Guys, how crazy is this?! I went shopping in my dad’s hometown today, Larisa, Greece and came home to blog all about it. As I logged onto WordPress I realized I started my blog on this exact day last year!! Guess what my first post was…. yup, a Greece Haul! I didn’t even plan for it to fall today but everything happens for a reason! I’ve had such an amazing time blogging over the past year. I’ve met an amazing blog community and have developed so much as a writer. I want to thank all of you have been following since the beginning, and for those of who who have just recently followed. Blogging has been a way to get my creative juices flowing and escape from reality for a short while. I can’t wait to see what the next year brings!

Now let’s talk shopping. Larisa is a great city! In the center, there are stores, coffee shops, restaurants, etc. I love shopping here as there are a lot of stores that we don’t have back home. Also, during July and August there are the best sales! Here’s a quick peek at what I picked up.

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I may have went a bit overboard but hey I come once a year what can I say? The sunglasses pictured in the middle were my first purchase of the day. They were only 4 Euros! I got them from a small boutique that I can’t remember the name of. I got the majority of my clothes from Zara, Bershka, and Stradivarius. I will link some of my favorite pieces below!

Zara

Bershka

Stradivarius

I love everything I got but these are some of my favorites! I also visited the Hondos Center which is known for all things beauty. I swatched lots of Mac lipsticks and purchased a Bourjois foundation! I’m so excited to try this foundation because we don’t carry this brand in the U.S. I plan on doing a review for sure.

In addition to shopping, I went to my favorite coffee shop, Mikel and ate some delicious tyropita.

I enjoyed myself so much and as always I’m happy to share it with you all. Again, I can’t thank you enough for being the best blogging community around! Here’s to another year!

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xo Rickie