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Feliz Navidad Prospero año y Felicidad, Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo, Merry Christmas and happy new year, feeling festive and ready to go!

Dear readers,

It has been a long time since my last post, so much went on and now, that I am getting ready to fly home to spend Christmas time with family and friends, I found a few spare minutes for my blog, I am not neglecting it but sometimes it’s hard to find time for everything!

I can’t believe it’s Christmas time already, last minute wrapping presents, my suitcase to fill, the smell of winter in the air…loving this time a year!

Recently I have been busy organising a surprise birthday party for my mother in law which went so well, all the family and friends here at home for Sunday lunch of celebrations, such a good event!

From party planning to wedding planning…to DIY expert…we are doing some renovation at home, having a new bathroom fitted upstairs and of course my husband and a friends are working on it, and every hour you can hear : Anna…can you go to wickes or B&Q to get this…this and this?? I even have a DIY account at the local store now!!

Bathroom apart now it’s time to get ready to go home, Italy I am coming!!! Coming back here on Boxing day and fly away again for new year’s eve in Miami…it sounds like our usual good plan!!

Merry Christmas and Happy new year everybody!!!

xxx

Cover up it’s cold outside!

Coco doing what she does best…

So obsessed with babies and so in love with my little friend

Memories I found online of the Poker run…back soon!

Macaroons…my latest discovery!

Ready to party coco!

Our Christmas…card?

Hanging around the Christmas tree…

Day of shopping in London…with a lovely lobster lunch at Burger and Lobster!

Day of shopping with good friends!!!

And my friend Anna knows me well…thanks!!!

The cat under the tree…escaping from the dog

My little friend Evie!!

Saturday night…we needed a drink!

Night out in Brighton with my new knee high boots, festive!

Time goes by too quickly when you are having fun: Anna, Anna and Kim take Miami! The vacation to celebrate our 30th Birthday

20 Nov

Dear readers

The past ten days have been simply amazing, after a few years of living apart in different countries, my best friend and I managed to squeeze in a week long vacation together, like the old good times and trust me we had so much fun!!! I keep on looking back at the pictures to try to live all the moments again, it is true that time goes by too quickly when you are having fun and spending time with the people you love! From Miami to Boca Chita (by boat) and from Brickell to Key West (by car) every moment was a laugh, every song listened remind us a good moment in time…oh God it wish it wasn’t over! Anyway let’s start the countdown to Christmas and to the next two trips planned, Italy and Florida again of course! I am stuck with ideas for Christmas gifts for everybody, any suggestions?? Now you can have a look at the pictures of Anna, Anna & Kim Take Miami!

Xxx

Let’s start with a mandatory white pedicure before go boating…BLANCO para el Barco Mañana

First night out, sushi dinner at the SLS

A walk on Crandon Beach in Key Biscayne at sunset

Let’s go boating!

Fun at Boca Chita Key

We just packed beers…so we opened a coconut for lunch!

Friday lunch at Nikki Beach annainherwonderland & anna in Miami November 14 (27)

After that somebody fell into a hole in the road…Ready for our road trip to Key West at the weekend

Selfie in the Cobra & 500!

Islamorada Key Lime Colada

Beautiful sunset in Key West, even better at happy hour!

The Europeans

Last night together with dinner at Rusty Pelican

And a few drinks in Brickell

Anna has gone back to Italy so I tried to cheer myself up with food! Bacon, butterscotch and pecan cake

Miami beach marina at night

And some funny meetings on our morning ride on Brickell Key

Last few hours of sunshine

Please darling make me happy…take me to

Shake Shack for lunch!!!

Tags: anna & anna, annainherwonderland, best friends, boating, Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Florida, florida keys, good times, Italy, Key West, Miami, November, Powerboating, spanglish, sunshine state, travelling, Vacation

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Categories Fashion, Key West, Miami, Travel

My summer is over, luckily just for over a month! Anna in her wonderland is back in the Kingdom to carry on projects

6 Oct

Dear readers

The weekend is over, summer is over, autumn/fall is here and I suddenly feel cold, fancying a glass of red wine in the evening and to have the log fire on, soon without even noticing it will be Halloween and soon enough even Christmas, where does the time fly all the time??

Miami seems a long time ago, the weather unfortunately wasn’t the best in September, as our friends say “ You bring the rain over from England every time”…not fun!

Now we are back in the country to be reunited with coco, to carry on wedding planning projects, to bake a lot and to wait for the next trip…here you can see some pictures of the vacation, while wait for the next one where my best friend will join us, and I cannot wait!

