After writing a post earlier this summer about Tooting Bec Lido in London, I was invited to attend the Chandon pool party, a party at the Lido to celebrate Moet Hennessy releasing “Chandon”, a new sparkling wine. Besides the…
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Last weekend was the Hackney WickED Art Festival. The festival was started back in the summer of 2008 and only really attended by local residents and artists. In it’s 7th year it’s now a huge 3 day even in late…
100 years ago Sylvia Pankhurst founded the East London Federation of Suffragettes. The East London Suffragette Festival celebrates this and runs from August 1- August 10, with the biggest event still to occur. This weekend, on Saturday (9th), there’s…
One of my favourite things about London is that there is always something going on somewhere. Sometimes I am totally keyed in on it, and sometimes I’m completely oblivious to an event, until someone else mentions it. Over the…
Just a few minutes away from the British Museum is the lovely Bloomsbury Hotel. Unassuming on the outside, the inside is subtly art deco yet impressive (though I can’t speak for the rooms themselves as I didn’t see inside…
A few days before Christmas Sam and I met up with some friends on the South Bank by the Christmas Market for lunch. After a lovely catchup, we left to go on what is now an annual adventure for…
Ice skating with Sam has been on the agenda for 4 winters now. I’ve been ice skating in London, but not with Sam. In fact, Sam claimed that he hadn’t skated in at least 15 years. (I call “Lie!”…