Snowflake Gelato in Soho
We are really quite spoilt for choice when it comes to quality ice cream in London. Now the weather is warming up a bit I
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The Gherkin: Open House Weekend
The Gherkin: Open House Weekend Wrap-Up The Gherkin was one of the buildings I first connected with when I moved to London. Completed in 2003
Open House this weekend
Open House weekend is here again! This is often your one opportunity in a year to gain access to some of London’s amazing buildings for
Spriggan in Crouch End
The sculpture depicts a Spriggan – a mythical creature, usually of rather ill disposition, which is said to be a guardian of abandoned ruins, barrows and
Know your Ghosts from your apparitions
London has a lot of many wondrous things such as pubs and theatres. What London seems to have even more of is ghosts. There are
Paddington Bear hits London
As a child of the 80’s I grew up with the cartoon of Paddington Bear who wore an old black hat, a blue duffel coat
What is a Silent Disco?
In basic terms it is a disco where instead of 1 DJ playing at a disco, there are 3 playing at the same time. The
Christmas at Kew Gardens
I get a little tired of hearing “Christmas is for Children’. Surely Christmas, a time for sharing and goodwill is for everyone, no matter their
Farewell Christmas Lights
It’s not yet the 6th day of Christmas and yet many retailers in the West End have taken down their Christmas decorations. The 2 tonne
London Underground – Victoria Line
For many of us Londoners the tube is something which needs to be endured rather than enjoyed. Big improvements have been made to the Victoria