Whenever tourists think of where to go for afternoon tea in London, they think of The Ritz. And it’s not surprising. Although I’ve never been, it certainly looks glamorous. But I’m more of a regular for afternoon tea at The Portrait Gallery. Why? Well aside from it being a fraction of the price, The Portrait […]
The chief curator at the Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley, says there have been at least seven princesses associated with Kensington Palace who were either ‘sad, bad or even mad’. And when you visit you certainly feel as though there is a gloomy atmosphere to the Palace. But rather than pushing me you away, for […]
It’s finally here. Spring in London. We feared it would never come. Winter in London has been long and cold and cruel. It seemed as though the puddles under the railway bridge near our house would never dry up and every clear day was always cruelly beaten away by swift kicks of rain and snow. […]
For someone like me, who’s obsessed with food and drink, there’s nothing as exciting as a food market. And in London, there’s nowhere better than Borough Market. When we’re travelling, Dave and I love to venture out to the nearest food market because what the vendors are selling can say a lot about the country […]
‘What time is it?’ I’ll ask Carmen. ‘Time to get a watch,’ she always replies. I figure there are clocks everywhere, including on my ancient brick of a phone, and if I’m ever truly stuck I’ll just ask someone. I take it for granted that I can find out what the big hand and the […]
