(L)ondon (I)nteresting (A)ctivities
With spring upon us, it’s the season for meeting up with pals, oohing and aah-ing over cherry blossoms and bowling down the old Thames Path taking in the views on an invigorating hike (lasting about 15 minutes) before virtuously heading […]
Sure, you can get from the Vicky to the Lizzy line with ease, but how well do you know the Ginger line? More importantly, would you know how to get from Clapton (after lunch with the Real Housewives) to Wapping […]
One of the most striking things about visiting the British Museum (apart from all the spooky bandaged mummies and looted colonial artefacts, of course) is the moment when you exit the galleries and come out blinking into its vast, glass-covered central […]
Dozens of east London shops, restaurants, hairdressers and other independent businesses have been enduring an ‘epidemic’ of violent attacks, vandalism and break-ins over the last six months. Nik Southern, owner of florist Grace & Thorn on Hackney Road, says they […]
‘Drunk as a lord’ might be a traditionally disparaging picture of the sybaritic tendencies of the noble peers of our realm. And there’s no doubt that the English aristocracy has done itself pretty well over the centuries when it comes […]
Ramadan 2023 starts tonight (Wednesday March 22) with the first sighting of the crescent moon. The Islamic festival of fasting and prayer continues until the evening of Friday April 21. In London this year, though, there is a viable difference […]
Who doesn’t feel nostalgic for the humble video shop? The tingle of excitement that – yes! – the new Scorsese film is in stock, the simple joy of browsing rows of movies without an algorithm in sight, or just chatting […]