Tagged: Culture

It’s crazy to think of what people think of me as a Hullite now compared to a couple of years ago. Prior to Hull being the UK’s City Of Culture, most people would have had me down as some kind of cultural oaf – yet now, Hull is synonymous with cultural offerings, and of course, being from Hull means that one is now highly regarded in cultural matters. People from Reading are proud to have a new burger made in their honour.  People from Hull are proud to now be regarded as exemplary custodians of culture. Whilst Hull may now …

A couple of good friends of mine went to Rome this weekend.  But Rome is so last millennium when it comes to culture, so I went to the true City of Culture this weekend, Hull. Starting with the most obvious which was fish and chips.  The round thing is a pattie.  You won’t get fish like that down here you southern puffs.  Get to Hull.  Get fish. If you want culture, the best stop is usually the tourist information office.  So we made this our first visit on Saturday.  I asked the lady what she could recommend – her response …

Firstly I would like to thank the European Union for granting me as a proud European citizen a minimum holiday allowance. Every year I allocate some of these days to actual holidays (in other words, Ibiza), some to travelling to and from Hull, some to recovering from nights out at fabric, some to just random chilling out days and a handful are very special unique days. I missed my sister’s birthday party due to my superstar DJ career (well, she didn’t turn up to mine – what kind of excuse is snow???) so I promised a day out in London …