|
||||||
    |
London’s centre of all things ‘alternative’, Camden is a prime spot for people watching. Platform wearing, mohawk sporting goths stroll past neon and pvc clad ravers. Stoners sit and watch the world go by as the fashion conscious scout out something ‘unique’. In and amongst this melting pot you can find some of the best [...]  In these times of economic uncertainty the car boot sale has had a resurgence. Although similar to the American garage sale it is, in some ways, a completely different animal. There are no fewer than four day time television programmes here in the UK devoted to the idea that there are bargains to [...] We have resolved to make the most of the time we’re going to be spending in London over the next seven months. So, to that end, we went to china town on Tuesday night to enjoy some Dim Sum. After dinner, however, was when we found the real treat: Hong Kong Waffles. Once again reinforcing [...] This is the 9th in the series of ‘5o steps around the world series‘ Sometime around February I’d been browsing a charity shop when a dress caught my eye. Although pretty, it was not that which drew my attention, rather the tag. It was a genuine French Connection tag which had an R.R.P (recommended [...] Last weekend my entire family set our minds on getting our loft sorted. My Dad has lived in the same house his entire life so there was literally fifty years of ‘stuff’ threatening to bend the rafters and come crashing through the ceiling at any moment. As we cleared, not only was there a sense of acheievement [...] Whilst resisting the temptation to fill this post entirely with “Eeeeeeeeee…” I am very excited to announce that we have booked the flights for the first part of our trip. After much tortuous decision making we finally agreed that taking two months to go to Asia pre-Nanny’s birthday is what we both really wanted to [...] This is the 6th in the ’50 steps around the world series’. (There was a little confusion with numbering so 6, rather unusually, comes after 7!) There are no wrong answers and none of the choices is likely to lead to regret. And yet, making those travel decisions can be tough going. Where shall I travel to? When should I [...] In North London there is a small unassuming street named Whitecross, which would otherwise be entirely un-noteworthy, if it weren’t for the excellent weekly food market. At midday the stalls explode in a flourish of colour and tantalising smells as English, Mexican, Spanish, Turkish, Indian, Middle eastern, Jamaican and Italian treats are cooked to order. The customers fidget in their itchy [...] In the last few weeks, several sets of friends have finally put into motion some long-talked-about travel plans. And I couldn’t be happier for them. Although I don’t believe that travel is for everyone, I do believe that if it’s something you want to do then you should make it happen. These [...] |
 
|
||||
|
Copyright © 2012 Footprints of a Backpacker - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
Recent Comments