Don’t you always find that it’s places fairly close to home that you don’t tend to visit? Well it seems to happen to me quite often. For example, I had never ever been to Bath before even though it’s only about about two and half hours by car from London (one and a half hours […]
When the sun’s shining in central London and you find yourself surrounded by high rise buildings, head towards one of my favourite afternoon sun spots, London’s Southbank. Not only can you soak up the sun but there are plenty of things to do on Southbank, London. Places to eat, drink and explore. Here are my […]
What better way to get your bearings in an unfamiliar city than way up high above the bustle of the traffic and march of pedestrians on the city streets? Surely London’s tallest building would be the place to visit? Well, not for me. I felt a little let down by The View From the Shard and […]
Day two of winging it in Brighton (thanks to Booking.com) started in the extremely early hours. I’d been recommended a new night of Latin & Balearic House at the Green Door Store near Brighton’s train station. The challenge was to go to see a style of DJ/band that I wouldn’t normally, now seeing as though […]
After being told on Friday morning that I’d be exploring Brighton for the weekend I rushed out from work and headed for the train station. Phone in hand and first nights accomodation booked at The Square, a boutique hotel sat facing one of Brighton’s green little squares. I’d used Booking.com’s app to book with just […]
Surprise! It’s Friday morning, I’ve just been sipping a strong black coffee in an attempt to wake myself up when I got the news that I’m off exploring sunny (hopefully!) Brighton this weekend! I’m leaving work this evening (Friday 3rd July) and hopping on the train to the South coast to complete a number of […]
The Shard and the view from the top (called The View From The Shard) or at least the view from the furtherest you can get to, is something that I’ve always wanted to do since the building was complete back in 2012. Like most things when you live somewhere you just don’t find yourself making […]
What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than being transported back to your childhood? Around every corner is a tiny surprise, a flashback to when you we’re young, where you find yourself saying out loud, “remember this!?” or “I had one of those!”. Wandering around the Museum of Childhood you’re not quite sure just […]
Drinking coffee in a gent’s public toilet? Doesn’t sound too appealing does it? Well ever since watching a programme on TV about an architect who bought a disused public toilet in Crystal Palace and turned it into a beautiful little city flat, I’ve been quite fascinated by these unique spaces that were once abandoned but […]
We picked a typically chilly, charcoal grey skied, winters day to head down to Greenwich to ride the London cable car, The Emirates Air Line. It has been one of those London “things that I want to do but haven’t got around to it yet” and it was time to tick it well and truly […]
We wandered down Brick Lane for a bowl of cereal at 6pm at the Cereal Killer Cafe. You can read all about the experience in my blog post. If you’re having any problems viewing the video you can watch it on YouTube too. Video Transcript Hi guys, my name’s Paul Dow and I’m a travel […]
“How about a bowl of choco-potomus?” asks the young guy behind the counter (surprisingly clean shaven, no bushy hipster beard). “erm, what’s that?” I ask, taking a closer look at the menu that I pretended I was reading earlier. “…it’s a cocktail of cereal with Coco Pops, Krave, Kinder Happy Hippo and chocolate milk.” “Yeh […]
