It is now April 21st and the air flight ban due to the volcanic ash has been lifted. I am on the Tube on the way to the bus, which will take me to my …

“PLANE RIDE OR A NICE DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY DARLING?”
As we didn’t have to be up at 5am to go to the airport we had a leisurely morning. We eventually headed out of the house …

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
So I just learnt that my flight tomorrow is cancelled due to an Icelandic Volcano spitting ash into airspace over most of Europe. Damn it. I am for sure disappointed and sad …

THWARTED EXPECTATIONS
The morning started a little rough. I had a vision of sitting on a nice leather sofa in a sweet little coffee shop sipping a decaf Americano and writing this blog. This ended up …

SMALL WONDERS IN A BIG GALLERY
The day started at the National Portrait Gallery. The gallery holds the world’s largest collection of portraits. Unfortunately for me most of them are paintings or illustrations, as a photography-lover …

SQUEEZE ON IN
Up early and on the tube with my mate at 8.30am. Oh how I have forgotten how busy it gets on the small metal cylinder traveling dangerously fast so far under ground. I …

MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
Had a brilliant day, went to the Museum of Childhood in Bethnel Green. It is run by the V&A. In 1855 Prince Albert proposed the construction of an iron formed building in …

ON THE MOVE AGAIN
So I have been in London now for six days and I am loving it, spending great time with friends catching up.
Today I am on the road again off to another friend’s …

THE DESIGN MUSEUM
After a leisurely breakfast and ritual bag-packing I headed to the design museum .
I have always been fascinated  overhearing small snippets of conversations as you walk by someone on the street or bus …

DISCOVERING BOROUGH MARKET
The morning started with a delicious and tasty bacon sarnie for breaky (sandwhich for breakfast) which did very little for eliminating the ‘heavy head’ I was feeling due to being made to drink …