From the fashionable hipsters who call it home, to those who decry the district’s changes, it seems that, good or bad, everyone has something to say about Shoreditch. This area of London’s East End divides opinion, and I fell on the positive…
Discovering Borough Market, One Bite at a Time
Confession: I used to be a fussy eater. I didn’t even eat pasta (yes, you read that correctly). Then I moved to China, and all that changed. My options were adapt and eat, or go hungry. Food is now…
Falling in Love with London
There had been similar situations before, but this time was different. This time I fell hard and fast, head over heels. I was in love. I was eight years old, and I was immediately, hopelessly, in love with London. I…
The Beginning of the Travel Bug
A brightly coloured, geometric patterned Egyptian rug covered the floor of my childhood bedroom. Foreign treasures from Morocco and Tunisia stood on shelves in the kitchen. Slightly out-of-focus shots of Greek islands stirred my early imaginings of international travel. Wanderlust…
London Calling
Professional prospects brought me to the big smoke last week. It was a similar scenario that brought me to London for a long weekend last time, back in 2010. Despite being a Brit, I couldn’t give you directions around the…