Cities, towns and mountains
I enjoyed a lovely, long walk through a freezing central London yesterday, with my journey taking me across the snow covered Green Park and Hyde Parks, before I headed into …
Green Park and Hyde Park in the snow, London, Dec 2010 Read More
There’s not many bars I can think of that double up as a flower shop, but the Sycamore at Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218 can boast that that rare distinction. …
Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar, Flatbush, Brooklyn NY Read More
After Saturday’s blizzard, Brixton remains covered in snow, and there’s loads more more expected to fall in the next day or so. I braved the chilly conditions last night to …
Brixton freeze continues – town centre photos Read More
It’s now become a Christmas tradition around our house to invite a bunch of folks over for a festive occasion of chat, home-made cakes, mince pies, beer, mulled wine and lots of …
Our musical Christmas house party Read More
Friday’s Offline Christmas party at the Brixton Albert was another great night out, with three great acts and a lovely crowd.
Offline Christmas party photos – go-go, surf and rockabilly! Read More
After yesterday’s rather feeble offering, we got a proper snow blizzard today, and the streets are still covered in thick, crunchy lovely snow! Here’s some photos of the delightfully snowy …
Brixton covered in snow – photos, Dec 18th 2010 Read More
In a full-blown blizzard, we joined a bunch of snow-shrugging protesters to close down the Brixton TopShop and Vodafone stores to highlight their owners’ tax-swerving activities.
Brixton TopShop and Vodafone protests brave the blizzards, 18th December, 2010 Read More
OK, so it may not be quite as dramatic as the frozen lighthouse by Lake Erie, Cleveland, Ohio, but Brixton received another early snow shower today, with the streets being lightly dusted …
Brixton gets a dusting of snow. Chaos ensues. Probably. Read More
We’re happy to tramp quite vast distances in our quest for great cafes and good coffee, and our trek out to the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn was rewarded by excellent beverages …
Bedford Hill Coffee Bar, Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC Read More
Situated close to Spitalfields market, Dennis Severs’s House at 18 Folgate Street is a Georgian terraced house which has been turned into a time capsule. Taking its name from its …
A Victorian Christmas at Dennis Severs’s house, 18 Folgate St, E1 Read More
When it comes to top curry houses, there’s none finer than Khans in Brixton Water Lane, SW2, so it’s a natural choice for the annual urban75 curry.
The urban75 Christmas Curry 2010 at Khans, SW2 Read More
Spotted outside the Hootenanny pub on Effra Road, SW2 was this tragically legless – and headless – Santa.
Brixton’s saddest Santa Read More
Currently swarming with hipsters, estate agents, career-seeking graffiti artists, wannabe musicians, website-promoting entrepreneurs, record-bag clutching DJs and – thankfully – a fair few normal people, is the area of Shoreditch in east London.
London’s Shoreditch turns into Williamsburg (circa 2005) Read More
In protest at the violent police tactics seen on Thursday’s anti-education cuts rally at Parliament, a demo was held outside Brixton police station.
Brixton Kettle The Met – protest outside Brixton Police Station Read More
Here’s another selection of photos from our December 2010 NYC trip, starting with these buskers on Bedford Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
New York photos: subways, buskers, transvestites and fallout shelters Read More
The Green Workshop in Brixton Village is a great place to bag yourself a sustainable Christmas tree. We invested in two exceptionally cute mini-trees from there, so there’ll be no plasticky monstrosities in our household this festive season! Huzzah!
Brixton Village: Christmas trees and herring shots Read More
Last week, I took another look around the busy farmers’ market in Union Square, New York City. If you’re looking for apples in the Big Apple, this is the place to …
Union Square Greenmarket – Farmers’ Market in New York Read More
We had another ace Offline Club night at the Brixton Prince Albert last night, featuring the full throttle rock’n’roll of the Silver Brazilians with the ten piece circus ska of Orchestra Pirouette in …
Brixton Offline club – rockabilly and circus ska! Read More
Britain has been gripped by a cold snap that is turning December into one of the coldest on record.
Frozen lake in St James’s Park, London Read More
The student protest at Parliament today was loud and lively.
Parliament student protest, 9th Dec 2010 – photos Read More
Protester slaps ‘fuck’ sticker on BBC reporter making live TV broadcast. Lots of photos from the protest here and check out the urban75 discussion thread.
Student protest: pic of the day Read More
Another handful of pics hot from the (cold) streets of Noo Yoik!
More New York snaps Read More
I love walking along the elevated walkways around the Barbican on a weekend when there’s barely a soul around.
A walk through the Barbican, London Read More
One of the world’s biggest urban history museums, the Museum of London has over two million objects in its collection and holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe.
A trip to the Museum of London Read More
Here’s some camera phone pics from NYC (using the HTC Desire phone and the Vignette app). Above is a scene in Williamsburg, with cranes looming in a chilly winter sky.
New York City snapshots Read More
Situated underneath the railway tracks running above Barrington Road in Brixton is Orphan’s Yard.
Unseen Brixton: Orphan’s Yard, SW9 Read More
We had a fabulous night at the Brixton Prince Albert on Friday, with the fantastic Dulwich Ukulele Club playing a rip roaring set.
Ukuleles galore! Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brixton Offline Read More
The success story of Brixton Village continues, with the formerly run down indoor market enjoying a real resurgence – and now opening on Sundays for the first time.
Brixton Village: now open on Sundays Read More
Last night I ventured deep into the uncharted waters of Lewisham to check out The Actionettes and The Instants playing the Fox and Firkin, betwixt Lewisham and Ladywell.
Actionettes at the Fox and Firkin, Lewisham, London Read More
I got told off for going overboard on the fantastic Vignette photo app on my Android HTC Desire phone, so, suitably chastised for over-egging the photo processing pie, I’ve intentionally …
Brixton snaps: HTC Desire and Vignette app Read More