Everyone loves a bit of fashion TV right? Everyone has dreams of being on TV, right?

That’s why I’m helping to spread the word about a quite frankly brilliant sounding new show from Channel 4.

Channel 4 are making a BRAND NEW fashion show hosted 

by Dawn O’Porter and we are looking for people from all 

over the UK to take part.

Do you live and breathe designer/high-street clothes and

wouldn’t be seen dead in vintage or second hand clothing?

Are you a high street shopaholic?  Do you have all the clothes 

but nothing to wear?

This Old Thing  will celebrate vintage fashion, show how to repair and revive clothing to bring it up to date, and hope to cure the country’s addiction to fast fashion – one wardrobe at a time.   Dawn sets out to prove that classic clothes from the past can be the way forward.

Each week Dawn will take on a vintage fashion virgin and introduce them to the alternative world of fashion.

Channel 4 are looking for fashion fans nationwide to apply to take part in the show,

if this sounds like you then you simply need to contact 

[email protected]

ASAP.

Maybe I’ll see one of you lovely lot on the small screen soon.

xxx

The best days are those that start off looking as if they might be exactly the opposite. 

That’s what happened on the penultimate day of our Spanish adventure when both Ellie and I woke up (thanks to a drunken lad imitating an alarm clock) slightly grumpy and not in the mood to do anything much at all until our planned activity of Parasailing in the late afternoon.

By mid-morning we were both a little restless and a lot cheerier so decided that actually we’d jump on a train and re-visit Fuengirola; a mere 16 minute journey from where we were staying and see if we could find what all the fuss was about (turns out we were un-impressed last year because we went completely the wrong way out of the train station and got somewhat lost for hours).

From the moment we headed the correct way out of the station the day improved vastly. First up was lunch. We both wanted something plain and simple and whilst wandering around in search of a sandwich were directed to a newly taken over cafe/bar. We previously had ignored all invitations to check various places out but something about this one made us visit and we left with happy stomachs AND happy wallets.

After lunch we took a wander through the tourist shops (can’t get enough of them!) and along the front by the port. Our parasailing was booked for 5pm so having found a shaded spot for me and a sunny spot for Ellie we settled ourselves down for a blissful few hours on one of the nicest beaches ever. Even the sea was on my side. I was somewhat fearful after the vicious wave in Torremolinos but a paddle in the tepid water soon got me back in the swing of things.

I’ll leave our parasailing adventures to speak for themselves via the photos but if you are ever in the area I highly recommend booking with Pirate Parasailing. For 40 euros each we had an hour and a half boat trip and a good ten minutes up in the air. I can’t explain what it felt like to be up there…so peaceful and surreal. You could see for miles and miles and everything slowed down.

The instructors were fantastic too, such a hilarious duo but at the same time excellent at what they do- those guys know their stuff.

We were on such a high after that experience and headed straight off to get a cooling fro-yo just too add some sugar to that high.
(White chocolate on fro-yo is divine, just for information!)

We headed back to the hotel to find a wonderful invitation waiting for us.

Our friend from last year, Rami (the hotel owner’s brother) had managed to get the restaurant he was planning last year open in time for our final night!

It was invite only and we soon dressed up and headed on down to Blankko

The photos we took just can’t do it justice. There are some incredible ones on the facebook page too but still, you just have to go there.

The food was hands down the best I’ve ever eaten. So beautifully prepared, presented and served. We both had fish dishes but there was meat and surprisingly vegetarian options too (rare in Spain). We got to sample a couple of the starters which were out of this world, as were the desserts we ordered.

The best part?

2 mains, 2 desserts and 4 drinks came to 40 euros.

Fine dining experience at bog standard prices.

Amazing.

Our friend did us proud and I wish him and his team nothing but success for their new venture. I’d pay to go for the views alone, and it is also the perfect place to go during the day for a coffee and reading session.

We went to bed that night so happy and full of life.

It was the perfect ending to THE most perfect holiday. Ellie makes for the best travel buddy ever; languages teachers tend to have that talent.

(and we spent our last day roasting on the beach before a final drink at Blankko and dragging ourselves to Malaga airport)

The End.

What is your most perfect holiday memory?

xxx