Adventure – thefemalengineer

Lunch in a Yurt

May 1, 2016 2 Comments

Want a lovely new cafe to visit? Eat delicious food? And somewhere to go back again and again?

Well, I found the answer to all these questions in a small yurt in Buckinghamshire.

It’s lovely, unique and just has the best food. The Wild Strawberry Cafe is very unexpected – the yurt itself looks small from the outside but from the inside it really has a wow factor.

The first visit was for lunch. Salads, breads, soups…the normal stuff, but all healthy, fresh ingredients, homemade and full of flavours that you couldn’t get enough of.

Following the deliciousness of lunch, we returned for breakfast the next day. And this was even better! The homemade granola with chia seeds, greek yoghurt and a rhubarb compote was incredible. The blueberry pancakes with maple syrup and bacon weren’t too bad themselves. Writing this post and looking back at the photos makes me wish i lived within drivable distance of this yurt.

If you do manage to visit the Wild Strawberry Cafe, make sure you also pop into the Peterley Manor farm shop. you’ll definitely pick up a nice little treat.

English Breakfast Tea in an Mongolian Yurt

The Female Engineer

TRAVEL

Night on a Spanish Island

September 7, 2015 No Comments

Night time on the island of Majorca is lovely. The atmosphere completely changes into a chilled but lively place. We found a great tapas restaurant with seafood and chorizo galore.

I always make an effort to walk along the beach when the sun is setting as it is always so magical. Its a completely different scene to that when the sun is up and the sunbathers are out. Its quiet, peaceful and calming. The scent and sound of the ocean become magnified and it reveals the true island – its undisturbed magic.

ART, DESIGN, TRAVEL

Art in Venice #ArteLagunaPrize

April 7, 2015 No Comments

Rory's Art in Venice — Rory’s Art in Venice

For any artist, displaying their work in Venice is an amazing opportunity. Rory was in disbelief that he had been chosen as a finalist in the Digital & Virtual Art category in the Arte Laguna Prize 2015.

As soon as word came about his selection, we actioned a plan to get the logistics into place to transport and install his entire Freefall Horizon piece to Italy. This piece of work involves laying a new floor, hanging prints, setting up a number of media sources and connecting everything up into a visually captivating and immersive environment.

Arte Laguna Prize - Rialto Bridge — Arte Laguna Prize – Rialto Bridge