Banksy's street art recreated with LEGO bricks

You might have seen this already, but in case you haven't, here you are: a very original recreation of most of Banksy's iconic graffities with LEGO bricks!  The Canadian photographer Jeff Friesen is the one who had the great idea to recreate Banksy's artwork using his seven-year-old daughter's LEGO bricks... and the result is absolutely genius! He called it "Briscky: LEGO Banksy" and it creates many of the mysterious street artist's works. Can...

Low-cost lunches (for people as poor as church mice...)

If you are as poor as church mice, or want to save some money but still enjoy a nice meal in Bristol, this is the post for you. In this post, I give you 8 options to eat healthy and/or cheap in Bristol city centre under £5.50 (excluding fast-food chains, obviously).  Here we go! Let's start around the Hippodrome: if you like international food, you could have a buffet lunch for £4.99 at Flavourz (BS1 4UB). There is Chinese, Italian and Indian...

Mystery shopping in Bristol

Over two years ago, I met a girl who told me she was travelling for free with Easyjet. Yes, you read it RIGHT. She explained to me that she was one of the mystery shoppers that the company hires, who travel and give feedback to the company about the service they provide. Basically, the company paid her to travel to different countries and fill in a couple of questionnaires. And today, I am going to reveal my secret: I am a mystery shopper myself.  For...

Wicked @ The Hippodrome

Wicked will be the third (but not the last) musical I will be watching at the Hippodrome. I have previously seen The Lion King, which was the best musical I have seen, and Cats, which I strongly recommend if you like Andrew Lloyd Webber's music. This time, as I barely know anything about musical beforehand, I had to do some research. Wicked: the Untold Story of the Witches of Oz, a music that is celebrating its 12 years on Broadway, has...