Tag: Harry Potter

• April 28, 2021

  7 things to do in York with young kids

  York is not known for being the most child-friendly of places. From posh restaurants that don’t appeal to little ones, to shops with displays of expensive, brittle ornaments pouring off the shelves, to uneven pavements and kerbs that are definitely not pushchair-friendly, to zero play areas anywhere within the walls where kids can let off…
• April 26, 2020

  A photo a week challenge: Just for Fun

  

  This photography challenge comes from Nancy Merrill Photography. The challenge was something fun. My contribution is a photo of Hogwarts castle, from Harry Potter, which I took in 2019 at Universal Studios, Japan while I was pregnant last Spring. Japan was so much fun. I think Japan and South Korea were my two favourite countries…
• February 5, 2016

  11 words British people don’t actually say.

  This article is about the “British” words and phrases we don’t actually use in Britain, so if you’re planning a holiday to England, Scotland or any other part of Britain, and trying to learn some colloquialisms, scratch these from your list – the consequences of saying some of them can be a fist to the…
• September 1, 2015

  Harry Potter Film Locations: Back To Hogwarts Day!

  HARRY POTTER SPOILER ALERT (but if you don’t know what happens by now, are you likely to care)!! While I was away in Scotland a week and a half ago, I came across a few sights that seemed a bit familiar (joke – we went out intentionally to find these places).  Since today is September…