Clevedon

A Night at Clevedon Hall, Somerset

It’s very rare that I’ll do a weekend trip away in the UK. I’m all for a full blown staycation; a week in Cornwall or the Lake District, but one night away has always seemed like too much of an…

Leeds

Lunch at Bundobust, Leeds

Thank goodness for Twitter. When I took a recent work trip to Leeds, I asked local blogger Rihanna for recommendations on where to eat. A couple of others waded in and everyone seemed to rate Bundobust, a little Indian street…

uk

A Day Trip to Morecambe Bay

I had every intention of visiting my little sister in Lancaster and writing a nice post about my trip to the city and taking pictures of quaint buildings and shops, but this didn’t work out for two reasons: 1) My…

Manchester

Where to Have Lunch in Manchester’s Northern Quarter

Visiting any city is always better when you know a local. I wouldn’t have tried fermented snake whisky without the guidance of a native Beijinger, or had ridiculously good Thai food in Sydney if it wasn’t for the help of…

Portmeirion

Visiting Magical Portmeirion

  After a day of speeding down zip lines and screaming myself hoarse on underground trampolines, we’d arranged something a bit calmer for our friend’s hen do, and drove down to the self-enclosed picturesque town of Portmeirion. Stepping into Portmeirion…

Blaenau Ffestiniog

Ziplining and Underground Trampolining in Wales

Recently, I became part of a crack duo of hen party organisers extraordinaire. I’ve never thrown a hen party before, and this one was not just important because it was for one of my best friends, but because she lives…

Sennen Cove

Exploring Cornwall

      It only takes seven hours to fly to Abu Dhabi, a mere 3399 miles away. Thanks to the glory of modern rail, it takes almost the same amount of time to get from London to Cornwall on…

York

Revisiting York

It’s been two years since I graduated from the University of York with a 2:1 in English Language and Linguistics. I cannot believe that it’s been five whole years since I first moved all the way up north and started…

Ambleside

Explore: Lake District

I’m back from a holiday in the beautiful Lake District, back to reality and wishing I was still lounging in the sun in the middle of the countryside. I’ve been there a number of times and although it’s always been…


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