Blogs I love.

What I love the most about these blogs are the vivacious variety of posts, escapades, mischief, fun, real life, chaos, quirkyness, foodie fun, history, brunch... all the wonderful blogging personalities.

Just a few of my favorite blogs for your perusing pleasure...

Sequins and Cherry Blossom - London, sunshine, sushi, books and blooms.
A Life Less Beige - A girl with big dreams on a mission to see the world and make a difference.
Runaway Kiwi - Coffee, brunch and an obsession with polka dots.
Emm in London - An eternal South African Tourist.
The MayFairy - A wicked Kiwi, with a razor sharp wit.
Jasmin Charlotte -  A hybrid English Kiwi currently living in London
Angloyankophile - Stylishly escaping the clutches of suburban American life in London...
Cake and Whiskey - She had my heart at 'cake'.
The Lifestyle Diaries - Full of mischief and smiles.

Around the World in 80 Pairs of Shoes - Gluten free afternoon tea, roadtrips and mischief.

Silverspoon London - Luxurious life, fun and foodies escapades (with a side of salmon ;D).

Lux Life - Life, events, food, travel, luxury - and the best surname ever.

Luxury Columnist - Delectable tastes of the finer side of life.

Penelope & Parker's Travels - Accountant by day, travelling blogger by night...

Follow your Sunshine -Luxuriating in the sunshine of a Doha life.

The Wanderblogger - Beautiful, beautiful photos and and enormous smile.

Urban Pixxels - Stunningly stylish photography.
To the Days Like This - Adventures, travels, ramblings and thoughts on this funny old life.
Melanie Fontaine -Aspiring writer & photographer with a mad case of the travelbug
Oh, The Places We Will Go - Texan travel exploits around the world
Jess on Thames - My favourite Minnesotan Kiwi living, loving London.
Being Erica - Wednesdays she wears pink.
Living in Another Language - Life in the Deep South. Of New Zealand, currently.
Kiwi Footprints - Tips, tricks and photography causing travel envy.
Why Waste Annual Leave - I think the name says everything you need to know...
Lines of Escape - Travel, confessions, suitcases, quirky activities and a side of archaeology.

Meg-Made - New adventures of a glitter glamour puss in Abu Dhabi
The Hemborg Wife - Craft, tea, cheeky American wit and a love for cheese that matches my own...
Globetrotter Postcards - Immersive theatre, day trips, off the beaten track travel & a huge shy smile.
Erin Out and About - Expat life on the flipside.
Globetrotting in Heels - Passionate traveler, budding photographer and mom with a nomadic soul.
Chic-a-Dee-Dee - The story of a New Yorker & her explorations of North-East England
Big World, Small Me - A New Zealand girl who left home five years ago to pursue a life of travelling and living abroad.
That Adventurer - Loving the adventure in the everyday.
This City Life - A writer currently navigating the world of advertising and a new life in Leeds.
Six out of Ten Magazine - Head in the clouds and feet on the ground.

As the Bird Flies - A Londoner in Amsterdam (for now)
The Sunny Side of This - The fabulous 'self-proclaimed unofficial Slovenia-Mexican Ambassador'.
A Deecoded Life - An expat living in Singapore and sharing her world.
Unlocking Kiki - Lust worthy life in Iceland
Full of beans (and sausages) -  A devoted English romantic and explorer living in Canada.
Crumbs in the bed - Saying life how it is as an English expat in Belgium
Toothbrush Travels - An ex-expat having expat worthy escapades.
Eat Love Wanderlust - All my favourites!
Stacey Fenton - Aussie girl living in London. Full time web developer and part time traveller


A Little Lusciousness - Supper clubs, London life and foodie treats.
The Italian Kiwi - The life and times of an Italian Kiwi.

In her 30s - Honest #foodporn.
Lady Loves Cake - Wellington NZ brunch meets London UK dinners. Get in mah belly.

Whatever Gets You Through The Day -Delicious recipes and wonderful writing.
Rhyme & Ribbons - London shenanigans and a Paul Hollywood approved baking thumb.
Passport and Toothbrush - Currently travelling around the world one London restaurant at a time.
More than just a cupcake lover - Chatter, tea, cake, London.

