The Armchair Traveller

Since I moved to London three years ago I have lived in London but not really been a tourist in London. Of course I have visited many of the wonderful art galleries and museums, since that is something I really enjoy doing no matter where I am, but I have not done the traditional tourist [...]

April in London can be quite a pretty place. Coming from a country where we don’t really have an Autumn or a Spring it is always enjoyable to see the very distinct seasons that the UK experience. One sunny April afternoon I  took a walk through Holland Park and Kensington Gardens and took in the [...]

One of the many activities from my life back in New Zealand that I really missed was Easter Egg painting on Good Friday. This is a traditional Polish activity that my dad always made sure we did every Easter without fail. I haven’t done it since I left NZ because I could never find the [...]

I recently decided that I needed to take up a new hobby, something the I could do at home but that wouldn’t take over too much space in the house and also something that I would actually find relaxing rather than challenging. Then some girls in my office were talking about some arts and crafts [...]

A few days before Christmas I got a phone call from my mum to inform me that her younger sister, my aunt and godmother, had been diagnosed with cancer. This was really upsetting news to hear especially because I am so far away from all my family. I am very close to my family and [...]

It has now been 6 months since I first planted my Iris’ and I am sad to inform you all that the bulbs have finally given up and died. Out of 5 bulbs there were three which flourished, two of which flowered, one which just grew really long green stems and one which didn’t make [...]