New milestone: 50,000 pageviews!

Within two years and basically without big publicity campaigns, we managed to get 50,000 pageviews and we would like to share our happiness with you today. This is a HUGE milestone. Thank you very much for being there!  Please, feel free to share the blog among your friends, comment on posts and keep reading u...

Peter and the Wolf @ Tobacco Factory

I remember the timbre of oboe thanks to Peter and the Wolf. Sergei Prokofiev had the excellent idea to educate children to identify properly instruments such as oboe, clarinet, flute and bassoon by identifying them with the duck, cat, bird and Peter's grandfather in the story. He intended to cultivate the musical tastes in children from the first years of school and yet, it is an excellent piece of music for grown-ups. Now, every time I listen to...

Keep money warm and safe this winter with TransferWise

Yesterday, I read an unbelievable story in a newspaper: a man apparently traveled from Belgium to Madrid to meet his Venezuelan cousin to receive from him an envelope with 5260€ (around £4000) for a health surgery he needs back in Belgium. This 41-year-old chap says he was carrying an envelope full of notes that his cousin brought from Venezuela when three men pushed him in an underground station and "some time later", he realised he didn't have...

European Green Capital 2015: The Kick Off

When Vitoria-Gasteiz, one of the main Basque cities, got the European Capital Award in 2012, I barely followed what went on. Partially because I had already moved out and was living in the UK but also because I didn't know it was such a big deal. Now, I realise it is. The "European Green Capital Award" is an award launched on 2008 for a European city based on its environmental record. This year, it's Bristol's turn. The opening ceremony will...

The Bucket List

When I travel to a new place, I try to get involved with the locals and live a full experience. It is more difficult to do so if we are only there for a weekend trip. However, there are more and more people coming to Bristol to settle up here. Whether you are local, born and raised here, or you are a foreign who is living here for some time, you deserve to enjoy Bristol completely. And Bristol also deserves to have you around! :) I have been living...