Cambridge is a fascinating place but if you get a bit sick of punting and Hogwarts imagery then I thoroughly recommend a visit to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. It’s a short bus ride away from the city centre and boasts a massive collection of airplanes from the First World War right up to […]
The first college at the University of Cambridge, Peterhouse, was founded in 1284 after two students ran away from Oxford University because they were wanted for murder. Now known as one of the most famous universities in the world, tourists flock there throughout the year to experience a town steeped in history and charm. Cambridge […]
Zoo Lates was a great opportunity to see the zoo at night time with no children in sight and a glass (or rather, plastic cup) of wine in hand. No offence to parents but sometimes it’s nice to walk around an area that’s normally crawling with children, without having to detour around prams and screaming toddlers. […]
Before going back to Australia to get married, we pondered where to go for our honeymoon. Asia? It was nearby and on the route back to London. Eastern Australia? The cocktail bars in Melbourne and Sydney beckoned. Eventually we decided on Margaret River in our home state of Western Australia. Although we’d been there countless […]
To me, English people don’t seem that patriotic. You hardly ever see the British flag being flown and my friend once said that at Glastonbury no-one liked to have it hanging from their tent in case they were criticised for being right-wing. But all that changed for the Queen’s Jubilee. Never have I seen so […]
