Practically Tropical

Practically Tropical

After experiencing rain on our first two days in Buenos Aires, Jimmy and I were relieved to wake up to bright blue skies and sunshine yesterday morning. It’s not Summer here anymore so I thought it would be chilly even though it was sunny. I was pleasantly surprised that it was about 20*C! I wish [...]

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Hectic Times

Today I’ve be incredibly busy with preparations for going away. As always last minute things cropped up and took a good chunk of time out of my day. Things didn’t exactly go as planned, but I’m pleased to say everything is packed and ready to go now. I just need to consider washing my hair [...]

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Motivational Monday Song

Motivational Monday Song

What a busy weekend! It involved A LOT of eating, drinking and catching up with people. Good times. I didn’t go crazy with the food photos but here are a few shots of some delicious things I ate. What my weekend didn’t involve was exercise. Oops. At least that meant I didn’t have to wash [...]

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Summer Vegetable Risotto & Some Power Inducing Bodyweight Exercises

Summer Vegetable Risotto & Some Power Inducing Bodyweight Exercises

Last night I went to my friend’s house. The one I cooked Chicken Tikka Masala with last week. She’s been asking for cooking tips (from me?!) and we decided to cook dinner together again. We were saying that I should make a new section here called ‘Cooking with Laura’! We made a simple dish which [...]

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Preparing for the Run

Preparing for the Run

I’m so so excited to be doing my first race in 3 years tomorrow! I wanted to feel as prepared to run a good race as I could be with only one week of real training. I’ve managed to run a total of 4 times this week, as well as one long hike and a [...]

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Millau Viaduct & a Leg Workout

Millau Viaduct & a Leg Workout

Whenever Jimmy and I find a new place without getting lost, we’re surprised. Unfortunately when making our trip to Millau Viaduct (the tallest bridge in the world!) on Sunday afternoon, we weren’t surprised! We got lost. Even with Gerty Sat Nav. We tried to blame her, but really it wasn’t her fault.. How was she [...]

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