Sometimes the simplest of Saturday’s are needed Sometimes the simplest of Saturday’s are needed to refresh from the previous week. Mooching in town, sunshine, ciders and spending time with loved ones. Blissssss ☀️ 

Hope you’re having a wholesome Saturday. What’s yours looked like? 👇🏻 

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Safe to say I’m going on an alcohol detox after this weekend but at least we made some memories? What’s been your highlight this weekend? ☺️

#NicoleNavigates #JubileeWeekend
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Have you been celebrating the jubilee where you are? Tell me what you’ve been up to and what’s been happening in Northamptonshire 👇🏻

#NicoleNavigates #NavigatingNorthants #JubileeWeekend #JubileeWeekendNorthampton #Northampton
Be your own sparkle ✨ Still haven’t quite rec Be your own sparkle ✨

Still haven’t quite recovered from Saturday’s charity bottomless brunch at White Hart in Great Houghton, but it was the BEST day! 🥰

Would throughly recommend taking a trip to see them as the people are great and I couldn’t stop smiling all day thanks to a fab bunch of girls and singing to lots of ABBA and Spice Girls ✌🏼 

👇🏻 I’m in a happy mood - tell me what’s been making you happy recently 

#NicoleNavigates #NavigatingNorthants
April foodie photo dump 📸 Looking at my camer April foodie photo dump 📸 

Looking at my camera roll, turns out April was not only filled with lots of walking, work stuff and days out, but it involved ALOT of good food. Here’s a breakdown:

🍏 @bitestreet enjoying a @fashion.bake bao bun and @gyroguys1 doner meat and halloumi wrap washed down with @saxbys_cider 

🥯 Lots of Sunday coffees and smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels from @clairescottagekitchen 

🐟 Fish finger sandwich and best coffee chats at @clarke_and_dean 

☕️ Delicious iced coffee in the sunshine from @tenhandscafe 

🧁 Savoury and sweet afternoon tea at @olddairyfarmcrafts 

🍻 Stout and ale hauls from @haveigotbrewsforyou 

🍔 Insane blue cheese Mayo burger from @theflavourtrailer at @towcestermillbrewery 

I love looking back on my camera roll and smiling over the memories I’ve made this month. How has your April been? Let me know what food you enjoyed in Northamptonshire or beyond 👇🏻

#NavigatingNorthants #NorthantsFood #AprilPhotoDump #NorthantsFoodie #NicoleNavigates #NorthamptonshireFood #Bitestreet #Towcester #Northampton #NorthantsBlogger #NorthantsBloggers #NorthantsFoodBlogger #AprilFoodPhotos #ThisGirlEats #IndependentNorthants
If in doubt, always put the dress and heels on 💃🏻

Cocktails and dressing up last night with a friend was just what I needed to boost my confidence and luckily Northampton isn’t shy of places to visit on a Saturday night: @vandb_northampton @turtlebaynorthampton @maulecollective and @johnfranklinsbar to name a few 🍸 

Where are your favourite places to head to on a Saturday night in town? Let’s share recommendations below 👇🏻 

#NicoleNavigates #NavigatingNorthants #Northampton #ThingsToDoNorthampton #SaturdayNightNorthants #NorthamptonTown
BiteStreet NN, I’m back baby! ✌🏼 Incredibl BiteStreet NN, I’m back baby! ✌🏼

Incredible line up from vendors like @brokenbonebbq @fashion.bake and @canoodlestreetfood all washed down with some @saxbys_cider 👌🏼 it felt good to be back and my food cravings were satisfied!

Are you heading down this weekend? @bitestreet is on all day today and tomorrow at @northantsccc (let’s just pray the sunshine stays!)

📌 Save this post for things to do in Northampton 

#NavigatingNorthants #NorthantsFood #NorthantsFoodie #BitestreetNN #IndependentNorthants #NicoleNavigatesNorthants #ThisGirlEats #NorthamptonFood #NorthamptonFoodie #EatLocal #EatLocalNN #NNLovesLocal #StreetFoodNN #NorthantsHour #NorthantsFoodAndDrink
Pints of cider, spring sunshine and baby cuddles 👶🏼 (that’s a sitcom episode title, surely?)

Loved spending last night with @thewishfulluxury and @xangrim and of course, baby Emilia for cuddles with her auntie Nicole as we enjoyed the last of the sunshine ☀️ spring is definitely on its way! 

