Burnt salmon and shrunken laundry. Sweet freedom and shameless sleep-ins. This is moving out; both the good, the bad, and the overlapping in-between.
Moving up, down and out
Beauty of Brighton
Vanilla bean ice cream melts on the fingertips and fresh sea water breathes into the pores. 16km is walked on a stone beach and a box of battered fish becomes victim to the seagulls. Children’s squeals echo off the piers wooden boards, whilst flashing, overpriced arcade games encourage more noise. Stroll along the Hove’s colourful huts…
Affairs of Amsterdam
It’s a place sought out by many with a reputation that proceeds. A land of canals, potent grass and red lights, with museums a many and askew gingerbread houses. Travelling to Netherland’s capital and most populated city, I took a quick hiatus from London to have a weekend affair with Amsterdam. DAY EENE Noses for…
The Human Condition
This is not a pity story, a lithe airy post, or a means of offence to the subjects discussed. This is just a truth that is my own, with experiences and emotions that I’ve come to feel and know. Our whole lives, especially at young, we are fed tales of heroism, love and justice. You’re…
24 hours in Edinburgh
True to the title, and conquered in hours no more or no less, I visited the great Scotts for a rendezvous with history. Take my lens and checklist as reference points as I fast-track you through the gothic, compact and hilly capital of Edinburgh. Climbed Calton Hill Stood opposite Arthur King’s Seat – a 200 million…
Dublin on Film
A fleeting weekend of being drunk on the Irish accent, hunting for leprechauns, celebrity spotting the Pope, dancing in Temple Bar and perusing Trinity College. Add whiskey tasting at the Jameson Distillery, ogling at bog bodies and walking miles on bridges, parks and castle roads to the itinerary, and you've got yourself a roll of…
Loopy on Lavender
Lavender. The smell of my grandmother's sheets, motel toilet fresheners, garnishes in gin and those odd handmade lavender bags that Aunt Kathy has somewhere in her bedroom draw. Travelling to its natural habitat in Mayfield, we ventured out to see the organic lavender growers on the Surrey Downs. A humble £2 entry fee will get you endless…
Life in London
The question on everyones lips and fingertips is “how are you doing?”. It sounds like a simple enough question. One that doesn’t take much thought or provoke calamity in the brain. But I’ve never been a fibber, and I can’t just sum it up with “good thanks, and yourself?”. […]
Chasing Copenhagen
Suckling on maple syrup, watching reflections dance on the canal waterfront and anxiously dodging the swarm of Danish cyclists - pinch me if this is real, but am I in Copenhagen? Act One I like planes. I love airports. However, I’m not a huge fan of delayed planes at an over-crowded airport. That’s the icky pickle…
The Expatriates Search
“To realise one's destiny is a person's only real obligation and when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” - Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Most people take steps in life, especially when it comes to moving out. We move across streets, cities and states. We move the infants, the…
