2020 is not just another year of travel, it marks the beginning of an entire decade of travel my friends and I can’t wait!
Although I’m already planning where I want to visit over the next 10 years, this post is only focusing on this year’s trips or we’d be here forever…. Continue reading
If you ever wanted to know what it feels like to be in a potions class at Hogwarts, then you need to head to The Cauldron.
It’s a pretty magical experience. Continue reading
Food markets are my favourite place to go to in any destination I visit.
Especially when there’s a fabulous variety of delicious things to eat right there and then. Street food galore!
Victoria Park is a huge park in East London, full of lakes, fountains, and bordered by a canal. I’ve only explored a very small part of it, however, my favourite thing about Victoria Park is that it has a smashing market on a Sunday between 10 and 4. Stalls line the pedestrianised path that stretches across the park between Bonner Gate and Gore Gate selling an abundance of delicious products and dishes.
There are so many goodies to be had while wandering through the market, more than you can possibly try in one trip, but I can definitely recommend a few stalls to get you started.
A PIE PARTY makes fantastic pies and huge stuffed cookies. If they have it on the stall then definitely try the whisky pecan pie, it’s delectable. I want to go back and try some more of them! The Nutella stuffed cookies are also amazing – like a big fat chunky brownie – but I would have liked, obviously, more Nutella. Instagram
MELTSMITHS have the most delightful cheese toasties. Melted cheese a gift from the heavens so I was obviously drawn to them straight away. They do a couple of different options but mine was pure and simple – cheddar, mozzarella and onions. It didn’t need anything else – a perfect cheese toasty. Website
THE TOMATO STALL sells a wide variety of tomatoes from the Isle of Wight and all kinds of products made from them too! While I would have loved to take a punnet home with me, I just didn’t have the space, so I tried some of their tomato and chilli jam instead. It definitely had a kick, but the tomatoes were the star of the show in that jar! Website
THE CHEESE WHEEL are a stall I’ve been following for a while and I have been waiting for the opportunity to try their pasta. Why, might you ask, is pasta such a big deal. Well, they cook their pasta and then roll it around in a giant wheel of Grana Padano cheese. Oooooooh yes. And readers, it was just as good as you imagine it to be. Website
GALETA BAKERY is actually a recommendation on behalf of my mum. I picked up a gluten free salted caramel brownie for her from this bakery and she loved it! The cookies looked extremely yummy too….maybe next time! Website
CROSSTOWN DOUGHNUTS are a brand I’ve loved for a while now. They make a cracking doughnut and there are just so many flavours to choose from. Their market stall is slightly more limited than their shops, but they always have vegan options on offer, so there’s always something for everyone. Definitely grab one to walk around the market with, or pick one up for a treat later at home….! Website
Don’t just stop there though, as there are so many other places to buy things like veggies, bread, pasta, wine, beer, sauces, burgers, pizza and so much more. I would definitely suggest walking through a couple of times and then deciding on a place, or five, to grab something from. Then sit on the grass in the sunshine (fingers crossed) and enjoy your new discoveries!
It seems a little early to me, but Spring seems to have sprung in England!
Padella is a restaurant on the edge of Borough Market in London and they serve up some of the most exquisite pasta I have ever eaten.
Be prepared to wait a long old while to get a seat though, as they are super popular and it’s first come, first served. But it’s all completely worth it. I promise. Continue reading
London has so many wonderful bakeries, but I feel like I’m always being drawn back to the same ones again and again. Why? Because they are so unbelievably tasty.
Now, everyone loves a sweet treat when they spend the day in London, so I thought I would share 4 of my favourite places to grab that pastry or cupcake when you’re next in the capital. Continue reading
If you’ve been reading for a while, then you know how much of a huge fangirl I am of Harry Potter. I have been ever since I was at school and I still am now. In fact, if anything, I love it more than ever.
It literally fills me with joy when I get to experience something that was part of the books and/or films or the inspiration behind it, so imagine how I felt getting to visit an immersive replica of Diagon Alley, complete with shops, The Leaky Cauldron and a giant fire breathing dragon.
I’ve been having a crazy month of Harry Potter bookings, so I’ve been totally in the wizarding mood to write this post this week. I’ve managed to get tickets for ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ in London next year, booked into the Harry Potter WB studio tour (again….see my original visit here) to catch up on the new additions and to see it all decked out for Christmas in December, and managed to get tickets for the ‘A History of Magic’ exhibit at the British Library that’s on from now until the end of February. This all makes me so happy.
Another fabulous Harry Potter style trip you can make in London is to the House of MinaLima. Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima are the graphic design duo MinaLima, and they are the brains and talent behind all the graphic art elements of the ‘Harry Potter’ films and the spin-off film ‘Fantastic Beasts (And Where to Find Them)’. Continue reading
The Sky Garden in London is an amazing place to go for an early morning coffee (and cake), and chill out amongst the plants (and the clouds). It’s the highest public garden in London and has some incredible views of the city, and the great thing is that entry is completely free.
Casita Andina is a Peruvian fusion restaurant in London, and the newest from Martin Morales and the Ceviche team.
Seeing as the blog is taking a trip across the ocean and back to my homeland of Britain, I thought it only right to make my first post a Peruvian one.
Virgilio Martinez is a well known Peruvian chef and opened an extremely successful restaurant here in Lima called Central, which is currently ranked at number 15 in the world and number 1 in Latin America. Fortunately for the UK, he took his skills to London and opened Lima which has also been a huge success and has even received a highly coveted Michelin Star. Lima has been so successful in London that Virgilio recently opened a second restaurant in Covent Garden called Lima Floral.
I was lucky enough in December last year to be able to visit the original Lima restaurant, just off of Oxford Street in the heart of London (thanks Dad!!)
The Little Edition 