A year ago this month I decided I was going to revamp my photo website and turn it into an actual blog where I actually wrote stuff. It took me three weeks to fully redesign it, as I refused to pay someone ridiculous amounts to do what I could essentially do myself. I also took ‘The ...
Yesterday I was up at the Newcastle Motor Show with work for a couple of hours, but once I’d finished I had a quick wander around myself. I don’t know the first thing about cars really, but it was good to see all sorts of different ones, from old school vintage, to seriously cool ...
It was Kieran’s birthday last week and for occasions I love to go away somewhere, what better excuse is there? But due to other plans, and limited time off work for two days midweek we had to stay local. Although I’m under strict instructions not to write a birthday post on him, I ...
It was less than a month ago since I first visited the Saltwater Fish Company at Fenwick’s, and since then I’ve been dying to go back to the food hall to try out some of the other places. I feel like I discovered a whole new world of food and it’s been calling me back! It was ...
Last week I attended the launch of The Botanist’s new summer cocktail menu, up on their fabulous rooftop terrace. The Botanist has long been one of my favourite bars in Newcastle ever since it opened, and I think the reason I like it so much is that it just ticks all the boxes whatever ...
I’d heard whisperings of a new rum bar on Dean Street, but it wasn’t until I received an invitation to the Colonel Porter’s Emporium launch evening last week that I really looked more into it. Before I went along, all I knew was that it was a rum bar/ale tavern with a history ...