I hope the weather lasts this weekend. Tell me what your plans are and if you’re navigating Northamptonshire or beyond 😍

📍 Check out @towcestermillbrewery who have a fantastic pub garden for this time of year

#NicoleNavigates #NavigatingNorthants #Northamptonshire #Towcester #IndependentNorthants #NorthantsBlogger #TowcesterMillBrewery
We Will Rock You, Northampton 🤘🏻🎸 This w We Will Rock You, Northampton 🤘🏻🎸

This was the first ever musical I saw in London when I was 11 years old and I remember being absolutely blown away by this show that featured the music of my favourite band: Queen ❤️

17 years later and I saw the 20th tour production at @royalderngate last night and it still blew my socks off - also very emotional and touching seeing s full auditorium waving their hands and singing along to “We Are The Champions” 🥲

It’s in Northampton until Saturday and if you’re lucky like me, you might be able to bag yourself a last minute ticket for £20 - yup, you heard me! 👀 

Have you seen We Will Rock You? Wanna know how you can bag affordable theatre tickets in Northampton? Let me know 👇🏻

#NavigatingNorthants #WeWillRockYouTour #RoyalAndDerngate #NorthantsTheatre #Northampton
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Lifestyle · 27th September 2018

6 reasons why I love Coffee (and so should you)

One thing I can’t get by the day without is coffee.

My love affair with coffee started when I was 16. I had just started college and I had to get a bus in very early in the morning.

Shortly around the time, I started college, a Costa Coffee opened across from my bus stop. I wasn’t really a huge coffee fan, as I had only recently turned 16, I had no need for coffee in my life. Until I stepped into Costa Coffee…

I ordered a vanilla latte and BOOM! I was addicted. Every morning without fail, I would buy a medium vanilla latte from the Costa across the road before getting on the bus to college.

And the rest is history…

I like to think since then, I have tried many different brands and origins of coffee and I am always intrigued to learn more and discover new coffee brands and learn about coffee etiquette across the globe.

I wouldn’t say I’m a 3, 4 or more cups of coffee addict, but I do need that first cup of coffee to get me out of bed properly and awake in the morning.

You’re probably wondering why I love coffee so much. Like, how can someone love and rely on coffee as much as I do!?

There are SO many reasons why I love coffee, but I thought it would be nice to share 6 of them with you.

So grab a coffee (haha) and have a read:

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It wakes me up and gives me motivation in the morning

I might as well not be human in the morning without coffee. It’s the reason I get out of bed.

My morning routine usually consists of me snoozing my alarm a couple of times, then eventually, I get the drive to go downstairs, make a coffee, come back upstairs and tuck myself back into bed to drink it.

This helps me slowly wake up and I feel so much more ready for the day.

But that doesn’t stop me from having a morning cuppa at work. It’s the one thing that gives me the motivation to get on with my day, otherwise, without it, my brain doesn’t function.

The aroma coffee gives off

There’s nothing that quite describes the smell of freshly brewed coffee, especially on a weekend when you can literally get straight back into bed and relax.

Working as a Barista at Costa Coffee made me appreciate the aroma and crema proper coffee gives off.

It can be such an inviting scent, so walking into a coffee shop always feels so welcoming. I love the aroma of coffee so much that I eagerly find coffee scented products like Lush scrubs, candles and sweets just so I can get that coffee aroma kick.

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The taste of coffee

I have always loved the taste of coffee and I like to think I have a varied taste in coffee.

Whether it’s a creamy flat white with vanilla syrup, or just straight coffee and milk, I can’t help but love the taste of it.

It was never a taste I had to get used to, or I tried tea and slowly became accustomed to – straight away, I loved the taste.

And I think my experience at Costa Coffee really opened my taste buds up to different tastes, so you know you truly love coffee when you appreciate all tastes rather than just for the caffeine aspect it provides.

Coffee is conversational

A social event for me when it comes to meeting up with friends during the day on a weekend is usually in a coffee shop or cafe over coffee.

It’s become a trend nowadays to meet friends in coffee shops and is part of our culture here in the UK.

Coffee dates with Josh, meeting up with friends over coffee, or having meetings over coffee; if meeting someone for the first time, coffee can be the icebreaker between two strangers.

I could spend hours talking to someone over coffee, whether it’s just chit-chat, or if it’s deep and meaningful conversations. The warmth and buzz you get from coffee is the motivation for all conversations.

Plus, what else would I post on my Instagram if I didn’t go out for coffee with friends?

