Name: Tigerlily Found at: Tigerlily, 125 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4JN Cost: £7 Description: A delicate blend of Pinky vodka, Alizé rose liqueur, pink grapefruit juice, almond syrup and grenadine Why drink it: A nod to the Edinburgh festival, it would have been remiss not to include something special from the stylish and ubiquitous Tigerlily. This exclusive house mix captures the… [Read more…]
August 23, 2011
Having moved from London over seven years ago, the biggest fear was the culinary wasteland of Sussex that awaited me. Admittedly, at the time, it was in no way possible to compare times gone by to the veritable rich pickings that await visitor and resident alike nowadays, but still there is a reticence from my… [Read more…]
August 23, 2011
Name: Lavender Lady Found at: Loungelover, 1 Whitby Street, Shoreditch, London, E1 6JU Cost: £9.50 Description: A perfumed combination of Berkeley Square London Dry Gin, lavender and peach with a hint of lemon and lime, garnished with a fragrant sprig of old ladies favourite, fresh cut lavender. Why drink it: Why not? The ubiquitous Shoreditch hang-out, Loungelover never fails to deliver both in… [Read more…]
August 7, 2011
Name: Skinny Russian Rose Martini Found at: The Parlour, The Park Pavilion, 40 Canada Square Park, London E14 5FW Cost: £6.95 Description: A guilt-free delight by way of Smirnoff Black vodka stirred with lychee liqueur & ginger syrup, served in a coupette & garnished with a rose petal. Sophisticated and unlikely to leave you feeling anything… [Read more…]
August 2, 2011
If you’ve ever fancied getting away from it all and taking in the great outdoors, there’s more to life than camping in Cornwall, as Christine Townsend discovers. There’s nothing more exciting than the feeling of exploring the great wilds of Africa and now there are more packages aimed at people travelling from the UK than… [Read more…]
June 5, 2011
When I first discovered FourSquare, I was very excited. It seemed to resonate with my addictive/competitive personality and need to ‘collect’. I had already become a huge fan of the TripAdvisor app on Facebook and looked at it as some sort of virtual diary of where I had been – the more places, the better. The fact that… [Read more…]
May 19, 2011
Being a big fan of boutique and luxury hotels, cottage holidays usually fill me with a sense of reticence. It’s seemingly impossible to find somewhere that satisfies the need for the care and attention to detail that you would only get in boutique destinations that I usually hanker for. However, Sheepskinlife have come to the… [Read more…]
May 16, 2011
I was delivering training one day to a group of Neighbourhood Policing Officers and I received a Tweet from Sean O’Neill, Crime Editor of The Times (@timescrime). Here’s how the short conversation went; @sc2221 Christine Smith: Currently explaining @mentions and retweeting on Twitter#training #sussexpolice #socialmedia @TimesCrime Sean O’Neill: @sc2221 you are joking? No? It’s kids stuff –… [Read more…]
April 11, 2011
This was originally written as training material for police officers and staff. A hash tag is simply a way for people to search for tweets that have a common topic.For example, if you search on #sussexpolice (or #SussexPolice or #sussexPolice, because it’s not case-sensitive), you’ll get a list of tweets related to Sussex Police. What… [Read more…]
March 22, 2011
One of the most common questions I get asked once neighbourhood policing teams get on to Twitter is how they can increase their followers. Whilst I understand it’s not about the number of followers anyone has (and am keen to explain this to anyone who will listen), it does harbour a fun sense of competition… [Read more…]
August 30, 2011
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