Hey guys! If you follow me on twitter, then you may know that I was away at France during the weekend, to meet my dad and his family there. It's been too long since I met them, and it was about time I met them all again, especially my two siblings (step).

I left for France, on Friday 20th November. The journey is always fun, because there's random topics coming up, stupid conversations and memories are created, by just being in the car. If anyone is not familiar with EuroTunnel, then it's a train that is located under the ocean to travel from one country to another. We've traveled by Ferry twice, but the journey is longer, and you can never expect the weather to be fine. So instead we've been using the train which just takes around 45 minutes, or less.

Saturday was spent at home. Having morning breakfast at France is always lovely, because the food is absolutely delicious. The freshly made croissants and baguettes are the best because that's what France is known for. When I have croissants back in UK, it just doesn't taste like the ones in France.


 The rest of the day, I spent time with the family, since it was pouring with rain the whole day. But in the evening, my sisters, dad and I went to one of the famous supermarkets in France, called Carrefour. This store has everything you need, food, clothes, toys, appliances; it's basically like the Tesco's and Asda's we get in the UK.


Because of Christmas coming up, there were so many decorations in the store connected to the festival. There was a section in the beginning, where there was a huge display or celebration chocolates, Lindt, kinder chocolates and Ferrero Rocher, it's so much cooler! Whenever I go to France, or if I order anything from France through my dad, then the one chocolate I always get is the Chocolat Blanc / Coco Caramelisee. This is coconut flavoured white chocolate.



Finally the rest of the day, from 2 - 8pm was spent on the road, taking snaps, stopping at stations, and making conversations with the family. Like always it was hard waving goodbye to Dad, because who even likes to say goodbye happily to one of their parents :"( It's always a blast spending time with my dad, because there's no stress, and it's all just filled with laughter and happiness (not that it's not like that with my mum too)

Unfortunately there was going to be a video on this post, but the resolution was so bad that it wasn't worth posting. I'm so sorry about that, but I hope you enjoyed this post. If you liked it and would want me to post how my days will be when I go back in December then leave a comment down below and hopefully I will do like a daily blog post on each day. Plus from the photographs, some of you guys who have been France or live in France may have recognised where I went, leave a comment of where I was :)

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Heya! How's your weekend been? I know it's a monday, and usually Monday's suck, but still make use of the day, do what needs to be done, and don't delay it. Always keep smiling! By the way, let me know if you are enjoying these reviews, and if you have any book suggestions then leave them down below in the comments.

Emmy and Oliver by Robin Benway

Beautiful, beautiful book. There's something about books that contain the two main characters name as the title. It's more focused on them and together and as individuals. I enjoyed this book. Every page and chapter were beautifully written. 

The emotions portrayed throughout the book was written all well. There were times my heart would break for the characters especially Oliver, because of his past. But then these were times I would laugh because of the friendship between Oliver, Emmy, Caro and Drew. Then the love between Emmy and Oliver was (once again) beautiful. The amount of trust, faith and support they had for one another is admirable. 

I loved how each character developed throughout the book. Each characters had their own problems, and not just the young adults, but the parents themselves all evolved. This was funny, sweet and quite a roller coaster. 

Cupcakes at Carrington's by Alexandra Brown 

This was one surely a drama filled book. Conspiracy, jealousy, love triangle, family issues, and friendship. And sometimes you just need those type of books, to keep you reading more and more. I quite liked the book, there was many things going on in the book, and the suspense is there making you not want to stop reading.

The are many characters in the book that you would either hate love, connect with, find funny or just have some sort of emotion. Also the friendships that were portrayed in the book was beautifully written. As well as the situations that occur in the characters life - for some is what they can understand because the scenarios are realistic.

One thing that this book made me realise was about the importance of money, or how money can consume a person up. We can't deny that money is something that we all need to survive, because without it there is no food, shelter, water etc. However, as long as you have all that, the greed for more money isn't always the best. It could lead to downfalls, and it also doesn't make you the best of person. So use your money wisely, and earn it like it's worth it.

 I suggest carrying two bags, when travelling. The size of the luggage can depend on your stay, since mine is just the weekend a small/standard sized luggage would be fine to use. The other bag is a carry on bag, or a bag that you would be using in the destination country, when going around. Or if you are travelling by plane then this bag would be useful for taking it in the airplane. 

 Two jeans, two dresses, and a hijab is what I'm taking. Always carry an extra pair of clothes with you, because you never know what could happen. If you have family at the place you are going then you won't have to worry too much about carrying less clothes because you can always get it washed. Of course you don't forget your undergarments. 

Camera: I love taking photographs when going to places, it's a form of memory for when I want to look back. Plus, I will need pictures to show how my visit at France went in my blog!

Book: As you all know by now, I love reading. Since most of the travelling will be in the car, I need a book with me to keep me away from boredom, and also not drain my phone battery a lot.

Toiletries Bag: A bag where you can store things from toothpaste, to mini bottled shampoos, just to keep it all organised and in one place. 

