When I bought my flat my mum’s best friend, a long-time London dweller, was really excited about one thing. The fact that I lived close to an old house she’d been fascinated by for years. I am also now fascinated with it, and it seems I’m not the only one. This picture is from Vanessa […]
In three weeks time I’ll be meeting my second born, so its exciting times here. But, I only tell you this so that I can briefly moan about the heat in London yesterday and its effects on my ankles, and to explain why I am now pouring over pictures of the UK’s best – and […]
I had very clear ideas about what I wanted to buy on my Tokyo trip. With a limited budget I wanted only to get a specific coffee pot, and the nicest notebooks I could find. Wonderful Tokyo-based blogger Hello Sandwich pointed me in the direction of a few stationery shops. The most chi-chi was 9-storey Itoya […]
While in Japan I learnt – to my pleasure – that it’s considered fine for a business man to ride around on a pink bike. Bikes were everywhere, as well as funny little mopeds. Here are my favourites.
One of my favourite sights in Tokyo was the quirky oasis of Golden Gai, home to over 200 bars, most with room for only 5 or 6 customers. Many bars are themed according to their owners’ interests, including various classic bands, obscure films, a psychoanalysis bar, and a Hawaiian one (below). It’s a warren of […]