Hidden black sand beach by Adam.

One of the things someone told me before we moved to London was to stick to your plan no matter what the weather does.

Last Sunday I’d planned a day trip to Brighton and woke up to see mist and not much else. It was 4 degrees at 9am.

We put on our coats, jumped on the train from Clapham Junction and a hour later we were in Brighton.

The sky was blue, it was warm and there were people lying on the pebbly beach (mmm comfy!). We had fish and chips and sat in the sun on the stripped deckchairs dotted along the pier. After, we went for a stroll through town checking out the little shops on the lanes, my favourites were this sweet lighting shop and this very sweet chocolatier! Was a gorgeous day, I love the relaxed vibe of Brighton and can’t wait to go back.

Love this collection of vintage magazine covers from The Queenslander (my home state!) found via Brain Pickings.

Between 1866 and 1939, The Queenslander made a weekly summary of the Brisbane Courier, now The Courier Mail, newspaper available to the regional and outlying areas of Australia’s Queensland state.

See the whole set here.

Some of my husband’s family live in Belgium so a few weeks ago we thought we’d hire a car and drive from London via the channel tunnel.

I get nervous in elevators so the idea of sitting in a car on a train going under the English Channel wasn’t something I was looking forward to!! I buried myself in a magazine and couldn’t believe it when we came out the other side in less than 30 minutes! We were in France in 30 minutes! I still can’t believe it.

We drove through the Ardennes region and it was absolutely stunning. The forest was exactly like the print on that cushion. On the way we stopped at a tiny brewery and a little chocolatier. The girls working there seemed so happy – I could see why!! I can’t wait to go back.

Images 1,2,3.

Olivo Barbieri is an Italian artist and photographer. Aren’t these landscapes eye catching?!  See more at his official website.

Image source.

Next week I’m heading to Provence to explore for 4 days. I’ve just started using Google Maps to help my travel planning (so good!) and one of my must see’s is the Camargue where you can spot flamingos and wild horses. Just the reason to buy these Muji cardboard binoculars that I keep picking up and putting down.

Image 1 & 2.

Daydreaming of getting lost somewhere in America and coming across a scene like this. View the full set of these stunning images here.