A couple of weeks ago the lovely Jas and I met up for a catchup over bottomless bubbles at one of the coolest London venues I’ve ever been too. The Pianoworks is located in Farringdon which was eerily quiet for a Sunday morning being a very business focused area but after queuing up outside waiting… Read More The Pianoworks, Farringdon
Before leaving the UK we were told not to expect too much of Osaka, that Kyoto and Tokyo were the real stars of the country but despite our short visit Osaka really stole my heart more than anywhere else in Japan. It might have been down to the fact that it was the first city… Read More Osaka: My Favourite Place in Japan
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a private viewing of the new Harry Potter exhibition at the British Library with ambassadors and supporters of Lumos, a charity founded and financed by JK Rowling that works to help the millions of children around the world currently living in institutions find their… Read More Harry Potter: A History of Magic, British Library
Credit Cash – £8.97 Nationwide – £2,640.37 M&S C/A – £1,734.78 Tesco –£3,172.22 Credit total – £7,556.34 Debts MBNA C/C – £5,162.50 Lloyds Avois C/C – £3,411.44 Virgin Atlantic C/C – £2,424.26 Loan from Mum – £4,000.00 Loan from Dad – £2,000.00 Debt total – (£16,998.20) Net worth £7,556.34 – £16,998.20 = -£9,441.86
I’m hoping to start introducing monthly guest posts here on Broke in the Big Smoke – first up Wendy Dessler of The Blog Frog tells us her tips for long train rides. The Blog Frog is an influencer marketing platform that helps businesses find the right influencers to work with. To have your blog listed on… Read More {Guest Post} Traveling Abroad – Tips For Long Train Rides by Wendy Dessler
*Disclaimer: I was gifted a FitBit in exchange for writing about the Explore the City tool. The below opinions are still my own and not influenced by this in any way. John Lewis have launched a great new #ExploretheCity tool designed to be used with your activity tracker and get you out and about racking up those… Read More Things to do in North Greenwich
I can’t believe it’s been a month since the Japanarang gang and I got back to the UK – it was one of the best trips of my life and I can’t wait to share some of the highlights with you. I thought I’d start off with a little itinerary post just in case you… Read More The Perfect 10 Day Itinerary for your First Trip to Japan
I hate the C word before December but this year I’m making an exception to tell you all about the UK Money Bloggers Christmas campaign for 2017. You may remember last year we advocated for those partaking in Secret Santa at the office or with friends to give everyone the option to donate to charity… Read More Foodbank Advent
I tend to see a lot of the bigger, flashier West End shows but since moving to London I’ve found an appreciation for smaller off West End Productions so each month I want to highlight some of them for you. LAST MAN STANDING – Theatre N16 (November 12th – 18th) Tickets £15/12/10 The heart is… Read More Three Off West End Shows to see in November
I’ve been unemployed for 6 weeks now – about 3 of those have been spent in other countries spending my savings and the rest trying to figure out what I want to do going forward. Now, living in London, I don’t have a lot of savings so I knew I couldn’t sit on my laurels… Read More Five things I wish I’d known about matched betting before I started
