Last Sunday I had a trip on the Tube to old London town. It started off relatively quiet until after two stops, a young and seemingly well dressed and respectable lady sat down on the seat behind me. You could not hope for a seemingly more peaceful traveller until one stop down the line and… Continue reading Overusing the word ‘Like’
Tag: London
Talking on the Tube… has the whole world gone mad?
For a huge city, London is quite a friendly place. We didn’t even make the list of the most unfriendly cities of 2016 and Londoners are many things but they don’t have a reputation as being eternally grumpy like Paris or Moscow or entirely lacking in concepts of personal space and good manners like others.… Continue reading Talking on the Tube… has the whole world gone mad?
Portmanteaus from Brangelina to Brexit
Admittedly there isn’t much of a journey to along the alphabet from Brangelina to Brexit but these two events, which seem to have defined the summer illustrate just how much we use Portmanteaus from the important things in life to the whimsical. For those who are not sure what exactly is a Portmanteau, it is… Continue reading Portmanteaus from Brangelina to Brexit
A small step for man – A giant leap for my company, Ye Olde England Tours
It is now almost 3 years I started Ye Olde England Tours with the aim of providing a professional, friendly and totally personalised series of tours. Originally there were just 5 tours to choose from and now have 39 (with some new ones about to launch). 250 tours (85 of them in this summer) and… Continue reading A small step for man – A giant leap for my company, Ye Olde England Tours
Mary Seacole – The Greatest Black Briton
Many of us are familiar with the accounts of Florence Nightingale, the British nurse who worked tirelessly and in the most trying of circumstances during The Crimea War and who in many ways pushed forward and pioneered modern day healthcare and nursing. She is rightly remembered as one of the greatest figures in history and… Continue reading Mary Seacole – The Greatest Black Briton
Why does the Queen have 2 birthdays?
Today Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday. Reaching 90 years of age is reason enough to celebrate for any of us but this is the second time the Queen has reached 90 as she also had a birthday back on 21st April which was the day she was actually born. In… Continue reading Why does the Queen have 2 birthdays?
Roman treasures found under the streets of London
Oldest ever manuscripts discovered 20 feet under London streets
Thomas Coram and The Foundling Hospital
Whilst researching for a new book which I am writing on ‘Things To Do In London’, I came across a park which piqued my curiosity. The park is called Coram’s Fields and remarkably it is only open to children with adults only being able to enter if they are accompanying young children themselves. I thought for… Continue reading Thomas Coram and The Foundling Hospital
More Sights of Whitechapel
Fournier Street was named after George Fournier. Once the most likely home of Jack The Ripper,for the many decades it has been the hope to the internationally renowned collaborative art duo of Gilbert and George.
Are British really obsessed with weather
Earlier this week I posted about whether the widely known stereotype of us British having bad teeth had any validity? In the end, it had none at all and we can rest easy knowing there are few with more healthy or well-maintained teeth than us. Today I’m going to deal with another stereotype, namely are… Continue reading Are British really obsessed with weather
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