Pulling up in the car park that is situated right opposite ‘Another Place’ on that cold, drizzly first day of December was surreal. It was like a scene from 1970’s Doctor Who, and I was almost convinced that these weathered …
The Japanese are known for their creating of ornamental gardens that focus on aesthetics and elements in order to highlight the natural world that surrounds us every day – the gardens serve as a mini escape; a place to reflect …
Often, when I’m travelling, I will unsuspectingly turn a corner and find something that, quite frankly, if you had told me earlier that I was going to see I may have thought you a little unusual. I don’t mean things …
A few months ago pre-Covid, I went to explore High Royds, an abandoned Victorian mental asylum in Menston, West Yorkshire. I went with my partner and a friend; my friend, an urban exploration enthusiast had been the previous week – …
During the General Election 2019, I batted and pawed at the political state of the country like a cat with a new toy. More curious than ever before, as I attempted to fathom buzz words and phrases like ‘Brexit’ ‘Not …
Want to feel quintessentially British? Visit the Cotswolds! This place. Wow. What an absolutely gorgeous part of England. Cottage after cottage, pretty floral patches, thatched roofs and tea room after tea room after tea room. Scones and jam and cool …
Dans le Noir in London is a restaurant where, as the French title literally meaning In the Dark suggests, you can go and dine in darkness. When I say darkness, I mean DARKNESS. Me and my friend were discussing what we …
I have discovered what is possibly the coolest shoe shop in the world? At least, the coolest I have ever personally come across! This is going to be a quickie post complete with drooling and pictures (not pictures OF drooling …
I have found London calling me a lot lately. It is ridiculously cheap to get to if you book with National Express or Megabus. From Leeds where I live, you can get returns for as little as £12 which is …
A short walk away from Waterloo Station lurks one of London’s hidden gems, Leake Street Tunnel. It is basically what the name suggests, a tunnel in Leake Street. However, it is not your typical tunnel; dark, dingy, creepy. In fact, …