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Scary!

Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there. -Joss Whedon Linked to Ese’s Shoot and Quote Challenge: Loneliness.

South Bank to St Paul’s

I love the National Theatre in London – not for its looks, but for its performances and its views. The ugly concrete blocks you can see in these photos are […]

Nelson Mandela

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela I am not going to attempt a biography of Nelson Mandela […]

Roll out the Barrows

This is just one of the garden-themed installations at the South Bank this summer: mini-wheelbarrows inspired by the curves of a roller coaster and each containing a little garden. Linking […]

Open Air Theatre in Regents Park

There is something remarkably and peculiarly English about the passion for sitting on damp seats watching open-air drama only the English have mastered the art of being truly uncomfortable while facing up […]

South Bank Skate Park

On the South Bank of the Thames, in the undercroft of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, there is a lively street skating venue.  Decorated with bright graffiti, it is more than […]

H is for… Harry Potter

It is now over 5 years since the last Harry Potter book was published but, if the queues at Kings Cross Station in London are anything to go by, his […]