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
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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
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
Food, Glorious Food!
Everybody needs to eat. We all know that, yet food shopping is often likened to a chore rather than a pleasure. But do you ever remember going food shopping with your parents when you were young? How exciting it was to sit in the trolley and pretend you were driving a car through the aisles? … Continue reading
My Graduation 2.0
I recently graduated from my MA. This was my second graduation at Kingston Uni and the last one wasn’t really that great. I wouldn’t call 55min of names read out in a hurry a graduation. My parents came because we don’t have graduations like that in France, and obviously they had to pay for their … Continue reading