Zante...

As I mentioned in my previous blog post I've been off to Zante for a week since the 17th July; if your not a fan of geography like me, Zante shortened from Zakynthos is a small Greek Island famous for its night life and turtles. Its also a well known club location for young groups, I myself had already been with my friends and wasn't sure it was the right destination to travel to with my family, but we shall see... 

A girls holiday has already been has but before I headed off to university in September a family holiday abroad was needed, so me, mom, my aunt and three sisters headed to Birmingham airport at 5:00am ready for a flight at 7:00am. Due to all the news reports recently related to hidden bombs I assumed that customs would be dreadful when in fact it took less than 10 minutes to get through; duty free was a let down this year, only seemed to have the basic of shops. As I mentioned in my previous blog post I've been off to Zante for a week since the 17th July; if your not a fan of geography like me, Zante shortened from Zakynthos is a small Greek Islandfamous for its night life and turtles.

 

Once we landed in Zante we got a coach straight to the apartments and luckily we were the first stop, we stopped at 'Village Inn and Family Apartments'. Upon our first arrival the first sight was the pool which was surrounded by groups of girls and boys around 18-25years old; once checked in we headed straight to the room which was two floors and surprisingly spacious. 

Throughout the week we relaxed by the pool absorbing as much sun as we could, headed down to the beach, of course we went shopping and we ate out at a few restaurants. 

Around the pool the groups of girls and boys were no trouble what so ever, they tended to come down at 3:00pm and sunbathe for the rest of the day; the only thing I found unpleasant was that many of the girls who were most likely my own age would not smile as you walked past them, they would just stare and then look away. Manners are a big thing for me and ignorance is a no no! 

The staff at the hotel were some of the friendliest I've ever met, Erica the bar tender shared an interest in watches like I do myself and insisted in bringing her watches in the day to show me; before I even asked for any drinks she had them ready and waiting! We got on so well we went into the main strip a couple of times, and because she was a local managed to get us in everywhere for free!

Somebody was enjoying the sun! 

 

   

Zante strip was very wild and busy, I'm not a huge party girl when it comes to large hot sweaty clubs were people just go to get mortled, but as we were on holiday I took my sister to the strip with Ercia and showed her ropes... Not saying that it was a bad night but girls were getting naked and lads were constantly fighting, we tend to enjoy something calmer but at least she can say she's done it. However I can always say I've been to Zante and done the strip.

This was just a small post purely because we went for a relaxing holiday and didn't move around that much, hope you enjoy it anyway! 

Pinup / rockabilly swimwear...

Holiday season is now here and my all time favourite part of going on holiday is the shopping! But in particular shopping for swim wear... Im off to Zante on Thursday and had to share my swimwear collection before I go!

Did You Say Pinup Bikini

1) Black and white polka dot bikini, with high waisted bottoms which help to accentuate a smaller waist; the bikini top has slight padding and a removable neck strap.

Bought From: eBay user 'nazdale-sports'

Price: £12.99

Stripes, Stripes and more Stripes

2) peach and white horizontal stripes bikini, the top is strapless with padding; bikini bottoms are held together with two straps either side, very slinky but allows for minimum strap marks. 

Bought From: Forever 21

Price: On sale £8.00

Sweet Cherry Bikini

3) Who doesn't love a cherry themed bikini, the top has the option to be strapless by removing the neck strap and the top has a red scollop frill running along the edge; the bikini bottoms also have a red scalloped edge.

Bought From: Asda (George)

Price: £10.00

 

Check Out That Pattern

4) I'm not one for swimming costumes but I absolutely love the material pattern so I had to have it, this one piece also has a white scalloped edge with slight padding in the cups.

Bought From: Primark

Price: £12.00

 

Floral Mania

5) The last bikini is a navy and white floral two piece, the top has a neck tie strap and the briefs are hight waisted giving it that pin up effect.

Bought From: Asda (George)

Price: £8.00

A day at Bewdley...

When the suns out in England we all know you have to take advantage, so a family day out to Bewdley was had. 

Bewdley is a town in the Wyre Forest District of Worchestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster; it's situated on the River Severn.

We kicked the day off with a good old fashion portion of fish and chips! 

Gotta say there was nothing nicer than sitting by the river with your loved ones eating fish and chips with a cold glass of cider.

A walk along the river edge was then needed to walk off the food, but not before grabbing a Mr Whippy! 

Strawberry sauce and a flake are a must with a Mr Whippy! 

Bewdley holds many cute little independent shops; sweet shops, antique and jewellery, vintage clothing and accessories.

Every corner holds beautiful buildings and scenery...

A workout with Josie Gibson...

We all want a hot summer bod, but a hot bod requires a workout; and to be honest I'm not the best at working out everyday...

I've never been ashamed of my body, quite the opposite actually I'm proud to be a curvy size 12; but every now and then I'd catch a glance in the mirror and simply not like the way I looked. Especially when you've got sisters as pretty as mine! 

Running wasn't my thing, always felt like i run the exact same way as Phoebe in that episode of friends...

Click here for a clip of Phoebe's fabulous running technique...

Spin classes I attended were full of skinny bits who just stared at me like a whale out of water, gyms seemed to clicky and the swimming baths where I live are absolutely freezing so that's out the window as well! 

The answer to my problems is the Josie Gibson workout...

Perfectly balanced, intense yet an enjoyable workout that you can do any time of the day and in the privacy of my own home.

It works with 30 seconds of intense workout with a rest in between; the exercises range from different levels, but level one makes you work up a sweat if you do the harder positions. Variations of squats, on the spot running, push up position to standing position exercises and positions that make you stomach muscles BURN! 

Me, mom and Libby have been doing it for three weeks now and I can already see a difference. We're all different ages and have different fitness ranges, mom the super woman she is does her variation of the workout and Libby does hers; for that reason can be done by anyone! 

Although a recent article I read was that women of the 1950's burned more calories a day than modern woman due to the amount of house work and washing up they did. The biggest fault in modern living/fitness is the dishwasher and washing machine! According to the article if we didn't have the dishwasher/washing machine we'd all burn more calories doing the work by hand; as much as I'm in love with the 50's I think I'll stick to Josie...and keep the dishwasher and washing machine! 

 Click here for a preview of the DVD