How can you resist a hot Italian bearing the gift of cooling luxury gelato?… Well I certainly couldn’t!Continue reading “CSers and me: Snowflake in Soho”
CSers and me: Snowflake in Soho
CSers and me: The real Wahaca!
There’s a small possibility that I’m the envy of my neighbours who, I don’t doubt, peer out of their windows in amazement by the ins and outs of backpackers I welcome into my humble home. It could be that I’m just really cool and have friend all over the world (proving I’m not a loner)… Or it could be that I just really enjoy hosting Couchsurfers (and maybe I get a kick out of knowing my neighbours are peeping in bemusement) – plus, I’m cool!
So it wasn’t before long I had another group of CSers coming to visit. This time a brother and sister from Mexico.Continue reading “CSers and me: The real Wahaca!”
When Boris biking goes wrong… (and a Brazilian guy)!
When the sun’s out, there’s no better way to get around London than with a Barclay’s bike – or as Londoners have nicknamed them, Boris bike in honour of our London Mayor.
With my best friend Kinho in town from São Paulo Brazil for just a week,Continue reading “When Boris biking goes wrong… (and a Brazilian guy)!”
A night in Paris… A city to fall in love with or be seduced by?
If it was excitement I was after, I needn’t have left Soho. I’ve experienced it all; sex, seduction and love. Ok, not so much the latter. Hence why for my birthday last October I decided to leave the lure of London for a night in Paris…
originally published on Travel Making Kai
Across the English Channel lies a city said to be the ‘most romantic in the world’. There you can get lost in an array of beautiful sights, sounds and tastes with your loved one… It’s every girl’s dream to fall in love, even a singleton’s. So I took that journey across the channel to discover if a single girl can find pleasure in a city drenched in romance… Would I be seduced by a night in Paris and let my guard down all in the name of… Love?
“Hold your horses! We’re not even in Paris yet!”
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Down Charlotte Street to Peru, the taste of Lima in W1
Everything on the menu sounded inviting as we stood outside Lima, mentally debating which of the many good restaurants on Charlotte Street was worthy of our custom for the much awaited catch up between me and my good friend and mentor, Continue reading “Down Charlotte Street to Peru, the taste of Lima in W1”
From the Surfboard to the Airport to Soho… When Gerry came to town!
I’m always excited when Gerry Haag announces he’s going to be in town. A whatsapp message with a familiar +34 country code pops up on my phone and I smile. “Gails for breakfast?” You betcha!Continue reading “From the Surfboard to the Airport to Soho… When Gerry came to town!”
Strangers in my home… Hosting a “Kitchen-Surf” event
We’ve all heard of Couch-Surf right?… No? Well couchsurfing is a great social networking concept for people like me who enjoy travelling and staying with locals… For free! And to keep the good karma I also host travellers (only the nice ones with references)!
But who is the genius that came up with ‘Kitchen-Surf‘?!
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MY SOHO TIMES 