Hi dear all,
I would like to wish you all a very merry christmas, just a couple of hours before all the fun and food begins!
This will be the last post of 2013, as I'm starting again in 2014. I have been and still am very busy. Work, studying and spending time with the ones I love are making it impossible to make new posts.
Looking back on 2013, I'm very pleased to say that it has been an amazing year. I became a senior cabin attendant and am now the responsible cabin attendant for the flight. That was a very good promotion. On the first of april 2013, my boyfriend offically asked me to be his girlfriend. And of course I said yes ;) We went to Thailand and to South Africa this year, besides that we did some amazing trips to Bruges, Lyon and last week we flew together! Besides that, my blog has grown a lot! I went to amazing events thanks to the fashion moodboard and met so many lovely people!
I want to thank each and everyone of you for your support, love and kind words. I can't wait to see you all again in 2014 and I hope you will still be here around in the blogosphere. I hope you spend christmas with the ones you love and I wish you all the best for 2014.
Lots of love,
Shalane
Hi everyone!
December oh december, it's the most wonderful and most busy time of the year! For me it's not only the upcoming holidays, but also my heavy work roster (6 days at work, 2 days off). Besides that I had to learn for my yearly flight safety exams. But I'm very pleased to say that I passed all three of them with 100%, 100% and 96%.
There was no time for outfit pictures the past couple of days, but today I finally managed to do a little shoot. I'm wearing the cutest heart printed blouse from my lovely people at Sheinside. I combined them with my vintage leather shorts from Episode and my faux fur buddy from H&M. What do you think, like it?
Hi everyone!
I am so sorry for the lack of updates nowadays. It's a busy month with a lot of hours up in the air and in the books, since I'm learning for my yearly flight safety recurrent. And in between all of this I have to see my family, boyfriend and friends...
But I found some time to make a new outfit post! I'm loving my new bright yellow sweater from Sheinside, and I combined it with my all time favorite pants (you remember them from my previous post). It's super comfortable and the quality is really good! I recently discovered Sheinside and I absolutely love their clothes! More of sheinside soon on my blog!
And last but not least: do you like the new layout and header?
So there is this thing about my -fake- leather pants which I love and my boyfriend absolutely hates. I think it's my most favorite piece in my closet, you can wear it with so many things! But my boyfriend thinks -fake- leather pants are hideous.
And I, well I don't care, haha! So I keep wearing them! :) I combined them with my Isabel Marant pour H&M top. Maybe I should invest in pieces from Marant, I love the quality and the quality from her own line should be even better! These are timeless pieces which I can wear over and over again. I also have the silver skirt.
And by the way, what do you think of my new hairdo? Shall I do a tutorial?
Hi dear all,
I'm fully back to work after my holiday in South Africa. And my roster was not too bad: I had a 24 hour layover in Stavanger, Norway. To make some things clear: I'm a flight attendant, for those of you who read my blog for the first time. :-)
Stavanger is a very beautiful city! I wanted to go to preikestolen (the amazing viewing point in the fjords) but this was not an option since it's getting dark really early and the hike was 2 hours just one way. Hopefully oneday during the summer. For now I just strolled around, had diner with the crew and enjoyed the beautiful citycenter of Stavanger.
The lake is also very beautiful. They have a huge tree and decorated it with a lot of red hearts, super romantic! I hope you like the pictures :)
I definitely could get used to the summer temperatures in South Africa. But unfortunately our holiday lasted for just one week and we're back to work now. And it's cold, oh my!
This is a fake fur jacket from H&M which I bought last week in Aalborg with 50% discount. It keeps me warm during these cold days. The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are dropping. The coat won't be warm enough during a freezing period, but for now it's very comfortable.
And what are you all up to? I'm flying around as always. Had some lovely nightstops in Aalborg, Stavanger and Bologna. I will update you on those trips as soon as possible. But first: my outfit!
Hiya!
After 7 beautiful days in South Africa it was time to go back to Johannesburg. After our homemade breakfast in Ashbourne Hazyview we started driving to the south.
