by Lillian Zahra | Oct 7, 2014 | Travel
Hopping back to China now… Sometimes after even a short time in a big city you need to escape.First up, I headed to Hangzhou for the day on Wednesday – Hangzhou is a big city in its own right but is famous for West Lake, a serene spot for feeling like...
by Lillian Zahra | Oct 3, 2014 | Travel
While researching things to do in Shanghai I started to become tempted by the idea of a Chinese cookery course. I can barely cook anything at home but that didn’t deter me – for all I knew, I could be a secret master of Chinese cooking. I booked onto...
by Lillian Zahra | Oct 1, 2014 | Travel
I’ve sufficiently recovered from my China adventure to get around to sorting out all the photos I took. Having not had a two week holiday since I started Proper Work three years ago and having spend a good few months planning the trip it’s now quite...
by Lillian Zahra | Aug 20, 2014 | Travel
Last weekend involved another early start, another EasyJet flight and another place to explore. Michelle and I headed up to Glasgow for Glasgow Summer Sessions. Ten minutes before our plane landed the skies turned from clear and sunny to grey and cloudy. Stepping out...
by Lillian Zahra | Aug 15, 2014 | Travel
Last weekend I crammed my belongings into the smallest bag that they would fit in, left my flat before sunrise and headed off for a weekend in Jersey. It was my first visit to the island and I did get some responses in the “why?!” category when I told...
by Lillian Zahra | Aug 13, 2014 | Travel
There’s something so lovely about being by the sea. It’s easy to forget that Barcelona is on the coast – there’s so much to do in the city itself. Hannah and I took a trip up the cable car to Castell de Montjuic for the view and (almost) fifty...
