The best hotel in Ibiza. Go now... if not sooner.

Anyone else completely forgotten what it feels like to spring out of bed with that excited feeling of a whole day lounging around in the sun?
Happy vibes, summer sunshine and outdoor fun feels like a long-lost memory. The winter months always seem to drag on that much longer than the fun-filled summer ones. Oh well, only another four to go.

In August I went to my favourite nearby holiday hot spot - Ibiza, to write a travel feature for Wedding Ideas Magazine on the perfect honeymoon destination.
As a recent honeymooner myself - for a short haul mini-moon - Ibiza has it all. Glamour, romance, fun and skinny dipping!

I would highly recommend staying at The Ushuaia Tower to anyone who wants to kick back and enjoy world-class food and high end romance.
As a chilled out newly wed you may prefer to stay away from notorious beaches where party-goers carry on dancing, in the sand, from the night before. Ushuaia Tower has it's own gorgeous, secluded sandy beach. It's the perfect hideaway for honeymooners in search of a fun as well as romance.

The private beach was amazing. Full of four-poster, cabana-style sun beds and a wooden walk-way from the beach restaurant all the way to the sea. The sand was scorching hot on your feet, so this was a God send.

From our hotel room balcony, which had a private hot tub on it (perfect for late night star gazing), we could over look the pool and also the palm tree lined beach.

Sunny days lounging around pool side. Where there is a cocktail/ champagne bar, as well as an oyster bar.

Lunch on the beach at Ushuaia beach bar and restaurant. Fresh lobster....my favourite!

One of the many hotel suites. They all come with a walk-in rain forest shower, a huge plasma TV, fully stocked cocktail bar and a hot tub on the balcony.

Get Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley's hot body...

Ever looked in the mirror and thought, "Screw this, I want to look like Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley"?
You know that gorgeous supermodel with magna hot curves, hair even the glossy posse* are envious of and a face so perfect, it would be deemed immoral (or at the very least rude) for her to ever to work on radio.

Yeah, her.
Fancy looking more like her? Yes, thought you might. Well, good news, here's now you can...

An article I wrote for this month's Wedding Ideas magazine explains all:


For a step-by-step guide to get Rosie's banging body follow my plan below, good luck!




As featured in this month's Wedding Ideas magazine. Out now.



* The glossy posse includes Jennifer Anniston, Eva Longoria, Cheryl Cole, Nicole Scherzinger, should you be wondering.

It's been a while...

It dawned on me recently that I used to blog all the time. And, to be honest, I found it really therapeutic.
But for some reason I haven't written on my blog for nearly two years. This radio silence happened by complete accident.
I can't even lie and pretend the past 18 months have been a whirlwind.

Weeks after my last post in Nov 2011, I got engaged. Which, OK, was a pretty big deal. Not long after that I was asked by Wedding Ideas Magazine to start a weekly blog on their website documenting my plans, anxieties and the general build up to our wedding. Some of the articles are below, if you're interested.
Part one , Part two, Part three, Part four, Part five



wedding day


Me and my now husband Jimmy got married the following summer. I planned our wedding in six months and we got married in my parent's garden in July 2012. Well, in a church in my childhood village, but the reception/ dinner was held at my parent's house. I put my heart into organising our wedding, we didn't have a wedding planner, a restaurant manager, kitchen staff, waiters - all the usual people you have to help and advise you when you get married at venue. Instead we had to plan it all ourselves. We wanted a festival style wedding, so had giant tipi's, an open fire and a garden full of flower pots an gazebos.

Trying to organise a wedding on your own, in six months, while holding down a job as a tabloid newspaper showbiz editor was tough. When I wasn't at my desk writing my column, or out at night at a showbiz party searching for a story, I was beavering away on my laptop contacting flower suppliers, caterers, porta-loo services, looking at generators, choosing cake stands, trying to find a dress, organising the music and lighting, making table plans, creating invites, choosing favours. The list seemed endless at the time.

However, the wedding was a success. Everyone got drunk and danced all night. Both sets of parents had an amazing time, and I came away with a gorgeous husband.

Our wedding was covered in the real-life section of Wedding Ideas magazine and I've been writing health, beauty and celebrity features for the mag ever since.

Since then we were fluky enough to have two honeymoons. A week in Lake Como (a surprise wedding gift from my brother) and two weeks lazing around the Cook Islands before a week driving a camper van around New Zealand. All completely amazing, never to forget trips. 
 


Our private honeymoon beach in Aitutaki, Cook Islands

  

our campervan in New Zealand