I recently was lucky enough to spend five days in the beautiful city that is Madrid. Having never learnt Spanish at school, I didn’t know that much about Spanish culture, but sure have learnt a lot about the oh-so-laid-back Spaniard mode de vie (yes,...
Well, that’s that then. My family fortnight in Portugal is over and we’re on our way home. Having devoured all the magazines, books and audiobooks I had with me, I’m on plane with nothing by way of ntertainment – aside from the ever amusing...
Let’s pick up where we left off on our brief trip back to Bavaria, shall we? I’d just hopped on the train in Bayreuth and was on my way to… Erlangen! Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of it. Erlangen is a small city very...
It’s somewhat rare that all five of us busy Hosies are actually together, so when we realised we could all be in Brittany for just one night, we decided to do something a bit special. Holly was 18 in June, Jamie 23 last week, and...
Cambridge is one of the UK’s biggest tourist attractions, and it’s not hard to see why. The beautiful River Cam, quaint cobbled streets and, of course, the historic University of Cambridge make it a lovely destination for a day trip. Which is precisely what...
Right now I am feeling very excited and happy. Even moreexcited and happy than normal. Why’s that? I hear you ask. Well, I havejust bought myself a Kate Spade handbag.This is me, excited to take my new bag on its first outing!As you may...
After chocolate and waffles, frites are probably the third most famous Belgian culinary speciality. Add beer into the equation and you’ve got a recipe for obesity, but let’s ignore that for the time being. *makes mental note to go for a jog at some...
Pretty much every German town has a Christmas market (mission: visit as many as humanly possible), but they don’t all have a Winterdorf. Oh-so-luckily for me, Bayreuth’s Winterdorf springs up every year from the end of October, and stays until the end of December....
Oh, what a weekend! Where to start?!Hmm… Yes. The beginning would probably be a good place, wouldn’t it?Last Friday I experienced my first Mitfahrgelegenheit (the organised hitch-hiking referred to in the title, although ‘organised hitch-hiking’ does seem to be a bit of an oxymoron…)...
After a few weeks away, I was looking forwarded to going back down to Bristol (my uni city) enough as it was, so imagine my delight to find a brand shiny pink new cupcake place had opened up! And what’s more, it’s relatively close...