We stopped every two hours, as it would be a 6 hour ride to Joburg. We also stopped somewhere 35kms out of Nelspruit to see some horses. As you might know, I love horses. I discovered the opportunity to go horsebackriding in the valleys of Nelspruit and we thought it would be nice to do this on our last day. But it turned out we needed a reservation so there was no horsebackriding, but we did see two beautiful horses and even better: wild horses!
And after almost 7 hours in the car we arrived at the airport of Joburg around 8PM. We were both very tired and it was a very intense holiday, but each activity was worth it! The flight back home (which departed around midnight) was long, very long, and very sleepless. The boy and I have trouble sleeping while sitting upright. So we were awake the entire 11 hour flight. But again, everything was worth it. We had the best time! And I would highly recommend South Africa to each and every one of you! We both would love to go back and to see Capetown as well.
Hi loves,
We agreed on having an easy and relaxed day, but this is not exactly how it turned out. First we drove to Pilgrim's Rest, a historic village where they discovered gold in South Africa many years ago. It's like a living museum, such a beautiful scene with the purple trees and old buildings.
Pilgrim's rest was very nice but after one hour you've seen it all. We had a late lunch in Sabie and afterwards we drove to the Lone Creek Falls. After a short (200m) hike you'll be at the viewing point and it is a very beautiful and strong waterfall!
And after 7 amazing days in South Africa, it was time for the last evening in Hazyview. We went back to the Summerfiels restaurant to enjoy a romantic 3 course diner outside. It was delicious, perfect and again very romantic! A night we will never forget!
I forgot to mention our hotel for our last two nights in South Africa. We spend the nights in Ashbourne where we got our own little cottage. It was really nice and eventhough I prefer Cuckoo Ridge, this hotel is a very good option as well (and cheaper).
Hello y'all!
Day six of our trip! As you have read in the previous post we spend the night in the beautiful Sabie River Bush Lodge. It was the third day of our safari and we were desperate to see the big 5 before we were going to fly back to Amsterdam.
We had an amazing day in the park. It was a lot of driving, but it was so worth it! After half a day of driving around in the Kruger park, we ran into a rhino at a drinking spot. So beautiful and special! With the rhino we saw 4 out of the big 5 in Kruger. But we were also very anxious to see the leopard! And while we drove back to the gate, we noticed so many cars in front of us! They all stopped and we discovered why... The Leopard! There were two of them, relaxing in the shade from the burning afternoon sun.
Hi everyone,
After a short night in Olifants (the restcamp) we had the entire day to drive around in Kruger Park, I mean: we really wanted to see the big 5!
The 'big 5' animals are the lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. During our first day in Kruger park we already saw the elephant and the lion. And today we could add the buffalo to our list. We're keen to see the leopard and rhino too, but today was not the day unfortunately.
But: we did see some other very interesting animals! We had to brake really hard for a turtle, and shortly after our meeting with him we also saw two snakes on the road (one of them was a black mamba!). It was a really good day for the safari!
After driving around for the entire day in Kruger, we left the park to spend the night in Sabie River Bush Lodge. We got a beautiful tent for the night from where we had the most amazing view. Sabie River Bush lodge is an amazing place to be, with wonderfull and very friendly staff. The restaurant is pretty amazing as well and it was just very good to spend the night in such a beautiful place.
Hi everyone,
After two nights in Hazyview and discovering the panorama route, we headed to Kruger Park. But first we had to change our rental car for another one. We drove through a pothole (a large hole in the road) during the night and hit the hole very hard: a flat tire and broken rim as a result.
We changed the ford fiesta for a toyota and drove to the Kruger gate, a 30 minute drive from Hazyview. As soon as our vehicle was checked at the gate and we payed our fee we could explore this beautiful nature reserve.
As soon as we entered the park we ran into lots and lots of antilopes. We started to take pictures like crazy but we soon discovered that the antilopes were everywhere. At a maximum speed of 50kms per hour we drove to the north of the park, where our 'rest camp' was situated. We read about Olifants (the rest camp) in the lonely planet and decided it would be our restcamp for a night.
Olifants is a beautiful restcamp next to the olifants river: a good place to spot the big 5. You can easily spot the hippos taking a morning bath in the river. You have your own little bungalow which is very simple but good enough for one night. Upon arrival at the restcamp we had an hour to unpack and to get ready for the sunset drive with a ranger.
