Fleur Bernadine

Three years ago, I moved into my first year accommodation at Oxford Brookes where I was to study for my undergraduate degree. I had the most incredible time and Oxford will forever have a special place in my heart. I won't say it was easy by any means but my goodness was it the most incredible …

If you know me you know I love phö so when I visited Pan Pan in St  Clements I was very excited.  Pan  Pan specialises in Southeast Asian street food and my goodness it is incredible. The menu ranges from small sharing dishes to larger dishes, like the prawn phö in the photo above. Available for si…

If you've lived in Oxford the likelihood is that you know Marios and have fond memories of it. 
The authentic Italian food and amazing service make this place a must visit. 
Eat in their charming restaurant or takeaway, which is what we did! It was a sunny evening so we took ours along with some …

I think Big Society was one of the first bars/pubs I went to  when I moved to Oxford. It's along the famous Cowley Road and in such a vibrant and happening area. 
They are famous for their fried chicken and rightly so, the food is incredible and it's also affordable making it the double wham…

The story behind The Up In Arms is part of which makes it such a special place in my opinion. 
The community in Marston contacted Dodo pubs saying that their local pub had been shut down and that they were trying to save the building from being turned into flats. 
Dodo Pub Company loved the  site …

Hell, two months have passed since my last lockdown diary. Little changed in that time, hence the lack of an update, however I’m now back in Oxford for a couple weeks. It’s been so lovely being back here and it has reminded me just how much I have missed it. It’s been great catching up with my pee…

One of my favourite things about living in Oxford is the number of beautiful spaces there are within the city including The University of Oxford Botanic Gardens. If you go to university in Oxford you can actually get in for free just by showing your student ID which makes it the perfect place to v…

I’m currently in the summer before my final year at Oxford Brookes University where I am studying Publishing Media. In my first year, I combined it with History of Art but I dropped this after my first year of studying it as I was more interested in pursuing a career in publishing after university…

I am very much a person that cannot sit in one place for too long, I enjoy gaining a change of scenery and my work does benefit from it. Sometimes sitting in the library all day just turns my head to mush and I find myself stuck hitting a creative wall, at points like this it’s time to move. Oxford…