Purse: To keep your money, and any cards safe. 

Hair bubble: A pack or couple of hair bubbles, because it's never safe to rely on just one. 

Mirror, Lip Balm, Perfume, Hand Cream: Any items that you need for yourself, to look and feel good. 

Phone Charger & Headphones: Never leave your charger back home, otherwise you will have to waste your money on buying another one, so before leaving home always make sure you have put it in your bag. That's the same for your headphones. 

If you are someone who uses make up everyday then having a make up bag is really important because you don't want to forget anything at home, and worry about it later. I don't wear make up a lot besides a BB cream and eyeliner, so there isn't much I need to put in my luggage. 

That's all guys! Sorry for the late update, and I hope you lot enjoyed this! :) Au Revoir!

Hi guys! I'm back with a recipe. With college started again, I haven't really baked or cooked anything. However I am going to be telling you guys my go to dessert recipe, that I make quite often because it's easy to whip together and eat. 

Just to let you know in advance, I originally wasn't going to post this, so I didn't take any pictures, until half way through when I realised that I should make a blog out of this dessert, because I've been wanting to post the recipe of this up on my blog. So sorry for the bad quality photographs.

This dessert is a pineapple and cream dessert. I don't really know what to call it because my mum showed me how to make it and ever since I've been making it whenever my mum wants to have it. 

Ingredients:

Double Cream 

Crushed Pineapple

Condensed Milk

Chocolate Flakes (Optional)

Love, Lies and Lemon Pies by Katy Cannon

I loved, loved, loved, LOVED this book! It was so good. I couldn't help but continuously keep reading. People would find this book cliche and mostly it is, but you can't help but love it. Sometimes unique story lines are nice and surprising. But having a cliche plot will never stop. 

I honestly loved everything about this book. The developments of the characters were beautiful and the love story is cute and amazing! There were points where I laughed, was upset or was thinking 'awww'.

Honestly this book is just something girly. Something most girls would like to read because it just makes you feel happy. 

Not only that but if you love baking then this book is perfect. Which was another reason to why I loved this book. Every chapter is based on a baking recipe, so not only is it a book, but it's also a recipe book with some simple recipes which you can make in a couple of hours. I'm going to have to make sure I save some of them, and hopefully make it. 

Good Husband Material by Trisha Ashley

I read the first couple of pages and felt like I wouldn't enjoy the book, so the only reason I kept going on was because I didn't want to just leave it incomplete. And damn did I get more engrossed in the book loads more. I couldn't stop, they was so much drama and mystery that I had to read more of I already shipped Tish and Fergal, so having to know what happens to them, and how Tish's 'perfect' husband James was the perfect pain, was something I needed to know.

Once you get into the book, you feel the need to be there till the end because it just makes you feel soo much better. That's how I felt. After finishing off the book, I felt so happy to have read through the whole journey. There were parts that I laughed, or cursed or was upset, but generally this book made me laugh a lot at how Tish had handled things, or just simply her personality.

I love the message that this book gives. Firstly no one is perfect at all, everyone has flaws and sooner or later they eventually are revealed. And those people who are seen as 'perfect' can really be the 'perfect' pain once everything is in a much clearer picture. Love someone for who they are, someone who's personality doesn't change, and is the kind of person you want to be with.

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I hope you guys enjoy this series. Do let me know whether you have checked any of the books I have been mentioning or whether you plan on reading any of them :) Also you are more than welcome to comment down any books you guys recommend, would love to know what sort of books my readers read :)

This post is way overdue because I've visited Gelato Village so many times that I can honestly say I've tried many of the items from the list. Let's begin shall we!

Gianduia, Hazelnut, Fior De Latte

One thing you can't go wrong with is Gianduia, if you've tasted nutella awesome, gives yourself a pat on the back. Now try Gianduia, it tastes rather the same as nutella and add Hazelnut to the combination, you have something that you would want again and again. Fior De Latte also helps with the flavours by adding that milkiness to the flavour, and balancing the chcolate taste out.

Stracciatella, Pistachio, Milk Chocolate

If there's a flavour that I can always go back to is Pistachio, the taste of the gelato just never fails to make me love it more. Sometimes some flavours combined together works really well, and other times you just learn from it, and eventually figure out what could taste well with what. All these three gelato's work really well together. There's the chcolate, vanillaish and pistachio taste if you have a scoop of them all, and you can taste each individual's amazingly.

Waffles with Mint and Gianduia gelato, drizzled with chocolate.

Waffles. Waffles. And Waffles. As much as I want to say you can continue having gelato's all the time. I have to say that you have to try all the other items out, and what I love about gelato village is that nearly all the desserts in the store contains gelato inside so you won't miss it at all. This waffle is the standard size, and a perfect size for one (that's not enough for me). You can choose any 2 toppings, and enjoy the warm waffles with the cool gelato, making it perfect to eat.

