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<\/a>As a professional blow-in, I\u2019m used to relocating my life. I moved to Galway from the USA as a tween, onwards to Italy after university, landed mid-Celtic Tiger in London and ended up settling in Dublin. New faces and new places don\u2019t phase me but, with age, I found there was one face I wanted to see more of \u2013 Cork. After ten years of travelling Leeside for work as a freelance fashion editor and stylist, the city finally made an honest woman out of me. No more one-night stands and mid-week quickies; no more rushed hotel stays or flying visits; this time, I\u2019m in it for the long-haul.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
New faces and new places don\u2019t phase me but, with age, I found there was one face I wanted to see more of \u2013 Cork.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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In today’s Irish<\/strong> Examiner<\/strong><\/a>, I share my Red hot loves: where to eat, shop, drink and experience the Real Capital in style. Given I wrote the piece a month ago with only four months’ residency under my belt, I’ve got some new haunts to add which you may have noticed in the #MyCork section of this blog. Keep an eye out for new blog posts about Salt Wine Bar<\/strong><\/a>, Goldberg’s<\/strong><\/a>, NeighbourFood<\/strong><\/a> and Bauhaus<\/strong><\/a> – the latter in which you can buy jewellery, stock up on crystals (hello, tourmaline!), have your tarot cards read and<\/em> pet a few kittens. Seriously, kitten therapy is a thing. I’d like to say I’d be sharing #MyCork<\/strong> <\/a>travel guide on Instagram TV but I have the social media skills of a narcoleptic baboon. Alas, I’ll stick to the written word. It’s safer for everyone concerned.<\/span><\/p>\n
Photo: Miki Barlok; coat, Miss Daisy Blue<\/a>; rollneck, COS<\/a>; necklaces, Venetian & Bhutanese beads; rings, Pilgrim and my father’s; watch, Folli Follie<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n