A Christmas Cuppa

My view as a I type away on this festive morning

Morning.

I'm currently on the sofa, surrounded by Christmas decorations, watching one of those new Christmas movies that's popped up on Netflix, featuring an American journalist and a European Prince (you've seen it, I know you have), with a cup of tea at my side.

Style | Winter co-ords

SKIRT | TOP (BOTH COS)

Winter for me invariably means wearing several layers. Tights, thick socks, skirt, vest, top and jumper with a scarf, coat, hat and gloves piled on top. None matching. My idea of an ideal outfit is no more than three colours, including lipstick, so wearing 10+ items of clothing makes this very difficult indeed. Thankfully, the fashion world has suggested an alternative: the winter co-ord. The perfect grown-up answer to keeping cosy this winter.

Usually knitted, in a winter-friendly palette and keeping minimalism key, these are what I'm hankering after for this season. Ironically, this past fortnight I've invested in a full-length leopard print skirt and a mighty haul from the Morris & Co x H&M collection, so I've in no way followed my own suggestions here. Maybe next month.

Travel Diaries | Le Cinque Terre

And so to the final leg of our Italy journey: Le Cinque Terre.

Like so many other people, I'm sure, I had seen photos online of the beautiful, colourful houses clinging to the cliffs and didn't think twice about adding it to our itinerary. Getting there couldn't be easier, it's just a one hour train journey north from Pisa to La Spezia, and then a quick 5 minute hop on the Cinque Terre Express to Riomaggiore.

Catch up on the rest of our trip in Pisa and Florence Part 1 & Part 2

Travel Diaries | Florence part 2

Picking up where we left off, day three in Florence was another painfully early alarm ready to head to the Uffizi before the crowds hit. By this point I was already done with medieval paintings of Mary and Jesus so I whipped through the first few galleries and headed to the Botticelli.

Travel Diaries | Florence part 1

After a busy day in Pisa, we took the train to Florence. The journey, which only cost a few pounds, is a one hour hop on one of Italy's lovely modern trains. Florence's train station is right in the centre and was, thankfully, only a ten minute walk from our AirBnB.