Author: Nicola Whyte

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A City That Mixes Modern and Historic

If you follow along with either mine or Do The Daniel’s Insta stories, then you most likely know that by day, I work for the Council in the UK and one of my projects is the ground breaking Pop Brixton. As part of this work I have been consulting on a similar project in York, which opened earlier this month called Spark:York. It was due to this exciting opening, that I headed to York for a whirlwind 24 hours and thanks to Visit York, got to see some amazing things.

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A Holiday Back Home to New Zealand

It might finally be summer in the UK, but I was lucky enough to escape for a few weeks of sunshine in my homeland, just as the snow was falling in Londontown. It had been just over two years since I had been back to New Zealand, and I was itching to see my family and friends, as well as explore a few new places along the way. For those of you who didn’t know, I grew up in New Zealand, moved into 2 or 3 different private house rentals in West Auckland going from various jobs, then took the big step to move to the UK. I like to come home every year so I was very excited to get back to see everyone.

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Winter Breaks Can Be Just As Fun As Summer Ones

I know that we are all sick of winter. It feels like it’s dragging on here in London – what with actual snow that fell in March, it does not feel at all like spring has sprung. But I have had some great winter breaks this year staying in places like comfortable vacation apartments in Andorra revelling in the snow, getting to dress up in snuggly scarves and boots and even throw the odd snow ball or two.

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Podcasts, So Hot Right Now

It’s fair to say that I love Podcasts. I have been listening to them for at least 10 years, a little before I moved to the UK. In those days, you had to find them on the web, and then download them physically to your iPod via a cord. Ahhhh the dark ages. These days, you can download a number of them in seconds direct to your smart phone, or even stream them, if you are not underground on the tube. Podcasts have gotten me through a number of long walks, they have kept me company on flights with no in-flight entertainment, have made me laugh out loud or cry in public. So, here are a few of my top picks, if you are new to podcasts, or if you want a few suggestions of something new to listen to.

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