Seeing Leeds through the eyes of a refugee. I love stories. Whether it’s through reading books, watching films, seeing plays, listening to podcasts… you name it. I love hearing about people’s different experiences and perspectives. Last weekend I got to enjoy hearing the story of Lilly, a South African migrant, through a Tales of a City walking tour of Leeds. Tales of a City is a “Pay-As-You-Feel tour company, providing cultural walking tours around Leeds city centre led by tour guides with a refugee background.” The company’s aim is to: “1) to show the city from a newcomer’s ..read more

This is by far the longest I’ve gone without writing a blog post on here. It’s not that I’ve stopped loving Leeds, or even that I’ve stopped loving writing, it’s just I haven’t wanted to write something for my blog. Considering I run this blog purely for my own entertainment – it’s not a source of income, or a portfolio of my work – I think it’s okay to take a break every now and then. It’s also been harder to write as my time is so much more limited now I’m doing the whole part-time work, part-time parenting thing, and it also means I do less in Leeds than I’d like to. I’m very much ..read more

I spotted on Leeds-List that the Everyman Cinema in Trinity Leeds was showing the Audrey Hepburn classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s with a bottomless brunch and entertainment beforehand. Knowing that my friend Sam is a massive fan of the film (her wedding was even themed around it) I immediately sent her the link and asked if she fancied going. At £25 per person, I was a little dubious that we’d be getting our money’s worth, but the whole event was really good, and the Everyman didn’t scrimp on food or Prosecco. As costumes were encouraged, Sam and I donned our black dresses and pearls, and ..read more

Gin has been kind of a Big Deal the last couple of years. Everywhere I go I see new gins on offer, gin infusion bars, gin merchandise… But guess what – I DON’T LIKE THE STUFF! Blurgh. No thanks. What I do love is rum. Rum, rum, in my tum, yes please thank you. Whether it’s a nice simple Kraken and coke (with a wedge of lime of course), or some Captain Morgan’s in a Dark and Stormy, or Sailor Jerry’s in a Sailor’s Heavy Punch (which I had for the first time last week at The Deer Park), I am happy. This is why I’m pleased that the upcoming booze fest is a gin AND rum event – I no longer h ..read more