London has a generous amount of green spaces for a large metropolitan city. From Hyde Park to Kew Gardens, there is no shortage of places to spend an afternoon walking through the greenery and enjoying the outdoors. The following are some of the best parks in London: St James’s Park With beautiful gardens, a large […]
London, the capital of England is steeped in history and covered in grand architecture. Whilst being renowned for fabulous theatre shows and superb shopping it has much more to offer than just a handful of landmarks. For those that haven’t got time to scratch below the surface of this vast ciy we’ve selected six of the best landmarks […]
I was fortunate enough to attend the relaunch party for a unique hostel at Kings Cross in London, Clink78 Hostel. The hostel (not to be confused with it’s sister hostel Clink 261 just down the road) is a hostel in a former court house hence the name. For those that are looking for a modern […]
I’m on a mission to uncover some of London’s hidden gems, to encourage you to stray from well-trodden tourist trails and discover some overlooked corners of London. Just wandering a few minutes off a main road and you can stumble across something completely surprising…. Let’s start with Postman’s Park, a little patch of greenery squished […]
You may not even have noticed when visiting Charing Cross station, but the Charing Cross Hotel is a permanent historical fixture over looking oblivious commuters as they go about their stressful commute. Strangely enough the hotel’s grandeur is masked slightly by the chaos of Charing Cross station. On entering the hotel you are taken away […]
Sometimes I’m excused of being a little bit negative, so after visiting Chin Chin Laboratories liquid nitrogen ice cream parlor I thought it would be a good idea to give two sides of the story. One from myself and the other from my girlfriend who I surprised with the random visit to Chin Chin Labs. […]
For outsiders, negotiating the vast London Tube system can be a daunting prospect. Gazing at the network’s web-like map that was designed by Harry Beck in 1931 can be a bit like staring at an abstract painting, or one of those magic eye drawings that never seems to come into focus. It’s also worth using […]
From Buckingham Palace to Big Ben, London’s major monuments are globally renowned. And while the capital’s big art galleries, museums and other famous attractions certainly merit the traveller’s attention, if you’re looking for a laid-back way to check out London life, a trip to one of the city’s many markets might be just the experience […]
