Tag: London

• Catch-22

  

  I have a confession to make: I am addicted to Catch-22. It is like a drug, a brain drug. And I just cannot get enough of it. I’ve blogged about it here. I’m reading what I wrote now. Interesting – I didn’t mention that I’d lost the book. I wonder why. Also, why is my writing so effusive!?…

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  October 5, 2014

  Cities, Humour, London, Reading, Traveling

  addiction, beach, Berlin, Book, brain, Catch-22, confusion, drug, ending, Europe, first-edition, Funny, happy ending, Harry Potter, healthy, Hope Street Hotel, Joseph Heller, Liverpool, London, loss, lost, Millennium, page-turner, Paris, quicksand, sarcasm, satire, Soviet war memorial, story, travel, Treptower Park, War, wit, World War II, Yossarian

• Two Worlds

  

  When you live in a city, you don’t only become part of it; it becomes part of you. I first had the idea for this post in a shower. And for weeks it has been brewing in the back of my mind. Partly because I have been feeling tired recently, which is no good for…

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  February 23, 2014

  Bangkok, Cities, Life, London, Self

  Bangkok, Bristol, car, commute, culture, Economics, environment, identity, Life, London, Oxford, Paris, Politics, Relationship, self, society, Thailand, traffic, train, urban, Walking

• Chicken Shop: Photo Gallery

  

  As promised here. I take my promises very seriously, even the ones I made on Facebook. 😉 Hmm… Looking at these pictures is making my mouth water. I do adore this place, as I’m certain I made clear here.

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  February 6, 2014

  Beer, Food, London, Photography

  Apple pie, Chicken, Chicken Shop, counter, grill, Kentish Town, London, Photographs, Photography, restaurant, review

• A Year in Paris: Part Two

  

  2009 If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll realise that it hasn’t quite been 4 years (from 2007). I did go back to Paris in 2011. So why am I telling you about 2009? Because 2009 is important. 2009 is the year everything changed. But what does 2009 have to do with Paris? Everything. Let me fill you in…

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  January 25, 2014

  Learning, Life, London, Paris, Self

  A-levels, admissions, choices, college, David Cameron, decisions, Economics, Education, ESPS, European Social and Political Studies, European Studies, Francois Hollande, French, grades, IEP, London, Oxford, Paris, philosophy, Politics, PPE, Sciences Po, Sciences Po Paris, studies, UCAS, university

• Chimneys of Chelsea

  

  As seen from Holland Park (a hidden gem of a park in London)

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  January 21, 2014

  Cities, London, Photography

  apartments, borough, brick, Chelsea, chimneys, flats, Holland Park, Islington, London, Photographs, Photography, residential, Sunset

• Review: Chicken Shop

  

  Here’s a paradoxical thing about reviews: you write about a place because you like it (well, sometimes you write about a place because you really don’t like it – but that’s just hateful). But because you write about it, more people know about it. Then your place gets crowded and you may not like it so much…

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  January 15, 2014

  Awesomeness, Cities, Food, London, Reviews

  Apple pie, Chic, Chicken, Chicken Shop, Dinner, Food, Grills, Guardian, Jay Rayner, Kentish Town, London, Lunch, Nando, Pizza East

• Val’s London

  

  A collection of images from my Instagram page – some filtered, some not. Funnily enough, my favourite corner of London isn’t featured here. But I’d rather not double-post pictures. So here it is – the Royal Festival Hall and Southbank in Christmas lights.

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  January 12, 2014

  Cities, London, Nature, Photography, Traveling

  Bloomsbury, Borough Market, Bridges, British Museum, Cadogan Hall, Cafes, Carnaby Street, classical, Columbia Flower Market, Dose, Drayton, East London, Fitzrovia, Instagram, Liberty, London, Millennium Bridge, Music, Oxford Street, rain, rivers, South Bank, St Paul, street art, Summer, sun, Sunset, Thames, The Shard, UCL, water, Wigmore Hall, Winter

• Last of Christmas

  

  Live from Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, London. Still open today  (January 5th) until 10pm! I do love Winter Wonderland. Hmm. Feeling nostalgic already! Last of Christmas love for everyone, Val

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  January 5, 2014

  Cities, London, Photography, Traveling

  attraction, bratwurst, Christmas, Christmas Market, Christmas tree, couple, Dutch pancakes, Family, festival, festive, Food, fun, German market, giant wheel, grilled, Hyde Park, Hyde Park Corner, ice, London, Marble Arch, minions, Night, park, Photography, Poland, salmon, sculture, snow, theme park, tube, Winter, Winter Wonderland, wood, wood fired

• My Favourite London Corners

  

  I’ve decided to share with you, dear readers, my favourite London corners. Because I’m nice. Make sure you visit those on your next trip to London. And if you live in London and haven’t been to at least five, you should consider working less. So here goes, in ascending order of favouriteness: Gold Mine –…

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  January 2, 2014

  Cities, London, Nature, Traveling

  Alexandra Palace, Bayswater, Chicken Shop, Chinese, Duck, Eating out, Food, Four Seasons, Gold Mine, hidden, Holland Park, Kingston, London, London Philharmonic Orchestra, parks, Patty & Bun, Primrose Hill, Regent, Regent’s Canal, restaurants, Richmond Park, River Thames, Royal Festival Hall, spots, Thames, Tourism

• I’ll be back! (Arnie style)

  So I’m jetting off to London tonight for a rainy count-down to 2014. Posts will resume on 31.12.13. Have a lovely New Year season everyone! Val

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  December 29, 2013

  Announcements

  Blogging, count down, hiatus, London, New Year, posts