How to celebrate the Chinese New Year in London and Guildford
This year Chinese New Year is February. For many of us a trip to China is not in our budget, especially during the New Year when prices go up. Luckily, England has a large Chinese population and there are celebrations all over the country. It doesn’t matter if all you know about China is the […]
The Sunday roast
A lot of the main celebrations in the UK are related to religion, like bonfire night and Christmas. But some more common traditions also have to do with it, like the Sunday roast. Sunday roast and church The Sunday roast used to be the meal families had after church on a Sunday. They would leave […]
Moving around London (part 4): the tram
The 4th post in our Moving around London series, this time all about the tram. You can also read the previous articles about the tube, the train and the bus. First some interesting trivia Trams started in London in 1860 and they were used all over. At first they were drawn by horses, and slowly they began being replaced […]
Tea and Britain
Tea is one of those things everyone associates with the UK, and England in particular. Each year every person in the United Kingdom consumes almost 2 kg of tea and makes over 900 cups. British tea and Britain There are many kinds of tea, but the tea preferred by British people is black tea. […]
