London
Italians are known for their fabulous shoes, French women for their elegance, and who can forget about the fantastic royal wedding dress of English princess Kate earlier this year? Different countries as well as time periods are associated with different styles and fashions. I can spend way too much time looking at my favorite streetstyle blogs from around the world or admiring the costumes of the actors in old movies, …
When my friend asked me if I would like to join ‘Critical Maths’ where a bunch of ‘psychists’ (probably a fancy English word for psychologists?) meet every last friday evening of the month, I was skeptical. What would I do there? I haven’t had any proper math classes since my graduation and frankly, I could think of better ways to spend my Friday evening. A couple of weeks later I found out …
Imagine wandering the streets of your home city in England. Care-free, arms swinging, breezy cool autumn air on your cheeks as you meander through your local park/bus station/coffee shop/museum. And you come across a book.
Alone and just sitting there.
No owner sipping coffee, taking a break from the book they put down, no reader knelt beside it tying their shoelace. A lone book, waiting for a new owner.
Like you.
Sounds suspicious? The perfect …
Saturday morning, 8am: Whenever tingly rays of sun are shining through my window on a lovely saturday morning in London, I always know exactly how and where I will be spending my day. With friends, eating delicious food, strolling around and watching the world go by in one special place - London Borough Market.
While Nottingham Hill, Sunday Bricklane and Broadway Market are also quite popular and fun to go to, …
Want to challenge your view of what it means to be a person living in London? Unseen tours gives you the opportunity to see the city from a completely different, and often shunned perspective. Let a homeless person be your guide for some hours, and challenge yourself to broaden your own horizon. The guides own stories and experiences from the city introduces a social consciousness to commercial walking tours. And …
We all know that maps are probably one of the most helpful and in the same time one of the most annoying gadgets during travels. Ever found yourself in the middle of a busy street, during rain, trying to fold back that map that already falls into pieces? There could be better situations.
To avoid this inconvinient situations, the relief is called “Crumpled City Map“. Emanuele Pizzolorusso created a soft, yet …
Looking for romance? Culture? Fun? Good food and music? Diverse landscapes and plenty of historic sights? And on top of that you want to be safe while travelling? Then Europe is the place to be!
Safety
Europe is – despite a few places – a very safe continent. Political stable, no war, less religious beliefs that can make travelling (especially for women) a tough experience that needs a lot of preparation. Of …
Dear travelettes,
I love vintage clothing and whatever city I visit or move to – it is always on top of my to-do things to find out about the best local vintage stores.
Having lived in vintage paradise London I have found out about some obvious stores, that are big and very popular, but I’ve also come across a few undergroundy ones that have great gems
Beyond Retro
110-112 Cheshire Street, London E2 6EJ
58-59 …
As I told you before I am going to a London trip with a friend (her name is Vivien) and I did a to do list to make use of every minute we have. Along with some spots Vivien wants to check out, this is what I came up with:
SHOPPING:
Oxford Street (Topshop, Urban Outfitters, Miss Selfridges, All Saints, Primark, New Look)
Vintage at Beyond Retro (110-112 Cheshire Street (Metro: …
Next week, I will be visiting London for the first time in 10 years. London being the motherland of shopping, nightlife and culture, I felt it was important to make a precise plan of action to maximally use the little time i have there. City trips usually are short, so careful research and a tight “japanese-style” schedule are a must, for me personally.
And here some valuable points in Nina’s school …
