

#6 Victoria loves Albert ♡
I've always wanted to go to the Victoria and Albert Museum. It's only a five minute walk from here, so I left home early and wandered the...
Shelley Dark
Sep 4, 2018


#5 Riding the tube
I knew from my trip prep that the tube line I'd be using most in London is the circle line - it goes round and round the centre of...
Shelley Dark
Sep 3, 2018


#4 city of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics
I love London society! I think it has immensely improved. It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics. Just...
Shelley Dark
Sep 2, 2018


#3 Guess where?
With hanging flower baskets like this? I've suddenly been transported into a game of Monopoly! Mayfair and Pall Mall, The Strand and...
Shelley Dark
Sep 1, 2018


#2 Where to go and what to wear?
There's a lot to be said for the ease of having a travel agent put together an itinerary for you. On the other hand, from my perspective,...
Shelley Dark
Aug 27, 2018


#1 London and Cork September 2018
dying to see the Kensington apartment! The last time I went to England was so long ago I can't even remember the year. And I only spent a...
Shelley Dark
Aug 19, 2018


The sound of purity
I love it when you're planning something, don't you, and the signs all seem to line up? Sounds a bit spooky but do you know what I mean?...
Shelley Dark
Dec 17, 2017


9 Best Reasons To Come With Me to Africa!
You'll be sitting in a hide with me, eyes at waterhole level, watching elephants play only metres away. We'll even need to take wipe
Shelley Dark
Jul 25, 2017


How beautiful is Japanese Calligraphy?
The Calligraphy Lesson, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japan, 1753-1806) I love a mystery don't you? I thought you might like an update on the...
Shelley Dark
Jan 27, 2017


Telling Your Wabi from Your Sabi
Because my next trip is to Japan, I've been thinking about the Japanese perception of beauty, and terms like wabi-sabi. It pops up willy
Shelley Dark
Jan 9, 2017
