Travel theme: Cosy

Happy Autumn Equinox to all you Northern Hemisphere dwellers. I spent the first evening of fall celebrating the Danish art of ‘Hygge’ by snuggling with my dog and sipping cocoa by candlelight in front of a campfire. Did I mention the fairy lights I decorated with for good measure and the generous splash of Baileys I added to my cocoa? It doesn’t get any cozier than that. But here are a few equally cosy (or cozy if you prefer) photos from my travels, starting off with a welcome cup of coffee to chase away the rainy day blues at the renowned and ancient Caffè Greco in Rome.

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When there’s a chill in the air, there’s nothing cosier than staring out the window at the holiday lights, especially if you’re a bear who lives on Candy Cane Lane.

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There’s something terribly olde worlde charming and cosy about lanterns like this one at Yale University.

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It doesn’t get much cosier than a good old Irish pub when it’s cold outside.

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A canopy of autumn leaves always makes my spirits soar…

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…and snuggling up in bed is pretty amazing too…

…but top of my list for instant cosiness is a good old log fire, spitting and crackling and throwing out licks of flame into the darkness.

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Happy Autumn! – or spring, depending upon your hemisphere 😉

❤ Ailsa

Sanity is a cozy lie. – Susan Sontag

One’s home is like a delicious piece of pie you order in a restaurant on a country road one cozy evening – the best piece of pie you have ever eaten in your life – and can never find again. – Lemony Snicket

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