The sunset drive took about 3 hours and we saw so many animals! And as soon as the sun set, we saw a hyena and her cubs and besides that we had three big lions walking in front of our car! Anyway: enough talking, let me show you the pictures!
Hi everyone,
During our third day in South Africa we woke up early to drive the so called 'Panorama Route'. We decided to do things a bit different and headed to the Pinnacle viewpoint first.
While we arrived somewhere around 11 in the morning at the first viewpoint, it was already above 25 degrees celcius. Very warm, esspecially when you compare it to the Netherlands, were the temperatures are somewhere around 5 to 10 degrees during daytime. We also headed to God's Window and Wonder view which were both pretty amazing as well.
Hello y'all!
After just one short night in the beautiful White House Lodge in White River, we woke up early to see the Chimpanzee Eden Sanctuary somewhere 15kms out of Nelspruit. I must say that monkeys in general and chimps specifically are my most favorite animals. So it was more than a dream coming true to visit the Jane Goodall institute.
The sanctuary is home to chimps that have been misplaced from their natural habitats in Africa. They have two large groups of chimps who they gave back a protected natural habitat. You can't touch the animals, but you can look at them and see how they live. The sanctuary is located in a beautiful nature reserve which makes it even more amazing! It was a fun day and I would really advise anyone who is going to South Africa to visit this beautiful sanctuary!
Hi everyone!
At first I would like to apologize for my absence. I made a couple of posts in advance, but by far not enough to cover each day that we were enjoying South Africa. But we're back, and back in business!
So no, we didn't went to Cape Town. The flight was completely full and two days before the start of our holiday we changed our plans. I arranged an extra day off and so we departed one day earlier to... Johannesburg! Still South Africa, but this flight had enough open seats for us and after some research we found some amazing things to do in the surrounding areas of Joburg.
The flight was 10,30 hours, but we managed to stay awake with lots of magazines and a movie or two. We arrived around 10PM and headed directly to our hotel in Joburg. It's not a fun place to be; the townships of Johannesburg. It actually can be very dangerous: it's very important to lock the doors of your car and to be aware of people strolling around traffic lights. I'm sure Joburg has amazing places, but you need to be carefull in some areas in town. But oh well, we were there just for one short night.
Oh how I love a little quote or two. I am a sucker for beautiful and good quotes: from movies, songs or just from people. Do you know this quote? It's from Carrie (Sex and the City). And how love isn't always logic, I love love. It hasn't much to do with the outfit of the day, eventhough the pants are red-ish (the color of love).
The boy and I are still traveling and as I mentioned in the post before, I make a lot of posts in advance. So if you would like to know where the heck we are on this beautiful globe, make sure to follow me on instagram (shalane89). But whereever we are, I'm sure it's good because we are together :)
Hello darlings,
At this moment, the boyfriend and I are discovering a new place in this world. We've mentioned Cape Town before, but the flight is very full and maybe we're heading somewhere else. I make the posts for this blog in advance, I have no clue right now where we're heading (I made this post 1 week before our holiday).
We're thinking about somewhere in the United States or flying to Johannesburg is an option as well. If you would like to follow us during our holiday or if you're curious where we are, please make sure to visit me on instagram (shalane89).
Today I have an outfit post for you with a black peplum top from Promiss. We did a nice collaboration together and I picked this beautiful black peplum top from their webshop. I was thinking about getting some knitwear but decided to go for this top anyway, because it's so easy to wear. I wore a nice black blazer but decided not to photograph it as it is all about the top. Promiss has also a nice collection of pants and the webshop is really easy and simple to use. I ordered this top before 22PM on a monday and already got it the next day! Amazing!
Hi everyone,
It's time for another update from my iphone. I'm really active on Instagram so if you would like to follow me, that would be great! Well, I hope you enjoy my pics!
So, what do you see?
Found this fake leather Chanel wallet in the thrifstore for just 1 euro // Amazing sunset in Basel, Switzerland // Selfie while hiking in Trondheim, Norway // A part of my closet
Hello dear readers,
One of the good things of being a fashion blogger is -besides reading all your amazing comments- to work together with webshops every now and then. This time a collaboration with www.expresso.nl who was kind enough to send me this beautiful black chanel inspired bag.
