Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest.
-Georgia O’Keeffe
7 Travel Hacks for City Breaks
Trial, error, a parched throat and numerous blisters have led to the discovery of some of my best loved travel hacks. I thought you might be in the market for some tips that are worth sharing so here are seven of the best ways I like to make the most of city breaks.
A Visit to Sky Garden
In London, when you cast your eyes skyward you can trace the familiar lines of some of the world’s most iconic buildings with your gaze. Have you ever fancied finding out what those same buildings look like from the top down? If the answer’s yes then today is your lucky day…
Book Club: The Bees by Laline Paull
Since I moved further away from the centre of the city (though I’m hardly in the sticks) I’ve been making the most of opportunities to catch the bus or DLR and fall back in love with reading. And boy did I fall hard with Laline Paull’s debut novel The Bees.
Rarely do I come across a story that I feel compelled to share with everyone I meet but when introducing myself for the first time in April I must have said, Hi. My name’s Laura and I’m reading this great book about bees! tens of times. I feel no shame in admitting that I mourned the end of this novel even though I greedily raced through it and missed my bus stop on more than one occasion just to finish a chapter.
My Day In Pictures: Bough Beech Reservoir
A short drive (or train ride) from London will take you to Bough Beech in the heart of the Kent countryside. If you ever fancy filling your lungs with truly fresh air, treating your ears to bird and bat song over a hum of crickets on the breeze this is the place to be.
I visited a few months ago to see the marshland awash with frog and toad spawn and on my most recent visit I had to tread carefully as the spawn had hatched and seemed to clamber over every blade of grass I came across, gangly legs and all.
Tales of adventure 