• Uncategorized

    The Guardian

    I’m a bit late in sharing this but in April a piece I wrote about my brother’s death and parent’s 30th wedding anniversary got published in The Guardian. I’m really pleased to have shared this tribute with people. Read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/01/family-life-parents-wedding-donald-wheres-your-troosers-andy-stewart-lentils

  • Eating Out

    Monday Funday

    One of the best meals I have had in recent times…venison schnitzel and thrice cooked chips. You can’t beat thrice-cooked chips! The Forresters Arms, St Albans

  • adventures

    Surviving Glastonbury (or any other festival)

      AKA How I learned to stop worrying and love the long- drops So last week I came back from Glastonbury festival. You don’t need me to tell you that Glastonbury is the greatest place on earth (although it is). For anyone who hasn’t been, it is super hard to explain what is amazing about it. It’s like a city with different districts, the best nightlife and a daytime world that constantly keeps you stimulated. When I went the first time in 2014, even though I enjoyed it, I was pleased to come home, mainly as I relished the opportunity of sleeping in a proper bed. However, this time I actually got hardcore…

  • travel

    48 Hours in Savannah

    I came across this article I wrote for Vagabundo magazine a few years ago, about Savannah, Georgia and thought I’d share it here. Savannah is a quirky, offbeat place which should be on anyone’s list of places to visit in the deep south of America: http://www.vagabundomagazine.com/48-hours-in-savannah/    

  • Healthy Eating

    What’s so super about Superfoods?

    “Superfood” is a marketing term used to describe foods which are laden with nutrients and are packed full of antioxidants, polyphenols, vitamins and minerals. They offer certain benefits, such as prolonging life and promoting health and pack a punch as far as well-being is concerned. Here we have outlined particular superfoods and what causes them to be considered a superfood. Green tea Okay, so technically green tea isn’t a food, however, it has such a fantastic amount of benefits, it had to be included in this list. In the Far East, green tea has been used for centuries as a treatment for a variety of conditions, ranging from arthritis to…

  • adventures

    Losing a few hours in the Victoria and Albert Museum

    If you want to visit somewhere that is a treasure trove of amazing things to see, as well as being free to enter, then the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is ideal. It is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, with a permanent collection of over 4.5 million artefacts. With this in mind, you can imagine how easy it is to lose yourself in this vast gallery of beautiful and fascinating objects. Upon entering the museum, you will find yourself with a huge amount of choices of where to start. The layout is confusing admittedly, but if you don’t mind where you go, then it is…