It’s 2pm on a Sunday in March and I’m sitting by the windowsill having my morning coffee. Ordinarily, my morning wouldn’t have started at 2pm,…
I was prepared for one of them to die. Before I left the UK to go travelling, I made a list of family members I…
The groggy fog of your afternoon nap begins to dissipate. The thundery rumble of an ignored stomach calls you to action, and when the gnawing…
Drifting in and out of sleep in Australian Eastern Standard time, the latest news alerts come in from the hot mess that is currently Brexit…
Today I woke up in what felt like the apocalypse. “Call me Dave” Cameron has just resigned, the pound has reached a 30-year low (just…
Since relocating to the UK, I have attempted to cross as many English traditions as possible off my bucket list before my visa expires and…
Cost: Free – just download the app. When you first arrive in a new city, it’s handy to have a local to guide you; a…
Get There: 47 Villiers Street, London WC2N 6NE Cost: House wine (which is all you can afford): £18.40 per bottle, £5.10 per glass Open: 11am…
Get There: 3 Kingly Court, London, W1B 5PW. It’s designed to be hard to find, so look for the “Trains” sign hanging above the alleyway…
Get There: Take the underground to Oxford Circus Price: Free – as long as you don’t set foot inside Topshop There are some things in…
Get There: SE1 7PB – take the underground to Waterloo; then walk 5-minutes from the station Cost: £29.95 Open: All day every day except 25th…
Britain is a strange place. You have to pay to use the toilet at the train station. Fried blood and guts is served for breakfast….
