Location: London, England Cuisine: Italian Traditionally, manteca means “grease” in Spanish, but today Spanish speakers usually mean lard. However, it can technically mean any oil, grease or fat. Therefore, there really is no more appropriate name for this restaurant in Shoreditch as all…
This post is part of my London Neighbourhood Guides series. Fancy visiting another area of London? Check out my other guides here, which all include information regarding the sights, history, charm, food and drinks of the area you’re curious about. As I’ve mentioned previously,…
This post is Part III in my blog post series on our road trip through the Peloponnese, a peninsula in southern Greece. This part of the road trip covers our departure from Nafplio, visits to two ancient sites, including you may have heard of…
This post is Part II in my blog post series on our road trip through the Peloponnese, a peninsula in southern Greece. This part of the road trip covers our start in Nafplio, visits to some ancient sites in the surrounding area, and arrival…
This post is Part I in my blog post series on my road trip through the Peloponnese, a peninsula in southern Greece. I’ve been dreaming of a trip like the one I’m about to tell you about for over a decade. In college, I read…
This is Part II of my two-part series on my road trip through the Cotswolds, a picturesque area in England. Make sure you read Part I first! With the birds singing in the yard, we woke up to another beautiful day in the Cotswolds.…
Location: London, England (3 locations) Cuisine: Sri Lankan / South Indian This review is 99% referring to the Hoppers location in Soho, but I’ve now also been to the King’s Cross location and I’ll discuss that experience a bit further down. Now, onto…
This is Part I of my two-part series on my road trip through the Cotswolds, a picturesque area in England. Rolling hills, honey-coloured stone houses, postcard villages… I’m describing the beautiful Cotswolds, a unique area in England unlike any other place in the world. …
In June 2021, we were just coming out of several Covid restrictions in the UK and summer was looking a bit brighter. We took the opportunity to head to Barcelona for two weeks to (i) visit Victor’s parents and (ii) finally leave the UK!…
This post is Part II of a two-part series on my time spent in Athens, Greece (read Part I here). Part II covers my second day in Athens including lots of gold, sculpture, ruins… and pita wraps! Here we are on day 2 of…