Back-of-the-cupboard, perfect-plane-snack bars

Ah, what to eat when travelling. You end up spending so much money on overpriced, average airport food, and while nowadays they do have plant-based options, I actually (how old-school of me) enjoy trying to creatively scrape together the random bits I have left on my shelf into something that will keep me happy while I travel. So, after showing you how to pack, I thought I would get you covered on the cupboard-emptying, travel-fuelling snack department with these cereal bars I made. Try them out; they make for a very satisfying snack. They are easy to make and turn out much cheaper than those tiny bars that sell for about 2 euros a piece ...though whether there will be any left by the time I actually board my plane remains to be seen, because this experiment actually turned out --if I may say so myself- pretty delicious. The ingredients list is very flexible and can be adapted to whatever you have lying about in your cupboard.

My perfect plane companions: a home-made snack and a good book... So far I'm really enjoying The Casual Vacancy!

A guide to packing like a minimalist + my travelling hero pieces

In view of the summer holidays, and because I consider myself a bit of a packing magician, I thought I would share a short guide for fitting everything you need into your seemingly tiny carry-on case. Not only will you avoid spending on baggage allowance rather than your actual trip (or your clothes budget, you know), you will also -by necessity- end up with a more compact, edited selection of clothes to build your looks from, which will make it much easier to get dressed!

&other stories sunhat (on sale now) and my old favourites: my dress-up-or-down zara jumpsuit and my tommy hilfiger denim biker