My Hipster Life

Recommendations for top-notch speciality coffee, food, beer, culture, i tot això. Email your tips, queries, and coffee to [email protected] #veggie

[My Hipster Life @MyHipsterLife_]

Yirga time from @NudeEspresso at @AmoretCoffee... Very lightly-roasted with more than a hint of lemonade

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

Coffee o’clock here in Galway at @coffeewerkpress! 🇮🇪💚

A beautiful Kenyan from @coffeecollectif to brighten up my Thursday before @mojofestival!

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

It’s #ElectionDay here in the UK (go vote!) and also today marks ten years since I became vegetarian. 🌱

Wow, how time has flown.

It’s become easier to be veggie/vegan in the last five years or so (yup, when I first started, it was almost impossible to get food in restaurants)!

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

Two-thirds of people feel awkward talking to a disabled person.

I wanted to make something to help end that awkwardness.

@bbcideas let me rope in @Tanni_GT and @lucyedwards to share our experiences and how best to talk about disability.

⬇️ https://t.co/iUFD1b46fA

[Inma Gil Rosendo @inma_gil]

If you have 5 minutes to spare and want to watch something interesting check out BBC Ideas new YouTube channel! @bbcideas #foodforthought https://t.co/mCbDaIci9G

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

ICYMI: As someone living with hearing loss, I’d love to be able to go to the theatre more often, but I can only hear every one word in five.

I went and tried out something it’s hoped will resolve this problem at the @NationalTheatre for @BBCNews.

[Lewis Vaughan Jones @LVaughanJones]

Great report from my colleague Ellis. Interesting concept. I’m intrigued to give them a go and see how they compare to captioned performances.

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

I’d love to be able to go to the theatre more often, but as someone living with hearing loss, it can be too difficult to hear what’s going on.

For my latest @BBCNews report, I went to the @NationalTheatre to try out some subtitling smart glasses aimed at resolving this problem.

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

As a disabled person who went to a Merseyside comprehensive school, I’d have never imagined working at @BBCNews when I was growing up.

But the BBC’s @InExtend scheme gave me an amazing opportunity to get started as a journalist.

Check it out #BBCExtend

https://t.co/XCeKAZjlmr

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

Really interesting debate on @bbcnewsnight about whether free museums serve all social classes.

In my home city of Liverpool, the @MuseumLiverpool caters for all the people of the city and region through exhibitions on its heritage and culture. https://t.co/0U8NaDFuti

[BBC Travel Show @BBCTravelShow]

It’s not just nightclub entry that can be a challenge in a wheelchair; @Tayloredword finds that even the supposedly accessible toilets are anything but…

Showing on @BBCWorld News this Saturday (19:30 BST), and Sunday (07:30 and 20:30 BST) #Disability #Raving #Accessibility

[BBC Travel Show @BBCTravelShow]

On this week’s show, we join @tayloredword in Ibiza, to discover the highs and lows of clubbing in a wheelchair.

Watch as one nightclub ask him to pay over 50 euro extra so his carer can join him.

Showing on @BBCBreakfast this Saturday and across @BBCWorld News this weekend.

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

Although he was born and bred in Liverpool, John Lennon has an enduring legacy worldwide.

The US Postal Service has paid tribute to the iconic status of the Beatles musician - who was fatally shot in New York in 1980 - with a commemorative stamp. https://t.co/wO448muZpo

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

Really interesting piece here on what Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood.

While the short-term letting app can boost tourism and local economies, it can also drive up rents for residents and affect community cohesion.

What’s your experience?
https://t.co/3jAzXCt24z

[Ellis Palmer 📻 @EllisPalmer94]

“All the things you see here at some stage, I’ve physically built”

@DaVinciMobility’s Vince told me how competing at the Paralympics inspired him to make bespoke wheelchairs.

I pitched, produced, and edited this piece for @BBCNews. 😊

#BBCExtend

[Bean There at blog @beanthereat]

Enjoying the last of our @Lacabracoffee Ethiopian 🇪🇹 Kochere in the morning sun. The v60 really brings out the citric acid in this cup. Delicious. 😎☕

[BBC Access All @BBCAccessAll]

Meet Argentina's handless barber.

"There are people who when they see me aren't really excited to get their hair cut with me, but when they see the finished haircut, they're speechless.” https://t.co/sA2AQPsNL4

[Rob Palmer @robbopalmer]

My “Letter from America” for @SUR_English on how the professional game is now thriving in the US...

But marketing the travelling teams from Europe is no longer like selling the London Bridge!

https://t.co/2Bkbys8vR5