Weekend Life...New York City in B&W

Just one frame from NYC, September 2011. I can't wait to head back in a few weeks....I♥ this city big time.

I normally "see" photographs in colour but sometimes it is nice to mix things up a little ;)

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Go Somewhere

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Stop Saying Tomorrow, Start Saying Now.

A lot of people are graduating right now - my graduation was yesterday - and for it my mum bought me a book filled with my favourite things: cheesy inspirational quotes.

I thought I would fill a post with some of the best for everyone else graduating, or anyone else who is ready to face the world and needs a boost.

Totally off-topic for the blog but hopefully some people will be thankful for it.

"There isn't a train I wouldn't take, no matter where it's going" - Edna St. Vincent Millay.

"I might have been born in a hovel, but I determined to travel with the wind and the stars" - Jacqueline Cochran

"You either shrink and hide or you throw your shoulders back and charge right in" - Minnie Driver

"When I'm old I'm never going to say, "I didn't do this" or "I regret that." I'm going to say, "I don't regret a damn thing. I came, I went, and I did it all" - Kim Basinger

"If I had my life to live over... I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would take more trips. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers" - Nadine Stair

"Courageous risks are life giving, they help you grow, make you brave and better than you think you are" - Joan L. Curcio

"If you think you're too small to make an impact, try going to bed with a Mosquito" - Anita Roddick

"I haven't been everywhere yet, but it's on my list" - Susan Sontag

"It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make an attempt" - Susellen Fried

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour... Explore. Dream. Discover" - Mark Twain

"There are no limitations in what you can do except the limitations in your own mind" - Darwin P. Kingsley

"Whatever you chose to do, do it well. Do not be afraid to pursue whatever brings you happiness" - Stuart and Linda Macfarlane

Image via Tumblr.

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Rome

I was going to start another blog as a place for my travel photographs that don't really fit with what I post here. But then I barely manage to update this blog so I thought it a bit ridiculous to start another one. So, this is the start of my travel section where I get to bore you with what I take photos of when I am travelling :)

I took these when we travelled to Rome for a few days just before Christmas last year (and when the snow in the UK threatened to keep us in Italy for Christmas day). It was cold (but clearly not too cold for gelato!) and we had snow, hail, thunder and rain all in one afternoon! We stayed in a lovely little apartment in Trastevere and our friends stayed in another apartment nearby. I forgot to write down the restaurants and bars we found on our wanders but I will make sure I remember for next time.

Things I loved in Rome:
The walk from Trastevere up to Janiculum Hill (great views of the city) and then down to the Vatican City;
A Saturday afternoon stroll through the Villa Borghese gardens;
Sunday lunch at Giggetto al Portico d'Ottavia in the Jewish ghetto;
Espresso from Sant'Eustachio Il Caffe and Tazza D'Oro (clearly Italy has fantastic coffee everywhere but it is still wonderful to stand at the bar in these beautiful places. Just go early to avoid the queues);
Gelato from Giolitti (even on a freezing afternoon in the middle of December);
The views from the top of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II (which thankfully has an elevator so you don't have to walk up hundreds of stairs);
Antipasto at the tiny Buccone enoteca;
Aperitifs at the Caffe della Pace (I still haven't acquired the taste for Campari and soda but I love the colour of it. So pretty!);
Wandering around the Campo di Fiori while tearing off chunks of warm bread from Forno bakery.
Watching the snow fall while we stood in the majestic surrounds of the Pantheon.

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In the City

It's official - I'm going to Vegas next August for my 21st and my mum's 40th - cue dancing around in excitement.

I've wanted to do this for years now, so now that it's booked the countdown has officially begun.

Fingers crossed 2011 is completed with getting onto the uni trip to NY (highly unlikely with my poor submission) and maybe another cheap day trip to Paris? I have seriously itchy feet, and instead of spending months abroad or a whole gap year travelling, I seem to be doing it bit by bit accidentally. Or accidentally on purpose...

Images: FashionGoneRogue, Jak&Jil, Tumblr

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Paris Je T'aime

I'm going to Paris for two days next week :D

I went last year for the day, but we were in exhibitions all day so I didn't get a chance to explore.

If anyone can think of any must visit places then please enlighten me :) I want to pack as much of the city in on this little trip as I can!

I'll make sure I get plenty of good pictures to share with you all as well.

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