Category Archives: Travel

The Queen Charlotte Sounds – a real gem

You know those places that you imagine, but don’t think can possibly exist? Umm. They do! I went there – the Queen Charlotte Sounds, NZ. I thought my partner was definitely making it up when he described his childhood holiday house (or bach as the Kiwis call it). I’d probably call it a shack butContinue reading “The Queen Charlotte Sounds – a real gem”

Yucatan (Tulum to Chichén Itzá)

In stark contract to Mexico City, we were about to land in an oasis of shades of green. Flying in to Tulum what struck me was the lushness of the landscape below. The sight of the ocean also filled me with anticipation. We hired a car and made our way down to our Airbnb inContinue reading “Yucatan (Tulum to Chichén Itzá)”

Best walk (nearish) to London?

It took 3 months of being sardined in the tube, walked in to on the street, rude shop assistants but I finally did it… I got to breaking point in London! From this point I could no longer bear the sight of any form of public transport or human being and needed to escape bigContinue reading “Best walk (nearish) to London?”

Novel Designs: the Hive

So Kew Gardens have been on the radar for a little while… When we finally made it, we saw what all the buzz was about (puns will not be excused). Not only is Kew a fabulous manicured garden (it is not a park to get pissed and pack a picnic and some partay balloons ifContinue reading “Novel Designs: the Hive”

New to London: markets and parks

New to London. I’m not the first and I won’t be the last. With probably the best public transport in the world, your initial impression is that life will be easy and kind! Luring you in with its simplicity. Lucky we have friends to stay with because dealing with a real estate agent and aContinue reading “New to London: markets and parks”

New Architecture in Los Angeles: Gehry and The Broad

Quite possibly, actually, most definitely my favourite part of downtown LA was our visit to The Broad. This private collection of modern art of extraordinary contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons and Lichtenstein really sparks a fire in terms of thinking about the human relationship with consumerism and popular culture. Whether you love it orContinue reading “New Architecture in Los Angeles: Gehry and The Broad”