The Delight of Borough Market
Ever since Jamie Oliver, or some TV chef, announced that they got their produce from Borough Market, it has become ‘trendy’ – compelete with flocks of tourists and a few pristine-looking stalls with the haughty signs: ‘only customers allowed to take photos’.
Read MoreLondon Transport: Get ready for the Olympics
In the first of our Olympic guides, we’re looking at London Transport: how to get around during Olympics season – and how to avoid tube-rage…
Read MoreLondon in the Autumn
Firstly, welcome to the new-look Starry-Eyed Travels, I hope you’ll enjoy a perusal through the site. It’s still something of a work-in-progress, so please forgive any clumsy bits that remain – by next week it should be sleek and lovely! I wondered what would make a good first post at the start of this new chapter and I found myself looking at some recent photos from London. OK, so I live 30 minutes from the centre of London; it’s hardly travelling. But over the last month or so, I feel like I’ve been looking at my fair capital with fresh eyes. Starry-Eyes, you could say…
Read MoreAll the World’s a Stage at WTM
WTM, or World Travel Market, invited the world to London’s Excel Centre – and the world took up the invite en masse. It was my first experience of the biggest Travel Industry event in the calendar, and suffice to say that I am writing this with matchsticks propping my eyes open. But the four days I spent there were nothing short of unforgattable.
Read MoreThe Magic of Camden Town
Like every big city, London is made up of many distinct districts, each with their own personality. Clapham, for example, is up-and-coming, trendy and young. Kensington is luxe and posh. Camden is independent, quirky and, for me, magical. Every time I’m in the capital, I find myself being drawn almost magnetically to Camden Town; it’s the place I feel most at home in all of London, but on a first visit, it can be rather overwhelming.
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