I have a love/hate relationship with my weekends. If it's one where I'm cooped up inside, I feel like it's what could have been two  really awesome days wasted, which therefore makes any other kind of weekend a perfect one. It doesn’t take much for me to have a lovely weekend, I quite enjoy heading out for a coffee, doing…

Having spent half my life living in Germany, and having a wonderful German family, there are just certain things a German has got to enjoy eating, or at least introducing certain foods into other peoples lives. One of these are Frikadellen, a common dish across Germany which is a meatball usually made out of pork or beef mince, often being a combination…

Since living in Leeds, it's always been a great place for food and drinks, but in particular it's the Northern Quarter that's becoming an exciting place for the city. As each new venue opens up, it's becoming a stronger hotspot for local art, independent music and the occasional Yorkshire brewed beer.  One of the newest additions is Slate NQ- a pool…

Let me start off by saying what a little gem the Cow and Calf Rocks are. These cluster of rocks on the Ilkley Moor are perfect for those lazy Sundays when you know you need to get outside and see some greenery. As neither of us had been before, we weren't too sure of what to expect, but as we walked up the path and…

Running the Great North Run two Sunday's ago was by far one of the coolest things I have ever had the chance to take part in, and I'm not lying when I say it was really enjoyable. The thought of running a half marathon several weeks before the race date at the time sounded like a fantastic idea and something…