Cruising around at night

Dinner date at Swine, where you can find the best burgers in town

Happy hour at Rusty Pelican in Key Biscayne, where the view is simply unbeatable

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Cuban dinner, what I look forward the most annainherwonderland Miami september post (12) Vaca frita for everybody please!

Do you think it’s going to rain? Let’s take the bikes and ride home!

Friday night dinner at area 31 at the Epic hotel, magical!

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A few deserved Piña colada on a rainy day annainherwonderland Miami september post (21)

Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? A new addiction to the house

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Day out in the Design district

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And unfortunately the last night out before heading back, see you in November!

Tags: ac cobra, annainherwonderland, brickell, cuban food, England, Friends, Holiday, Home, housewife, Italian food, Italian girl, key biscayne, Miami, miami beach, rusty pelican miami, South Beach, sunshine state, swine coral gables, Travel, travelling, United States, Vacation

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The Italian week, the wedding planning, the two lakes, the British sea, the Italian family over, the domestic goddess and the next trip to the land of the free and home of the brave, Anna is keeping busy!

8 Jul

Dear readers

As usual I am really late at posting updates on the blog, sorry guys I lose track of time sometimes! I spent a week in Italy with my family checking out wedding venues for my next bride and groom to be, so pleased to have had the chance to go over the beautiful Lake Como again, work meeting pleasure is always the way forward! And I spent the weekend enjoying time with the family, going clubbing on the other lake, Lake Garda, relaxing and having fun… sometimes just a few days home recharge my batteries so much to keep on going better and stronger!

Back home I keep on feeling like I need to cook and bake all day, yesterday for example I wasn’t feeling my best but suddenly after dinner I thought..I fancy a cake! Opened the fridge, found two large oranges, butter, yogurt and eggs…one hour later we were all eating orange cake!

I have had my family over last weekend where we spent a nice day in Brighton on a beautiful sunny day, shame Coco is in season and we were chased by male dogs on the seafront…and shame a few days after going back into Brighton I curbed my wheel very badly…my husband wasn’t impressed as you all can imagine, my excuse was “I have had the car for 4 months and this is the first time, I am doing quite alright for myself!”

Anyway I felt boring last week so I decided to change my look, so short bob hairstyle with blonde highlights, I am only a month and eleven days from turning 30…I am probably experiencing a beginning of midlife crisis…and between a cup of tea and a walk with the dog we are getting ready for the next Miami trip, only ten days to go!

Have a good week everybody

The first thing to do when in Italy? Espresso is my must

Followed by a polenta based lunch

How can you not fall in love for Villa del Balbianello? good enough to film Casino Royale and Star wars…good enough for me!

From Lake Como to Lake Garda to party with friends

Back to England back to cook! Italian food of course, orecchiette con le cime di rapa, thanks to gino d’acampo recipe

And orecchiette with cream and smoke salmon, thanks to Gino again

And coconut muffins for afternoon tea

And with Coco being Coco

Getting ready for a night out with friends

And the family has come over

What do Italians eat on a Sunday? My lasagne!

A day of gardening in the sun

And Coco being silly again!

Tags: annainherwonderland, Baking, blog, Brighton, cavalier king charles, coco, cooking, domestic goddess, Family, Florida, Food, foodie, fun, Gino D'Acampo, hairstyle, Italian food, Italian Wedding, Italy, Lake Como, lake garda, love, marry in italy, Miami, new look, Pets, Travel, Wedding planner, wedding planning

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Still living the American Dream even a few days after being back home, the resume of the good times in Miami…Travel makes me exhausted but so happy!

27 May

Dear Readers

I am so sad to have left, once again, the sunshine state behind me…especially when I come home and the weather in England suddenly turns wet and miserable, it makes me want to run away again! Oh Dear Miami how many good memories I take home with me every time…the friendly and beautiful people around town, the warm sunshine, the parties, the boating, the bike rides around town, the endless tasty dinners and the new restaurants to discover…it is always a discovery for me! I do hate the plane ride though, it makes me tense and nervous thinking that I am over the big pond (I haven’t gone over fear of flying and I don’t know when I will finally surrender to the fact that is the safest form of transport…clearly not yet).

So much good times and fun, but let the pictures to speak for me!

Have a good week everybody!!

Nakd healthy snack, perfect to carry in my handbag while travelling and boost my energy levels

It cannot be the first night if we don’t get our Cuban food fix, Vaca Frita!

I found a bit of home in Miami, Riviera focacceria in Midtown!

We couldn’t resist to more Italian food that night, focaccia di recco as starter

And to get rid of jet lag, Shake shack burger is my cure!

Let’s bright up the white theme

True!

Life’s a beach, South Beach!

Big pink breakfast

Sunday brunch at nikki beach

Cecconi Miami, one of my favourites!

