So I’ve been promising posts on the Secret Pubs of Camden – and here is número uno! This pub crawl started at the Old Eagle pub on Royal College Street: The decor is traditional pub with lots of wood: wood panelling, wooden floor and old style mismatched wooden tables and chairs, livened up with old…
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Another one bites the dust
I am of course referring to another page of the Oliver Conquest’s Gin List! Page completed A reduced Gin Club with a Reading Problem (me and Kimmy) managed to complete another page of the Gin List last Friday. We also managed to taste some gin’s just in that morning & not even on the separate…
Boating in Bath
This weekend I was away in Bath for a belated birthday celebration for my sister. We took a leisurely cruise along the Kennet and Avon canal on the Lady Lena – the world’s oldest electric river launch. There she is on the canal – beautiful day for it! Mum dressing the part Lizzie in her…
Leicester Square star prints
Finally found some ‘Stars’ hand prints in Leicester Square. There used to be many around the square – famous for its movie premiers – but most of these have gone since the recent renovations. Apparently they were private property lent to the Square 🙁 But I found some more! Waiting outside the Vue Cinema on…
Argentina in Camden
Yesterday I managed to catch up with some friends Cat and I made whilst drinking a lot of Malbec in Mendoza, Argentina. Adam and Arancha only have a short time when the both of them are still in London, so it was doubly special (although I reserve the right to visit first in Japan and…
Street food extravaganza
This weekend has been busy on the foodie side. Not only did I visit Street Feast Dalston for the first time in 2 years (oh and how it’s expanded!), but I also got to vote for the London heat of the Street Food awards at Kerb Kings Cross on Saturday. So the street food epic…
An evening out central
On Wednesday I met up with Jordan as she was in London for work. I met Jordan on my travels around this time last year. I was staying with one of her good friends Nicole (who I had met in Turkey) in DC. We went stand up paddle boarding, got introduced to the Dirty Chai…
Climbing Big Ben!
Tuesday I was lucky enough to go on a tour of Elizabeth Tower (which houses Big Ben the bell!) and the House of Commons. As a Londoner I’ve never been in either, so this was a fantastic opportunity – all thanks to my flatmate’s friend Rob who is a councillor in his local area and…
3 hours in Camden!
As I’ve been getting active with couchsurfing this is what to do with your couchsurfer if you only have a few hours in Camden! I met Antoine and showed him the flat before we headed out with the overall plan to have a drink on Primrose Hill and admire the view. We started off by…
Cultural weekend in London
This weekend I had my first couch surfer. Couchsurfing is where you stay with someone – often sleeping on their couch, sometimes they have a spare bed/room. I did this to mixed reviews in the US (what can I say – just be careful if you’re travelling as a single woman..) and wanted to host…