The air is starting to have a Northern Chill in it, but with the rain having not set in in Vancouver yet, there are beautiful sunsets over English Bay. The perfect Sunday plan is a late late breakfast at Cacao70, with thick hot chocolate and waffles, and then a walk down to watch the sun …
It's been just over a month since we touched down in Vancouver, BC. I'm sitting in my armchair, sipping a cup of tea from Fortnum and Mason that I packed, and typing on my laptop table, while Grimoire the cat dozes in the next room, and my boyfriend is deep in a game online with …
By the time you read this, I will be sleeping off jet lag and ordering room service in a hotel in Vancouver, BC. Last week I posted about my favourite things about London, but one thing I didn't talk about was how odd the city is. There are so many weird and wonderful stories in …
After living in London for just under a decade, there are things about this city that I have absolutely loved. Since today is the day I'm flying out and moving on, I thought I'd share some of my favourite places and things about this great city. Fortnum And Mason This one has to come first. …
There are certain things in every country that make them a shopping destination. On my recent trip through Italy, I did a little shopping myself, and bought a few of the things that Italy does so well, including leather goods and murano glass. I'm a bit in love with my purchases, and wanted to share …
In the heart of London's historic East End, where the streets are still cobbled, and Jack The Ripper walking tours wander the night, one of London's most eccentric museum experiences is hidden behind the doors of 18 Folgate Street. There is no sign outside to tell you what's within, so you could mistakenly walk past …
Continue reading London’s Silent Museum, 18 Folgate Street: Dennis Severs House
London's Victoria and Albert Museum is one of my favourite places in London. Locally known as the V&A, it's one of this city's free museums, so you can just wander in whenever you feel and take a look around. The building itself is incredible, and houses a huge collection of objects, with a focus on …
Just off Leicester Square in London, and down a bit, there's a fancy door with three busts over the door. They are the figures of the biographers and historians who founded the museum housed inside, a museum whose patron is the Duchess of Cambridge, and which houses only one kind of painting, in a multitude …
Continue reading Famous Faces: London’s National Portrait Gallery
London is often called a green city, because although it's very densely populated and built up, it's also got some truly lovely large parks and gardens. One of the smaller gardens is in Chelsea, and contains the second oldest botanical garden in the UK. Chelsea Physick Garden was established in 1673, and remains to this …
Continue reading A Walk In The Park: London’s Chelsea Physick Garden
I haven't done a post about London in while, and I love sharing my adventures in the city with you, and places that I love. This time, I went to St Paul's Cathedral, which is a beautiful, peaceful place. Oddly enough, even though I've been in London for 8 years, I hadn't actually gone inside …
