The beauty of the Isles of Scilly is by far best enjoyed with a walk along the coast. Whichever island you find yourself on, the contrast of rugged rocks interspersed with white, sandy beaches and stunning views over to the neighbouring islands will not disappoint and the ocean breeze is so energising. We started our … Continue reading Isles of Scilly: A Coastal Walk on St Mary’s
Tresco is the only island of the Isles of Scilly that is run privately and not by the Duchy of Cornwall. This picturesque island is now leased to the Dorrien-Smith family who are descended from Augustus Smith, once Lord Proprietor of Scilly and a hugely influential figure in the history of the Isles. Arriving on … Continue reading Isles of Scilly: A Day Trip to Tresco
If you’re following me on Instagram you might have seen that I visited the Isles of Scilly the weekend before last. An incredibly brave friend of mine took a huge leap last year and moved to this small group of islands off the coast of Cornwall with a population of about 2000 people to teach … Continue reading Isles of Scilly: Arts & Crafts on St Mary’s
I have always wanted to try pottery, and last year I had a go at making pinch pots with the lovely Noriko Nagaoka and I wrote about it here. I enjoyed it so much I ended up going twice and I definitely got the pottery bug! My parents obviously cottoned on to this and my … Continue reading My One-Day Pottery Throwing Workshop with Clover Lee
Wow it’s been a busy June! Between being assigned a plot on an allotment and planning for my upcoming three months of travelling at the end of this year (SO MUCH to tell you guys!) I guess there hasn’t been an awful lot of time for writing. It’s over a month since I got back … Continue reading Munich: Food & Drink
At the end of May I attended a conference in Munich for work. I decided to head out a couple of days early to spend a bit of time exploring Munich in my own before the conference got underway. I didn't have a lot of time, but Munich is a really walkable city and so … Continue reading A Walk Around Munich
A couple of weeks ago I turned 30, and I decided to spend the bank holiday weekend with Mark in San Sebastián to celebrate. San Sebastián stood out as the perfect location as there isn't a long list of sights to see and so we could really take things at our own pace and fully … Continue reading San Sebastián Highlights
San Sebastián is well known as a foodie destination - especially for the local pintxos - and it's no secret that the region boasts the highest number of Michelin stars per capita in the world. Michelin starred restaurants aren't the only way to experience incredible food in San Sebastián as my pintxos post will tell … Continue reading San Sebastián: Michelin Star Dining at Akelarre
The recent bank holiday weekend was an exciting one for me - it was my birthday! It wasn’t just any birthday either, but the big (and ever so slightly scary) 3-0! Last year, I had an incredible birthday weekend visiting friends in The Hague, and so I felt that I had to go some to … Continue reading San Sebastián: The Best of The Pintxos
Last year I went along to a pinch pot workshop at the Japan Centre led by Noriko Nagaoka, whose ceramics I absolutely love. Earlier this year Noriko joined 11 other artists to launch Clay Habitat, a ceramics gallery and shop on Lower Marsh near Waterloo station. I attended their launch event back in February and … Continue reading Sake Tasting at Clay Habitat
A Year in Dinners 