Every time I am back in Belfast, I make sure I always have time to visit St George’s Market. Edinburgh has some great weekly markets, but nothing beat St George’s – partly because its indoor! Little has changed with the market since I used to visit as a kid, other than a few refurbishments over…
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Japan Part 2: Miyajima
Late afternoon, after tearing ourselves away from Hiroshima we took a short train ride and ferry (all included in the handy Japan rail pass!) to Miyajima, which is a small island just off the coast, and home to the Itsukushima Shrine for which it is famous. On arrival our hosts collected us and transported us…
Japan Part 1: Hiroshima
Watching the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday reminded me of our holiday to Japan in May, and the fact that I never posted about it! So here at last is the first part of our wonderful trip! After talking about going for ages we eventually booked our trip for the end of May. Before we…
Cornish Capers
I love Cornwall, I used to go down there as a kid in the summers playing on the beach, visiting family, it was great and I had hoped that it wouldn’t have changed. And it hadn’t. The next stop on our little road trip was Padstow. We camped here. I was dubious, but it turned…
East London Calling
Last weekend we went to London. Instead of staying in our usual areas around Camden we ventured a little further east, into Shoreditch and Hoxton. Verdict: brilliant – this area doesn’t have a cool reputation for nothing and we’ll definitely be back. Here’s a little photo-tour of our adventures. The Hoxton Hotel and Grill 10th…