Expresso is a well known brand and they have their own webshop. They also sell stylish blouses and tunics, the best knitwear for this autumn and winter season and I really love their blazers.
I decided to style this cute bag (which is the perfect size for me as well!) with a chic high waisted skirt which I bought years ago. I found this cute bow top in the thriftstore a while ago, isn't it too cute? I hope you like the pictures!
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Hi dear all,
October went by so fast! It's unbelieveable, time flies when you're having fun! October has been a busy month, with lots of flights and nice blogging events! Besides that, I had some lovely collaborations with webshops, which you can see in november. And the best thing: we're going on holiday tomorrow! Yay!
And for this month? Well, lots of burgundy as you can see! And I wore lots of dresses, turned summer ones into fall-ready outfits. Which one is your favorite? My personal favorite is the very first outfit on the left on top. The burgundy sweater combined with the peach shorts: I loved it! This outfit was also really loved on chictopia. What do you think? Let me know! :)
Hi everyone!
Together with my mum (who takes all my pictures) I went to a small park in Wormerveer. I've already done some outfit shoots there, it's the perfect location during every season. You can see my previous outfit shoots in this park over here. Besides that: it's really quiet! Perfect because I hate it when other people stare at me.
I'm wearing a vintage inspired cute printed playsuit which I found during at a fleamarket named "de ijhallen". I already showed this playsuit to you in my thriftshopping shoplog a month ago. So it was finally time to wear it. I decide to make this playsuit wearable for autumn and added a nice pink sweater. What do you think of the final look?
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Hi everyone!
This is the outfit I wore to the Urban Outfitters opening in Amsterdam. I decided to go for a cute vintage inspired playsuit with a pug print (I just love pugs, don't you?!) and a peter pan collar. I own way too many playsuits and dresses, but this one might actually be my favorite! It's so comfortable and cute, I just love it!
And just three more days until my holiday! I'm so excited! Still have no clue whatsoever where we're going. It's going to be last minute work for sure, but oh well! South Africa (Capetown) is still very high on our list, but we might book a last minute if the flight to cape town is full.
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Hello y'all!
I'm a very lucky girl with my job as a flight attendant: I'm able to see all these amazing cities all in europe. That's how I discovered the Urban Outfitters store. It's very popular in the United Kingdom and every time I visit the UO shop I am in fashion wonderland :)
Urban Outfitters is a store with original, vintage inspired clothing. They have their own very cool brand, but also sell other labels such as House of Holland and Cheap Monday. Besides that I love the variety of products and clothing they offer in the shops: besides clothes they also sell books, jewelry, shoes, bags and all kinds of very cool stuff for your home.
And now the good news: Urban Outfitters has opened a store in Amsterdam! Yes people, shopping has just become even better in Amsterdam! The store is huge, the collection is amazing and the interior of the store is beyond cool. And don't forget to bring your boyfriend: the mens department has the coolest stuff! I had a fantastic day during the press event and got to see it all. There were nice beverages and delicious snacks, I got my nails done, there were wonderfull people and even an amazing gift! Thanks again Millie, it was a wonderfull day!
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Hi dear all,
Two weeks ago it was time to enjoy the autumn colors of Trondheim, Norway. As a flight attendant I'm going on nightstops/layovers several times a week. This nightstop was pretty perfect: we took a tram to go up to the mountains to see a beautiful lake.
I've been to Trondheim already a couple of times, and I'm always in for something fun. Since it was not my firs time here, I'm pretty familiar with the city itself and the highlights. But I've never heard of this lake or that you can take a tram into the mountains, this was all new stuff for me! And it was a great experience!
The ride itself was amazing: such a beautiful view! If you want to do the same: take the tram and go to the final stop 'Lian'. The lake was gorgeous and the orange colored trees looked so beautiful, it was a breathtaking view!
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Hi cuties,
During a day in Utrecht with my boyfriend, we took some outfit pictures next to the canal. It's very pretty, especially now the leaves started to fall. We had a super fun and relaxed day and we're making a photo book from our Thailand adventures. Can't wait to pick it up from the store, I'm very curious how it turned out!
