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I bought my ticket to Nick Cave as soon as they were released, with no thought towards who I would go with, or if I'd even be free that day! Even though I got on to it straight away, I still missed out on standing tickets, and settled for a seat on the highest level, which was sort of like sitting and watching other people enjoy a different concert. 

Saying that, I'm so glad I went. Even with an ageing voice and massive crowd to reach, Nick and the Bad Seeds were on brilliant form. 

My Escape Back to the Riviera di Levante

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As you may know if you follow me on instagram, I recently returned to Italy for a few days. Here are some of the best shots I managed to squeeze in between swimming, eating and window shopping. The main places featured here are Nervi (a suburb of Genoa), Camogli, which is a beautiful little town that you might recognise from my previous Italy posts, and just a couple from the historic centre of Genoa. It was such a beautiful holiday away from the grime of London.

Charlie Countryman | Film Review

Gamelkateinthecinema | The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman

Director: Fredrik Bond

Release: 2013

Writers: Story by Matt Drake

Genre: Action/Romance/Travel

Rating: R-16

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I am frequently asked the question “what’s you’re favourite movie?” and most of the time I find it hard to answer, for the perhaps cliché reason that I like so many different styles of film. However this film in particular continues to pop up in my mind because it made such an impact on me personally. The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman gave me a feeling of elation as well as fuelling my wanderlust and interest in travelling, at a time when I had just broken up with my first long-term boyfriend and had moved back in with my parents. I watched this film alone on the sofa with a bottle of wine one night in 2014 and was totally captivated throughout.

Pub Crawl | Craftwork x Yeastie Boys x NZBC

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Brewers Michael and Lee-Ann from Craftwork Brewery in Oamaru (aka my dad and Step-mum) were in town last week at the start of their European Beer Tour. We met up with Yeastie Boys Head Honcho Stu McKinlay, and New Zealand Beer Collective Director Todd Nicholson for a old fashioned pub crawl and chin wag. I mean business meeting. We started at the Harp on Chandos place just off Trafalgar Square, made our way around the city and ended at Craft somewhere in Clerkenwell. 

Cheers to Stu and Todd for the day!

Graham & Sylvie | Wedding Highlights

I flew to Canada to celebrate the marriage of my cousin Sylvie to her husband Graham. Here are some of the highlights in no particular order. Enjoy!