*travelling without moving*

*bustling hoi an, from my beloved becky's travelling with stripes*



*turkey, from the absolutely wonderful mr & mrs globe trot....read and be inspired to give up the 9-5!*




*one day, i will stay at peacock pavilions and be the happiest woman on earth, from my marrakesh*


{Greetings from my back garden, where the blazing sun is making my factor 30 work ever so hard and my desire for endless amounts of Ben & Jerry's Phish Food shows no signs of letting up...on lazy afternoons like this, why travel anywhere at all when you can sup a Pimms and travel sur le net!}

*extraordinary*

*also via the clearly addictive coolhunter 


{This is the kind of thing I was looking for. These are the flabbergastingly beautiful Marble Caves in Chile}

*these are a few of my fave-or-ite things!*

*piccy via simple lovely....and it really is simply lovely 


{I'm just showing off now, but this gorgeously glistening green book of greatness sits proudly on my bookcase, care of Becky. Some of the recipes literally make you want to hop on the early morning Eurostar to Paris, rip up your British passport (it better be in that order, silly!) and start calling yourself Amelie. Check it out to see what I mean!}

*pretty d+g*

*love these pictures, swiped from the always fabulous sfgirlbybay

{Well folks, we have had a busy time of late in the GG household, including spending time with our delicious family and enjoying the rolling hills and plunging valleys of North Wales. The autumn leaves have fallen and all over London grown men are being spotted kicking up great swathes of rusty, crispy leaves high into the air just like they did as boys. Somerset House Ice Rink has opened; skating to the sounds of a funky DJ? Oui madame, count me in!}