Hannah Yvonne Writes

I'm writing this as I take advantage of the rare sunshine we have in our British "summertime" in my back garden. Can hardly complain! A couple of weeks ago I visited Lake Garda in northern Italy. Italy has always been a country that I would have loved to visit given the chance and after our time there I will hopefully be able to return! After arriving late on Saturday, we spent some time in the resort we were staying in, Malcesine, on the east side of the lake. Malcesine is a quaint and classically Italian village, with narrow cobbled streets and a gelato shop in every direction you turn. Monday, perhaps my favourite day of the holiday, was when we took a trip to Venice. It is truly as pretty as it looks on a postcard. No trip to Venice would have been complete without going in a gondola. You really do see a different side to it, away from the business of the city centre. If you ever have the opportunity to visit, it really isn't to be missed . ...

As a student studying for my degree, April is a time full of coursework, revision and the stresses that they bring! Although I've had a lot of my time taken up by my essays and preparation for May, I wanted to take some time to write about my favourites of the month. 13 Reasons Why After finishing Gilmore Girls, which featured in my January  loves, I decided to watch the show that everyone was talking about, 13 Reasons Why. This 13 episode series follows the story of the suicide of high-school student, Hannah Baker, and the 13 tapes she left of messages she recorded before her death. I was instantly hooked on the series and found it difficult to stop watching as it engrossed all of my thoughts. The telling of Hannah's story is one that is highly sensitive, but one that needs to be shared, as amongst many lessons, it shows how something that may seem quite little can easily affect someone. 13 Reasons Why was recently uploaded to Netflix and is based on a book published in...

As far as British cities go, Bath has to be one of most beautiful ones that I have visited. This weekend, on a not so nice day weather wise, we visited the city for the day. If you are not familiar with Bath, there are various historic and charming places to see, not forgetting our first stop of the day, the Roman Baths. The Roman Baths is a preservation site of the unique spas and thermal springs that opened in the late 19th century. Although I'm not the biggest history fanatic, the intricate design and protection of this attraction is a perfect place to go. With an audio guide provided to aid you around the tour, you are guaranteed to leave full of new, fascinating knowledge which is a part of the cities most prevalent history. For more information on the Baths, take a look at the website here . A fter a couple of hours there in the morning, we headed up the hill to some up-market areas of the city, the Royal Crescent and the Circus. The Royal Crescent is a row...

Following from my last lot of loves back in September , there have been a few new things since Christmas and the New Year I have been enjoying and loving throughout January. I was watching the top love on this post and it inspired me to write another post like those before! Gilmore Girls I'm always one to take a recommendation from a friend and I have been using this as the perfect excuse to avoid work since I started watching this show. It follows a mother and daughter, the Gilmore's, in their lives in the small town of Stars Hollow. If you like an easy watch and love a long series, I would definitely recommend.  Miller and Carter Before finishing the first term of second year, my sister, housemate and I visited this stunning steakhouse chain. I had the steak frites from their lunch menu with the beef dripping sauce (the heaven version of gravy) and would not hesitate to have the same again. Thankfully, we have a birthday visit planned for the end of thi...

Although we are well into the new year and it's probably past the point for declaring New Year's resolutions, upon finishing exams and coursework, before I start my next term at university, I have been thinking of things that I want to do this year. These aren't in any particular order... 1. Enjoy my own company I thought of this one after I spent a few hours alone shopping the other day, which is something I would never usually do. However, I surprisingly enjoyed this and want to do it more in my life.  2. Do the best that I can in my studies Being in my second year of university means that there is a level of pressure relating to the work I am doing. Despite struggling to accept that you can't and don't always do as well as you hope, I want to keep working hard to achieve as best as I can.  3. Eat more fruit Something my parents have told me a lot is that I don't eat enough fruit, and they're right. I need and want to make a conscious effort t...