Oxford is first and foremost a student town. It beams with a (sometimes not so) quiet, omnipresent aura of academic quality, and unfaltering (self-)importance. Radcliffe Camera, probably the most widely known building in Oxford, certainly has an attraction that goes beyond being a tourist magnet. Once home to the Science Library, it now houses additional reading rooms of the Bodleian Library, … Continue reading
‘It’s not surprising that to this day in certain countries, not liking tea is viewed not only uncanny but downright insulting. Even if nobody would say anything of the sort, the unsettling silence that follows your statement of “I’m not much of a tea person” or the clearly failed pun of “It’s not my cup of tea, … Continue reading
Cork city is never what you would expect. The weather, much like a fickle lover, is quite temperamental, treating you to an annual average of 240 days of precipitation, ranging between horizontal rainfall and the finest, almost soothing drizzle, riddled with the occasional flash floods, days of thick fog that settle on the lower parts of town, and some days of blazing sun. … Continue reading
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland And indeed … Continue reading
Last week’s sunshine and heat seems like a distant memory. And with the never-stopping drizzle and chill outside, we’re back into cosy heated rooms with tea, a good book and warming chocolate truffles for some instant happiness. The ones featured in the picture are handmade chocolate truffles with liquid salt caramel filling from Dark Sugars on Brick … Continue reading
Postcards from the Country 