Instatravel Diary Part 8 - Paris, back in Oz, and a few flashbacks

This is Part 8 of my 'Instatravel Diary' of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris (continuing on from Pt 7, Pt 6, Pt 5,  Pt 4, Pt 3, Pt 2 and Pt 1), in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left):

1. At Chez L'Ami Jean with Peut-etre magazine photographer, creative director Nathalie.
2. At Place des Vosges wearing Chloe horse dress and my sister's Chanel classic bag in dark beige
3. La Fermiere natural yoghurt with Jordans Country Crisp in chocolate noir - brought the terracotta pot home with me!
4. La Fermiere marron glace yoghurt (my fave!)
5. Dashing back after lunch to catch the Eurostar to London, to catch my flight home, I walked past Julie Sarinana (of Sincerely Jules blog)
6. What I had for lunch at Breizh Cafe - the best galette in Paris!
7. The biggest Chupa Chups I've ever seen
8. Back in Oz - brrr...it's cold! Wearing Asos Bonjour top (which I did not bring with me to Paris - haha, I saw the light in the end), Burberry trench, Current Elliott leather pants, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers and Balenciaga Extra Courier bag
9. The Rivieras mesh/crochet espadrilles I bought in Paris
10. The dress I bought from Maje on the store's window display
11. The cafe gourmand desserts at La Parc (Chateaux Les Crayeres), Rheims, Champagne
12. Goats cheese parcel I ate in Gigondas, Provence
13. Dries Van Noten silk chiffon blazer I tried in Le Bon Marche, which sadly I found to be too oversized...
14. Headed out with my sister in the Marais wearing Willow silk tuck blouse, borrowed her IRO leather shorts (want to find a good pair like these), Isabel Marant Dicker boots in Gris, Chanel reissue bag and holding Helmut Lang black tuxedo blazer
15. Proenza Schouler bags at Le Bon Marche (where I had hoped to see a black PS11, but did not)
16. Lil' Brigs #1 rocking the sunglasses my mom bought for her
17. Obligatory Eiffel Tower shot, taken from the boat (Bateaux Mouche)
18. Pic taken whilst waiting in line for the Louvre
19. Love locks at Ponte des Archeveches
20. Beloved La Fermiere yoghurt with Jordans cereal on top
21. Lil' Brigs #1 says g'day
22. Outfit back in Oz: Bonjour top (again, can anyone tell I am suffering from severe withdrawals from France?), Zara denim shorts, leggings, Nike Roshe Run sneakers, Balenciaga Extra Courier bag
23. Lil' Brigs #1 and #2 playing at the water fountain in their PJ's (it was a quick dash out of the house only)
24. Whilst overseas I missed a perfectly bbq'd fillet of salmon: crispy skinned and pink the middle
25. Trying to replicate my yoghurt experience at home with the Jordans cereal I brought home...nice, but not the same...

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Instatravel Diary Part 7 - Paris and Chanel

This is Part 7 of my 'Instatravel Diary' of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris (continuing on from Pt 6, Pt 5,  Pt 4, Pt 3, Pt 2 and Pt 1), in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left):

1.  My favourite yoghurt La Fermiere on a placemat I bought Lil' Brigs #1
2. My name/words/work in print at Colette in Paris! Peut-etre magazine Issue 7
3. What I wore: Dries Van Noten silk blouse, Zara denim shorts, Isabel Marant Gris Dicker boots and Chanel reissue bag
4. Walked into Chanel to look at beige bags, and somehow on looking at Boy bags 'just because', I ended up mulling over these 3 beauties
5. Decision was made over lunch, and I promptly returned to stake my claim
6. Almost went for the black Caviar Boy, but the detailing was lost when I 'carried' the bag (so stunning up close though, and on the shelf too, well, just stunning full stop)
7. The calfskin double stitch that came home with me
8. Next day, hard to escape the heat! Wore Bonds striped tank, Zara white skort, Isabel Marant Betty black sneakers, Chanel reissue bag
9. The breathtaking Sacre Coeur  (and my Jimmy Fairly sunglasses)
10. A little Laduree souvenir I couldn't resist - macarons AND Eiffel Tower!
11. Finally made it to the Marche des Enfants rouge and found an amazing Moroccan place
12. Lamb tagine...yum!
13. On a friend's recommendation (coucou Olivier!), I just had to try a Popelini (Marais)
14. Popelini storefront (they have gorgeous little choux pastries)
15. I went for the 'Choux du Jour' pistachio cream and raspberry *drool*
16. Also bought bread from the 'best bread in the world' (only realized I was staying a block away from it and Popelini the day before I leave! Doh!) from Poilâne
17. Also found some artichoke/truffle pesto a few doors down from where I was staying, that I had previously bought in St Remy de Provence
18. Chanel on my favourite chair
19. Too pretty to open, but I had to pack
20. My 'other' baby Boy
21. My Popelini...yuuuuum!
22. Prawn ceviche at Glou in Marais
23. Behind me you'll see a whole load of 'velibs' (public bicycles for hire), never got the chance to ride one, boo....next time!

