Holiday Reading And Other Musings

Going on holiday is always so awesome.

There's the planning of the holiday.  Which involves reading lots of books and blog posts and deciding on a destination and then even more reading once a destination has been decided on.

Then there's deciding what to pack.  For me there are always 3 essentials I always take.  These are:

• My camera, which after 10 years of hard use is starting to show its age and the pics I take don't look as amazing as they use to.  Buying a new one or at least a newer one, is definitely on my to do list.  
• Sunblock.  No matter where I'm going or what time of year. Because when you're a fair like me and can burn in a matter of minutes sunblock is an absolute necessity.  So factor 50+ it is
• Devices.  Tablet, laptop, USB key, removable hard drive, cell phone... I am as they say a tech junkie kind of girl and can not live without at least one - if not all - of these. 

Having devices means I can take all the things such as music, movies etc..  Which leads me to the next thing.

Books.  Because yes the reading continues once I'm on holiday. 

After once taking absolutely nothing to read while on a month long holiday and having to resort to peeking through the gaps in between some train seats to read the book the passenger in front of me was reading - which sounds kinda of sad and pathetic and just a tad creepy now that I think about it -  I know there is no way I can survive on holiday without at least something to read.

So for this holiday my tablet is currently loaded with the following... (weirdly they seem to follow some kinda of theme.  How that happened I have no idea)

Meet and Delete by Pauline Lawless

"Where to find Mr Right? Online, of course!

Three friends, in their thirties and unlucky in love, turn to online-dating in the hope of finding Mr Right.

The girls meet some Mr Nice guys but more often than not they are Mr Never-Again guys. As they weave their way through the online dating scene, their lives become ever-more complicated.

After some disastrous consequences, they discover that the old way is best after all."

Match Me If You Can by Michele Gorman

"Meet best friends Catherine, Rachel and Sarah. Yet to find Mr Right, they’ve been settling for Mr Right Now. But when Catherine, London’s finest matchmaker, gets the girls to join her dating site where they can recycle their ex-boyfriends, they soon realise that anything could happen.

Rachel's office romance James was a big fat mistake and she's more than happy to upcycle him… Or is she? Homebody Sarah hasn't had a date in years but when her transformation finds men falling at her newly-pedicured feet, will her popularity be worth the sacrifices she’s making? And Catherine falls asleep more often on her desk than on a man, so when she builds the perfect partner who ticks all her boxes, surely it's a recipe for love . . . not disaster?

There’s someone for everyone, right? These best friends are about to find out for themselves . .."

Just Haven't Meet You Yet by Cate Woods

"Percy James has everything a girl could want: a comfy flat, a steady relationship and a truly lovely group of friends. Then she is approached by Eros Tech. Eros is 'the future of love' - an agency that brings together soulmates using mobile data. Percy has been identified as a match for one of Eros's super wealthy clients. The only problem is she already has a boyfriend . . . but what if this is *destiny*?  

Would you - could you - pass up a chance to meet your one true love?"

30 First Days by Stacey Wiedower

"Erin Crawford is a relationship blogger with a bucket list and a vendetta. After years of horrible luck in relationships, she decides to start a blog called "30 First Dates." Her mission: go out with 30 men before her 30th birthday, all to find a non-jerk in 30 dates or less. As she blogs about her sometimes humorous and sometimes laughably bad dates, she crosses off her bucket list of 30 things she wants to do before she turns 30—and kills two birds with one stone by completing the items on her dates! In fourteen months she skydives, skinnydips, crashes a wedding, travels to multiple cities and lives way outside her comfort zone. The only question is, as her birthday approaches and her list grows smaller, will Erin be able to find love? Or is she destined to be a first-date-only kind of girl?"

Then again with views like this to look at the reading may be delayed for just a little while. 

Lake Rotoiti, St Arnaud, Tasman Region, New Zealand