lovely links...

It's been cold, wet & well, wintry here recently - makes me want to spend my days baking, reading by the fire & drinking copious amounts of tea...

Been enjoying following Ali & her family on their big adventure.

Mums are awesome. & we should tell them so.

This will probably make you cry (but you should watch it anyway).

A bamboo forest. Somewhere in Utah. The vast sky. A touch of loveliness. Beautiful woodland belles.

Speaking of baking, there are lots of delicious sounding recipes out there, like apple kuchen, or pear, raspberry & amaretto cake, or sage & walnut bread (because home-made bread is the best), or these blueberry & cream cheese rye muffins, or kahlua crunch cake just for something totally indulgent.

A story.

And the Doctor, of course.

bonjour | Paris

Vickie is currently in Poland and about half way through her amazing adventure. So, I thought I'd share a few of the shots she's been sharing on her tumblr of Paris, the first stop on her trip.

1. view from Sacre-Coeur // 2. Citrus tart // 3. Arc de Triomphe // 4. Jardin du Luxembourg // 5. and Jardin du Luxembourg, again // 6. Musee d’Orsay

off on a most excellent adventure...

...yup, that would be me.

This May & June I will be visiting Paris, Munich, Berlin, Warsaw, Lodz, Krakow & Prague...I'm excited & nervous (aka terrified) in roughly equal proportions - this will be my longest/biggest solo trip & my first time overseas. There's still heaps to organise, but things are being booked, so this seems to actually be happening.

I'm planning lots of walking, museum & gallery visiting, cafés, photography, day trips, walking tours, maybe a class or two? - I want to have an itinerary, but with lots of room for going with what I feel like - the best (& scariest) bit about travelling by myself is that it's all up to me!

Have you ever been to Europe? Got any tips, tricks, un-missable things? I'd love to read about them :)