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Instatravel Diary Part 6 - Paris, La Fermiere and Provence

This is Part 6 of my 'Instatravel Diary' of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris (continuing on from Pt 5,  Pt 4, Pt 3, Pt 2 and Pt 1), in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left):

From bottom right pic (work bottom up, from right to left) - sorry I accidentally repeated the last row from the last Instatravel post:

1. Coeur de boeuf tomato tartare with burata (loooooooooove burata!)
2. I have all my ducks in a row...
3. AMAZING gelati at St Remy de Provence - absolutely loved the cone, it was amazing!
4. Jambon cru, rockmelon/canteloupe and chevre chaud (melted goats cheese) and mint salad at Gordes (absolutely INCREDIBLE city/town!)
5. Macarons from Peyrerol in Vaison La Romaine (I bought 10 and ate them all that night *gulp*)
6. The ten macarons I ate after dinner...
7. Even though I don't really like candy, I love the look of it...gorgeous store in Vaison La Romaine
8. Pushing the pram up the tiny steep cobblestoned streets of Vaison la Romaine
9. Pistachio gelati 'popsicle' coated in chocolate
10. Cute little train at Vaison la Romaine
11. Vaison la Romaine
12. Ever-present and ever-beautiful lavender in Provence
13. My #1 favourite yoghurt in France: La Fermiere (especially this marron glace flavour - sooooo good!)
14. La Fermiere vanilla madagascar yoghurt in gorgeous terracota pots
15. Love seeing actual vanilla beans in my yoghurt, such beautiful texture, La Fermiere!
16. Topped my La Fermiere with Jordans Country Crisp Chocolate Noir cereal - A M A Z I N G ! ! !
17. Leaving Provence (boo hoo!), one more popsicle/ice cream for the road - shadow pic
18. Outfit of the day: Maje black dress, Nike sneakers, Chanel reissue bag
19. Pitt stop at St Remy de Provence to buy a souvenir, a cute tee for Lil' Brigs #2.
20. Back in Paris, picked up my glasses from Jimmy Fairly in Marais
21.  Following day, wore Chloe horse dress, swapped sunglasses with my sister, hers were these Matthew Williamson pair
22. Amazing ice cream at Berthillon (the actual store), raspberry with rose and roasted pineapple with basil - that's right!
23. Pistachio Magnum! We don't have this here, and I really wish we did!
24. View from the apartment in Marais
25. Even though this La Fermiere yoghurt was only 'natural', I had to get it for the gorgeous red terracotta pots

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Instatravel Diary Part 5 - Paris, Celine Trio and Provence

This is Part 5 of my 'Instatravel Diary' of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris (continuing on from Pt 4, Pt 3, Pt 2 and Pt 1), in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left): 

From bottom right pic (work bottom up, from right to left):

1.  Celine purchase
2. Celine regular Trio in navy
3. And again (on my favourite chair)
4. Dinner at Chez L'Ami Jean
5. Incredible Riz au Lait at L'Ami Jean
6. Again, but with the incredible praline and salted caramel 'toppings'
7. One week in the gorgeous house in the Provence!
8. My favourite thing to do whilst overseas: grocery shopping
9. Lavender - you see plenty in Provence (and I love it)
10. Saucisson at the food market
11. Incredible pasta at the food market (my favourite was the truffle-filled variety *drool*)
12. Even soap looks good enough to eat
13. I didn't try a single one, but my eyes went as wide as teacups whenever I saw oversized meringues at a patisserie
14. Walking 6 kms, ill-prepared in Havaianas, Gap tank (no sunscreen, no sunglasses, no hat, nada) - Mr Brigs and my dad were trying to 'catch' the riders riding through, for the Tour de France
15. Gelati in Bedoin (the bottom flavour: Lavender!!!)
16. View as I walked back to the car
17. Ah, Cassis - BEAUTIFUL!
18. Monde de Truffe at St Remy de Provence - bought truffle salt and the most amazing truffle oil!!!
19. I just love how fruit is displayed in France!
20. Coeur de boeuf tomato tartare with burata (o.m.goodness, drooling as I recall this dish)
21. I have all my ducks in a row...
22. AMAZING gelati at St Remy de Provence - absolutely loved the cone, it was amazing!
23. Jambon cru, rockmelon/canteloupe and chevre chaud (melted goats cheese) and mint salad at Gordes (absolutely INCREDIBLE city/town!)
24. Macarons from Peyrerol in Gordes (I bought 10 and ate them all that night *gulp*)

