I’ve compiled my 30 favourite restaurants in Bristol and organised them by location, so that you can easily access my top recommendations all in one blog post. This is a much-needed update to my Ultimate Bristol Food Guide, which I published in January 2022! I’ve collated restaurants only, places where you could eat lunch or … Continue reading Bristol Neighbourhood Restaurant Guide
Earlier this year I spent 6 weeks solo travelling in Europe, and I was delighted that at the end of the trip my mum and my sister came out to spend a week exploring Puglia with me, followed by a long weekend in Naples with my boyfriend. I’d never been so far south in Italy … Continue reading Southern Italy: Puglia and Naples
I’ve kept a record of all the fiction books I read this year, and there are a few that really stood out that I’d happily recommend to a friend. My 2024 Top Ten Book Recommendations blog post went down well last year, so here we are with 10 more suggestions, shortlisted from the 45 novels … Continue reading 2025 Top Ten Book Recommendations
It’s been 4 years of not drinking and I don’t see this changing anytime soon. I don’t miss it. I like to think that I’d have reached this point no matter what my circumstances were, as the more time I spend not drinking the more strongly I feel about it. I drafted a rough outline … Continue reading The Joys of Being a Non-Drinker
2025 was another great year for enjoying wonderful food from Bristol’s amazing independent restaurant scene, and I was able to try out plenty of new places from my list. As is tradition, here are my 10 food highlights from 2025 of the best new (for me) places I tried in Bristol and around! Wangs, Montpelier … Continue reading 2025 Bristol Food Highlights
This is the second part of my 6-week European adventure earlier this year. So far I’d travelled through Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia (which you can read about here). After a few nights in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, I took a bus west to Trieste, crossing into Italy, and I’d spend the next 3 … Continue reading Solo Travel in Italy
Whether you’re craving pasta, risotto, arancini or gelato, Bristol has got you covered. Here are my top 8 Italian restaurants in Bristol: Snobby’s, Redland – one of many gems on Chandos Road, this restaurant and wine bar serves tasty Italian small plates and pizza in a cosy setting. Grano, Old Market –so far I’ve only … Continue reading Top Italian Restaurants in Bristol
Earlier this year I booked 3 months off work to travel, something I’d dreamed about doing for many years. I started my time off with 3 and a half weeks in Sri Lanka, which you can read about here. I then returned to Bristol for several days before beginning my next travel adventure: 6 weeks … Continue reading Solo Travel in the Western Balkans
People can be quick to claim that the UK doesn’t have any national dishes to be proud of. To which I always mention the Sunday Roast! There’s nothing more warming for the soul than a crisp autumnal walk followed by a tasty roast dinner with friends. As usual, Bristol is not short of great options, … Continue reading Bristol’s Best Sunday Roasts
If you missed my previous post, make sure to have a read of Part 1, where I documented my time exploring Negombo, Colombo, Sigiriya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and arriving into Ella via the local scenic train. I was lucky enough to spend three and a half weeks exploring Sri Lanka earlier this year, and my … Continue reading Sightseeing in Sri Lanka: Part 2
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