I always find it fascinating to see whose blogs other bloggers love to read - does it say something about our personalities? In fact I've just realised that my bloglovin' has 230 blogs that I follow.

Hello, my name is Emma and I am a blog addict.

(I know I've missed a plethora - drop me your recommendations!!)

Friday figments and photos::The Hollywood edition

Celebs, stars, coffee, sprawling suburbs, grime, city life, movie sets, lifestyles of the rich and famous, lost camera memory cards, rolling down Rodeo Drive in a convertable, beach sunshine, rock'n'roll bars.

We kinda loved Los Angeles. Not necessarily the city itself - it seemed a bit harsh and enormous - but the awesome opportunities for two jet-lagged tourists were pretty fantastic.

Breakfast, LA celeb style. #LosAngeles #brunch #foodporn #oj #celeb #luxury #OmeletteCroissantsarethejam #Hashbrownmeup #Icouldgetusedtothis

A photo posted by Emma (@londonkiwiemma) on May 22, 2015 at 8:16am PDT

There may have been a little bit of holiday photo spam on my instagram feed. #Sorrynotsorry.

🎶 She grew up with the children of the stars / In the Hollywood Hills, in the Boulevard. 🎶 #Hollywood #travel #ShawnMullins #oldschool #ihavethisthingwithfloors #losangeles

A photo posted by Emma (@londonkiwiemma) on May 21, 2015 at 6:29pm PDT

I think perhaps LAX International wins prettiest airport terminal I've seen so far... #travel #dollyparton #wherethebigjetenginesroar #LAX

A photo posted by Emma (@londonkiwiemma) on May 22, 2015 at 7:46pm PDT

And before we knew it, our short visit was over and were were winging our way over to New Zealand, land of the long white cloud...

Urban Beekeeping at St Ermin's Hotel Westminster

Samuel Johnson hit the nail on the head when he declared 'if you are tired of London, you are tired of life'. There seems to be literally something for everyone in this adopted city of mine, and when people ask for my favourite aspect of London there is no question that it's the sheer variety of fascinating things you can do. (In it's own way, it can be rather exhausting - how do you learn to say no to something you think you'll regret missing?)

So with this in mind, Kara and I found ourselves one Saturday dressed in hooded beekeepers outfit in the corridors of a luxury Westminster hotel. My friends weren't even suprised. Much.

18 reasons you must visit Glasgow Transport museum

It probably isn't often that a museum about the vehicles that ferry us from A - Z is added to a jolly holiday itinerary. Granted, we're probably not normal - hello London tube - but when we had 48 hours in Glasgow unwinding from our epic Skye roadtrip we were rather fascinated to see what the European Museum of the Year 2013 had.

May I present to you 18 reasons that you should visit the Glasgow Transport museum.

1. Four separate people enthused about this museum the second I mentioned we were popping into Glasgow.

2. Horse drawn taxis.

3. It's absolutely free.

Blogging inspiration and what the heck to write about?

A friend of mine was asking me the other day just how I managed to blog 6 days a week for 3 years, work fulltime, spend quality time with my other half AND motor around London like my pants were on fire. Honestly I don't know... I guess really it came down to two things: sheer bl**dy determination and settling into a blogging habit that suited me (and occasionally inviting Mr Kiwi out to blogging dinners - heh, two birds with one stone and all that).

I've learnt that creativity comes easiest to my weird brain in the later evening; it helps to have a soundtrack of pop music (Delta brainwaves help generate creativity with a good bass line apparently) and no distractions ie. turning off Twitter. I know it is hard, but you can do it if I can (for at least 10 minutes anyway). I absolutely wouldn't have been able to do it without publicly setting myself a target of blogging, and seizing that tricky muse went it hits - some days I could draft 4 posts in a sitting, some weeks I could draft 2 over all 7 days.

I also find that I have to have photos to write. Strange I know, but once there are a few pretties lined up in the draft box, the words seem to come a little bit easier.