Bike ride around Brickell Key

BBQ at home and funny faces

Ready to go out

I tried to go over the Key Biscayne Bridge and I failed badly! Just enjoying the view

Dinner at Rusty Pelican in Key Biscayne, nowhere else you get a view like this!

Driving around in the crazy traffic…I miss Miami already!

See you soon!

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Tags: annacollins, annainherwonderland, England, Florida, globetrotter, good times, healthy food, Holidays, Miami, nakd wholefoods, natural balance foods, organic, snack, SoBe, South Beach, travelling, Vacation

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Categories Fashion, High street fashion, Miami, Travel

Miami, where we belong. The resume of the perfect vacation from Anna in her wonderland

1 Apr

Hello readers

It has ben years now but there is still something I don’t understand completely, there is a connection, I have a deep connection with the city of Miami that I can’t explain in words, I can only tell you that Miami is my home, the place where I feel better than anywhere else in the world. It must be the sunshine, it must be the people, it must be the atmosphere, it must be something that makes me so happy that I can’t even explain, but please, keep on going!

We came back from ten amazing days in the sunshine and despite the weather is quite good here I miss already our good times spent away, going out boating, riding our bikes in the morning, lounging by the pool in the sunshine, going out for amazing dinners around town, watching the peacocks walking around the yard, trying to learn some Spanish, hanging out with good friends, oh no I can’t believe it’s over! Here we go some pictures of our good times.

With Love

Before leaving

Just arrived, cuban food!

Sushi at the Delano

Lunch by the pool

Out in Key Biscayne for a bike ride

2 bikes in the trunk? of course!

bike testing at Walmart

Getting ready to go out

Friday out in West Palm beach for the boat show

Worth avenue

Moijto time at home

See? Everybody needs a bot with a toilet!

The housekeeper, the pool keeper…

Dinner at my favourite spanish restaurant, Barceloneta in South Beach, with the most amazing pictures in the restrooms!

Tennis time in Miami

Sunday, beautiful and perfect day to go out boating

Prosecco time at the sandbar

Bike ride in the morning in Brickell overlooking the Rickenbacker Bridge

Best lunch ever at Swine in Coral Gables!

Ready for another night out

Dinner at Cecconi South Beach and drinks at the Fointanebleau hotel

Ding dong, the peacock is at the front door

am I tanned enough?

Beautiful last dinner at Sugarcane Midtown

Beautiful flowers by the bridge

Under the Rickenbacker bridge

Tags: annainherwonderland, boating, brickell, Florida, good times, Miami, miami beach, powerboat, Vacation, winter music conference, wmc2014

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Sunshine, upgraded car and online shopping….the Anna in her wonderland chronicles

10 Mar

Dear readers

I hope you all had a very nice weekend, here in the south east the weather has been glorious and we enjoyed being outdoors and going out…goodbye winter and welcome spring, please last!

Last Monday we collected my new car, which I am very pleased to drive around, I am just a bit concerned by the size of it. My first car (in Italy) was a Smart, I had a Smart when I moved to England (2 seats), we bought an Audi A1 two years ago (4 seats) and now we just upgraded myself to a 7 seats…I think I can get pregnant now that I have a big car! 😉

In the past week I tried to work hard at the gym…failing! But me and Coco enjoyed long walks in the country that should still count as a workout…please allow me this! The passion for baking hasn’t gone and my last creation was a recipe that I highly customised … chocolate cake with Frangelico liquor and hazelnut…so tasty!

But for some strange reason despite all my baking I still look quite skinny and I can’t believe I managed to squeeze myself into a size 12/13 years denim shorts from H&M…bring it on sunshine!!!

I feel rather green at the moment…thanks to my latest high street purchase in Italy, a pair of green heels which they perfectly match one of my cashmere sweater…but anyway let’s not talk too much about wintery clothes…I am going to be in Miami in a week time, bring it on Miami Music Conference and bring it on summery online shopping! (all done this morning…to beat the Monday blues)

I wish you all a great week ahead

With love

Coco like the more spacious car

And loves a monday night out at the pub

And a good sleep with legs crossed

The sun is out so let’s enjoy it

Saturday lunchtime out at the pub

Another nap for coco

Gettin ready to go out

Sunday night yet again another pub

I feel so bad to have eaten crispy duck last night!!

Tags: anna in her wonderland, audi Q7, Brighton, cavalier king charles, coco, countryside, High street fashion, husband, new car, Online shopping, Sussex, weekend

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Back after the Christmas holidays to the base and let’s stay for a while! Anna in her wonderland back in the Kingdom after 3 weeks away, bring it on 2014!

