One of my favourite places to stop off for a quick bite in Borough Market is Porteña. Whether I’ve been exploring the market or been out for drinks in one of the pubs around London Bridge, it’s always a great option. Porteña was originally setup by three friends who were looking to bring traditional Argentinian […]
We trekked through a blustery gully with a cold wind and rain lashing one side of our faces, it wasn’t too difficult to imagine how hard life for the Romans was in this area. Thanks to English Heritage we had the opportunity to get a glimpse into what life most have been like at Hadrian’s […]
City breaks can be pretty stressful. Packing, airports, sightseeing and shopping in four or less days can wear us out and let us in need of another break. After a couple of these short weekends away, a relaxing weekend in seaside Cornwall came as a welcome change. A favourite destination for stag and hen doers, […]
Salt water streamed out of my nose as I attempted to push my head above water just in time for another crashing wave to break on my head ensuring that I was indeed choking on Celtic sea water. Despite the tiny setback, falling head first from a standing position (well kind of) on a piece […]
Being English I’d heard of the Eden Project before and in my head I had a visual image of the place being giant golf ball shapes protruding out of the earth, yet I never really understood what the place represented. Situated in Cornwall the Eden Project is built upon an old Kaolinite pit and consists […]
A wave of dust and debris blew over me as I turned my back and protected my camera’s lens, an RAF Sea King helicopter dramatically landed in front of us carrying the Olympic flame from Athens. Local Community Spirit The scene so far at Land’s End for the start of the Olympic torch relay had been […]
When we arrived at our hotel in York, the first word to catch my eye in one of the posters displayed in the lift when we were going to our room was ‘chocolate’. To which my response was obviously an instantaneous ‘chocolate, where?, I want it. NOW’. Seeing my despair, the very friendly hotel manager […]
It had been a very long time since I’d last been to York, I was about 11 at the time and still have vague memories of the distinct smells of the Jorvik Viking Centre. On our visit to York I was taken back with how much there is on offer in terms of attractions. There […]
If someone had told me twelve years ago when I was a performing arts student that at some point in the future I´d be visiting Stratford Upon Avon, Shakespeares birthplace – I would never have believed it. Considering the financial struggle the majority professional actors go through, England seemed like a very far away land which […]
Almost overwhelming for many first time visitors, Borough Market is a beautiful vision of fresh produce. The market has long been one of my favourite markets in London for its fine fresh and interesting English and International produce. The area of Borough has had a strong association with food markets for a very long time […]
