It happens every year. The sun begins to burn a bit brighter; there is warmth in the air contrasting with a breeze instead of a blast of pure icy numbness on the cheeks. The days get longer, the beer gardens get fuller and the mood of people on the street seems elevated.What summer looks like Spring is … Continue reading Swapping Gin for Gym

Spilling out onto Euston Road on a drizzly, dreary Monday evening, I noticed an eerie purple light reflected in the misty air emanating from the display on top of the BT tower. The gentle rain called to my mind the freakishly stormy weather that raged over Lake Geneva when a teenage girl gave birth to … Continue reading A Lesson in Fearlessness

It feels these days that a personal online presence is a given. The Facebook data breach scandal that's been all over the news these past few weeks made me think back to a get together I had with a friend at the beginning of the year. The chat, a few pints and possibly even a shot deep, … Continue reading Xennial

Following my post a while ago moaning about rush hour and commuter etiquette, the most common feedback I received was an almost exacerbated: "You’re afraid of zombies?!?’.  The fear is realSad but true, I have a vehement and unique distaste for decaying boogeymen, but not all monsters or the undead make me as skittish. I’m not attracted to horror films … Continue reading Kinemortophobia

International Women’s Day was on the 8th March and feeling fired up from the march I’d attended the week before, I was excited to celebrate the day by attending a so called feminist exhibition at Zebra One Gallery in Hampstead. My friend and I sadly only stayed about five minutes. The tiny space seemed to … Continue reading Time for Us to Mother the Earth

'Equality' and 'Feminism' are words being bandied about quite frequently. Everywhere you go there is either talk about it, press about it or someone complaining about it. The #MeToo and #TimesUp campaigns gathering pace internationally have caused a stir and challenged many out of their comfort zones. All things female and feminist regularly come up … Continue reading In Our Lifetime

December feels a lifetime away. Feeling the arctic February temperatures seemingly freeze me from the inside out, I wish I could have brought some of the African sun back with me (exchange it for some English precipitation) after my visit home. I did however bring back lots of warm memories and some fantastic gifts.Homesick for … Continue reading The Day my Namesake Came to Town

Following immediately on from the wonderful evening with Henry Rollins, my mate and I travelled back to one of our favourite places, The Prince Charles Cinema (PCC) for another exciting encounter. My recent introduction to the ‘disaster-piece’ film The Room has changed my perspective on cinema; and art in general to be more accurate. The sheer … Continue reading Best F(r)iends Forever

Henry Rollins. The formidable hardcore punk singer, actor, prolific writer and almost constant traveler with an insatiable curiosity. On Friday night we had the opportunity to enjoy another of his talents, master storyteller. Punk heroThe National Geographic Society is not the typical choice for a Friday night. The elegant Ondaatje Theatre was host  to his latest … Continue reading Kenny and the Exisential Penguin

Vergenoegd(roughly translating to ‘far enough') is a well-established wine estate in the Stellenbosch region outside of Cape Town. A short drive from the city, it still made me chuckle to see the film studios at the freeway turn off with the to scale ships used as sets (for shooting the pirate television show Black Sails) raised, 'dry docked' and looking strangely … Continue reading Ducks in a Row