Coconut Bay St Lucia #review

My husband and I booked a 1 week holiday to Cocounut Bay St Lucia for our 1yr wedding anniversary celebrations and we have loved every minute of it!The staff are friendly and happy whatever they are doing! You always get a service with a smile! Nothing is too much trouble!

We stayed in the Ocean view deluxe splash room which was comfortable and spacious and clean! 
The food here is superb! Amazing variety! Freshly prepared and there is something to please everyone! The restaurants are also brilliant! Especially 'Calabash' for the traditionald creole cuisine!

We took 2 excursions with Sunlink tours; the 'Land and sea' tour and ' Dolphine and Whale Watching' the first tour was the best and it covered a lot of the island! A must do if you come here! The latter was not so great as we did not see much apart from 2 tails diving in!

We would recommend the hotel for families and couples! It is value for money and a wonderful place for variety and relaxtion without the bordom lull! 


The only down side if I'm giving a totally honest review was the beach as it was heavily covered in seaweed so we couldn't utilise this aspect of the resort! 


All in all I'd give it 4/5 

Running half a marathon!

After reading the June issue of 'Zest' Magazine whilst sat waiting for my flight at Dubai airport I saw an advert from The British Heart Foundation asking people to participate in fund raisers to help support them. Something inside of me clicked, (possibly because my parents have angina and my father recently had a heart operation) and I decided there and then I would sign up for the half marathon run at Blenheim Palace on October 7th 2012, (which is 4 days before my birthday!) so rather than presents and cards I am asking friends and family to donate whatever they would have spent on me and put it straight in to the sponsorship.I aim to raise 2k but if I can raise even more then it will be a bonus!


"Does she even run?" I hear you say? Well, simply, the answer is NO! not if you count 2minutes dash to the train or plane a run? So this is going to be a massive challenge. Not only do I not run but I am currently over weight! So the training will be even harder with my 'excess baggage'. Never the less, I intend to do this and
 enjoy it!

So please do check out my sponsorship page and donate however little or as much as you can :)

I will keep you updated with my progress!!

www.justgiving.com/tigerlillysteam

Thanks guys!

Dani x

Victoria Baptiste-Photographer extraordinaire

VICTORIA BAPTISTE PHOTOGRAPHY
Specialising in fashion, music,  burlesque and commercial. 


With a wealth of experience far beyond the 5 years Victoria has been working in the industry it is safe to say this up and coming image expert will soon be a house hold name.

Having started her career in accounts, Victoria found herself catapulted in to the the photographic industry when she left her days of numbers behind and found herself working as a children's photographer for the large chain group 'Olan Mills' studio. 

Her previous qualifications in coaching children in sports and teaching drama proved to be an asset to the 'Olan Mills' studio, so much so she was based in the Mother Care branch for the business on top of being their 'floating photographer' travelling to studios all the UK. 

Again, as fate would have it Victoria was spotted by another company who were impressed by her photographic work in Mother Care and was soon scouted to work for the family photography business arm owned by the head of the London Portrait Group.

 There she trained and met some of the best and most influential photographers in the country! Such as Len Dance, Hoss Mahdavi, Barry Lategan, (who took the first photograph of Twiggy) which subsequently led to her working with Jim Marks;  a top commercial photographer known for his work capturing people like Alan Sugar. 

Victoria's talent and passion for the art form of capturing life and people drew her to furthering her training with boudoir industry experts Trevor and Fay Yerbury developing her craft and techniques.

For the past 2 years Victoria has specialised in boudoir photography in between shooting for commercial artists, weddings and editorials for magazines. 

Most recently Victoria assisted on the Jack Wills shoot for their new autumn line.

Now with all the experience, technique and versatility to her portfolio the exciting young lady has opened her own business under 'Victoria Baptiste Photography' (website coming soon) Specialising in fashion, music, burlesque and commercial images.

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