by Lillian Zahra | Mar 10, 2015 | Travel
On Sunday I ran the Semi de Paris – Paris’s half marathon. I heard about the race on Twitter (the source of most of my news) and booked myself in as a mid-London Marathon training “treat”. I can never resist a trip to Paris but having visited...
by Lillian Zahra | Nov 29, 2014 | Travel
Last Sunday, my friend P and I went on a roadtrip to Bath (i.e. P drove us there because you can’t really have a roadtrip in England). First stop was the Thermae Bath Spa – the hot outdoor pool on the rooftop has amazing views of the city and was the...
by Lillian Zahra | Oct 22, 2014 | Travel
Another Saturday morning with no lie-in, but it’s ok – we’re off to Paris! My friend P has been working in the city and I couldn’t not visit. I met my friend P for brunch at Bob’s Kitchen – from the outside it is totally miss-able,...
by Lillian Zahra | Oct 16, 2014 | Travel
My last post on my China trip and my final days in Beijing. Thursday promised good weather so I requested a trip to the zoo – like any good just-turned-27-year-old would. The main draw of Beijing Zoo is obviously the giant pandas. If you’re an...
by Lillian Zahra | Oct 12, 2014 | Travel
Back to my China adventure today. After leaving Shanghai bright and early on Monday morning and spending five hours on a super-fast train (the first class ticket being well worth it for the free biscuits) I was in Beijing.Beijing has a very different feel to Shanghai...
by Lillian Zahra | Oct 8, 2014 | Travel
Back to Shanghai for the remainder of my first week in China. After a morning of dumplings I hopped on the metro to Pudong. The metro in Shanghai is so easy to use – the trains are regular, the tickets are cheap (30p – 50p for a single journey) and...
