Lesson 6: Getting out of London
The philosopher Janet Jackson taught the world many things, but foremost amongst her lessons was this gem: Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone With that in...
View ArticleLesson 7: Late-night London
After a busy couple of weeks I was due to chill out on this long bank holiday weekend and relax. An impromptu meetup with some more of the aforementioned reddit.com nerds came up on Friday, so after...
View ArticleLesson 8: Don’t believe the hype
While reading my favourite British liberal newspaper (no plug intended) this Saturday, I was struck by a feature entitled “Let’s Not Move To…”, rounding up the UK’s worst places to live, as defined by...
View ArticleSome lessons in brief and a run in with a mouse
After a slight hiatus, it’s time to resume blogging – apologies! Today’s entry is a mixed bag, a bit like London itself, really. Without further ado, let’s begin. Three Mini Lessons London has been an...
View ArticleLesson 9: Ignore the signs
The last few weeks have taught me one crucial lesson in settling into London: don’t follow the rules. I’m not condoning a dramatic live-outside-the-law lifestyle here, but rather a slightly more...
View ArticleLesson 10: New Year in London
It was with some trepidation, but mainly excitement, that I approached New Years’ Eve in London. We’d decided quite a while back that we’d like to stay in London for NYE 2010, passing over our other...
View ArticleLesson 11: London’s not just a city
Just before the end of last year I got myself a shiny new bike: the Trek 1.1 C 2011. I’d been hankering after a proper road bike for a while now and with the winter snow all gone, it was time to put it...
View ArticleLessons Learned in the USA
Note: This is a kind of ‘guest post’ where I compare my recent (first-time!) visit to the USA to London. Enjoy! — It was with no small feeling of excitement that I boarded the plane for my first...
View ArticleLesson 12: The ever-changing city
It’s been, as ever, a busy few months in London. Royal weddings, massive protest marches, bomb scares and more. My blogging’s been inversely frequent, too – one thing I’ve found since moving to the...
View ArticleHow not to go househunting in London: 2011 redux
If the blog’s been quiet the past few months, it’s been because of the pain of househunting. Again. Wasn’t it only a year ago we did this last? I thought this time would be simple. We’d had the...
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