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 … [Read more]
A huge gust of wind hit the sails throwing us off course dramatically, the captain battled with wheel as the boat dipped into a wave. We clung on to anything that would keep us on board the boat. There were no signs of major panic from the … [Read more]
I left a grim, grey, smoggy London skyline behind in search of the fresh mountain air of Austria to throw myself down a mountain on a bike, meet a friendly pack of huskies and to explore the mountains of Tirol. City life is fast and exciting but … [Read more]
Standing in a field surrounded by long inquisitive faces nibbling at my t-shirt isn’t quite what I was expecting from horse riding in Menorca. We trotted into what looked like a scene from Jurassic Park, an expansion plain lined with palm trees … [Read more]
On Wednesday night I'll be heading to Heathrow airport... I think! I haven't decided whether to get up early or to book a hotel at the airport instead! My flight is super early at around 7am so getting to the airport for 5am might prove a little on … [Read more]
It was pretty late, I’d just finished packing when my phone buzzed across the table, there was message from my mum wishing me a good trip to Menorca. I wasn’t quite sure whether I had ever been before but there was some faint memory of a distant … [Read more]
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 … [Read more]
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 … [Read more]
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 … [Read more]
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 … [Read more]
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 … [Read more]
I can't believe it, it's nearly the end of January already and I haven't even committed to my goals for the year! Writing them down helps me to commit to them much more than just thinking about them in my head, also by telling people about them makes … [Read more]