London Out and About – Along Regent’s Canal

June 10, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Ah yes – the London tick list – Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly, Harrods, Madame Tussauds, Westminster Abbey, Borough Market, Tate, Hyde Park, West End Show, etc., etc., etc…. If you need a breather from major landmarks and shopping streets then you might enjoy a relaxing stroll (if you’ve […]

Sunday in London – Camden Market

September 21, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

This is one of London’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing over 100,000 visitors at weekends. Originally a timber yard and stables, it began life as a food market but in the 1970’s, a weekly craft market started up, paving the way for the huge enterprise it is today. I wonder if any of the original […]

London out and about – Brixton beyond the High Street

September 11, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

You’ll know, as soon as you come up out of the underground station, that you’re not going to find any hop-on-hop-off tour buses here – yet! But with its strong sense of community, evolving food and event scene, this neighbourhood is fast becoming one of London’s hotspots. Located south west of the capital, the region […]

Vignettes from a Lifetime of Travel

July 11, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

M is for Matinee Yesterday, I went to a Wednesday matinee in London. Not exactly an earth shattering announcement I know but I went with 3 pals as a day trip from Dublin. It had never occurred to us before but was easily done: Ryanair €44 return to Gatwick – top up the Oyster cards […]