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Instatravel Diary Part 4 - Champagne and Paris

This is Pt 4 of my 'Instatravel Diary' of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris (continuing on from Part 3, Part 2 and Part 1), in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left): 

From bottom right pic (work bottom up, from right to left):

1. On the train en route to Epernay (Champagne) wearing my new Jimmy Fairly sunglasses and Suno playsuit
2. Foie Gras with brioche and chutney
3. Bona fide creme brulee
4. Coffee and champagne at La Cave Champagne in Epernay
5. Wearing SABA striped top, Zara shorts, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers and Jimmy Fairly sunglasses
6. Being silly at dinner wearing Suno playsuit
7. Black Maje dress and Balenciaga Extra Courier bag
8. In Rheims
9. At my first Michelin-starred restaurant La Parc at Chateaux Les Crayères in Rheims
10. Complimentary amuse-bouches that were to-die-for (the whole meal, in fact)
11. My main meal
12. Sneaky pic of the restaurant
13. The 'Fromage cart'
14. Mr Brigs' dessert stole the show
15. My apricot souffle was amazing but overshadowed by Mr Brigs' dessert
16. Having a chat with Jimminy Cricket in the hotel/restaurant's garden
17. On my way to Bateaux Mouche, to sightsee along the Seine wearing: 3.1 Phillip Lim silk cut-out New York t-shirt, Rag & Bone 'The Dre' jeans, Helmut Lang blazer (am in love with this, and it arrived one day before my trip, whew!) and Nike sneakers
18. No introduction needed, le Tour Eiffel.
19. Outside Céline, where I didn't find any black or navy trio's, nor very good customer service for that matter, luckily that was all remedied at a different store *wink wink*
20. Yummy juice outside George Pompidou museum.
21. Salted caramel yoghurt
22. Woo hoo! SCORE! At Céline, and wonderful SA's too, they made my day.
23. Beaming outside Céline in Doo.Ri dress, Nike sneakers and Chanel reissue bag.
24. Dinner at Balthazar - amazing fish tartare (!!!)
25. Outside Hermès, where I was really excited to see the 'Petit h' collection I wrote about in issue 6 of Peut-être magazine (am now really wishing I had 'invested' in a beautiful blue crocodile and pink leather pinwheel, it was too cute).

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Instatravel Diary Part 3 - Paris

This is Pt 3 of my 'Instatravel Diary' of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris (continuing on from Part 2 and Part 1), in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left):

From bottom right pic (work bottom up, from right to left):

1. Pierre Hermé macaron looking out my window
2. Another Pierre Hermé macaron
3. With Paris Couture week, I relished downtime and the comfiest of clothes (Bonds tank, Zara denim shorts, Nike Roshe sneakers, Balenciaga Extra Courier bag)
4. Cool instruments for kids at Parc Floral de Paris where I went for the Jazz Festival (with the kids in tow)
5. Gorgeous lily pads at Parc Floral de Paris
6. Dinner at Marais' Des Gars dans la Cuisine
7. One of my favourite yoghurts (in vanilla and hazelnut)
8. Waiting outside the Louvre in Doo.Ri dress, Nike sneakers, Chanel reissue, YSL arty rings (marine/rg and cream)
9. At the Louvre
10. I never have Starbucks, but enjoyed this frappuccino on a hot day...
11. My little sister (well, not so little, but little to me) visiting from London, as we walked along the Seine river.
12. Visiting 'Da Rosa' Epicerie after 6 years
13. A nice glass of white
14. Jambon iberico and yummy food at Da Rosa (St Germain)
15. Happy hour, coconut caipirinha (sadly looked better than it tasted)
16. Luckily this did not: Amorino gelati (yum!)
17. Berthillon ice cream (2 ice creams in one day? Why not?
18. Pierre Hermé macarons
19. First sartorial purchase - Maje black dress (also in the storefront's window)
20. Delicious salmon entree at the Dome du Paris (Marais)
21. Second sartorial purchase - sunglasses from Jimmy Fairly
22. My black Maje dress
23. On the way to Champagne (Epernay)
24. At the train station, Champagne-bound with Mr Brigs, on first night without the kids ever (since having them) wearing Suno plaid playsuit, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers, YSL arty ring and Balenciaga extra courier bag

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Instatravel Diary Part 2 - Paris

