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The Bier and Hoppefeesten at Poperinge, Belgium, was one of the best little beer festivals I've been to. All from bottles, the beer served here was full of big Belgian flavours, high percentage and fast flowing. But here's the difference between Flemish and Kiwi drinkers: this festival was FUN. 

City Guide | Ghent, Belgium

Ghent: A city that started to grow in the late middle ages, around the two rivers of Leie and Scheldt. It is now the second largest municipality in Belgium, and is the capital of East Flanders, the Flemish speaking part of the country. 

My Escape Back to the Riviera di Levante

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As you may know if you follow me on instagram, I recently returned to Italy for a few days. Here are some of the best shots I managed to squeeze in between swimming, eating and window shopping. The main places featured here are Nervi (a suburb of Genoa), Camogli, which is a beautiful little town that you might recognise from my previous Italy posts, and just a couple from the historic centre of Genoa. It was such a beautiful holiday away from the grime of London.

Graham & Sylvie | Wedding Highlights

I flew to Canada to celebrate the marriage of my cousin Sylvie to her husband Graham. Here are some of the highlights in no particular order. Enjoy!

Favourites Trilogy | Vol. 2

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Oh hey there, I'm back again with another 4 months of things I've been loving including Books, art, food, music, film, theatre and more!

City Guide | Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh | Festival Edition

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This was my second trip to Edinburgh. Last time a friend and I stayed in a B&B called Panda Vila where our host, a man named Martin, was very welcoming but also tried to convince us that the world was flat, floating in a black liquid and enclosed by two giant domes. When questioned about the existence of satellites and space exploration, he said that was a very good question and settled for putting tinfoil over his wifi router. This time however, I was in town to meet up with my Mum and Step-Dad who were visiting as part of a massive trip involving conferences, eclipses, hiking, island hoping, and a wedding in Canada which I will be joining them for later this month. Yeah I know, they should be the ones with the travel blog! 

We had 4 days to make the most of Edinburgh at Festival time, meaning there was lots to do and lots of people crammed into what is a relatively small City... this also means you're in for quite a few photos - see you at the end!

Exploring Dover

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I went on a lil day trip last week to Dover to see what all the fuss was about. The cliffs were pretty impressive, although the town itself didn't seem anything out of the ordinary. In fact, the town seemed to have a strange dynamic of Nationalistic Britishness. Being so close to France that my cellphone stopped working, locals here will go out of their way to let you know you're in England. For me this moment occurred when a pub owner came out onto the street and asked me how many photos I had taken of his building. I said just the one, and he said ok, that will be 10p. He was joking of course, but I got the feeling that tourists weren't his favourite customers. And perhaps fair enough, as the cliff paths were full of large groups of French and German school kids all trying to stand as close to the edge as possible without their teachers having full blown heart attacks. 

Northern Ireland | Belfast & Game of Thrones Tour

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I was lucky enough to visit Northern Ireland at the start of the month to celebrate an old school friend's birthday. I was only there for the weekend, but we made the most of it by exploring Belfast the first day and hunting for filming locations for the popular tv show Game of Thrones on the second. Enjoy the photos!

City guide | Budapest, Hungary

My First Time

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Budapest is a city of times gone by. Crumbling buildings with beautiful frescos sit solidly next to communist era brutalist office blocks and apartment complexes. Litter lies in the gutters and graffiti covers walls, doors and statues. Despite all this, and perhaps because of it, Budapest has retained its identity through the years, growing into the city we see today: beautifully diverse.