Looking Back At 2016

Looking Back At 2016

How to start this? How can I bundle up everything that has happened this year in my life, in the UK and in the entire world and package it into a neat little blog post? I can’t so I won’t try but its safe to say that 2016 will be a year that for the rest...
Money Diary: Winter Edition

Money Diary: Winter Edition

I sort of enjoyed showing you how I spend my money back in AugustĀ – those summer days of lunches eaten outside and rooftop yoga classes now seem rather distant in my memory as winter brings with it a whole new spending challenge. Darker mornings and colder hands...
Hip Chips Soho – The “Crisp Restaurant”

Hip Chips Soho – The “Crisp Restaurant”

With everything that has happened in 2016, wasting energy bemoaning pop-ups, concept restaurants and hipsters seems pretty pointless. A crisp restaurant may seem like the ultimate in #millennial #hipster ridiculousness but it’s actually the perfect antidote to...
A Winter Weekend In Milan

A Winter Weekend In Milan

I first visited Milan soon after starting this blog, back before I had a smartphone with an offline Google map and a list of pre-researched restaurants. In July the temperature was over 40 degrees but being in the very north of Italy, Milan misses out on winter...
Colombia Road Flower Market

Colombia Road Flower Market

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall” – F. Scott FitzgeraldChillier air and darker mornings aren’t yet a sign to abandon all hope and hibernate. Before winter really sets in, the days where the sun shines through the grey...