I recently read ‘Light a Penny Candle’, a novel by Irish Author Maeve Binchy. The book is set in the 1940s, following the lives of characters Elizabeth and Aisling. During the Blitz, Elizabeth is evacuated from London to Aisling’s home in Ireland, and their friendship and separate lives develop from here on. Despite the setting, […]
Did you know that in the UK 250,000 people participate each year in surfing, which is only 0.4% of the country? Additionally, only 20% of these 250,0000 surfers are female. On top of this, most start surfing from a young age, and very few pick up the sport later in life. These are just three
I’m a classic twenty-something-year-old, whose plans change every week. I need to easily move in or out of a place, without too much unnecessary effort, or financial commitment. If this sounds like you, you probably want cheap, hassle-free methods to make a (temporary) house a home. Below are some of my own landlord-friendly tips and
Like most people, I’ve always wanted to see the northern lights. I’ve been to Norway and Finland, but wasn’t lucky enough to see them on these occasions. To my surprise, I instead saw them on an early summer’s evening in South Wales! I was sat on the beach around a campfire with a group of
How to make quick and easy coffee at home, without a coffee machine – for beginners. If you are anything like me, and you love coffee, you probably spend a lot of money on the stuff. One of my absolute favourite things to do is to find a cosy cafe, order myself a flat
When you think of puffins, what comes to mind? For me, they seemed rare, exotic even. Their distinctive bright beaks and penguin-esque features looked like something I would only see on a National Geographic cover. Little did I know, they were a lot closer than I thought! When I moved to South Wales in