Stracciatella, Richard III

I tend to stay away from gelato's or ice cream that has fruit or is fruit flavoured. But I must say Richard III was an exception. The taste of the fruit is not too strong nor subtle, instead its the right amount to be able to taste the fruits and the gelato. You can have this with with either another fruit gelato or maybe just any other gelato's :)

Le Grande Belleza waffles with Coffee, Stracciatella, Chocolate Serbetto and Pistachio.

The large waffles! Also known as Le Grande Bellazzo Waffles!  Doesn't the presentation look amazing - soo good right! Gelato Village are great at everything. For this waffles I selected some of my favorite gelato's, and honestly any gelato's would work together, you just have trust your instincts or go wild and select any 4 gelato's. This waffles is definitely filling, and you could also share between two. Not only that but the design of the waffles have also changed from is shown above to this.


So no more one large waffle but now you get two curved shaped triangles waffles!

Gianduia

As mentioned above, this gelato is for all nutella lovers! This is the best gelato, after you have this you won't want nutella. You would just want to buy a 1 kg thermal takeaway box of this! :D

Pistachio Cake

One thing I love about Gelato Village is that there is always new things that the store presents to is to try out. This cake was unlike anything I have tasted, and that's what makes it original. The pistachio cake, is filled with the cream and the flavour of pistachio. Since it's not something I haven't tried, I'm not familiar with the taste but eventually I will. That's the beauty of trying new things.

Coffee, Richard III and Peanut

Not always tub life. Sometimes cone. Though I still prefer tub, you just get soo much more. But the cone is absolutely delicious. Smooth and crispy. 

Gianduia, and Hazelnut Affogato with a Shot of Espresso

Never have I ever heard of Affogato, or tasted it. This was definitely an experience. I chose gianduia and hazelnut gelato, and let me tell you, I would suggest choosing fior de latte as one of the gelato's you can pick. This will help with the strong coffee flavour and give it a milk taste. Also don't make the mistake I made, and attempt to straight have it. Make sure you let the gelato mix into the espresso, so it's much tastier to have. But although there were things I was unaware of, I still enjoyed trying it out!

Almond Serbetto, Peanuts, Honey and Walnut

The week I had this, was the week near gelato flavours were coming out. And for me, that is amazing because I like to try new flavours out instead of having g the original ones all the time. From those three gelato, my favourites are definitely peanuts and almond serbetto. Absolutely delicious!

Cold Freddo

A store that caters the customers need is a store that is worth visiting. Originally Cold Freddo contains alcohol. However the staff at Gelato Village are friendly and understanding, that they offered to create one without alcohol, and for me and my other half that was perfect, because we really wanted to try that out. And although the cake in between the gelato was hard because of no alcohol it was great to taste because with the gelato on the top, and the chocolate drizzles, it made up for the lack of it.

Passion Fruit, Hazelnut, Creme Fredrico

Passion Fruit one of the latest edition to the flavours. The zesty flavour gave it that twist that just made having the gelato, fun. Plus the creme fredrico was quite nice to have as well. I had to bring the hazelnut back, because it's too damn good.

Dark Chocolate covered Gelollies

One of the first items besides the gelato's that I notice when I went to the store for the first time was the gelollies, and I've been meaning to have it for quite some time but new items and flavours jist keep coming that, it was held back. But I finally tried it and yummy! It was great. You can heart shaped, or white chocolate coated gelollies too. There's always something that would hopefully suit your preference.

Organic Sicilian Ruby Orange

Lastly, my latest item purchased from Gelato Village was this drink. Let me just say I love Italian food, and Gelato Village has made me fall in love with anything related to Italy so much more. This drink was amazing. I didn't know whether I would like this flavour at first, and after trying it, I will definitely be going back to have it again. Don't forget to there are drinks, coffees, and patisseries to have an the store.

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This post has sure been a long one, but instead of continuously posting separate posts on what I've tried I thought of putting it all into one so you guys can find it in one place. Places that I mention in my blog, are ones that I love and have always had a great experience at. They are never sponsored (unless stated) and are generally what I feel about the store.

Hope you enjoyed this post. If you do visit the store, leave a comment down below on what you've tried and what your current favourites are!

Black Check Fringed Wrap // £19.99
Cameo Rose Black Scuba Black Stripe Skater Dress // £19.99
Black Fringe Blanket Wrap // £17.99
Black Cowl Neck Yoga Sweater // £17.99
JDY Monochrome Cotton Check Roll Sleeve Shirt // £18.00
Petite White Short and Sweet Sweater // £14.99

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I am loving these clothing items. Black and white are two colours that my wardrobe is mainly filled with especially black. Since autumn is here and winter is coming up soon, most of these items are perfect for the upcoming weathers. Plus they are all just look soo good! And totally my style. 

Do you guys love it too? Or what are your current favourite black and white clothing piece?

Bon Appetit! Your pizza on a toast is done, now just sit back. Relax and eat! :D