When presented with a choice between sweet or savoury – I almost always opt for the latter. I distinctly remember going to birthday parties as a child and eschewing birthday cake altogether in favour of more sandwiches and chips. My family thought this truly bizarre, but in my defense, how many marzipan-loving 6-year-olds do you know?…
Reviews
Restaurant review: OVO, Kuwait
If you follow me on Snapchat, you’ll know that as of late I’ve been travelling a fair bit for work. While these trips have been exclusively day journeys to the not-so-far-away Kuwait, the mere prospect of a business trip still excited me. My passion for travel knows no bounds. That said, despite the fact that my travel…
Vegan Supermarket Guide – Bahrain
Today’s post is one I’ve been meaning to put together for aeons, but before I get to that I’d like to take a second and say a very big thank you to everyone who read my last post. Your comments and e-mails were incredibly comforting, touching and heartfelt. I was unsure what the reception might be like, and…
Turkey Recap Pt 2: Datli Maya + Macrocenter Review
Ideally this part of my recap should have been focused on all the wonderful vegan restaurants and cafes I frequented in Istanbul. But one thing that no Lonely Planet book or Happy Cow app will tell you about the city is that during Bayram (Also known as Eid, the three day Islamic holiday that follows…
Bahraini Farmers Market
Weekends are a beautiful thing. Especially when I have nowhere to be on a beautiful Saturday morning (a rarity, between my usual crack-of-dawn driving lessons / events for work), and can finally make it to the newly launched Bahraini Farmers Market I’d heard so much about. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw…