Transfering to Wordpress (http://lunsod.wordpress.com/)

Dear readers,

Although I've beenon blogspot for not even a year yet, I'be decided to change to Wordpress.com
I find it a bit easier to allow me to customize my page and operate the blog as a whole.

I havent posted on here in a while, that's because all nex posts will only be on the wordpress blog from now on.

http://lunsod.wordpress.com/
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DIY bio pesto

We've been keeping our own garden on our balcony for a while now and we've had these basil pots which needed harvesting. Our plants are grow naturally and with no poisonous chemicals (: so we're going to make ourselves some good organic and bio pesto.

all we needed was:

1. fresh basil leaves
2. butter
3. finely grated Parmesan cheese
4. 1 small glove finely chopped garlic
5. salt & pepper
6. cooking pot

for about 200g of basil leaves, let two regular spoons of butter melt into the pan. add the finely chopped basil leaves into the melted butter and let it cook at medium heat for about 3 mins. add a bit more butter (depending of owns preference ~), increase the heat and add the garlic and let it cook for 1 min at high heat. reduce the heat to medium low and add about a regular spoon of Parmesan. more or less according to taste.

Thank you for reading!

Moroccan adventure

After what seemed like the most hectic exam period we've had at uni, our well deserved trip to Morocco has finally arrived. I didn't know much about this country as a whole or its cities, but Marrakesh was the chosen destination for 4 days. 

I don't even know how to start describing whole the trip! ...so I won't. But here are a few insider tips of what there is to do in Marrakesh:

Souks! These markets are always crazy and full of animation! Everything can be found there from snake toys, to beautiful tea sets, to hand made leather bags and snake charmers. This is definitely the place to be if you like wandering around the 'hassle & bustle'.

Tanneries... Although the animal/leather stench is quite powerful, being someone who loves DIY, it was really interesting to see how leather is processed. There was also an explanation of how they use and make colors the 'all naturaaal' way, with spices. At the end of the visit, they make you go through the tannery store (a.k.a souvenir store). Of course, this is for 'typical tourists' but actually, products found in these tannery shops are not the same as what can be found in the souk markets (some of those might be made in china or the colors are artificial)

 I had to get myself some leather! Couldn't help it for future DIYs ^^

Riads. Which is the name given to a typical Moroccan guest house. We stayed in a beautiful and very charming one called Riad Shaloma, located right next to one of the Palaces of the city. They aren't always easy to find as they are usually small (8 to 15 rooms) and tucked away in a maze of tiny streets and alleys. The host was wonderful, always prepared to answer our question and greet us the 'Moroccan way'.

Majorelle Garden... A beautifully entertained garden with the most interesting plants I've ever seen yet! This is definitely a place to stop by for some calm and quite time just observing all the colors. This is considering it wasn't even the season for flowers to blossom yet! There was also an Yves Saint Lauren memorial in the garden LOVE posters made by him.

Thanks for reading! And feel free to leave comments below :)

A bit of fondue on the weekend

Winter means fondue time in Switzerland! It's such a nice feeling waking up and just having that feeling that it snowed. And when checking out the window, all it white. I also decided to play around a bit with photo editing... When the cold is here, i'm a little more reluctant to go out outside. So staying in with a a cup of tea in the warm editing photos, didn't seem to bad.

 

 

Thanks for reading!

Lookbook in Amsterdam

So this post is a bit late, but I stumbled upon photos from Amsterdam and realized I completely forgot to post this look! Despite the windy weather, I could still wear my favorite burgundy skirt. It was beautiful roaming around the city's streets and between its canals... We literally wandered, floating around this windy and cold, beautifully lit city.

 (Burgundy:HK, knit sweater: h&m, scarf: h&m, backpack: Fjall Raven, trench coat: trailor made ;)

(Shoes: NewLook, hunter's hat: HempWorks)

Thanks for reading! x

Travel: Amsterdam for the Cannabis Cup!