I hope you're all doing well! My holiday is coming up in less than a week, and we're going to Cape Town, south africa! So stay tuned for more holiday pictures, hihi!
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Hello everyone!
Finally, after a year without , I had a nightstop/layover in Bristol, UK. I already wrote about Bristol and how much I love it a while ago, so it was good to be back.
So why is it exactly that I love this british destination so much? Well let me start telling you about the shops: they have EVERYTHING. A HUGE primark with stuff you can't buy in the Netherlands. Besides that they have an urban outfitters, topshop, dorothy perkins and many many more. And it's all just around the corner of my hotel: perfect!
I also love the food: they have several good restaurants but I prefer going to Wagamama's or Jamie's Italian (jumjum!). But there are so many restaurants it's hard to make a decission! Anyway, during a sunny day you can chill in the park. It's a beautiful park and again, very close to my hotel. During the evening the squirrels will start squirreling around. So cute! They are not afraid of the people, so it's super fun to see them looking for food.
So yes, it was an absolute pleasure to be back in Bristol, I just love my job as a flight attendant!
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Hi sweethearts,
I just got back from a five day trip on an early schedule. I'm so tired, my alarmclock went off every morning between 4 and 5 AM. It's hard to keep my eyes open at this point.
So after 3 flights I came back home today and because the weather was so beautiful, my mum and I decided to do an outfit shoot in the park nearby. We've already done several shoots here, because it's so beautiful! But today was even more amazing, since it was surrounded by orange and yellow trees. Perfect!
And while entering the park, we noticed so many ducks! It was like crazy, and they weren't shy at all! They came pretty close, as they thought we had bread. Which we forgot ofcourse. But they still seemed to like us anyway, haha!
The holiday is coming closer and closer and we're probably trying to go to Cape Town in two weeks, I can't wait! With trying I actually do mean trying, because we're going on 'staff travel'. This means we can fly really cheap, but only if there are seats available on a flight. And cape town is a popular destination, so cross the fingers the flight is not full!
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Hi dear all,
During one of our days off the boy and I decided to take the train for a 2 hour ride down south and crossed the border with Belgium all the way to Antwerp.
Antwerp has been on my "must see" list for a long time, so now I can finally tick that box! It was an easy train ride from Utrecht and the city itself is very beautiful. We walked via the big market to the riverside and saw a couple of highlights from this amazing Belgium city.
But what would Antwerp be without all the shops? It's like fashion heaven for a true fashionista. You see, we don't have Forever21 in the Netherlands. We do have Urban Outfitters, finally, but only since last week. So you can imagine I had to do a little bit more than just window shopping.
I end up buying nothing due to the lack of money. However I wanted to have all the stuff from 'Camille over the rainbow' for Pimkie. Such an amazing collection! I loved all the pieces she designed, but maybe I'll buy something later during this season. Anyway, enough chitchat, I'll show you the pictures and I hope you like them :)
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You know the situation when you've dreamed, hoped and wished for something and maybe even prayed that things would turn out positive in your way? Well, sometimes it looks like reality is against you, conflicting with your expectations.
I feel a bit sad. I've been hunting for promotion at work, I know I can do it and I know I have all it takes to get the promotion. But it just turned out it was not meant to be. The promotion, you know. While I'm more than pleased with my job, I actually love my job, was this promotion something I wanted for a long time. Nevertheless I still do love my job and my airline a lot. But this promotion was so more than welcome.
Anyway, enough about my expectations which didn't align with the reality. Maybe in the future they will. Today I'm showing you an outfit with my asos shorts and h&m blouse. A fun combi for fall, I hope you like it!
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Hi dear all,
It was time to take my vintage levi's 501 out of the dust. I found them two years ago in the thriftstore, waiting for me to bring them home for just 2 euro. They have been my favorite for such a long time, but dissapeared to the back of my closet during this summer. But I found them again, and love them again.
The levi's look well with my new furry buddy: a cardigan from Primark. I have been looking for nice cardigans for the upcoming winter season, but it's so difficult! I bought this cardi a couple of sizes too big, because I like my stuff to be oversized. Together with my doggy print blouse from Primark I think it's a cute combination. What do you think?
