I love listening to how everyone celebrates Christmas, and am always interested in how different their traditions are. We all do Christmas in our own way, from spending with family and friends to taking a tropical holiday, cooking and baking and gift exchanges. I also love how ancient Christmas traditions, some that date back centuries, are still entwined in our…
In 2019 I travelled every month from March to December 2019 – sometimes multiple trips. I did this whilst paying towards a master’s degree. The purpose of this article isn’t too boast, but rather provide some insight into how a regular millennial woman manages to travel on an above-average wage (according to Bristol Post) and what my life looks like…
On Saturday 30th November 2019, I went to the matinee performance of Jack Whitehall: Stood Up in the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. I thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and left with my cheeks hurting from the laughter. I was disappointed to read the scathing reviews of the tour; the Guardian gave it one star saying, “The comic, who doesn’t seem to have any interest…
Apart from the Scrooge's and Grinch's out there, the majority of us all love the mince pie and tinsel season. Christmas in terms of buying presents has evolved so much over time. Nowadays, my friends who have children of their own are buying their kids iPad's, iPhone's or X Box's. Every present they get now seems to involve a plug…
Christmas is my favourite time of year. I’m that irritatingly festive person who puts up their tree in October, much to the displeasure of everyone else. For me, there is no better weekend than one spent in a foreign city surrounded by wooden market stalls, carol singers, and delicious food – for these reasons, Budapest should definitely be on your…
There’s no shortage of Christmas Markets in Bristol so grab your woolly hat and scarf, ’cause we’re going Christmas shopping! Throughout December, Bristol has a colourful array of Christmas markets promising merry vibes aplenty. As a market lover, and someone who has marked *interested* on pretty much every event on Facebook containing the words ‘Christmas’ and ‘Market’, I felt it…
On Halloween of all days, the new film based on the Stephen King's book Dr Sleep came out. I went to the first screening on the first day at our local cinema and the film did not disappoint. Dr Sleep is the sequel to the Stephen King classic "The Shining". Dr Sleep looks at the family and focuses especially on…
It is the most wonderful time of year… or, at least, it is supposed to be. Yet, for many, Christmas can equal excess expectations and extreme expense or indulgence. Has it all become a bit too ‘extra’ for most of us? Fortunately, 2019 looks set to be the year that ‘excessmas’ takes a back seat. Research reveals a backlash against…
It's that time of year again - it's time to watch a group of celebrities eat kangaroo genitals, clean the dunny and sit around a campfire moaning about the food they're eating. Yes, I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Outta Here is back! Now, I am somebody who literally cannot wait for it return to our screens year in, year…
I’ve been taking an unplanned and unexpected blogging break recently. I don’t really know why or how it happened, because it’s certainly not for a lack of exciting things to blog about – I’ve started several blogs about travelling solo and adventures in Bali, which I can’t wait to share but haven't been able to motivate myself to finish them.…