This was indeed a very well needed 5-day weekend. The weeks at uni were getting longer and motivation was low... But Amsterdam was coming up!
Along with few friends we decided to fly to Amsterdam for a long weekend. We rented a cozy 3 bedroom apartment that hosted 10 people, located right on Harlemmerstraat (7mins walk to Amsterdam Centraal station), which made it super convenient for us.

What's there to do in Amsterdam?

Well, everyone knows about Amsterdam's infamous CoffeeShops. Where, you will be able to fine, not only some very fine cannabis but also the best munchies! You can be sure to find at least the following in every single coffee shop:

• smoothies
• milkshakes
• pancakes
• cheese toasties!
• fresh mint tea
• regular teas
• hot/cold chocolate milk

and the list goes on!

The best thing about these coffee shops, they know sell alcohol. So you're sure to be around some very very chilled people. ^^

Only a glimpse of the wonders we got to enjoy

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more posts about the trip! 

Peace and meditate!

Zoo Party

Hello everyone! Exams are now long gone and Christmas break is around the corner. Here's what was down this weekend: Zoo party! With little time on our sleeves, we just took anything with some sort of animal print to create our 'animal' costumes. Ana and I stopped by Emi's room for a bit of champagne before getting started with the party. Leopard prints were all over the place that night...

Stay tuned for the next post! (which will probably be a RoomDeco DIY)

Studious Sundays

Happy Sunday everyone! Exams are finally here and today's the last day we've got before they start! I can't wait to get over them and just relax! I miss having the time to flip through a magazine not feeling guilty about not studying or always having to catch up on 'readings' all the times... I'll have time to go to town, DIY and just chillllaaaaxx!

Cozy mix

So, currently redecorating my room at the moment. Last week was quite loaded in terms of work. But now that everything's handed in and off the task-list, I finally got the time to chill... Anyways, with all this time off, I've had plenty of time to browse through my tumblr again!



INSPIRATION



Back to browsing on Soundcloud for tunes, trench coast, sleeping in on cold weekends. Sipping wine (a must!), yoga, peace, comfortable basics. Good vibes, gold & chunky, more manual photography and a spray of good vibes.

All images are taken from tumblr. 

New post

Burrr! The past few days have been getting colder. But this means my trench coats, boots and beanies can finally come out of the closet after 6months in Barcelona! The pictures below were taken on my way back from group work at school. The work load we're getting is getting heavier...

 

 

 

(Boots: Stradivarius, Trench: custom made, Glasses: Barcelona, Bag: HongKong)

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Floral obsession

I know autumn's over but i'm getting quite obsessed with floral at the moment. I've got quite a few items in my shopping cart :/ I'm starting to get impatient waiting for the parcel haha. I'm in love with these statement items. I got the blazer on the right. And under is just a selection of BAZAAR covers (my current favourite magazine).

McCartney's 2012 floral spring campaign!

Thanks for reading!

Swiss mountains

Been back here for two months now and it's getting colder! Here are a few older photos I found from last months. The bag is the gem I said I found at the Broquante.

Let me know what you think!

(sweater: boyfriend's, glasses: Barcelona, sweater: ZARA)

I just got Bloglovin' !

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I just got my Bloglovin' back after having forgotten my password... Silly me, but feel free to follow me on there too if you prefer! I'll follow right back x

Camel skin backpack

Drove back to Barcelona for a few days and I finally got myself this bag I've been eyeing for about a year now! It's super light since it isn't leather but camel skin. The lady wasn't quite sure where the back came from when I asked but from around and about Morocco. It smells so nice! Reminds me of the desert, dunes and souq markets from my trip to Oman.

Thanks for reading! Peace x

Appenzell: Brockenhaus

I stopped at a 'Brockenhaus' the other day in my boyfriend's home town (Appenzell) I'll never say no to thrift shops! Can never resist. I found a really sweet black leather bag for only four francs!! (the equivalent of 4USD!)