Lateral raises * Round the worlds All superset for 4 rounds with no rest …

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Croatia | First Impressions

Last year, you may remember that Chris was away on business for my birthday. He did ask me to go with him but as it was a business trip and the main meeting took place on the day of my birthday, I decided aginst it. Silly girl. So this year, when the announcement arrived that …

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An Active Day Out | The Crystal Maze

START THE FANS PLEASE! If that doesn’t bring back memories then what were you doing in the 90’s?! Of all the dreams I had as a child, never in a million years did I expect this to be one of the ones that came true. If you know what the above phrase is from you …

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Manchester | Hotel Gotham

Tonights post is NO JOKE. There have been some birthday celebrations recently which I have been dying to share with you! Chris is now a fully fledged member of Club 25! I really wanted to make it one to remember for him. In my eyes, every birthday is special because you are only that age …

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Fit Girl Guide | Hometown

You may have seen on my insta story (@contourallure) this week, that Chris and I were being really big kids and playing on the park whilst on my lunch break. The last time I played on a park.. well I couldn’t even tell you when. Just for the sake of clarification, it wasn’t your bog …

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Fit Girl Guide | Trafford, Manchester

MCR It may seem slightly bizarre to you that Trafford has made the cut for the ‘Fit Girl Guide’ series, given that it is literally a 30 minute drive from my house but there is good reason for it. Not only is it home to one of my favorite places to go have some fun …

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Fit Girl Guide | Dublin

First week back at work and we survived! Go Team. That being said, it’s about time we got another holiday booked already! Problem is, everyone seems to think we have to wait for summer to arrive for a week on the beach but guess, you dont have to wait! Literally, you can go on holiday …

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Italy | Lake Como

After many years of saying I’m going to go to Italy this year, my feet have finally touched down on Italian soil. We were picked up by private transfer and chauffeured to the Grand Hotel Britannia Excelsior on Lake Como. If I asked you to think of an Italian cliché what would you come up …

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Italy | Milan

If you are a lover of Paris you need to visit Milan. Two cities currently fighting for my top spot. Given that Napoleon built a highway connecting the two, it comes as no surprise that they bear a few similarities. Both cities have monumental Arch’s and iconic streets and, Milan is like pretty like Paris but …