I was down in Bath last week to say hello to my new nephew – little Dylan Hugo! And as is often the case this meant trying a new bar with the parents – I finally got to the Canary, the home of Bath Gin. Mum & Dad outside the Canary. Mum was on a…
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Escape the City: Into the Empty Quarter
Last Thursday I attended the screening of the adventure film ‘Into the Empty Quarter’ at Escape school (more on them later). Having recently moved into a new office space you can tell they are still settling in (fresh paint, temporary flooring and the screen propped up with a few books!) The Escape Manifesto doing hard…
Gin Club outing to Kew Gardens
Some of Gin Club getting tuned into nature at Kew (this was after two gin based drinks!)* So the inaugural Gin Club with a Reading Problem outing (with more than two members), happened at Kew Gardens on Sunday. The gang ready to get going Our aim was to combine some touristing (I haven’t been to…
Roman Baths: Touristing in Bath!
I was back in Bath last week (unsurprisingly given most my family is here these days!) This time mum decided we should do some touristing – interesting fact, but if you are a Bathonian then you get free entrance to a lot of the tourist attractions with a special card proving that you are a local. That…
Menu Gordon Jones
Continuing the theme of trying out all that Bath has to offer, we were privileged to get a last minute table at my parents local restaurant – Menu Gordon Jones. The premise of the restaurant is that you don’t get to choose. The menu that Gordon Jones has put together, of several seasonal courses,…
Camden beach & tank party
Last week – on possibly the last day of summer :s – I took advantage of the long bank holiday weekend to spend a day hanging out in Camden. The plan was to head to Made in Camden under the Roundhouse for their bottomless Bellini brunch – but unfortunately they were short staffed and only…
Tapas at the Opera Tavern
When my parents were in town last week to see Shakespeare in Love, which by the way they loved and thoroughly recommend, they took me to dinner afterwards. We met at the Opera Tavern for a tapas meal. I love the concept of tapas, being a greedy pig it appeals to be able to try…
A night in Kings Cross
Last Thursday I had a night out in Kings Cross. Back in the day when I was at Uni, a night in Kings Cross would be where you would end up when blind drunk and if you weren’t careful propositioned by the local prostitutes. Needless to say Kings Cross has come a long way since…
A weekend at the Edinburgh Fringe
This weekend I was up in Edinburgh for the Fringe and to visit friends. This is the fifth time I’ve visited Edinburgh, but only the first at Fringe time. Some of the shows we saw at the Fringe this weekend. My friend, Jen and I stayed at the Tune hotel in Haymarket – which was…
Secret streets: Kentish Town
I get very easily bored on my running routes so I like to mix them up every so often and take the back streets or non straight forward ways. This week I ran around the back streets of Kentish Town where there are loads of surprises! Colurfully painted houses on and around Leverton Street Definitely…