London is a magical melting pot of cultures, like a thousand cities crammed into one. I love the sense of community bordering on humanitarianism and the energetic approach to life. It’s where I go whenever I want to feel like myself. Because for me, London is the most inspiring city in...
My travels around the south of England with Frome occasionally involve a Chelsea connection – Nick Crittenden and Dorchester Town as an example – but my visit to Imber Court in East Molesey last weekend reunited me with three Chelsea stalwarts, and nobody was more surprised than me. As soo...
Number 1 Courtroom 1895: Oscar Wilde took the Marquess of Queensbury to court here on a criminal libel charge. 1969: Mick Jagger appeared in Court and was fined £200 for drugs offenses. 1970: Case against John Lennon for exhibiting pictures which were too sexually explicit in the London ...
If there is no availability, also try – The Waldorf Hilton or ME London by Melia Need help with your London itinerary? Click here. Boutique – The Covent Garden Attention to detail is everything at The Covent Garden. This cosy boutique hotel, near Seven Dials in the heart of Covent Garde...
Not often given free rein, a no-stops male environment felt sharp and extreme – more drugs, more coiled violence, and darker humour. I saw a pre-match punch up a few rows away. Not quite like the days when you flinched inside when one of ours spoke to a foreigner. One older fan ...
Little Venice is placed on Canals of Maida Vale, near Camden Lock. This place to visit in London is recommended for second-time or third-time visitors. Although it is really curious and beautiful, for the first-time visitor I recommend staying focused on the main sights. Unless you really ...
If Edinburgh and Glasgow are places you plan to go already, then getting around by train probably makes a lot of sense. You don’t need a car to get around either city if you stay near the city center, lots of stuff is walkable or you can take the public transit (or a taxi). ...
Better to know: You are actually not allowed to take a photo during the performance. I had no idea, took this photo, and the security told me right away – in a friendly way though 🙂 My mistake. Anyway, you are here to enjoy the show, and you certainly will, I promise it!
I was abusing booze, and drugs, and to me that makes my use medicinal. I was using it to lift my mood, and briefly escape my troubles. This use was negative; it wasn’t good for me in the long term. My use wasn’t social, and it certainly wasn’t recreational either. It may ...
A TGV Duplex. The 1 near the door indicates 1st class, a 2 indicates 2nd class.3. Karlsruhe to Prague by Czech sleeper trainThis has a modern Czech sleeping-car with 9 standard compartments with washbasin and 3 deluxe compartments with a compact en suite toilet & shower. Each compartment ...