Boutique Hostel Palmers Lodge

Hostels the backpackers paradise bastion of the young well it was until last month. I crashed into the world of youth hosteling , I'm probably 20 years too late ? . Necessity is what brought me to this hostel , know I understand hostels are not for everyone and that's fine.

I stopped a couple years ago in another hostel and it was nice but it didn't have the edge this one has. Just sticking the word boutique in front changes your perception , your suspicions are raised but when you get there .. Oh my.

There are a variety of dormitory set ups from 6 in a dorm etc , also there is all female. There is also a room to sleep by yourself or share with a friend but that will cost you more.

Sharing it cost me about £29 for the night and though that didn't include breakfast which is extra at £4.50 I felt it represented good value. Sleeping in a dormitory can be noisy so pack ear plugs and an eye shade ( one with a non inoffensive message) . Another situation to consider to to take shower shoes and a towel, no need to worry about sharing showers as they as individual.

The dorms are bunk beads with a privacy curtain, reading light and essential plug socket , what it appears you don't do is turn the main light on when everyone is sleeping ~ ooops sorry!

Facilities are good , there is a bar , a comfortable lounge and there is always someone to talk to , you can swap tips with fellow travellers.

If you want a change from soulless hotel chains then this will tweak your travelling repotoire. Laundry and gastro pub you'll have to blink to think you are somewhere not more expensive.

For more details and booking your stay visit the Palmers Lodge London  site: www.palmerslodges.com

And this isn't even a review I just thought I'd relay my experience .

The Lego Movie Awesome DVD Review

Awesome.

"Everything is awesome "

When a cartoon brings you such a tune that will stick in your head then you know that is going to a giggly, goofball bundle of fun that you are going to be waving your arms along to . If you are a fan of Will Ferrell when he was in Elf then you are going to enjoy this, crazy fun that appeals to children and adults alike.

The Lego movie is an hour and half in length , the main character is Emmet the construction worker who lives his life by a set of instructions. At work Emmet comes across Wildstyle and there is a arrow straight to his heart ( not literally) Wildstyle believes that Emmet is the 'special' one who will save the Lego universe.

Emmett being the special one they hope can  can help bring down Lord Business (Will Ferrell), he's recruited into a quest to save the LEGO Universe. Along on this quest is Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and her boyf the self-absorbed Batman (Will Arnett) and the Gandalf like Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman).

Emmett finds himself in a world of adventure but Bad cop ( Liam Neeson ) is on their trail determined to stop them.


If you haven't seen this then you must!

And if ever like me you kept your Lego instructions as a child and sometimes were against going against the instruction book then at the end you will see why it is important to break the rules of this.




Disclaimer : I was sent a copy to review and thought words and opinions are my own and I was not told what to write.

You can track the price of The Lego Movie DVD on Suppose!com to make sure you get the best deal.

Picnic Oven Baked Scotch Egg Recipe

The not so humble Scotch egg is a stalwart picnic favourite and long gone is the day glow ,artificial sun tanned Scotch egg of old ,if you bake them yourselves. And oven baking means it is healthier , no  longer will I eat a deep fried Scotch egg. I don't about you but I am clinging onto summer a little longer , there is no reason why we can't continue to picnic as Autumn tumbles in.

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• Ingredients
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• 400g (14 oz) sausage meat I went with one that had black pepper and nutmeg in.
• 6 hard boiled eggs 
• Fine dried breadcrumbs combined with mixed herbs.
• 1 egg, beaten
• Some flour

Method 

Preheat the oven to 190 C

After you have boiled the eggs and let them cool, shell them gently ( good idea to put the waste shell in a dish etc as it keeps your preparation  area clear)

Divide your sausage meat into 6 sections.

Cover each egg in turn with the sausage meat ensuring that there at no gaps.

Rolls the sausage meat covered egg so you achieve a nice round shape.

Then in turn roll each egg into flour next roll them in the beaten egg

It is a wise idea to roll the scotch eggs again ( if you wish)

After this is down roll them in bread crumbs and place upon a baking tray.

And cook for around 25 minutes adjust this depends on the thickness of the sausage meat.

I read a tip which was to put a cocktail stick through them to stop them rolling about tin the oven.

Ideal for taking on a picnic just so happens I eat mine in my office , though my office just so happens to be a field.

Silent Sunday September

Saturday Caption Cats Rule

Yesterday I was invaded by some other cats , I think they Benegals

Rather a beauty isn't he and he is not even mine !!