Living alone. Some love it, others hate it. At some point in our lives though, we’re bound to do it at least once. Personally, I’m not too keen. Not that I can’t be by myself, I’m an only child and I’ve had plenty of practice at entertaining myself for ages. But living alone is… well, … Continue reading
Author Archives: Diary of a Chocaholic
Tortilla Española
As a half Spaniard, I should be expected to cook as such too. Except that I don’t, really. Give me Chorizo and Jamón Serrano any day, and I’ll eat it like a native. But making a tortilla, or croquetas or paella? I haven’t quite been ready yet. But hey, never one to waste an occasion … Continue reading
Nice Nice Holiday
Ah, France, the gorgeous country of cheese and bread, the language of Molière, the endless fields, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean, the Côte d’Azur. Many will know it all from TV or movies, the Cannes festival on the Croisette, celebrities on their yachts, tourists meandering along the Promenade des Anglais… Well, if you’ve never been, … Continue reading
What A Ride!
Do you like thrills? Do you like rides and roller coasters? Yeah me too. Well, I don’t do loops. Or drops. Unless they’re in the dark and even then I might want to kill the well-meaning friend that dragged me on there. But this year it seems that I’ve been getting my fill of thrills: … Continue reading
Live Long And Prosper
For those of you who are hardcore Trekkies, be warned: I’m not. I’ve never watched the show and I don’t know any Klingon. BUT, I do appreciate a good sci-fi flick when it’s out and the two Star Trek movies are at least that. Plus they have Chris Pine. I really enjoyed the first Star … Continue reading
Driving the little blue baby
As some of you may know, I currently work for French Radio London. Well, we currently advertise for Motorvillage Marylebone, London’s biggest Fiat dealer. And, aren’t they nice, they lent us a cute Fiat 500 to drive around! So we all get to use it, and yesterday was my first turn in it. I’ve done … Continue reading
Charming the Sheikh
Recently, I had a collection of firsts: my first flight, my first venture out of Europe (Sharm El Sheikh) and my first girls’ holiday. To some, this might sound rather trivial, especially if you’ve been flying since infancy, if you celebrated your tenth birthday at Disneyworld or if girls’ holidays is all you have. To … Continue reading
What It’s Like To Be T-Total
I don’t drink. Never have, the only alcohol I’ve ever ingested is in cough syrup and one accidental sip of sangria when I was 15 which left me sick as a dog all day. That was the day I decided: never again. Some people (ok- most people) might think that it’s pretty foolish to rule … Continue reading
Long Live The Tudors!
Well yes, my title is a bold statement. Then again, the Tudor dynasty is one that has remained on everyone’s mind for a long time through stories, novels, movies, TV shows and a constant stream of Tudor events happening at the historic royal palaces. Of course, there weren’t that many Tudors, but they have had … Continue reading
The Host (movie)
Well the release came and I waited for the hordes of screaming teenagers to subside before going to see the movie- hold on. Oh yeah, there were no hordes of screaming teenagers. Well, this should have made me happy, I mean the book was written for (young) adults so the whole Twilight fan sphere was … Continue reading