Oatly and Atkinson’s No-Waste Oat Milk Latte Art Smackdown

Some coffee devotees are crazy about latte art and consider it an essential part of presentation, while others see it as an unnecessary distraction from the basics. Whatever your thoughts are on the foamy pastime, there’s no denying that it takes practice, skill and a steady hand to master. As …

Hostel Review – Naughty Squirrel Hostel, Riga

A September 2018 review of Naughty Squirrel hostel Riga from an impartial traveller. Hold onto your hats, this place is one heck of a special sleep – Naughty Squirrel hostel Riga is the full package. Location Naughty Squirrel hostel in Riga is perhaps the best-located hostel in the city, sitting …

Hostel Review – B&B&B&B&B Hostel in Vilnius

B&B&B&B&B hostel in Vilnius, Lithuania, offers decent, well-located budget accommodation for backpackers and budget travellers, but a bit of extra care could make it exceptional. B&B&B&B&B Hostel Location As far as location gets, B&B&B&B&B hostel in Vilnius couldn’t be better for transport links, sitting less than ten minutes’ walk from Vilnius train and bus …

Blackpool Art Comes to Manchester

As a Northerner in my early 30s, the word ‘Blackpool’ conjures flashbacks to childhood day trips along with a torrent of other images. Trams, large candy dummies, fish and chips, tooth-assaulting rock, Mick Hucknall on a rollercoaster and the illuminated faces of Coronation Street characters floating past painfully slowly through the sunroof of a 1980s Astra …

Four Manchester Art Events in One Night – Is It Possible?

Although Manchester’s arts scene thrives all year-round, there comes a transition between spring and summer when the laziness of the darker months dissipates. It’s at this point that Manchester art events, previews and socials start to sprout like mushrooms. Thursday 27th April was an evening working in overdrive. I didn’t …

Kyoto’s Best-Kept Secret

Looking for Kyoto’s best-kept secret? Forget geisha-hunting in Gion. Instead, head for Kanga-an, a temple with the most unlikely of features. My first time in Kyoto was not wholly successful. I’d heard too much about how it was impossible not to love this history-drenched, wooden-housed cultural capital of Japan – the hub …