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Hi dear all,
My boyfriend and I finally have a lot of days off together! Which means I'm spending a lot of time in Utrecht, and I must say that I start to like it over there. It's close to the forest, has a lot of nice shops and restaurants and is just not as crowded as Amsterdam.
And a while ago my boyfriend bought a bike for me which we 'pimped' a little bit. You can see it over here. Anyway, we cycled to a park and enjoyed the nature just outside the big city. The autumn leaves are finally here, so I took some nice pictures with a 'fall' vibe. It was another lovely day. I hope you like the pictures :)
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Hi dear all,
During a thriftshopping session last month I ran into this beautiful dress which is originally from Primark. It's also a bit too big (size 40, I'm a size 34). But I like my dresses to be oversized.
This dress was just 4,50 so it had to come home with me. And with this cute print it is very easy to add a nice burgundy scarf. I kinda like burgundy a lot, can't help it. It was a beautiful day today, with temperatures around 16 degrees, warm for this time of the year, but perfect for comfortable and lightweight dresses. :)
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Hi cuties,
My boyfriend and I love to do active things together. We usually grab out bikes and try to discover new and fun places. This time we took the car because it was a bit too far. But we headed to the forest close to Utrecht for a little bit of relaxing and enjoying the beautiful nature.
The forest is still looking green, but you can definitely tell that the colors will change soon. I just love the autumn colors. And as you might have noticed I'm wearing a lot of burgundy lately, a color I love to wear in autumn. It's great to see the colors change and the leaves fall. The forest looks magical at this time of the year. I can't wait untill the forest is ready for fall and will show you pictures as soon as possible! Everything is so beautiful right now! :)
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Hi dear all,
I found this beautiful short youtube movie on facebook. Meet the dutch airline KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), who are super inventive and turned a plane into a cinema. They have done so many cool things, but seeing this movie made my eyes tear a little bit. It's too cool!
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Hi boys and girls,
Hope you are all doing fine! Today I'm wearing a comfortable outfit with a blazer from h&m which I found in my favorite thrifstore! The blouse is thrifted as well. I just love thrifting, as you probably already know :)
Soooo another question because of my lack of inspiration: where should I go on holiday in november? We're going for just 1 week and we want to go outside of europe. So if you have any good tips, please do share :)
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Hello boys and girls,
Today was the perfect day to take my bike out for a ride. I bought this secondhand bike back in August and already wrote something about it here. It's a really old one and I love it so much!
For the outfit: I wore my snuggly knitted cardigan from New Yorker which I bought last year. It's by far my favorite cardigan and I would love to have it in more colors. I combined it with my forever21 shorts and a vintage look top from Primark. I hope you like it :)
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Hi dear all,
On october the 1st, my boyfriend and I celebrated the fact that we're together for 6 months. We've been together for a while, but he asked me officially on april 1st to be his girlfriend. I'm so happy, he's not only my love but also my best friend.
We had a really nice diner at restaurant 'de markt' in utrecht, they have the best italian food! Which I ofcourse really love, you can wake me up for a dish of pasta! We're going to Antwerpen next week, so stay tuned! Hope you like the pictures we took in Utrecht :) Such a beautiful city!
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Hi dear all,
This is what I wore during my shopping spree in Amsterdam, de Ijhallen to be exact. I already told you about spending less money (which doesn't really make sense if you look at my shoplog from the ijhallen, but oh well...) and I found this pants in my closet from two years ago. It's from Mango and I wore it previously in Toulouse during the autumn as well. You can see my other combination with these pants when you click here.
For this shopping session I decided to wear a comfortable, loose but still chic top which I found in the thriftstore a couple of months ago. It just had to come home with me. What do you think of this autumn look?
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Hi cuties,
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure to nightstop in Alesund, Norway. Eventhough it was just a short layover (arriving at 5PM and departing the next day at 5AM) I did make the most out of it!
Alesund is almost two hours away from Amsterdam (by plane ofcourse) and is located in the northern part of Norway. It's such a beautiful city which is known for it's Art Nouveau architecture. I walked around for a while and watched the sunset from the top of the hill, which is a popular viewing point.
