The 5 to 9 Traveller – Where to next?
How can one tell if one is from North England or South England? It is all from how you pronounce Bath, the correct way obviously being us Northerners (my Northern accent wins over my Southern London born birth!) I have always wanted to visit Bath, ever since it was referenced as this magical place of … More The City of Bath
This year has truly been an awesome year of travels, urban wanders and cultural treats. I have wandered and explored endlessly and had lots of great moments. The highlight of my year has most definitely been Brazil and the Olympics – that will be a lifetime memory! I will have lots of other memories from … More 2016: Travels in Review
I love Christmas time and after saying I don’t like spending it anywhere but home (see post), I decided to have a cheeky Christmas filled get away to Prague to experience it the Czech way. Booked through Holiday Pirates at a bargain of a price I jetted off for a 2 night Christmas market extravaganza … More Christmas time in Prague
I cannot remember the precise moment that I added Snowdonia to my Wanderlist but I was so super pleased that this year I got to tick off not just one (Brazil see previous post) but two places! So it all began as all epic trips do with a ROADTRIP from London town to Snowdonia, Wales. … More Snowdonia
Vulgar – lacking sophistication or good taste (Oxford Dictionary) Origin: Late Middle English, from Latin vulgaris, from vulgus – common people. When my friend Zaena (fashion blogger at The Last Straggler) invited me along to the Barbican Centre I was all game. I had never been to the Barbican before (typical Londoner I know) so I was … More A ‘Vulgar’ Night at the Barbican
There is a rivalry unspoken of in the travel world that is greater than that seen between Argentina and Brazil in football causing many centuries of debate…. Which side is it best to view the Iguazu Falls from? To investigate I went to both sides! Lets see what my verdict was…. Brazil I started off … More Brazil vs. Argentina
Cable Street is a street in my beloved London not overly known to the massives. It is not your busy Oxford Street, funky Brick Lane or your beautiful Primrose Hill and yet on this street as well as being home to a large stretch of the Cycle Super Highway it also harbours some very cool … More The Street Art of Cable Street
So my tickets for Rio 2016 have arrived…it is all getting suddenly real as there are now only 2 weeks until I travel to Brazil to watch to the Olympics!!! The arrival of my Olympic tickets just brought back a flood of happy memories and experiences as the buzz in London was insatiable during that … More My Olympic Experience, My London 2012
So last weekend I was in the ickle village of Ilkley in West Yorkshire staying at the gorgeous Grade II listed country house Westwood Lodge for a hen do. The house situated on the edge of the Ilkley Moor with such beautiful picturesque views was the perfect setting for a bunch of girls ready to … More Chocolate Making in Yorkshire
Spring is upon us so I best tell you all about Oxford, a beautiful UK city that is splendid, especially in the Spring and Summer months. (Sorry for my hiatus I had an impending all consuming exam to sit) I moved to Oxford in the summer of 2010 with no family, no friends, no significant other, … More What Oxford Taught Me…
