Category Archives: London
For once, a good news story.
All things considered, the neighbourhood has adapted pretty well to this lockdown malarkey. Each day follows the previous one in a well-rehearsed pattern: mornings bring the pastoral visit of buzzing bumblebees and the high-speed patrol of our resident parakeets. Afternoons, … Continue reading
Locked down.
Day whatever of lockdown. As of this week we’ve moved from “Stay home” to “Stay alert”. Face masks may be worn in some shops and on public transport, but it’s only a suggestion. A fourteen-day quarantine for overseas travellers might … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, London, UK
Tagged Art, Boris, Bus stop, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Doors, Europe, Fiat 500, Holodomor, Hugh Grant, I worry for the NHS, Kids, Lockdown, London, Mask, Milk, Milkman, Monkey, NHS, Photos, Stay alert, UK, Urban photography, W3, W4, West London
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Autumn in the Heath.
If you’re familiar with the idiosyncrasies of English society, you’ll undoubtedly have encountered the odd phenomenon that, every time a major football tournament pops up, grips the entire nation. Chanting “Football’s coming home”, the entire England – from Hadrian’s Wall … Continue reading
Ever wondered what do those London neighbourhoods are like?
Have you ever flown into London Heathrow airport? Unless you’re arriving from the West, thereby ruining the Queen’s sleep over in Windsor (because, like a particularly loud American once said within earshot of yours truly, Why have they built a castle … Continue reading
Posted in London, UK
Tagged Business Park, England, Europe, Gurdwara, Hammersmith, London, Overground, Passchendaele, Pokémon, Richard Rogers, Rogers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Southall, Thames, UK, West London
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The night raid to Billingsgate.
Shopping for food in the UK is often not, for yours truly, a joyous experience, and this is due to the utter lack of variety. Honest, there’s more individuality in a pool of cloned cells than in UK’s supermarkets. Even … Continue reading
Posted in All things food, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Billingsgate, Billingsgate Market, Blitz, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, Chip shop, City of London constabulary, Cockney, Del Boy, Docklands, East End, Eels, England, Fish, Fish Market, Green Park, India, Kent, Lent, Lobster, London, Luftwaffe, Market, Night, Night Tube, Salmon, Sea Bass, Snapper, Thames, Tilapia, Trout, Tube, Tuna, UK
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Fireworks, mountains and sleeping elephants. Wrapping up 2017, in pictures.
The last trip of the year has just ended; the rucksack’s been duly unpacked and its contents unceremoniously thrown into the washing-up pile, hoping for some merciful hands to put them into the washing machine without the whites turning pink … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Central Asia, China, Europe, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, London, Overlooked locations, Piemonte, Random memories, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, UK
Tagged 2017, 2017 Fireworks, 2017 in photos, 2017 London Fireworks Photos, Alps, Aqespe, Aral, Aral Sea, Aralsk, Asia, Asian elephant, Bactrian camels, Camel, Central Asia, Colombo Fort, Disappearance of Aral sea, Elephant, Fireworks Pictures, Italia, Italy, Jin Mao Tower, Jing Mao tower, Kyrgyzstan, Land Cruiser, London, London Mayor, Mountains, Murghab, National park, New Year's Eve Fireworks, North Aral Sea, NYE, NYE Fireworks, Pamir, Pamir Gap, Pamir Highway, Shanghai, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Sleeping elephant, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan railways, Tajikistan, Train, Train travel, Udawalawe
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The years of commuting dangerously. Excerpts of life in Transport for London’s hands.
Like everyone else, I use social media to share utter gibberish (think penguins slapping each other, Russian drivers’ antics, Economist articles) and moan. My social media of choice is Facebook and the primary objective of my tirades, the exclusive subjective … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, London, Odd ones out, Public Transportation, Random memories, UK
Tagged Britain, Commuting, Disruption, Facebook, Piccadilly Line, Signal Failure, Strike, TfL, Transport for London, Tube, UK
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A thief in broad daylight.
With travelling momentarily on hold I’m sort of resigned to spending my weekends at home in London. Whilst it isn’t exactly my favourite activity, I’m not asking you to reach for your magnum box of Kleenex just yet; at the … Continue reading
The view from my window.
I’m not one for bragging, but after years living in a basement, or a ground floor flat, it’s nice to be afforded some views, especially when it’s Friday evening, work is 48 hours away, you have a personal treasure of … Continue reading
Five years after.
Training for a trekking in the Tian Shan doesn’t come easily in London. It’s flat and almost wholly urban, something, I am told, that is at odd with walking for days through woods, moraines, rock fields and the occasional glacier. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, London, UK
Tagged Abandoned house, Abandonmnent, Acton, Kensal Rise, London, UK, West London
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