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Many of London's great landmarks are easy to love. The architecture is straightforward, quite obviously attractive, easy to photograph and aesthetically pleasing without question. The Barbican is a place that my eyes aren't quite sure what to do with. I find it truly fascinating and it's one of my favourite spots in London. I love the … Continue reading The hanging gardens of Barbican
Despite going to university in Devon and spending three years living right on the brink of Cornwall, until last weekend I had never been there. How did I let this happen!?? Anyway. In the early hours of Friday morning, we packed up the MG and headed West. The weekend was spent adventuring, in the glorious twin … Continue reading Postcards from a roadtrip to Cornwall
Tucked away in a leafy corner behind a pair of Victorian wrought-iron gates lies Kew Gardens Tropical Nursery. It’s a hot, misty place, filled with intriguing and bizarre wonders of the natural world, from the world’s largest flower to the tiniest lily. The Nursery is where Kew do research, conservation work, and look after rare … Continue reading The secret wonders of Kew Gardens Tropical Nursery…
Regularly labelled the happiest, greenest and most sustainable country in the world, Costa Rica is a tropical haven in the heart of Central America. The country relies mostly on renewable energy, it doesn’t have an army and it's home to the world’s most adorable creature: THE SLOTH. To summarise, Costa Rica is about as close as … Continue reading Costa Rica, a tropical paradise filled with sloths and parrots
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Whenever I go to a festival I always ask the Internet what to pack, and the Internet usually obliges with handy blogposts and checklists for me to use as inspiration when creating my own list. Over the years I have managed (despite all that faffing around) to screw myself over in some way or the … Continue reading Things NOT to take to Glastonbury
Kew is a lovely suburb in West London famous for its acclaimed botanical gardens.
During the many years I've known my boyfriend, I have heard more about Nantes than most employees of the Pays de la Loire tourist board. It's an understatement that the French city is one of his favourite places on this little blue Earth. Our trip to Nantes this month was therefore very, very overdue. Nantes is a … Continue reading Travel// A weekend in Nantes, France
We took a trip to the most beautiful places. Bosnia, Montenegro and Croatia. Starting in Mostar we wandered across the Stari Most, tried our first cevapi, and stayed in Muslibegovic House, a former Ottoman family home. We drove across to Sarajevo, visited the abandoned bobsled track from the winter Olympics held there and drank Bosnian … Continue reading Travel// A trip to Bosnia, Montenegro and Croatia
When driving along a mountain road, passed waterfalls and lakes in the heart of Switzerland, listening to Craig David doesn't quite cut the mustard. This, however, is a proper mountain song.* http://open.spotify.com/track/3Dp0flrMGYqcixPMrwTXft http://instagram.com/p/dPWa3njQ3y/ *may also contain waterfalls and glaciers.
A Ranson Note 