Exploring London: Putney Walks
I pull up my hood and head out into the rain, stroller covered, baby asleep. It’s early on a mid-week […]
Exploring London
Life Under Lockdown in London
These are slow days, long days, days to stay at home. They are days that we won’t forget for years
London Events: A Night of Rogue Opera – Carmen
It’s been a long time since Jorge wrote a guest post for me, but when an opportunity came up to
London’s Hidden Gems: The Palace Gardener & Glasshouse Cafe
When we moved to Fulham, there was a shell of a garden centre stretching along a section of Fulham Palace
A Frosty Sunrise Walk in Bishops Park, London
At 34 weeks pregnant, in anticipation of what is soon to come, I’m making sure to appreciate more than ever
Creativity & Community on London’s Eel Pie Island
The first time I wrote about southwest London’s Eel Pie Island was back in 2010 when I stumbled on this
A Winter Sunrise in London’s Bishops Park
I could see my breath puff into the dim, early light of a December morning. It was not quite sunrise
Exploring London: Leighton House & Flaming June
From the outside, London’s Leighton House blends in with its posh Holland Park neighbours and probably doesn’t turn many heads
Exploring West London: Battersea Park & Imperial Wharf
London – this sprawling city crammed with double-decker buses and high streets and a skyline that’s constantly growing with more
Visiting London’s Thames Barrier & Farmopolis
There is stillness, a silence, around the Thames barrier. If you stop to listen more closely, all around you’ll hear
Exploring London: From Westminster to Chinatown
“In people’s eyes, in the swing, tramp, and trudge; in the bellow and the uproar; the carriages, motor cars, omnibuses,
A London Walk: From South Kensington to World’s End
True summer has finally arrived in London. Evenings are warmer this week, so I decided to take the long way
Exploring London: Eel Pie Island
In deepest Twickenham, along the muddy Thames, you’ll find a narrow, faded-green footbridge that leads to a magical world called
A Rhododendron Walk: The Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park – London
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry
Exploring London: Bethnal Green & Columbia Road Flower Market
As I walked up Bethnal Green Road, there was no doubt I was back in the trendy, refreshingly diverse, colourful,
Village Vibes in London’s Harrow on the Hill
Northolt Road, the main high street in South Harrow that greets you when you walk out of the station, has
A London Walk: From EC1 to Embankment
Home to one of London’s oldest street markets, the northern bit of Whitecross Street in EC1 is bustling on a
Petersham Nurseries: A Pretty, Peaceful London Escape
This blog is bursting with blooms lately. If you came looking for the gritty, grimy side of London, you’ll have
Chelsea Flower Show & Chelsea in Bloom
London is urban. It can be a bit scruffy and rough around the edges. It’s full of city-grime, big hulking
Exploring Earl’s Court, London
One of the reasons I love to travel is because everything I see in those moments is completely new to