Mondays aren't so bad

When you get to spend them at Selfridges! The shopping in London is amazing. While chain stores rule the high roads, designer good are just as abundant. Even if they do cost a fortune, it is still just as satisfying to walk around and awe at all the luxe leather, gold hardware and silk masterpieces. It makes me wonder how the hell I was I always broke in Sydney when we seem to be so lacking in.....well so much, really.

Another great thing about London is that international magazines no longer cost a fortune. Hellooooooo Lula!

Yellow is my new fav colour. And yes that is fat Pavlich in the background.

I've been wearing the same things for the past 3 weeks

Because we don't have an iron. And it is killing me.

And we're there

We've finally found a place.......I am so relieved....!!! We're located somewhere in Bayswater with access to four tube stations and the area is lovely. The only downfall is that the bathroom is the size of my ass and we will have to lug up 7 pieces of luggage up about 6 flight of stairs.....but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

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London so far

After days of being jetlagged we've finally gotten into the swing of things. London is all that they say, a massive melting pot of cultures and diversity. The architecture is beautiful, and all the people lovely. Everything is just as expensive as they say. We're in the process of apartment hunting now......we've seen a fair few places now and every place has it pros and cons.

Hopefully the next time I update this, it will be from our lovely new and probably - extremely overpriced, apartment!

God bless Hong Kong..........and Lane Crawford.

So I didn't make it to the Andy Warhol exhibition. Instead I got distracted by the heavens that is Causeway Bay. Can I just say how much I love the Hong Kong MTR. I don't think I've waited longer than 3 minutes for a train that goes super fast and is clean and air-conditioned. Despite the pervy Chinese men, I prefer taking the metro to catching a cab anyday!

With Paulie gone for the past 2 days, I've been left to do whatever it is that I please. Need I say more! The 2 following photos are me in a nutshell: bi-polar.

Black shimmy top thing, studded loafers - not quite the babies from Louboutin but these chinese copies will do! His & hers Alexander McQueen key rings (Lane Crawford sale find), gold cuff and gold strand necklace.

Denim shirt from Gala Place, H&M striped shirt, Puzzle fluro pink flats, OPI in Mermaids Tears and Lunch at the Dehli ($10 each!) and super-awesome pens from the mother of all mothers, Muji. 

A lot of the places I've been recommended are major shopping malls with the usual international labels i.e. Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Zara etc. I prefer to put my life at risk and follow dodgy signs into run-down buildings and walk up deserted staircases to find real gems. I managed to come across a little store in Causeway Bay that sells super cheap OPI, Essie and Zoya nail polish for less than $10AUD each. If you're heading to Hong Kong anytime in the future and need any recommendations, PM me and I'd be happy to help.

There's so much to say about this awesome city but I don't know where to start or how I could finish.

Hello Hong Kong!

She is everything I imagined her to be - busy, brash, in -your-face, commercial and I am in love.

All we've been doing is eating, sleeping and walking heaps. My feet have swelled and I have had to buy new shoes to accommodate for my larger-than-normal feet. So far we've only explored Kowloon, leaving the rest of the week to visit Hong Kong Island. From what Paulie tells me, it is a lot more white-washed than Kowloon. We're staying in Mongkok and I love the grittiness of it - the slum-looking apartment blocks, flashy lights and street food stalls which is reminiscent of Sydney's Chinatown. Walking around Tsim Sha Tsui, it was a lot more westernised and clinical, Nathan Road laced with international designer brands, almost reminding me of Ginza or any other major asian city with their love for designer goods.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to see an Andy Warhol exhibition somewhere in TST. Paulie has left to GZ this afternoon for a couple of days so I am left to venture this beast of Hong Kong on my own.

Wish me luck!