I went to Dulwich Park, which is pretty local to me, last weekend to enjoy the lovely weather and go for a walk. When I first moved into this area, the park was in the middle of some heavy restoration work, and so there were lots of bits closed off, including the pond, which was [...]
I went to Paris for a few days about a fortnight ago, and as well as visiting the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes, Fiona and I also went to Disneyland Paris (on her 21st birthday, no less). Regular readers of this blog will know that I like going to themeparks and suchlike, but Disneyland seems [...]
I’ve got a few things that I’d like to write about from my trip to Paris this week with Fiona (to celebrate her birthday), so I thought I’d split them up into several posts rather than write a dull day-by-day account. One thing I’d quickly like to cover is the ‘Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes’, [...]
I’m going to be in Paris for the next few days, taking a quick relaxing break. Then next week it’s the student radio conference at Southampton, which I’ve been helping to organise. The schedule has now (mostly) been announced, and I’m really looking forward to it. Hopefully the lineup of speakers and sessions will be [...]
Yesterday, Fiona and I booked a short break to Paris for April, using the Telegraph 2-for-1 Eurostar offer, making it a 39 quid return, which is pretty damn good. We’re not sure what we’re doing there yet, but we’ll be there for Fiona’s 21st birthday, so it’ll be something fun. There’s nothing like booking a [...]
Last month my girlfriend and I spent a lovely couple of days in Paris. We did a combination of traditional sightseeing and just chilling out in parks and the Latin Quarter. Here are some pics: This is one of the main icons of the Latin Quarter, and everyone seems to use it as a meeting [...]