Get ready. This post's a marathon. I told you about my mate Tom on the aeroplane. The next Corkonian I met was the taxi-driver - I asked...

On the way over in the plane, I was sitting in the window seat 1A, and in aisle seat 1C was a darling old fellow who said he was 87 but I...

I've heard so much about Petersham Nurseries that I was determined to see the shop in Covent Garden. These hydrangeas grandiflora were...

Thursday was another miserably ghastly London day! -:) I took the circle line to Green Park, and on my way past, dropped in at the Ritz,...

Like Frida I've had two significant events since I wrote last. On Wednesday I went to Portsmouth, and on Thursday I lost my phone at the...

I almost burst but not quite - 22,000 steps and 16 kilometres. I know because I looked at my watch. It's not easy being a tourist. I...

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...

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...

I love London society! I think it has immensely improved. It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics. Just...

With hanging flower baskets like this? I've suddenly been transported into a game of Monopoly! Mayfair and Pall Mall, The Strand and...

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,...

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...

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?...

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

The Calligraphy Lesson, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japan, 1753-1806) I love a mystery don't you? I thought you might like an update on the...