by Lillian Zahra | Aug 9, 2016 | Travel
On my recent trip to NYC, rather than drag myself to tourist sights or shop like a crazy person (oh, Brexit, what have you done to our exchange rate?) I opted to live like a New Yorker, albeit one that doesn’t have a job or any responsibilities whatsoever. Welcome to...
by Lillian Zahra | Jul 24, 2016 | Travel
If, like me, you’re a committed city person, then New York City is the city. My notes from the red eye back to London of all the little things (full city guide to come once my brain is back in gear):-~ being downtown on 2nd Avenue, stopping in the middle of the...
by Lillian Zahra | Jul 19, 2016 | Travel
Porto is Portugal’s second city – it has a similar look and feel to Lisbon but it’s smaller, easy to navigate on foot and very affordable. Oh, and it’s slightly less steep but still has the cute retro trams of its big sister city.I visited for...
by Lillian Zahra | Jul 6, 2016 | Travel
Belfast is a city that, prior to visiting, I knew very little about other than snippets on Newsround in the early 90s (oh the days when news was distilled into a friendly ten-minute segment before Blue Peter!).Visiting on a sunny Bank Holiday Monday the city feels...
by Lillian Zahra | Jun 29, 2016 | Travel
My day in Belfast started at Titanic Belfast – a museum dedicated to the ship that was built in the city. Despite being familiar with the tale of the Titanic, I’d never given and thought to where and how it was built – we may all know the ending but...
by Lillian Zahra | Jun 25, 2016 | Travel
I’m guilty as charged of not exploring enough of the UK. I’ve been around the world (and I, I, I, I can’t find my baby) and yet have hardly explored any of my home turf. The dismal weather is the main thing that puts me off but my time in Northern...
