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A Love Letter to Newcastle upon Tyne, England

04/11/2022
Cities, Newcastle, Off the beaten track
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For a few years after I left university - a good ten years ago now - I struggled to make sense of my life. In a failing relationship and lurching from one silly job to another, I moved from city to city in the UK, trying to find a place I could call home. A friend from uni impulsively asked me to move in with her in her flat in Heaton, Newcastle, and I, equa[...]
Conquer London's Beer Mile

Conquer London's Beer Mile

04/18/2021
Food & Drink, insider, London, tips
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More eloquently known as the Bermondsey Beer Mile - the mile itself has actually grown to a rather greedy two miles. Based along the archways of a railway line that runs towards London Bridge Station, just off London's South Bank. In the past few years, the craft beer industry has boomed, not just in London, of course. But London, always happy to embr[...]
WTF is Champing?

WTF is Champing?

03/06/2020
England, Off the beaten track
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A little known term that you may very well have never heard uttered previously - the name "champing" is a cute abbreviation of "church camping". And church camping is, well, camping in churches - perhaps unsurprisingly. But I don't mean flinging up a 2 man pop up in the cemetery - champing means actually camping inside the church buildings themselves. To be [...]
Fall in Love with this Glampsite Just an Hour from London!

Fall in Love with this Glampsite Just an Hour from London!

11/06/2019
Countryside, London
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As a Londoner, I’m always looking for excuses to get out of the city (temporarily, of course) on a cheeky weekender. For some time now, I’ve been trying to find an appropriate glamping experience that’s feasible from London. While there are a few options for glamping within easy reach of London, almost none offer decent transport links due to the o[...]
Sun, Sea and Anarchy and at the World's Biggest Punk Festival!

Sun, Sea and Anarchy and at the World's Biggest Punk Festival!

09/10/2019
Festivals, Manchester
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Every August thousands of punk music fans, ranging from mohawk-sporting crust punks and rainbow-haired girls, to cute rocker kids- and even guys who look like they might play golf with your dad - descend on Blackpool; an unassuming seaside town in Northern England. With visitors pouring in from across the world, it's safe to say that Rebellion Festival c[...]
City Girls vs. Nature: a dose of olde English charm in the Cotswolds

City Girls vs. Nature: a dose of olde English charm in the Cotswolds

05/17/2019
Cotswalds, Countryside
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The neurotic nature of England’s spring weather means Easter is often a washout - but not this year. While fishermen with bulging tackle boxes caught trains out to the coast, I hightailed it to the ‘burbs. I was joining Girls on Travel - a tour group that connects solo ladies on guided trips, and this one was out to the Cotswolds. Also known as the e[...]
Brighton's Most Spectacular Viewpoint

Brighton's Most Spectacular Viewpoint

04/27/2019
Brighton
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Located on the bustling seafront, the British Airways i360 would perhaps look odd if it were anywhere other than ever-quirky Brighton, South East England. Perhaps the closest some of us might come to real-life UFO experience; the i360 tower is quite the spectacle towering 450 feet above the famous pebble beach, ensconced by a huge shiny doughnut and visi[...]
8 Exceedingly British Treats to Try in London

8 Exceedingly British Treats to Try in London

12/12/2018
Cities, Food & Drink, London
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As a Brit, I'm happy to admit that we are a nation of uninventive eaters. Besides the humble Yorkshire pudding, and adopting curry as our own, we have pretty much stayed off the world's culinary map -and for good reason. Interestingly, we do have a lot of great restaurants and the food scene in London is amazing. But it revolves heavily around the food of ot[...]
Witnessing the Display of Fall Colors in Scotland

Witnessing the Display of Fall Colors in Scotland

11/22/2018
Road Trips, Scotland
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Fall is one of my favourite times to travel around Scotland. The offseason is the perfect time for a road trip - not only are there fewer tourists on the road and everything becomes more affordable, but the landscape also presents itself from its best side! Two of the best regions in Scotland to witness the fiery display of fall colours are Perthshire and th[...]

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