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The culture around coffee

I love the fact that coffee beans come and grow from all around the world.

I don’t just appreciate the taste of coffee, but I appreciate the different origins coffee comes from.

It can come from Brazil, Columbia, to Italy, Ethiopia and beyond… wherever it’s from, coffee has so many qualities and characteristics.

It’s also intriguing for me to discover the different cultures other countries have around coffee. For example, when we went to Rome, coffee is seen as something to be enjoyed in the morning only. You’re looked to be weird if you order a cappuccino after 11am.

It’s so cool to learn about where coffee is from and it’s story, how it came to a certain area and how it was processed.

The coffee art

Coffee is an art form and there is a huge trend when it comes to finding the most Instagramable coffee art.

I loved learning how to create beautiful flat white florette patterns when I worked at Costa Coffee. It was so satisfying when I would pour the perfect pattern and serve it to a customer. (Even more heartbreaking when you would see them grab a spoon and ruin it by mixing in their sugar!)

But as a coffee customer, I love hunting down the best coffee shops who create aesthetic coffee art, from florettes, to hearts and even teddy bears and other exotic patterns.

Basically, flat white or latte art makes a coffee for me.

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How much do you love coffee? Are you an addict or do you prefer tea?

In: Lifestyle · Tagged: Coffee, Coffee Culture, Coffee Guides, Food & Drink

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Comments

  1. Jannica @ Coffeespiration says

    9th August 2021 at 6:50 am

    Hi Nicole,
    As a coffee lover, this is so chilled to read. For me, the funny thing is I don’t even need a reason to love coffee lol. Anyway, I also wrote an article about What Makes You Love Coffee? – Weird Reasons That Make Sense. Roger that to all worldwide coffee lovers. Coffee is love, coffee is life. Thank you for reading 🙂

    Reply
  2. Dave says

    23rd August 2021 at 4:39 pm

    DUDE! YOU MADE MY MOUTH WATER SO BAD! OFF TO GET A COFFEE! AND, YES I’M SHOUTING!!1! GET OUT OF MY WAAAYYY!!!

    Reply
  3. Chef says

    13th September 2021 at 8:20 am

    As a chef, I can’t resist the smell of coffee as well. I always start my cooking day with the smell of coffee bean, then sipping the hot tastes to energize myself. Love coffee to the max 😉

    Reply
  4. PolyTopProducts says

    20th September 2021 at 1:10 pm

    Seems like coffee does quite a lot of good for us!

    Reply

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🥯 Lots of Sunday coffees and smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels from @clairescottagekitchen 

🐟 Fish finger sandwich and best coffee chats at @clarke_and_dean 

☕️ Delicious iced coffee in the sunshine from @tenhandscafe 

🧁 Savoury and sweet afternoon tea at @olddairyfarmcrafts 

🍻 Stout and ale hauls from @haveigotbrewsforyou 

🍔 Insane blue cheese Mayo burger from @theflavourtrailer at @towcestermillbrewery 

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Cocktails and dressing up last night with a friend was just what I needed to boost my confidence and luckily Northampton isn’t shy of places to visit on a Saturday night: @vandb_northampton @turtlebaynorthampton @maulecollective and @johnfranklinsbar to name a few 🍸 

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#NavigatingNorthants #NorthantsFood #NorthantsFoodie #BitestreetNN #IndependentNorthants #NicoleNavigatesNorthants #ThisGirlEats #NorthamptonFood #NorthamptonFoodie #EatLocal #EatLocalNN #NNLovesLocal #StreetFoodNN #NorthantsHour #NorthantsFoodAndDrink
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Loved spending last night with @thewishfulluxury and @xangrim and of course, baby Emilia for cuddles with her auntie Nicole as we enjoyed the last of the sunshine ☀️ spring is definitely on its way! 

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📍 Check out @towcestermillbrewery who have a fantastic pub garden for this time of year

#NicoleNavigates #NavigatingNorthants #Northamptonshire #Towcester #IndependentNorthants #NorthantsBlogger #TowcesterMillBrewery
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17 years later and I saw the 20th tour production at @royalderngate last night and it still blew my socks off - also very emotional and touching seeing s full auditorium waving their hands and singing along to “We Are The Champions” 🥲

It’s in Northampton until Saturday and if you’re lucky like me, you might be able to bag yourself a last minute ticket for £20 - yup, you heard me! 👀 

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