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Friday, 6 April 2012

A world away from the world - Geneva.

I have just settled into my new apartment in Geneva, where I'll be staying for 2 months whilst doing an internship at the World Health Organization. It's beautiful, the people are perfect; friendly and well-dressed, there is not a scrap of litter around, the streets are lined with chocolate and fancy watch stores and I've never felt safer. But I can't help but feel like this place doesn't seem real. The people have money poring out of their ears, their lives seem perfect, and there is no sign of a lower or middle class population. I put these thoughts to a banker I was chatting to in an OTT bar I went to last night, and his response was 'And what?...It works! Everyone is happy!'...hmm...I still wasn't satisfied. But then he proceeded to buy a 150 Swiss franc bottle of Bombay Sapphire to share with me so I forgot all about it.
I'm still trying to work it out, but for now I'll continue making new friends and soaking up the chocolate...oops I mean culture. 






















Sunday, 8 January 2012

Les filles on tour


Υοu know a city is amazing when it still looks magical in the most dreary weather...Paris Je t'aime. 

We crashed in the very reasonably priced Hotel Relais Bosquet: http://www.hotel-paris-bosquet.com/



















Olives & Feta

Rustic but fresh; the islands of Greece provided my boyfriend and I with a week of understated luxury on a very small budget. Keep away from the the under-aged British boozers in the south and explore the sleepy coastal towns and deserted beaches stopping regularly to sample the Greek cuisine in cheerful taverns.
We found our cheap deal on www.teletextholidays.co.uk