Selling Snow to Eskimos

It is over thirty years since I ventured to London – just as Maggie Thatcher came to power in fact. I was reminded of this listening to a radio show yesterday where young Scots were talking about moving south in the search for work.
When I went as a nineteen year old, I couldn’t believe the [...]

London Photos

Whilst having a search through my photos I found these taken on our visit to London last summer. These were taken on our visit to the Houses of Parliament.
Also, remembering that one can never get enough of Loch Lomond and the Ben, I took this one just south of Inverbeg a couple of weeks ago.

Readers’ Help Required!

Anyone care to explain how this thoroughfare in London SW1 got its name? I googled and found there is a Gloucestershire village of the same name but not much other info. I thought perhaps “Little France” (as of course there is a Little Venice in London) but surely that would be “Petit France”?
(why do I [...]

London Conversation (2)

It is quite difficult to know where to begin, as we packed so many things in to our four days in the capital. A family could easily spend a fortnight in London and only scratch the surface of what the city has to offer in the way of interest and fascination. For me it was [...]

London Conversation

I was going to have a complete break from blogging whilst away but it’s 4:45 am in a hotel in London and insomnia has struck. I lived in London during most of 1979-80 and have not been back in all that time. Whilst there is great change evident in parts of the city of London [...]

Travel Advice Required

We’ve decided to take a short break in London. Can any of you experienced travellers tell me the pros and cons of Easyjet? (Glasgow/London) Is it worth the extra to go to Gatwick? if not, is Luton or Stansted the better option? It LOOKS like a no brainer as Luton is so much nearer Central [...]