postcard from Egypt: word on the beach from Reef Oasis Beach Resort, Sharm el Sheikh

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E-to-the-effin’-G-Y-P-T people! It’s been 10 days since I’ve been back from chillaxing on the shores of the glorious Red Sea, and I’m still in complete awe of myself that I actually managed to win this ridiculously cool vacation! I know I know I need to snap myself out of it and shift my laser focus to the big fat main prize and to kick start that focus (and appease the Twitterati who’ve been hounding me for my post on Egypt), herewith lies my little itty bitty review of Reef Oasis Beach Resort, a 5-star all inclusive resort on the coast of the Red Sea in Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh.

(and holy crap, I shit you not, I just typed Beef Resort. Hello, my name is Catty and I am a food blogger.)

and ps. in case you didn’t realise, this review is part of Qype’s Word On The Beach competition so please…

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dearest readers, I need your help to vote!

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Gooooood Monday everyone! Right now I’m in my office, the air conditioning switched on to a very consistent 21 degrees Celsius. I’m staring outside at the traffic below and the ant-like folk of London weaving, dashing to get to… somewhere. Everything is a bleak shade of grey, a reflection of the thick clouds in the sky above but hey, who am I to complain? At least I have a window seat.

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dedicated to the interwebz and you my readers, the wonderful blueberries in the tart that is my life

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Once upon a time there was the interwebz. The interwebz was a funny ol’ thang. It was born in a pin prick of light, a cyberspace baby and it grew and grew and GREW. The interwebz became everything, and though you can’t touch it, you always know it’s there.

It lives and breathes through you and I: a hobby, a way of life, an institution, a religion.

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summer lovin’ the way I like: recipe for pavlova with cream and fresh berries

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I made this gorgeous! stunning! I’m so modest! pavlova for a dinner party on Tuesday night and have been dying to post about it because aside from being absolutely beautiful, it also complements the weather right now perfectly ~ London is in the midst of another little spurt of summer, with the mercury rising into the high 20’s and everyone, everyone, is just happy.

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