For those who don’t know me well, I’m a bit of gin enthusiast. No matter what the occasion, a G&T has always been my tipple of choice, and seems so for many others these days. Once again coming into vogue, there’s been a huge rise in its popularity over the past couple of years, with… Read More Drinking Diaries: Autumn/Winter gin tasting
Elegant, charming, and oozing both academic and stylistic prowess, the Swedish capital can almost be intimidating in its cultural panache. Home to some of Europe’s top universities and museums, and host to the annual Nobel Prize ceremony, Stockholm certainly asserts its authority as an intellectual hub. Don’t let this daunt you though- when you arrive… Read More Welcome to Stockholm
By Dan Norman One of the overlooked consequences of Hollywood’s addiction to making big-budget franchise films is that it seemed to have made villains compulsory. Even when the duelling behemoths of Marvel and DC made a big deal out of pitting their A-list superheroes against each other earlier this year, both films made sure to… Read More The Good, The Bad & The Spike Lee
It’s a drizzly Saturday lunchtime, and I’m enjoying a cheese and onion sandwich with a very shaggy dog at my feet. Seated by a crackling log fire with a decent craft ale, it’s a typically cosy scene at The Hop Inn. Arguably the most famous of free houses within the area, The Hop Inn enjoys… Read More Drinking Diaries: The Hop Inn, Swindon
The Finer Things Club 