Continuing from my last post, here's Pt 2. of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris, in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left), :

From bottom right pic (work bottom up, from right to left):

1. Backstage at Yiqing Yin (aka my favourite Haute Couture designer)
2. Ditto
3. Gasp-inducing finale piece  (literally, I followed Nathalie to the room when I heard her gasp, and then gasped myself on seeing it)
4. Yiqing Yin at work backstage
5. Breathtaking frothy piece worn by Soo Joo Park
6. Backstage Shu Uemura makeup
7. French stylist Melanie Huynh at work (kudos to her for working pregnant in heels, I succumbed to sneakers, even if Isabel Marant ones by Day 2) deciding on shoes for each 'look'
8. Korean model Soo Joo Park
9. Models lining up at Yiqing Yin
10. Yours truly (left) interviewing my favourite Couture designer Yiqing Yin (right)
11. What I wore on Day 4 (Willow blouse, Helmut Lang blazer, Current Elliott leather pants, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers, Dries Van Noten necklace, YSL arty ring and Chanel bag)
12. At Christian Dior Jewellery presentation - Peut-Etre's creative director, editor-in-chief, photographer and just absolutely lovely Nathalie Malric with her pink hair.
13. At Hermès 'Metier D'Art' show
14. Amazing finger food at Hermès
15. At Massaro (haute couture shoes, and not only for Chanel)
16. THE original two-tone Chanel shoes at Massaro
17. At Marais' Rue de Archives
18. I am obsessed with French yoghurt (this one was hazelnut)
19. At Chanel's 'paraffection': Maison Michel
20. Salmon tartare and lentil salad for lunch
21. Pierre Hermé macarons on my favourite chair (wish I could've brought it in my suitcase!)
22. Said Pierre Hermé macarons sitting pretty on my Dries Van Noten embroidered silk pants
23. Coffee at Strada (Marais - best coffee I had in Paris) with my sister's Chanel bag
24. My favourite pick of the Pierre Hermé macarons: Arabesque (pistachio and apricot).

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I'm back! With Instatravel Diary Part 1 - Paris

Bad blogger, bad blogger!

I am so so sorry for going MIA for as long as I have.  Paris/France was much busier than I thought it'd be (which was very nice for a change), and the only night I had access to a computer with internet was the night I had to pack my suitcase...

I had an amazing time, met amazing people (Nathalie, Olivier & Jeremy: here's looking at you), met my favourite Haute Couture designer Yiqing Yin and was blown away by her show (as well as backstage), ate incredible food (too much!), spent priceless time with my family, traveled to Champagne and Provence (and 2 days in London), did a spot of shopping (more on that sometime later), and just had an absolute blast!

I got back late last week and jet-lag has been horrendous (still is, especially since Lil Brigs #2 has been sleeping terribly too).  I have been meaning to share some of my 2,000 or so photos, but I accidentally deleted my Photoshop! With my pictures take in RAW form it'd take forever to upload them, so until I have that sorted, I thought I'd share some of my Instagram pics.  I still hope/intend on sharing my actual camera pictures (I took a few snaps of fashionistas I often feature on this blog!), and I know a few of you may have seen these already, but since not everyone's on Instagram, here is my first installment (in a reverse chronological order, just to be extra confusing - start from the bottom going from right to left):

So working from bottom to top, right to left:

1. Cool flooring at London's 'Duck & Waffle'
2. Cool bottles hanging from the ceiling of 'Duck & Waffle'
3. Haute Couture show invites
4. View from the apartment in Le Marais (opposite Martin Grant's 'institute')
5. View from the apartment in Le Marais
6. Backstage pass to Yiqing Yin's Haute Couture show
7. View from my bedroom
8. What I wore (Saba top, Zara skort, Nike & Chanel reissue)
9. Inside Dries Van Noten's flagship store
10. Plaid at Dries Van Noten
11. New collection at Dries Van Noten
12. Late night gateaux
13. Outfit (Chloe dress, Dries Van Noten clutch)
14. Outside Grand Palais - Chanel Haute Couture
15. Heading to Stephane Rolland's Couture show
16. Backstage pass to Stephane Rolland
17. Waiting for bus to go to Julien Fourne's Couture show
18. Beautiful invite to Oscar Carvallo's Couture show
19. Late night dessert at the apartment
20. Outfit worn to day 3 (standing outside for Serkan Cura's Couture show - 3.1 Phillip Lim rosette dress, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers & Chanel bag)
21. Serkan Cura 'Constellation'
22. Instavideo of the Serkan Cura show
23. Lunch - melted goats chevre salad
24. Backstage at Yiqing Yin's Couture show 25. Ditto

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