1. There are virtually no signs in English, which makes getting around very difficult. 2. Many Chinese students speak and understand English, so don’t be shy – say hello and they will happily chat to you! 3. You’ll get stared at. A lot. Just embrace it. Pretend you’re a celebrity. 4. If you have blond […]
The fab team at Smiths invited me along for the launch of Smiths at Spitalfields. As well as Gin and Jazz, we were treated to canapes, beer and gin cocktails. Here are a few photos from the night 🙂 Smith Spitalfields Best of British ‘BOB’ beer Basement bar events in September Canapés being served […]
Two weeks ago, I found out via. Twitter that it was National Burger Day on August 27th. I didn’t waste any time and hopped straight over to Google to research the best place to go to get the best burger in London. Google was awash with burger related content. Burger-flavoured ice cream, healthy recipes for […]
I love the outdoors. Since I was young I’ve been riding bikes, running around, climbing mountains, and generally trying my hand at any outdoor activity I could. Safe to say, New Zealand was my outdoor playground mecca. After visiting the Marlborough wine region, I travelled South from Greymouth on the West Coast of the South […]
Geek post. WordPress is great. It now powers around 19% of the web. It’s simple to use, intuitive, has fantastic theme templates and plugins, and will continue to thrive. But what happens when your web host uses a different server than Apache? I recently found out….I was working on a site that uses Namesco (or […]
Picture the scene. I’ve been delayed by 4 hours at Shanghai airport. This means I land into Hong Kong at 3am. I’m tired after my 21 hour journey….from Auckland. I pass through immigration, and head to the trains. The trains don’t run until 5:30am. Fine, taxi it is. I manage to ramble off my best […]
I’m not a food blogger. Not really. But I do love good food. Especially steak. And wine. So when I was invited to explore the top floor of Smiths of Smithfield restaurant in London, and presented with three courses of quality rare breed beef, AND two fine wines per course, it was something I had […]
My iPhone 4S was the only piece of technology I took travelling with me. Initially I wasn’t going to use it much, but the day before I left, I was encouraged to post something on Facebook every 3 or 4 days, just to let friends and family know I was still alive. That all changed […]
When I was growing up I was never really close to my sister. We had a lot of things in common, but we also did a lot of things…differently. It was only really the last few years that we grew close again. I haven’t lived at home since I was 18, so space and time […]
I know what you’re thinking. “Why on earth would you do that?!“. But then I also know what fellow skydivers are thinking. Well, not thinking….just smiling, acknowledging, and…understanding. Unlike bungee jumping, doing a skydive was always on my bucket list. If you have a ‘you only live once’ attitude, then I’m sure it’s on many […]
