Dispatch from wintry London: walking another part of Regent’s Canal, dropping by Greenwich, about the Thames

We went walking around town in London early this December. And what did we find? First was the wonderful Christmas atmosphere at Trafalgar Square.  While the “Christmas market” itself is relatively small and nothing to write home about (the top 3 by our word-of-mouth research is “Christmas by the River” at London Bridge, Spitalsfield Christmas Read more

Love of maps, making globes, and the art of getting lost

(Thank you @marjanblan for use of this image; we’ve called it the “geometric art map of the world”.) In this year when it’s so difficult to travel, we are reminded of these things called maps.  In fact, we are crazy about maps, and in that spirit, are sharing “Dancing with the spirit of Marco Polo”, a Read more

In London this winter

Having been in London earlier in November, we are looking forward to being back in London in 2 weeks which would be mid-December.  Here’s our 5 favourites for this winter in this cool city: Theatre. OK, even our London insider who isn’t that into theatre was urging us to go see this production: Translations at Read more