Month: December 2019

When I first came across this place it almost seemed too good to be true. Hidden in a central London area otherwise full of hotels, coffee chains and seedy bars, [...]

Feeling cooped up and in need of an escape? Take advantage of the quieter crowds and blow off the Christmas cobwebs with a walk around ancient buildings on the Houses of [...]

I find second-hand bookshops in London can fit on a scale with two extremes. On one side are bookshops so immaculately organised that book lovers might be afraid of taking [...]

The Boxing Day sales dash isn’t for everyone so if you’re opting out of rushing to the shops, you can take to the ice at Somerset House, go for a [...]

Although grabbing a quick bite to eat is not usually associated with French culture, the Paris street food scene has really taken off in recent years. From the classic crêpe, [...]

Okay, so there is a huge amount of pretty places in England to visit, so much so that it can be hard to whittle down just a few for your [...]

If Lure sets out to do one thing (fish) and do it well, it seems to have nailed it. The unassuming restaurant front, set in the heart of the delightful [...]

London is far from deserted right now. There are hordes of last-minute shoppers bulk-buying Chocolate Oranges and joke books about Brexit, hundreds of revellers drinking eggnog and then riding the [...]

Vegetarianism and veganism are becoming more and more popular and so is visiting Prague! While Czech cuisine isn’t known for being veg-friendly, it isn’t difficult to be a vegetarian in [...]

If you frequent the streets of east London, you may be familiar with a kitsch little wooden cart on Calvert Avenue, just off Shoreditch High Street. Syd’s Coffee Stall has become something of [...]