This blog allows me to document my observations, commentary on current affairs and more recently my travels both with my girlfriend and other friends, experiencing new events, restaurants and countries. I throw in the odd splash of creative writing or poetry for good measure.
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Lick Home gifted the products featured in this blog post #ad Since moving to our new house in summer 2019, we’ve discovered just how many issues you can possibly encounter in a terrace… Read More
Dr Helen Sharman CMG OBE was the first British person to ever go into space. Her journey had some elements of luck but took her out of this world… View Post
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This was an invited opportunity, however as always, all views are my own. For my first ever opportunity organised through the great Love Pop Ups London platform, I went along to Players Bin… Read More
As part of this year’s Dementia Action Week, I was invited down to a restaurant called ‘Humble Grape’ near Fleet Street for brunch with a difference. It was being run by t… Read More
Rugby player James Haskell has worked with chef Omar Meziane on a new cookbook, "Cooking for Fitness". Check out our thoughts in this review at LOOKDWN.com.… View Post
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Covent Garden is an area of London that has remained relatively unchanged over the years compared to the rest of the city. It boasts a number of classic and even listed buildings that are p… Read More
Last week I had the pleasure of being invited down to The Avenue Cookery School for an evening of cookery and drinks. It was a short walk from Wandsworth Town train station in London so the… Read More
In the last few weeks, animal welfare has been firmly in the spotlight in the UK with a change in the law banning third party sales of puppies and kittens under eight we… Read More
It’s no secret that as young people, and particularly bloggers, we’re often looking for the next great location to inspire us and our trips. Whether you get your travel tip… Read More
It’s no secret that Liv and I love a city break. Until very recently, neither of us had done a proper road trip before though. We did a little bit of driving during our trip to Hawaii… Read More
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be chosen by Three to get to grips with two of the newest phones (or life accessories) on the market for a stroll around London with a group of other blog… Read More
Paris. The most romantic city in the world and one of my favourite places to visit – I am so grateful that the world of croissants, cigarettes and berets is only 2 hours away! I could… Read More
Now that we’re quite a way into January and I’ve looked back on my 2017 and what I achieved, I thought that I would do something a bit different and not just blog about my ambit… Read More
As 2017 comes to a close, I wanted to put together a quick post about some of the high points of the year from a personal perspective. Travel In terms of blogging trips, Hawaii (… Read More
I’ve been a fan of Levi Roots since his breakout performance on Dragons’ Den that shot him into the public eye. Since then, he has had success with his Reggae Reggae Sauce and a… Read More
If you’ve not heard of World Travel Market or WTM as a travel blogger then where have you been? I’d discovered the show a few years ago as it’s the largest event at ExCeL… Read More
Last month (October) was Black History Month in the UK and a chance to celebrate Black History and the contribution that black people have made to the UK. It also happened to be… Read More
This week I was reached out to by the BBC after tweeting a little bit about some of the paid and unpaid internships I have done over the years. I was jumping in on the conversation on… Read More
It’s always good to take a bit of alone time to gather your thoughts and focus on looking after yourself. Being alone doesn’t have to mean being lonely or feeling isolated thoug… Read More
The second of our Guest Travel posts (this time written by Olivia) is on how to spend a few days in Rome. You can also check the LOOKDWN guide to Tirana (Albania) another of our guest posts… Read More
It’s no secret that I love taking a good Panorama. I’m often looking out for a horizontal scene and framing it in my head ready to take a shot. It’s such a great feeling w… Read More
I thought I’d try my hand at my first cookery blog post with some Caribbean dishes and the Creative section of the blog is probably the best place for it. If you know me,&nb&helli…Read More
Liv and I were delighted to be invited to the preview bloggers’ dinner at The Royal Oak in Twickenham. I’d been to the pub before in its original guise as The Royal Oak where I… Read More
For our second week of the Hawaii trip, we went to the most populated of all the islands, O’ahu. Although it is smaller than Maui, over 1.4 million people are on O… Read More
I have to say that Hawaii was the best place I’ve ever visited and the trip was made better as I was joined by Olivia who wasn’t with me for the Rio 2016 trip last year. It… Read More
These days, smartphones are worth anything from around £100 all the way up to £919 for a fully loaded iPhone 7 Plus (256GB). Some contracts can also work out at around £50… Read More
What is it and is it important for bloggers? integrity ɪnˈtɛɡrɪti/ (noun) The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. “Honesty is the best… Read More
I’ve wanted to visit Ben’s Canteen for a while and it features on my Places to Visit list that I’m going to keep working through. When I found out that they were team… Read More
The first of our Travel Guest posts written by Salvatore Sampaoli in Tirana, Albania. One of Europe’s fairly undiscovered yet brilliant capital cities. After a bleak start to the year… Read More
I visited Fork Deli Patisserie in Bloomsbury last week and although I eat out quite a bit, this is one of the first proper food reviews I’ve done on the blog. The… Read More
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited along to the first ever Jackson + Rye “Flight Night” of rye tasting with my mate Stefan. After my initial confusion over what Rye… Read More
I’ve been asked a few times why I started blogging and even filled in a short survey about it recently. It all started for me back in 2006/2007 with a basic website with a compan… Read More
I had a particularly gluttonous end to 2016, munching everything in sight in December – just as it should be. After my nine burgers over the month, and my trip to Berlin&nbs&helli…Read More
This list was originally jotted down last year but as I’ve obviously not ticked everything off yet, I’m going to carry on working through it for 2017! There are restaurants, exp… Read More
Just days before the tragic events at Breitscheidplatz Christmas Market in Berlin on 20 December 2016, Liv and I had visited the city for the first time. This was our first ever visit… Read More
As our first ever holiday together, Liv and I ventured to Oslo in Norway. This is a part of a series of Throwback Travel posts. Having previously visited Sweden and Denmark, I wan… Read More
After seeing Friends Fest advertised in London last year, Liv and I got quite excited to see it was returning to additional locations across London and the rest of the country. We’d b… Read More
Hospitality Houses at the Olympic Games are big business with many of the countries getting involved to show off their culture, traditions, food, drink, and most importantly, athletes… Read More
Back in 2009 when Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, my friend Mo and I thought it was the greatest news and wanted to make sure we could witness it… Read More
After going to Hideout Festival in Croatia recently, I noticed how different festivals abroad are to those here in the UK. The first major difference was not needing wellies abroa… Read More