Because I'm a flight attendant, I don't have a lot of opportunities to look outside the window of the airplane. But this flight wasn't really full, so I had the change to watch the beautiful fjords shortly before landing. Besides that, as you probably already have guessed, I took a bunch of pictures from the citycenter as well. I hope you enjoy Norway as much as I do, I would love to go back :)
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Hi honeys,
I hope you are all doing fine. I'm definitely enjoying autumn: my roster is getting better and better. Less flying; more time during the nightstops and more days off at home to spend with the ones I love. While summer was beautiful, magical but very hectic as well, it's good that the season is changing.
As I mentioned before, I'm saving money and this has all to do with another holiday coming up. The destination is still unknown but we both would love to go to Cape Town, South Africa. Have you been there before? Are there must see's, besides the table mountain? But everything is still open; so if you know another great destination for just 1 week, please do share!
These pictures were taken two weeks ago, when the autumn actually just kicked in. It was the official 2nd day of fall and the temperature was somewhere around 18 degrees celcius, not too cold but just perfect for this time of the year. So no coats yet, but simple sweaters and lightweight dresses. Easy enough to wear during thrifting, which I love to do during my days off (however, not buying, just looking!)
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Pull and bear dress (left) € 3,00 // Oasis dress (right) € 3,00
Hi sweethearts,
Two days ago I wrote about the IJhallen fleamarket, where I was a week ago. I found some amazing things, especially dresses, but also some other amazing treasures. I'm all into florals and cute girly stuff nowadays, so that's what you'll see here in my shoplog most frequently.
Have you already been to the Ijhallen before? And have you found some treasures as well? This is thriftshopping heaven to me! Please let me know what you think of my new things!
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Hi dear all,
Lately I'm really into saving as much money as possible. This means that shopping has to be limited to only 1 or 2 items from the thriftstore a month and so I have to make new combinations with stuff that I already have.
So I browsed through my closet and found this beautiful floral shorts from H&M which I bought during the sale last year. I already wore it during my stay in Bologna as you can see here. The sweater is also from last year but it never made it to the blog, untill now. So a little bit of fancy floral combined with burgundy which is perfect for fall! Can't wait for the trees to turn orange! How about you? Already looking forward to autumn?
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Hi cuties,
For those of you who have been reading my blog for a long, long time, might have seen this before. I used to be a frequent visitor of one of the biggest fleamarkets in europe: de ijhallen in Amsterdam. I already wrote about it over here and sold a bunch of stuff over there as well.
So to give you a short impression of this huge flea market (750 stalls!) I took some photos while browsing tons and tons of vintage stuff. Lot's of girls my age are selling their stuff and during the years I already found so much beautiful stuff for just a couple of euro.
If you're in Amsterdam, be sure to check out the website of De Ijhallen to check the dates. The fleamarket is usually the first weekend (saturday and sunday) of each new month. During the summer it's bigger, because in the winter the stalls are inside a huge dockhouse. The fleamarket is located at the NDSM werf in the northern part of Amsterdam. It's such a fantastic and crazy location, close to the harbor where many popular festivals are held as well. It's easy accessible by car, bike, public transport and by the little boats which depart behind Amsterdam central station. The entrance fee is € 4,50 per person. And make sure you get your drinks and food from Noorderlicht Cafe with a fantastic view! Besides that, bring a huge bag because this is heaven for all thriftshoppers and vintage lovers!
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Hi sweeties,
Here's the complete september outfit overview! You can definitely see that the weather changed during the month, autumn kicked in big time! I miss the tropical temperatures and going barefeet wearing comfy dresses and shorts. But I'm also looking forward making all new fall fashion outfits!
So what's your favorite? I have a couple: I love the red blazer, the black dress with the mirrored vest and the blue polkadot pants... I would love to hear your opinion!
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Hi dear all!
On friday the 13th of september my brother and his wife said yes to eachother. They got married at the cutest beach house I've seen, it was the perfect evening eventhough it was raining a little bit.
They met eachother years ago on friday the 13th, so that's the reason why they wanted to get married on this specific date. He and his wife already have a daughter: Nova, who is the beautiful girl in the first picture you see when you click the 'read more' words below.
