LondonBlogs we like

  1. Oyrgpuyrl Cnex

    Blog: Bec and John in the UK - 7 April 2009

    We recently welcomed Brush and Bel to London - primarily they were here to see Wicked, but we got to hang around with them for a few days on either side, which conveniently included John's birthday. We still don't quite know how, but the topic of Bletchley Park came up at Johnny's birthday dinner, and the idea of a nerd-excursion to the home of modern computing was born.

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  2. 2008 - What sucked, what rocked...

    Blog: Bec and John in the UK - 15 February 2009

    About a year ago, we summarised the pros and cons of our first year in the UK. With another year gone and a different, London-centric perspective, here's an updated list for 2008:Things That Rocked:

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  3. London's Winter Wonderland

    Blog: 2 Crabs - 2 February 2009

    London snowstorm: 2-2-2009, originally uploaded by TwoCrabs. So this morning, the Two Crabs woke up to about 5 inches of snow on the ground. It was the biggest snow fall in London in 18 years!It's now been snowing off-and-on for...

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  4. Pop Goes the Traveller

    Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 21 November 2008

    It was easy to get excited in London earlier this year, as I stood on the Bermondsey street known as Shad Thames.

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  5. 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About London

    Blog: Bec and John in the UK - 1 November 2008

    November already! Scary! We've now officially been living in the UK for two years, and London for one. So to celebrate, here's a list of 10 "insider" facts about London you may not have known before. Oh, and to keep you on your toes, we've made up one more. Which one? Leave us a comment if you think you've picked it - answer in the next post.

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  6. A Look At London: Park Life

    Blog: Bec and John in the UK - 14 October 2008

    For all of its constructed landmarks, London has an incredible collection of parks - 5500 acres in all - and when the sun shines (it does, honest!) thousands of people pour into them, including the two of us!The closest park to us is Hyde Park, a monstrous green space, great for jogging around and reading papers in. We've discovered the squirrels there are very partial to Belgian chocolate!

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  7. UK: London Calling

    Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 4 July 2008

    I'm home now, a bit jetlagged, but I spent the last four days of my trip in the UK. More specifically, in London.

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  8. Poland 1: Art and the Sleep Debt

    Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 7 May 2008

    God I'm tired. I haven't yet been in Poland for 24 hours, and have hardly got started on the mountain of work that is a Lonely Planet research job, but I'm exhausted already.Actually, the tiredness has very little to do with the work, and a lot to do with how I got here.

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