Being All Fancy with Afternoon Tea at The Dorchester
It’s often claimed that having afternoon tea is one of the most quintessentially British things you can do but as a Brit myself it’s passed me by throughout my 28 […]
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Hotel Review: YOTELAIR London Gatwick
Over the past few years I’ve got into something of a habit of staying at airport hotels when I’ve got an early flight the following day. They’re far from the […]
BBK Live 2018: Camping and Other Boring Practical Stuff
Festival season is upon us and after not having been to a traditional festival since Benicassim 2012 (I don’t really count Summer Sonic or Sonic Mania as they didn’t involve […]
Christmas Dinner at the Meguro Tavern
It’s a funny one, Japan at Christmas. Just like Halloween, the celebrations start well before the actual event. In fact, I saw my first lot of Christmas illuminations go up […]
Five Reasons You Shouldn’t Take a CELTA Course
Last week I published my five reasons that people who are considering a CELTA should go ahead and take the course. I mentioned a lot of positive aspects of the […]
Five Reasons You Should Take a CELTA Course
As part of my ‘CELTA series’ of posts (ok, three posts about my CELTA course), I’ll be looking to give information and advice to those people who are considering, or […]
My Trans-Siberian Railway Adventure: Part One – Beijing to Ulaanbaatar
For many years now, one of my long-term bucket list items has been to ride the Trans-Siberian railway. It’s an ambition that has surprised a few people. Why on earth […]
Our Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb Experience
When you hear the word “Sydney”, what do you instantly think of? For 99% of people, I assume the answer is the iconic view of Circular Quay, where you can […]
Visiting Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors
As our time in China was slightly more limited than in Thailand and Vietnam, it’s been a case of seeing as much as possible in as little time as possible. […]
Five reasons you should visit Sri Lanka…NOW
Ok, so before we start: obviously you shouldn’t go to Sri Lanka right now, because you’re probably at work or something, and your boss probably wouldn’t appreciate you getting up […]
Rambling Northerner 