I went together with my mum and boyfriend. It was a lovely evening! The ceremony was really special with beautiful music and the evening in total was just perfect. A good vibe, good food, lovely people and a beautiful couple. Hope you like the pictures :) The professional pictures were taken by Siebe Baarda Fotografie, be sure to check out his website.
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Hi dear boys and girls,
Remember my funky floral pants? They are from Mango and I bought them during the winter sale last year. I absolutely love to add a bit of color to an outfit, and my mango pants will go with almost everything!
I already wore these pants a couple of times, you can see them combined with a striped shirt over here and with a nice grey sweater over here. And for today? Just a simple and lightweight darkblue (navy) sweater from Zara.
And you've probably already met my cute Shih Tzu puppy Daisy, right? She is actually from my mum, but I do love her a lot. We walked her and she was chasing the ducks. Lovely to see.
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Hi sweethearts,
I already mentioned it a thousand of times: Bologna is by far my most favorite nightstop destination! I request this nightstop all the time. Not only because of the amazing shops and food but most of all for the great weather! Besides that, every friday and saturday there is a really cool vintage flea market!
Inspired by the vintage market on the main square in Bologna, I decided enjoy the last days of summer and wear my 'new' vintage dress which I found in the thriftstore a couple of weeks ago. I really, REALLY love this dress, I'm so happy I found it for just 5 euro, so I had to wear it and I can't wait till next summer! Anyway, enough about thrifting, my day in Bologna was filled with food, food and even more food. I had a big pasta lunch and a slice of pizza as dinner. Heaven!
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Hi lovelies,
Fall is here, and it's definitely noticeable: it's getting colder and the days are getting shorter. Time to bring back the skinny jeans and blazers in order to prepare for autumn.
I think this blazer is one of my favorites. It fits perfectly and is very comfortable to wear. I bought it in Bangkok during the spring and wore it just once (over here) right after I came back from holiday. The skinny jeans was a gift from Sans Online and I got my crazy Michael Jackson shoes somewhere in Bremen during the Zara sale.
I hope you are all doing fine. Lately I've been really busy with work, flying around europe like crazy. But it seems that the fall also has left it's footprints on my roster: less flights a day. That's good, so more time to blog!
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Hello pumpkins!
Today a fresh shoplog with stuff from the thriftstore I bought this month! I'm amazed that people throw away so many amazing things like it's nothing... But it's good that there is such thing as a thriftstore, which I visit on a weekly base.
My favorite thriftstore is Noppes Zaandam where I already found amazing things. The prices did go up unfortunately, where a dress always was 3 euro, the prices are doubled nowadays. Stupid but it's still cheaper than buying things new! Besides that, you do something which is good for the enviroment, which is always good if you ask me.
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Hi sweethearts,
Hope you are all good! I decided to cheer myself up with my blue polkadot fancy pants from Zara, which my boyfriend bought for me. Super sweet, love these pants!
I lost a little bit of weight because I was really ill last week, I vomited a lot (ewww gross, sorry!) Therefor the pants are not as tight as they were before. But I'm working on gaining an extra kilo or so. Anyway, I hope you like this simple yet fun combination!
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Hi dear all,
Over two weeks ago, when the weather was still summerish with plenty of sunshine and high temperatures, the boyfriend and I went to the local zoo. It's called Dierenpark Amersfoort and it's such a beautiful zoo, right in the middle of the forest. After our zoo experience we headed to a lake to chill out and enjoy the last summer sunshine. Conclusion: it was a good day.
Right now I'm blogging from Nice where it's raining like cats and dogs. I don't think I've ever seen this much water dropping down before. A bit scary as well if you ask me... Anyway, enough about the weather, let's do some fashion talk! I love my shorts, also wore them previously over here as well, combined with a Zara top. They are perfect for the summer. Gotta love a bit of floral, right?
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Hi dear all,
During the Ecco Get Winterproof bloggers event, there was an amazing opportunity to shoot your outfitpictures outside with the skyline of Amsterdam as your background. That's exactly what I did, in order to show you boys and girls my outfit of the evening.
The pants are from Zara and were a gift from my boyfriend. They are classic with a small golden stripe, love them! I combined them with a white pepplum top and my DIY h&m waistcoat which I also wore here and here. My shoes are from Zara as well. I hope you like the outfit :) Let me know what you think!
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