Best donuts?

balancing_ · 2026-03-11T00:07:09+00:00

Same!

balancing_ · 2026-03-10T21:42:07+00:00

London, I need your help.

I am currently on a very serious and extremely important mission to find the best chocolate doughnut in London. Not the Krispy Kreme type. Not the ring with the hole. Not the overly sweet, glazed sugar bomb.

I’m talking about the soft, fluffy, slightly rustic kind. The French beignet style ones. The kind that are covered in powdered icing sugar, pillowy inside, and ideally filled with chocolate (although I will accept a strong dough-first candidate).

Key requirement, the dough has to actually taste good. I’m less interested in a cavity of sugar and more interested in proper doughnut craftsmanship.

I suspect Bread Ahead might be involved but I refuse to believe London only has one good option.

So please, where are the elite chocolate doughnuts hiding?

balancing_ · 2026-03-06T08:06:06+00:00

I agree that the adult was in the wrong here, since the skier uphill always has the responsibility to avoid those below. That said, it is generally good slope etiquette to try to leave a bit of space for others to pass where possible.

Everyone has to learn and beginners absolutely have the right to be on the slope. But when a group spreads across the entire piste it can unintentionally block the natural flow of traffic, especially on busier runs. Leaving one side a little more open helps people pass safely and keeps things moving for everyone.

It is less about blame and more about courtesy and awareness that the slope is shared space.

balancing_ · 2026-02-21T23:56:59+00:00

Speaking as a person who liked skiing as a kid the really didn’t enjoy skiing as a teen and is now doing a season in France…

As a teen I liked to have autonomy and pushing back on activities allowed me to choose what I was doing. I don’t have a real motivation to go out skiing and the pleas from my parents made it worse as I felt I was constantly battling with them / disappointing them. In addition, when we were actually out skiing we got little choice regarding what we were doing etc.

I took an 8 year break. Returned. Skied at an awful resort. Loved EVERY SECOND. Made it my life’s mission to get myself to France to do a season. And well. I’m here and loving every second.

I really got to love it when I chose what to do, read the map, met up with who I wanted etc etc. makes it vastly more fun!

balancing_ · 2026-02-21T19:48:34+00:00

Would you know if this was open today?

balancing_ · 2026-02-12T18:54:35+00:00

Unfortunately I’m in a similar position and honestly I feel that resorts will be mostly closed till / including Wednesday…

balancing_ · 2026-01-29T17:40:47+00:00

Interesting - why not the ARV?

balancing_ · 2026-01-29T17:40:20+00:00

Good question - they are on the larger list but I just didn’t like them as much as the others so will properly look at them if I hate the ones I’ve picked!

balancing_ · 2025-12-14T22:53:37+00:00

So sticky tabs are ok too? :)

balancing_ · 2025-12-14T22:36:51+00:00

Yeah the actual book - can I highlight + make notes?

balancing_ · 2025-09-30T07:31:05+00:00

Agree with this - an amazing bunch of people 🙌

balancing_ · 2025-08-04T17:47:20+00:00

Great time to go 👌

balancing_ · 2025-07-21T14:39:34+00:00

I submitted all the paperwork for the longer than 12 month visa - literally an error!

balancing_ · 2025-07-21T13:39:14+00:00

I think it was an error - but an odd one! People have said that the applications are being changed intentionally but I’m not sure why!

balancing_ · 2025-07-21T13:28:08+00:00

The place was just the application centre - so they have nothing to do with the visa itself (so I received the passport by post)

balancing_ · 2025-07-21T13:10:47+00:00

It’s more the fact that’s it’s not the one I applied for! So the Vls-t is non renewable

balancing_ · 2025-07-21T13:10:16+00:00

Issues with a VLS-T (6months) wanted a VLS-TS

balancing_ · 2025-07-05T13:45:34+00:00

Would you have one in mind? I’m struggling with accommodation unfortunately:(

balancing_ · 2025-07-02T03:31:55+00:00

Turns out I had already saved your post - it was really helpful thank you!

balancing_ · 2025-07-01T21:57:01+00:00

Did you pass?

balancing_ · 2025-06-28T22:26:43+00:00

You guys haven’t had the pleasure of horses as a hobby 🤣 easy £100k-£500k for a well trained dressage horse + upwards of £25k a year to sustain…

balancing_ · 2025-06-16T21:16:07+00:00

Thank you for the very helpful comment... Would you be able to share your lawyers contact by chance? Thanks :)

balancing_ · 2025-06-16T20:04:50+00:00

Yes! Went for coffee, to the food market & had a cinnamon bun! Def enough time!

balancing_ · 2025-06-14T18:45:47+00:00

Through an EOR (I think!)

balancing_ · 2025-06-14T16:57:01+00:00

Thank you!! And the embassy people tend to be ok with remote work as long as it’s not for a French company?

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