Oh damn, this is delicious! I bit into my Gin soaked pie, allowing the flavours to explode my tastebuds as I grinned, slightly wiping off the crumbs that dotted my chin. The atmosphere was exotically dark inside the London Gin Club, the smells a rich pungent from the aromas that wafted from my Gin glass. I took a sip.
'Is the helmet really necessary?' The AttractionTix staff member pounded the helmet to snugly fit my rather large head. I grimaced as I looked at myself in the reflection of the window, ignoring the gorgeous skyline views of London to the south-west. I had a helmet...
Driving in London? Are you mad?!' That's the horrified response I normally give when a friend or family member mention driving to London to come and see me. Normally, I advise them to arrive by train. Why? I've only driven through London ONCE and my stress levels and...
'So. that was the right bus to Richmond Park...' I scratched my head looking at the departing bus from our Wimbledon bus stop and looked, with a big grin, at my friend who glared back. We had been waiting at the bus stop for a while that Sunday morning and as soon as...
Just keep looking up! For my job, I found myself deep into the heart of London's Central Business District, Aldgate. The area was changing to create more green spaces to appeal more to Londoners and tourists. Even though there are plenty of roadworks, city works,...
My heart was pounding. I breathed raggedly and I clung on the banister as I looked up above in overwhelming despair. I still had floors and floors of staircases yet to climb. I had reached the halfway point in five minutes and yet it already felt like a lifetime on...
Wasn't it a beautiful day in the UK on Saturday? Taking a break from my studying, I went to meet up with my oldest friend of 24 years (I feel old) in Central London while he was visiting his brother. We went to the pub-boat, Tattersall Castle, for a few pints on the...
‘London’s way too expensive to visit, why should I go there?’ Yet again, enticing a friend to come to visit me in London ended in failure. I closed my laptop with frustration and swiftly made myself a cup of Yorkshire Tea. Living in London for six months had seen me...
‘Wait, you’re telling me there’s a tube line IN London that goes between just two stops? Just TWO?’ I laughed in disbelief as my London based friends solemnly nodded their heads when they visited up north to reveal all their capital secrets to me as I prepared to move...
Sticking my head through the entrance door, everyone stopped talking and looked at me. It was almost as if a foreigner had stumbled across a hidden local gem. That's what it was actually felt like. Here I was, a northern person in London and I had just discovered...