After 10 years of living and trying Argentine restaurants in London, this is my selection of best restaurants. Empanadas, asado/parrillada, achuras (molleja and others) and milanesas are some of the most traditional dishes you should try. Check our post “Best Traditional Food in Argentina” for a complete and comprehensive list. Chango Chango makes the best […]
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Visiting Stonehenge, the most famous prehistoric monument
What is it? Stonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monument, located in Wiltshire, England. It consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons. It remains a mystery how, why and who constructed it, which is part of its charm. Archaeologists believe […]
Visiting Harry Potter’s Alnwick Castle
What it is? Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building in the UK and receives over 800,000 visitors per year when combined with adjacent attraction The Alnwick Garden. Alnwick Castle […]
Best pubs around London Victoria Park
Victoria (aka “Vicky”) Park is the largest in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets at 86.18 hectares and has one of the highest visitor numbers of all the London parks with around 9 million visits per year. It is a key link in a green corridor that stretches from the River Thames at Limehouse, along the Regents […]
Best Traditional Food in the United Kingdom
In general terms, British cuisine has a bad reputation. Some people think there are almost no traditional dishes in the UK, or that it’s only about fish and chips and full English breakfast, and maybe some tea with chocolate brownies. However; although they don’t have a deep cuisine tradition such as in France, Italy or […]
Best tour in Bath. River cruise and canal walk
Bath is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the UK. It has its own river and canal, a popular university, a cute bridge, the roman baths, the royal park and crescent, and more. It is also well located and connected, taking only 1.5 hours from London by train. It is also close to […]
Discover Castle Combe, our favourite Cotswolds village
Castle Combe is one of the tiniest and cutest villages in The Cotswolds. It has nothing particularly special, but illustrates how these towns in the area seem to have come from a fairytale. It seems frozen in time, and actually, no new houses nor buildings have been built since the 1600s, so the stone cottages […]
Discover Cornwall by a short Road Trip from London
Let’s start with a quick intro: “Cornwall is a county on England’s southwestern tip. It forms a peninsula encompassing wild moorland and hundreds of sandy beaches, culminating at the promontory Land’s End. The south coast is home to picturesque harbour villages such as Fowey (see below). The north coast is lined with towering cliffs and […]
Visiting Eden Project
The Eden Project is one of the most popular attractions in the English county of Cornwall. The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. “More than just a huge, tropical garden, Eden is a gateway into the relationships between plants and people, and a fascinating insight into […]