Corfu!

Being so busy in the summer, I haven't had the time to write since May and so I want to talk about the holiday I went to in June as it was a really nice experience and I urge those who have never been to Corfu (a small Greek island) to go at least once!

Me and my cousin stayed at a nice, small and friendly apartment in Sidari, which was around 2 hours away from the airport and the centre of Corfu town. It is only a 15 minute walk into town, the beach and a 2 minute walk to the nearest supermarket! Christina Apartments was reasonably priced and cost us only £370 (booked through Thomson) for flights, hotel and coach transfer. It is also ranked #1 on Tripadvisor!

It's owned by a small family and they are all very friendly and helped out a lot and the food was very cheap! You could get a full english for around €2-€3! The place was kept nice and clean as there was a cleaner that came everyday and every studio had their own balcony which was nice to sit and eat breakfast in with a lovely view! There was always enough sun beds and people wouldn't hog the space with a towel like they do at hotels which is good as it's very annoying when people do that! The only down fall was that you had to buy your own toilet roll and cannot flush it down the toilet and have to put it into the bin as the drainpipes are too small and can get clogged up easily!

Rating: 9/10

We went on a lot of excursions and my favourite was Paleokastritsa as it was such a beautiful place and we even got on a taxi boat and sailed around some of the island and into the blue caves. We also went to Paxos and Anti-paxos (a little beach island with amazing white sand and crystal clear blue sea), corfu town for a bit of souvenir shopping and also got on a local bus to Kassiopi which was situated only half an hour away from Sidari. 

I do not recommend booking any excursions via Thomson as it was overpriced and the excursion I booked was cancelled and they never told me about it until I asked them! There are many cheaper travel companies in the centre of Sidari and the best place is Valeros Travel where I booked mine!

Corfu Town

Anti-Paxos beach

Kassiopi

 So save up and go to this wonderful little Greek island! 

   

May Treasures

Time really does fly as we are already at the end of May which means we are getting closer to the summer holidays and summer itself! I did a few favourite things in April, so now, here are a few of my favourite things in May.

Cream Teas

A traditional English afternoon tea treat that includes of a plain/fruit scone, strawberry jam and clotted cream, and just to be extra 'healthy' I add butter to mine!

 The Tea Rooms I work at has finally launched their freshly baked cream teas last Saturday and I have had my third one in the space of six days which really I should feel guilty for doing so but I surprisingly don't as they are so yummy. 

Marc Jacobs 'Daisy' 

Having received this as a Christmas present last year, I haven't really had a chance to wear it as it's not a very wintery fragrance and because I don't want to use it all up as it is my favourite perfume, along with Prada 'Candy'. 

As Summer is approaching this Eau De Toilette is perfect for the season due to its fresh and sweet smell and to be honest, most girls would probably agree and already have this fragrance, and if you don't then I highly encourage you to go and get yourself a bottle for the summer!  

Boots 'Soltan': Protect and Tan

I brought this for my upcoming holiday to Greece and I don't usually use sun cream as I feel like I won't tan (which of course isn't the case). As UV is getting stronger nowadays I feel like I should start protecting my skin and having read the reviews for the best tan and protect products, Boots 'Soltan' is one of the best ones and is cheaper than the 'branded' products such as Piz Buin. 

I used this a couple of weeks ago when the it was really hot and I was laying in the garden for a good 2-4 hours and still got a nice even tan as well as knowing that this product is protecting my skin! It smells really good as well and soaks into the skin instead of leaving the skin feeling very sticky. I highly recommend this sun cream/spray to anyone who is going on holiday or just sunbathing in their garden!