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The Ginstitute: Making Your Own Gin in London

Published on 1 September, 2015

The Ginstitute has been on my radar (gindar?) for a while. In fact, all the way back in 2013 I listed it as one of the things I wanted to try in London. It took me a few years to get around to it (these things can’t be rushed) but with a friend’s big birthday coming up – the kind… Read more →

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Thinking of booking the Ginstitute, a gin blending experience in London? Read this honest review about the day including venue, booking & value for money.... Read more →

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10 Best Things To Do In Scotland on the West Coast

Published on 24 June, 2015

I was in my 30’s by the time I took my first trip to Scotland – quite an embarrassing confession given: a) Scotland is the neighbour of my native England; b) I didn’t need a passport (or even a flight) to get there; and c) I’d otherwise managed to take myself literally half way around the world (to Hong Kong,… Read more →

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Searching for the superlative, I travelled to Scotland's (Glasgow and the Lochs) to find the 10 best things to do in Scotland on the west coast.... Read more →

London South Bank Walk: The Best Sights to See

Published on 8 April, 2015

Once upon a time, South London wasn’t a very desirable place. It was the part of London that was the home of asylums, prisons and taverns of ill repute. Little did our medieval ancestors know that with these ‘features’ they were laying the foundations for one of London’s most exciting tourist enclaves. Think of London’s attractions and the South Bank is… Read more →

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The best sights to see on a London South Bank Walk for free with pictures, route map and food and drink recommendations. See some of London's oldest bits.... Read more →

How to Use the Tube in London (Without Pissing off the Locals)

Published on 18 March, 2015

Want to find out how to use the Tube in London (without pissing off the locals)? Read on… I’ve been using the Tube in London a lot recently and as I’m no longer living or working in the Capital, I’m starting to see the underground transport network in a whole new light. Sure, the Tube is awesome – it’s one of… Read more →

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Want to know how to use the Tube in London, without getting killed by a local? Follow these 10 tips from someone who used to be a local herself.... Read more →

45 Reasons to Be Grateful for Great Britain

Published on 27 November, 2014

I know Thanksgiving isn’t a British holiday, but given we suddenly appear to be claiming Black Friday as if it were our own, I thought I’d use this significant US holiday to think about all the great and wonderful things that make up the country that I call home. Which caused me to check out a few facts about Great… Read more →

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Travel has made me grateful. From human rights to leading healthcare to inventing the world wide web, these facts about Great Britain prove its greatness.... Read more →

Hillsborough: 96 Victims, 25 Years and Still No Justice

Published on 15 April, 2014

This post is different. This post isn’t about travel, at least not directly. It’s about a city – the city where I was born. It’s about a tragedy, a cover-up and one of the longest quests for justice in the history of Britain. On 15 April 1989, 25 years ago today, 96 Liverpool football fans were crushed to death and 766… Read more →

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25 years after Hillsborough and still no justice for the 96 football fans who died that day, but let's hope there is an end in sight.... Read more →

Camera Killer Attends Photo School

Published on 24 January, 2014

I kill cameras. I don’t do it intentionally, so I guess it’s more manslaughter than first degree murder, but the end result is the same. A non-functioning, non-blinking, entirely useless hunk of metal. My first murder occurred back in my lawyer days, ironically. Vegas, the Bellagio (of course – too much money, too little sense). I treated myself to an… Read more →

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Self-confessed camera killer in need of professional photoschool, I signed up to City Academy's Photography Class in London and had great success.... Read more →

Clink78 Hostel London: A Night in A Prison Cell

Published on 27 August, 2013

Last weekend I spent a night in a prison cell. Fortunately, I walked free the following day without any (criminal) record of my stay. How? I booked a night at Clink78 hostel in London. Clink78: History If you’re not familiar with Clink78, it is a hostel near Kings Cross train station in London that has a fascinating history dating back… Read more →

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Want to experience a night in a prison cell but with the freedom to leave in the morning without a criminal record? Check out Clink78 Hostel in London.... Read more →

Afternoon Tea at the Langham Hotel London

Published on 21 August, 2013

I’m not much of a planner these days but last weekend has been marked in my diary for months – a much-needed catch up with my old college room-mate, co-conspirator and long-term friend. Of course, we see each other when we can but between her adorable children (note to the eldest: you should be a blogger, you talk more than… Read more →

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Indiana Jo's review of the Theo Fennel Bijoux Afternoon Tea at the Langham Hotel London. Yum savouries and sugary cakes but a poor show on the tea pouring.... Read more →

The Best Places to Drink Gin in London: The Return of Mother’s Ruin

Published on 30 June, 2013

Want to know the best places to drink gin in London? Read on… If you’ve been paying attention to the spirit world in the past couple of years, you won’t have been able to miss the fact that gin is having a revival, and nowhere more so than in London. Sure, Grey Goose is doing a sterling job of keeping… Read more →

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Gin is having a revival, and nowhere more so than in London. If you want to know the best places to drink gin in London, read on...... Read more →