HOX POPS - Shoreditch Favourites

This week’s features have been rooted in nostalgia, with our back to school subject lessons and reminiscence of childhood memories. With the end of the summer holidays upon us, we decided to ask people on the streets of Shoreditch about their best holiday memory, their dream destination and their favourite animal. From river rafting to beach romancing, Iceland to Mexico and red pandas to camels; we heard it all. Here’s what we found out:

Name: Tilda
Occupation: Model
From: Sweden
Best Holiday: River rafting in Norway
Dream Destination: Iceland
Favourite animal: Horses – they’re so powerful and beautiful

Name: Romain
Occupation: Student
From: France
Best Holiday: Miami
Dream Destination: Japan or China because the culture is so different to Europe or the United States
Favourite animal: Dogs – huskies

Name: Nick
Occupation: Shop owner of Ludovica
From: London
Best Holiday: Meditating in Kerala, India
Dream Destination: Gobi desert – I like deserts and camels
Favourite animal: Maybe camels or horses

Name: Martine
Occupation: Language teacher
From: Surrey
Best Holiday: Turkey, in particular Istanbul because of the diversified food and preservation of everything historic
Dream Destination: New Zealand to explore a far-away and unknown territory
Favourite animal: Dogs – poodles and labradors

Name: Badr
Occupation: Student
From: Saudi Arabia
Best Holiday: Family holiday at a beach near Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia
Dream Destination: Houston, Texas
Favourite animal: Elephants – they’re quiet and huge

Name: Coralie
Occupation: Student
From: France
Best Holiday: India with best friend
Dream Destination: Peru to do the Inca Trail and see Machu Picchu
Favourite animal: Pandas

Names: Victor and William
Occupations: Editor of Qind magazine and teacher trainer
From: London
Best Holiday: Victor: Sitges near Barcelona with friends
William: A secluded beach on Ibiza
Dream Destination:  Victor: Istanbul because of the culture, people and nostalgia of a different time
William: Iguazu Falls in Argentina
Favourite animal: Victor: Cats
William: Pumas

Names: Rianna and Lacey
Occupation: Students
From: London
Best Holiday: Rianna: The beach in Jamaica
Lacey: Cyprus
Dream Destination: Rianna: Hawaii because it looks nice
Lacey: Florida because of the palm trees and theme parks
Favourite animal: Lacey: Puppies, especially chiwawas
Rianna: Kittens

Name: Christian
Occupation: Audio engineering student
From: Iceland
Best Holiday: Malaga in Spain
Dream Destination: Vietnam – it looks beautiful and everyone says good things about it
Favourite animal: Dogs – labradors

Names: Laurie and Joel
Occupation: Art student and film maker
From: London
Best Holiday: Laurie: Eating in a Yemenite café in Tel Aviv, Israel
Joel: Romance on a beach in Cornwall
Dream Destination: Laurie: Suriname in South America for the food.
Joel: St Petersburg for the architecture
Favourite animal: Laurie: I don’t really like animals but maybe monkeys or humans!
Joel: Tigers – they’re majestic and respected

Name: Lucy
Occupation: Communications, Art and Design student
From: Sheffield
Best Holiday: Travelling around Europe – swimming in the Danube River and staying in Das Park Hotel near Danube, which has rooms made out of old sewer pipes.
Dream Destination: Iceland
Favourite animal: Red pandas

Name: Laura
Occupation: Brand manager
From: Doncaster
Best Holiday: Swimming in the rain in Tulum, Mexico
Dream Destination: Maldives
Favourite animal: Dogs – cocker spaniels

What is your best holiday memory, dream destination or favourite animal? Answers below or on Facebook.