In this monthly blog post, I look back on the month past and choose ten things that made me happy and that I’m thankful for. Here are my Ten Happy Things for May. Two Bank holidays! Who doesn’t love a Bank holiday? And when there are two in one month? BLISS. For the first Bank holiday, my friend Shelley and I explored Emsworth and ate ice-cream on the beach. For the second Bank holiday, I was challenged by Hotels.com to explore Euston and King’s Cross with my friend Kaye – it’s not just train stations, you know! The Big Spritz…
As a tourist or a Londoner, when you think of London neighbourhoods to explore you very rarely think of King’s Cross St Pancras and Euston. However, as a tourist it’s a great place to stay with loads of hotels in King’s Cross, which is in zone 1. And then there’s the great transport links, including trains to all parts of the UK and the Eurostar to France and Belgium. But it’s not an area to explore, right? Wrong. Over the last few years, the area has undergone a huge transformation and had lots of investment. Even Google and YouTube have…
Last month my friend Jenny and I decided to take a day off and spend it together. Initially we were going to do something crafty (like a pottery class) but couldn’t find anything that was during the day. Finally we settled on meeting in Richmond and I booked lunch at the gorgeous Petersham Nurseries as I’d been before and I knew Jenny would love it – also, they allow dogs so Jenny could bring Dot, her sausage dog, with her. We parked the car near Ham House and walked along the Thames to Petersham Nurseries. We picked the perfect day…
In this monthly blog post, I look back on the month past and choose ten things that made me happy and that I’m thankful for. Here are my Ten Happy Things for April. Aperol Spritz at The Shard For those who know me, you know how much I love an Aperol Spritz so when I was invited to an Aperol Spritz evening at Campari’s offices in The Shard, I didn’t hesitate at RSVPing immediately. It was such a fun night with some yummy Italian aperitivo and the Aperol Spritzes were flowing. Also my friends Sam Sparrow and Lea Rice were…
Taste of London is a food festival that celebrates and showcases London’s best restaurants, chefs and food and drink brands. It takes places twice a year – a summer festival in Regent’s Park and a winter one in Tobacco Dock. I went along to Taste of London last Saturday, on one of the hottest days of the year, to see what the fuss is all about. The festival takes place over four days and attracts around 55,000 visitors. With 120 dishes to choose from, not to mention the various brand stalls, there is so much to get through! I love…
