Generic Travel Post | No.2

Two weeks in The Lakes District. Two weeks in Far Sawrey. Two weeks in the remoteness of Cumbria. Bit of a change from London to here. My new picturesque, typical English countryside home is certainly the perfect spot to escape the noise and hustle and bustle of the city, unfortunately I don't want to escape that. 

To get to this area you need to catch a car ferry across Lake Windermere and then prepare yourself for a 30 minute walk up through the hills. If you're lucky the ferry won't even be running because the weather is too "extreme". Trains also seem to have this problem. This particular fault in the English public transport system ended up costing me over £120 GBP.

The regularity of the train and ferry cancellations must be due to the poor method of measuring the severity of the weather. I can only assume that they are taking a stack of newspapers and placing them in the middle of the road and saying 'right, if just one of the these papers moves we're stopping everything'. 

Despite my fairly negative opinion of the place. It is beautiful and if you enjoy the fresh air and a walk in the countryside I would definitely recommend you visit Far Sawrey. 

Generic Travel Post | No.1

Two weeks in London, saw a few sights, did a medium amount of shopping and slept a lot. Here's my two week round up of a few of the things that I have taken part in during my time in London. 

Harry Potter Studios 

I'll start with my trip to the Harry Potter studio tour. Something I've wanted to do for a very long time and even though I was by myself, it was something I couldn't miss while in London. I can't even begin to describe how amazing it was to see all the props and the sets where the movies were made. I almost don't want to give too much away because my description won't do it justice, and it would ruin the magic a bit if you knew what to expect before you had been.

The studio is also one of only two or three places in the entire world where you can try butterbeer. A drink depicted in the Harry Potter franchise. Obviously I had to try some. It was very sweet. Almost a mixture of creamy soda and butterscotch. 

Winter Wonderland

The next stop was Winter Wonderland which is hosted in Hyde Park. Complete with ice skating rink, ferris wheel and a strange amount of German food. The night consisted mostly of drinking mulled wine and cider, eating German food, laughing at people who can't ice-skate and sitting in the Bavarian Village listening to euro trash and song covers. 

For those who are wondering, I have seen a few sights. Have I done London right? 

St Paul's Cathedral 

View of The Shard from the Thames 

Camden Lock Market 

Regents Canal 

Some small differences i've noticed are; firstly, chocolate in the UK does not taste the same as it does in Australia. Not at all. It's not bad, it's just not as good. Secondly, the chocolate might be worse here, but the yoghurt is definitely better. The Waitrose brand yoghurt for 80p is hand crafted by angels and sent down from heaven on a rainbow. It's delicious and I could probably eat that, and only that for the rest of my life.