Until last week I had no idea how easy it could be to drive from London to France. I always imagined it would take a long time, but all in all it took about 4.5 hours door-to-door. One minute I was eating McDonalds breakfast at...
Last weekend I attended an event in London to celebrate the spirit of Andalucia. If you haven't heard of Andalucia before - it's a beautiful region of southern Spain that encompasses places such as Seville, Granada and Malaga. The idea of the event was...
Several years ago I noticed I had a bad intolerance to caffeine. My palms would sweat, I felt anxious and instead of feeling focused and alert, I just felt distracted, shaky and confused. I tried drinking decaf coffee but that didn't help much and then...
Cornwall is one of the most beautiful parts of England so if you're visiting the UK, I'd highly recommend getting out of London and heading to the southwest. If you live in the UK, then you definitely have no excuse not to visit this part...
Bali is an incredibly popular travel destination and my post about things to do in Bali is one of my #1 most read posts on this site. I'm always getting emails with questions about visiting the island so I thought I'd put together some of...
I'm always looking for hacks and apps to save money, so this week I tried out an app called Zeek, which allows you to buy discounted gift cards for hundreds of UK retailers, including Starbucks, iTunes, Asda and House of Fraser. If you're planning...
This August I had the opportunity to go to Antigua for Carnival. It wasn't my first Carnival (I've been to Notting Hill Carnival several times) but it was certainly my first Carnival in the Caribbean, where it originates from. Carnival goes on for ten days in...
One of my pet peeves about travelling is the costly transaction fees that can come with using bank cards abroad. I tend to prefer using my bank card, as it means I don't have to carry cash or visit a currency exchange, but if I'm...
The last few weeks had left me feeling a little stressed, so what better way to de-stress than with a weekend in the countryside? Living in London it's easy to just stay in London. I have everything on my doorstep - spacious green parks, funky rooftop...