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INSIDER BLOG
These pages will be filled with observations, insights and musings - on the ​unusual and the everyday - people, places, phrases and happenings that often make us stop and wonder, or which are often overlooked because they are so familiar that we barely give them a second thought. I will also visit some of my favourite highlights of the city, which can be explored in further depth on one of my walking tours. Visit the TOURS page for more details.

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St Valentine's Day - Love is in the Air!
14 February has for centuries been considered to be the most romantic day of the year - a day for gestures, big and small, from wedding...
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Feb 14, 20222 min read
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Hidden Gems in London's Diamond District
If you are a magpie - head to Hatton Garden, where things that glitter and sparkle are aplenty. Hatton Garden is today famous as London's...
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Dec 14, 20212 min read
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Baker's Dozen
A dozen is generally accepted to amount to 12 items of just about anything, but a baker’s dozen is 13 – why? It goes back to medieval...
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Nov 27, 20211 min read
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A Special Relationship
In the spirit of Thanksgiving - there is this lovely double statue of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, called "Allies",...
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Nov 27, 20211 min read
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A Goddess Amongst Us
Amid the twinkling Christmas lights of Bond Street, you can find this seemingly unassuming statue above the doorway to Sotheby's,...
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Nov 27, 20211 min read
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The street where time stood still
Tucked behind the busy, bustling Waterloo Station are a series of streets lined with wonderful workers cottages from the 1820s. Once the...
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Oct 18, 20211 min read
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Street Art Mecca
Leake Street Arches, under Waterloo Station, is a pedestrian tunnel where graffiti is tolerated, despite being illegal. It became a...
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Oct 11, 20211 min read
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The Legacy of Prince Albert
2021 is a year that marks 3 significant anniversaries in the life of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria: • 170th anniversary of the...
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Oct 5, 20213 min read
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Turning a Blind Eye
"Turning a blind eye" - generally ignoring facts or the reality of the situation - is a phrase that stems from the actions of arguably...
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Oct 5, 20212 min read
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"Hair of the Dog"
This common, but unusual saying is popularly made in reference to curing a hangover, and comes from the idea that "like cures like"- in...
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Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Victoria & Albert Museum
An oasis in the heart of South Kensington, the V&A is a treasure trove of more than 2.5 million objects, the leading museum of art and...
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Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Daylight Robbery
The phrase "Daylight Robbery" is often used to describe unfair trading practices or extortionate prices – and so blatantly that it takes...
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Oct 5, 20211 min read
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At Sixes and Sevens
A saying that refers to being disorientated or confused, or to a disagreement between parties. The origin of this saying is less clear,...
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Oct 5, 20211 min read
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The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up
This delightful bronze statue in Kensington Gardens of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan was commissioned by the author himself who lived nearby. It...
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Oct 5, 20211 min read
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