• adventures

    Winter Lights Festival

    If you’re in London before the 27th January, make sure you check out the Winter Lights in Canary Wharf. These are free to view and are really recommended. Here is my article about them for Weekend Notes: www.weekendnotes.co.uk/winter-lights-canary-wharf/

  • 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…

  • Eat Like A Londoner,  food,  vegetarian

    Vantra Vitro

    Vantra Vitro is a small restaurant nestled along Oxford Street in London,  specialising in healthy food.  Everything is vegan which is why a group of us ended up there for my vegan friend Anna’ s birthday last weekend. The restaurant doesn’t sell alcohol so I drank Elderflower water instead (somebody tried the Mangoade). The food was in a buffet style,  so you help yourself and then the plate gets weighed.  You pay for how much is on your plate. There was a choice ranging from Thai curry to steamed broccoli and strogonoff.  I really enjoyed the whole experience and would recommend Vantro Vitro if you’d like to try something healthier. …

  • adventures,  food

    Christmas Markets

    A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to visit both Winter Wonderland and the Mill Street Winter Fair in Cambridge. The Mill Street Fair was a lovely day out, with shops and restaurants selling food all along the road. There was, of course, the traditional stalls, as well as street entertainment. It was quite busy, but not too much. My friend and I even ducked into a church to listen to a choir and have a go on their tombola. I am definitely interested in going next year! Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London is a different kettle of fish. Now in its 7th year, it is a popular…