14 Jan

Dear Readers

Finally after a long time away I am back home, ready to enjoy the cold British winter (that hasn’t been that cold yet) and to start the New Year at its best with lots of exciting things planned for me.

I had a lovely time away, first in Italy for ten days to spend Christmas with family and friends and straight after to Miami with my husband to celebrate New Year and a few days after my parents flew over to spend a week with us, apart that the weather wasn’t much on our side, we had a lovely time!

I have some pictures to show you all…enjoy!!!

Le’ts start with saturday afternoon mani pedi at the local salon…I have never seen men and little girls doing it!

Tuna tataki, so obsessed with food!

Beef sliders with quail egg…divine!

Some peacocks came next door to say hello

Miami and the beach

Our new pet in the yard, mr raccoon

Getting ready

Cocont monkeys

Taking the boat trailer down in the Keys

Crandon Beach in Key Biscayne

Getting ready, again

Movie night in

First swim of 2014

Dinner out at Crave, Merrick Park

Merrick park

We need a bit of shake shack in our lives!

Let’s kick start the new year, with a kick!

Key Biscayne 2014 anna in her wonderland Miami (2)

Meet the Italian Parents 2014 anna in her wonderland Miami (3)

On the beach

Dinner at Rusty Pelican Key Biscayne

Celebrating my dad’s belated birthday in the Key with la comida cubana

Boating day

Breathtaking sunset in Key Largo

I could eat key lime pie all day long

Boca chita key

Night out at Cecconi

Fountainebleau Hotel

Mother and daughter in the mirror

And my new Miami haircut, the long bob!

Tags: annainherwonderland, boating, christmas time, Family, Florida, Food, Holidays, Miami, Powerboating, Vacation

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Long time no post, Anna in her wonderland is back! The Miami resume post

6 Dec

Dear readers

Sorry about my late post about my last holiday in Miami, I have been back for 2 weeks and I just now find the time to sit down, go through the pictures and post about. 2 busy weeks back home, with good and bad things that have happened but that now everything is behind us.

Our latest vacation in Miami was so much fun and good times spent with our friends, endless dinner out, boating days, shopping days and lots of laughing involved, I can’t believe it has gone so quickly as usual. I have lots of pictures to show you, days are manic now organising the final renovation at home, organizing Christmas presents for everybody and thinking about my Italian trip in 12 days, and Christmas of course and Miami again, this time with my parents!

Enjoy you all the pictures and have a great weekend!!!!

Here we go!

My new favourite, Lobster Mac & cheese

My new friend on Fisher Island, Miss Peacock

Miami skyline from Biscayne bay

Manicure and pedicure day

Sushi I love it!!!

Selfie in the restrooms?

SLS cocktails

Dinner at Cecconi’s

Day out on Crandon Beach Key Biscayne

Delano, a Miami classic

Crandon Beach

Bloody mary, 5pm somewhere

Getting ready

Big pink for breakfast

Coconut grove night out

Pineapple moijtos

Burgersssss

Easy sunday lunch, better than a roast!

Burger nigh again, God bless America!

Cuties at home depot

Getting festive at home depot

First night latin food

Macaroons!

Pale to start the first few days

Ocean drive

View from the Mondrian hotel

Fun on South Beach

Boating day

Dinner at Pubbelly steak

Another Big pink breakfast

Tags: annainherwonderland, Christmas, Florida, fun, Holiday, Miami, miami beach, Travel, Vacation

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2 years of being married, hot British summertime in progress, a blogging competition won, good weekend just flew by and I am going to fly away on Monday again!

16 Jul

Hello dear readers

I cannot believe I have been married for 2 years already! Lots of friends texted me and messaged me on facebook today to remind me our gorgeous wedding day on Lake Como…as someone suggested we should all go back there for a party to celebrate…do you think George Clooney will be so kind to hand me the keys of his villa? I wish!!!

We had such a good weekend celebrating the combined stag and Hen do of a couple of friends, we watched the polo match, we drank, we danced…and we did sweat a lot, I can’t complain anymore about the British weather then! Sunday was a heavy day standing up all day at Goodwood Festival of Speed…I walked so far around the show that at one stage my right ankle got so swollen I could barely walk….hopefully not a beginning of cankles please!!

I woke up on Monday with the news that I have won the blogging competition set up by Milla Grace, a gourgeous boutique in Brighton so, really pleased with myself I went into town to meet the owners and collect my prize, a beautiful Trim detail jacket in mint from Almost Famous…I am so happy and I want to thanks Milla Grace and wishing all the best to this newly open boutique in the heart of the Brighton Lanes!!!

Easy week ahead just to enjoy the sunshine and off again on Monday for two weeks with the family in Miami…but let’s show you some pictures of the weekend!