9 Apr 2015
Chengdu is the place to go for pandas in China, according to Google (and hopefully Bing, otherwise no one in China will know). We booked three nights there with our only aim being ...
9 Apr 2015
Communal toast making areas are an etiquette nightmare. One fine morning in Beijing really took the biscuit. Breakfast buffet had 2 toasters. I put my bread in and waited alongside...
6 Apr 2015
Beijing isnt a particularly pretty city but it has character. Initially I was rather overwhelmed with its bad points and oppressive smog. After four days it grew on me a bit and th...
25 Mar 2015
At Christmas I made a snap judgement to quit my job and go travelling around Asia and Australia for the year, funding myself as I went working as a web designer (Dan conveniently a...
7 Mar 2015
Dan and I went to New York for a week. I'm not very well acquainted with America, having only been to Vegas before now. I was assured Vegas was not representative of America as a w...
2 Feb 2015
I decided to get a bit fitter and healthier for my impending travels. If Im going to be trekking through the jungle in Indonesia, it would be better if I could still breathe after ...
20 Jan 2015
Such is my desire to be in a real life detective story, I turned a pretty mundane incident with my downstairs neighbour into an elaborate net of suspense, intrigue and potentially Murder...
25 Nov 2014
I cant make pancakes. If I had a euro for every person whos told me that making pancakes is easy, Id be a cynical, rage-filled, doubting millionaire. I can make pancake batter but as soon as it touches the frying pan, all hell breaks loose. My Mum, the aforementioned Good Cook...
13 Nov 2014
I recently (yesterday) launched my very own web development website, with my friend and fellow web-developer Laura Russell...
23 Oct 2014
I always knew I took tea seriously, but the true gravity of the situation was brought home to me this morning. I take my tea the correct way: Lyons, strong, no sugar, tiny drop of ...
19 Sept 2014
My parents called me Anthea. Were not of Greek descent. They arent super into Greek mythology. My mother wasnt rescued from a burning building by fearless woman called Anthea. Theres no significant reason behind the name. They knew someone called Anthea, liked it, and called me it...
20 Aug 2014
There are 2 things I feel I should like: Shoe Shopping Computer Shopping I hate both of these things in equal measure. Even if I dont buy anything, I still quite enjoy normal shopping. Possibly due to the looking at nice things aspect. I just really hate shopping for shoes. This might be because I...