Rachel Tries Life | The adventures and musings of a young London professional

Change is Coming

Big change is coming on Rachel Tries Life. My blog has unfortunately had to take a back seat over the last few months whilst I finished an important project in
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Fifteen of My Favourite Feelings

I am stressed. Work has me down and I’m so busy I’m not getting to see my friends and family as much as I would like. I am in need
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Rachel on the Road: Dublin, Day 3

Day 3. The morning after the night before and we were all looking surprisingly fresh faced… Well, some of us at least… We decided to take the train out of
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Rachel on the Road: Dublin, Day 2

Day 2 in Dublin and the sun was shining! Day two was a day of discoveries. For example, did you know that in Ireland Primark is called Penney’s. Not only
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Rachel on the Road: Dublin, Day 1

I had never been to Ireland and, seen as it is only a short plane hop away from London, this felt like a huge oversight in my worldly travellings. Therefore
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Bloggers Invade Centre Parcs

What is better than a spontaneous mini break? … A spontaneous mini break with a group of fabulous bloggers to Centre Parcs of course! I was the late comer to
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A Very Vintage Day

For the first time in MONTHS, I found myself with a weekend with no plans. After working many many weekends and travelling around visiting family and friends I was grateful
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Advice to my Younger Self: You’ve Got a Friend in Me

Dear Little Rachel, I have some good news, 20 years on and Sharni is still your bestie! How awesome is that? I don’t want to give you any spoilers but
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The Urban Food Festival

I love good food. More specifically I love good street food. So when Jenny and Lauren from the LDNMeetup Group announced a bloggers meetup at the Urban Food Festival of
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Beach, Bikes and Boozing in Bournemouth

My buddy Lydie turned the grand old age of 24 recently and to celebrate the occasion some pals and I rambled on down to Bournemouth for the weekend. I’ve been
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