Some of you remember a few months ago I went to Berlin with Emma for a quick 48 hour trip? Those who followed our Instagrams (mine here) will know that I completely and utterly lost myself shopping in the city. Who knew it would be so good? I certainly didn't! One of the stores I went to was called April 1st (which is the perfect example of what boutique shopping should be) and spotted an Equipment blouse of dreams - jungle print and super soft. Not every one's taste I'm sure but I was head over heels. 

More fool me, I decided not to buy it. It was 35 degrees when we visited and it was long sleeved... It was quite expensive too and me being me thought I could outsmart the market and find it cheaper at home. Well... I was wrong. I scoured the internet for days, weeks and months. I had alerts up on Farfetch, Lyst and ShopStyle, the works. Nothing. My sister works for an online retailer and I had her going through the systems for signs for a jungle print shirt. No luck.

So I bit the bullet and emailed the store back in Berlin. A few weeks later, my credit card a few pounds lighter and a brownie-point-earning sister earning her keep, here it is in all it's glory. As I said, this isn't for everyone and I'm sure half of you would go mad if you knew how much I spent on it... It's probably best if I direct those of you who do like to a super similar one I found at Bimba y Lola here, and a paler version here.

I'm wearing mine in the way I always style printed shirts/tops = with jeans, boots and a jacket. The "jacket" in this instance is my everlasting fur gilet from Iris and Ink (a hero purchase last season you can still buy one incredibly similar here) which gets so much wear at this time of year. My jeans are my staple Topshop mom jean which you can find here and my sunglasses are Fendi (again! becoming a bit of an obsession!) here...

Upon arrival, we were shown to our accommodation. We stayed in a 2 person Forest Lodge and were hugely impressed. More than anything their positioning is ideal; you essentially look straight out to sea. We had a proper (very comfortable) bed, the finishing was great and our own little deck spot for infinite selfie taking sunbathing.

I'd read up a bit on the options on the island and there seemed to be much debate about the difference between Forest Lodges and Bell Tents so let me explain; Bell Tents are still just as nice and exactly the same quality. The core difference is that they are based inland so you don't have the views, and they don't have their own bathrooms, which the lodges do and are very good. As someone who doesn't camp well at all, I can honestly say I'd be more than happy in a Bell Tent. The communal bathrooms are clean, spacious and much more "hotel" than "camping." 

Having settled in we went for a little explore. Obonjan is the name for the entire island, but only a third so far has been developed (which is very exciting). Croatian beaches are never sandy, so the team have turned the old port into one, large sunbathing spot. Cool house music plays out in the afternoons, and what I liked most about the whole holiday were the other guests - we met some brilliant people who were all very much up for a beer together, a diving competition, or a late night hunt for more booze...

The main "beach" is located next to the Zen Den (more on that later) and has great bean bags and umbrellas up ready for you - although a few more would have been handy. The water is almost laughable, it's just so clear and fun to swim it. Also very, very salty so you can just float around all day if you really wanted to...

For those that don't, there is plenty to do. I firmly recommend the morning yoga sessions (when we'd managed to get to bed in time to get up for it) and I wish I'd done one of the island runs as they sound fantastic. Similarly day trips and excursions run from the harbour which we didn't do, had we been staying for longer we'd most definitely have taken the one to the waterfalls as everyone we met who had been raved about it...

In the evenings Obonjan comes alive. It's still finding it's feet in terms of where to put things, mainly because it has so many options between the various amphitheatres, old buildings and stages - but you can't say there wasn't something to keep you busy every night. We watched some excellent comedy (look up Ivo Graham and Chris Martin as they're very much "on the circuit" in the UK, and ace) and bopped our brains out to people like Mr Scruff and the DJs behind the Chef soundtrack (if you don't know it, download it) by the pool.

A good thing about the island is it's somehow managed to attract hipsters and the like, without the d*ck head connotations. At no point did I care about what I was wearing and quite frankly was annoyed I'd worked myself up so much about it. I'm not a natural boho dresser so stocked up on Pampelone dresses here, Topshop boho tops (this one, lush) and bought-yesterday-but-look-old denim shorts from vintage shops, and these... 

Purchasing linen towels has been one of the most sensible buys of 2016. They dry quicker and double up as throws, picnic surfaces, table clothes... Ours are from Frescobol Carioca, here. Ooh and somewhere here will be a snap of my Andy Pandy (my nickname due to love of stripes) trousers that I bought in Berlin and lived in. They're from Leon and Harper who I really recommend you take a look at... Find them here.

Other excellent buys were my Topshop mini dress here, discovering and obsessing over Storets purchases like my off shoulder pom pom top here and black and white dress here - none of which I can't stop wearing (but will soon have to as Winter Is Coming) and surprise summer steals from the Bimba y Lola sale like my neon sandals here and Havaianas (new for this year) flipflop/espadrilles here.

It was also the perfect place to wear my ridiculous wonderful sunglasses. Man repeller they may be but I love, love, love my leopard print, Fendi ones, the Jimmy Choo's have been everywhere with me this summer, and finally the blue mirrored, Fendi are brilliant - if nothing else Gus' reaction when I put them on is epic...

Weather wise, ours was mixed which makes us a good advert/benchmark. The first few days were incredibly windy - to the point one of the restaurants couldn't open. It just meant we got creative, as did Obonjan. They moved the locations of their events/acts and we just got on with it. It actually felt like a really cool team effort, and bar the odd grumble everyone was really happy. Once the winds went away, Obonjan came alive. We were surprised how much we felt it, because we were pretty happy already. 

Obonjan is a brand new concept so I'd go with your brain clear, ready to experience something different. If you go with preconceptions or mind-made comparisons to other resorts you'll only be a bit confused when you arrive - there isn't really anywhere else like it. Here are a few things you might find useful to bear in mind:

We stayed for four nights, which I reckon is perfect. As great time as we were having, by day 4 we were ready for some silence. The music does go on late and people can choose to go on much later if they wish to, so the ear plugs in the room were an unsung god send. I'd recommend then heading off to take a couple of days in Split, or even sailing down to Dubrovnik or doing a bit of an island hop. 

Summer is here! No but really! Finally after months of waiting, the sun is being kind to us and showing us what he can do best. As soon as this happens I get an urge to be outside sipping my favourite summer drinks. Here I am doing what I do best; absorb mojitos in the evenings....

Mojitos were one of the first cocktails I've ever mastered making myself and I love them.  I think rum is one of the nicest spirits to drink; it has a softer taste than other alcohols like vodka or gin. Captain Morgans is my favourite one because it's spiced a little bit - not "spiced" as in "spicy" - it just had a little extra flavour to it. 

Here's how to make one: Following the measurements here, take your limes and your sugar and crush them together in the base of your cocktail glass. Grab some mint (I've bought a pot of the stuff on the window sill for times like this...) and pop them into the mix. Then add your rum and your soda water (you can use lemonade if you prefer a sweeter taste). The most important thing for me is that a mojito is ice cold so I keep crushed ice in the fridge all summer (so much better for cocktail making and saves a lot of a mess trying to shake/crush drinks yourself). Shake it all together, et voila!