‘Go on then it’s Christmas’ can now officially be used as an excuse – for anything. Drinking midweek (not that it stopped me before), helping yourself to an extra mince pie or swiftly giving up on your Christmas shopping in favour of the nearest bar. Most places have launched their ...
Fenwick’s window 2019 is Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, the much loved children’s story by Roald Dhal, and illustrator Quentin Blake. Like every year, the window unveiling marks the start of the festivities in the North East, and for this year the Northumberland Street windows tell the ...
Insert joke here about how it’s only August and way too early to be talking about Christmas. Now let’s move on. I’ve had a definite increase in Christmas emails the last couple of weeks, with a lot of places opening up bookings for parties, restaurants and events. I’ve ...
After the most incredible long weekend exploring New York and all it has to offer at Christmas time last December, it would just be mean not to share it with you. New York at Christmas is one of those bucket list trips people dream of, and while I’ve been across the pond in November when ...
After visiting Tallinn Old Town when it was covered in snow I can honestly say it was one of the most surreal but gorgeous cities I’ve ever experienced, and at this time of year seeing all the photos of it with it’s Christmas market, I imagine it to be even more like a fairytale. ...
As much as I really try to leave it as late as possible to get in the festive spirit, it’s pretty difficult to avoid it now in everyone’s favourite North East city. There’s all sorts going on already in the city centre, for both adults and children alike, and there’s ...