Flicking the Vs

If you thought you'd been noticing a few more posts mentioning gluten free food on this blog recently, you're not wrong. If you're a vegan, you might have raised an eyebrow - I think a lot of vegans have gone to rest…

If I won an obscene amount of money on the lottery, there are a few things I would do. I'd hire a tailor, to make me sharp suits, a PA to sort out all of the life admin that eats up my days, and a private chef, who would be o…

After giving up flying a few years back, I've travelled on the Eurostar more times than I'd like to count. I've got off the train in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels - but never in Lille. So, with a few days holiday left fo…

Eating fancy vegan, gluten free desserts is pretty much everything I want from life. That, and enough tea to sink a battleship, and I could be happy for eternity. So, when whatever algorithm is in charge of my social media starte…

I decided to go to Marseille on a bit of a whim, not really having done much research and having heard a lot of opinions - both positive and negative - about the city. If you're thinking of doing the same, I'd like to add…

If you're planning a holiday in France , maybe putting together an itinerary that takes you across the south of France , can I recommend Montpellier ? It's a lovely city to spend a few days in - there are enough sights a…

Finding great vegan food in Paris isn't too hard if you know where to look. Finding great vegan food in Paris with gluten-free options can be a bit harder. Luckily, I managed to track down two places in the French capital tha…

Confession time: I don't like fancy restaurants. I always feel too unserious to be sitting in upmarket surroundings.  This wouldn't normally be a problem - it's pretty easy to avoid fancy restaurants, unless you'r…

A few years ago, I gave up flying. I didn't give up travelling though - I've just switched to taking the train everywhere. As a UK resident, that means normally jumping on the Eurostar, and making my way to somewhere inte…

Every year, as the weather turns colder and the nights get longer, Brighton restaurants get cheaper. October in Brighton means Octoberbest and, nope, that's not a spelling error. Octoberbest is when Brighton's self-descr…