The beauty of Boomtown Fair is all the little bars and clubs that lie behind the High Street façades, and one of my favourites was the Park Hotel, located uptown.
A hearty night of fun at the Park Hotel in Boomtown Fair Read More
Busy causing a stir at this year’s Boomtown Fair was this incredible life size robotic tramp. His movement and mannerisms were so lifelike that groups of people would gather around him …
Dirk, the amazing robot tramp in action at Boomtown Fair, England Read More
This is the current view from Brixton showing a single beam of light in central London piercing the night sky.
Beam of light in the London sky marks the centenary of the First World War Read More
Here’s a series of photos taken from a short (2.7 miles/4.5km) walk I took recently from Vauxhall tube station (Victoria Line), along the Thames to the north side of Blackfriars Bridge.
A short walk from Vauxhall tube station across the Thames to Blackfriars Bridge, London Read More
I first wrote about this disused pub in central London back in January 2010, when it was already closed and boarded up. Some thirteen months later, the long-empty space was brought back …
The Hand and Racquet pub in London disgracefully rots away, three years after the Free School was evicted Read More
Located in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac …
Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket Read More
Situated in Berlin’s Treptower Park, the Soviet War Memorial is a massive war memorial and military cemetery commemorating 5,000 of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin during April–May 1945.
Photos of Treptower Park, the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin, Germany Read More
Local campaigners are battling hard to save a large London Plane tree in Redcross Way, SE1 1TD, which the local council is trying to axe because it has become an “insurance …
Save This Tree campaign battles to keep a fine London Plane from the axe Read More
Taking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the …
Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany Read More
Next month, the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) has organised a march to the Premier League and Football League headquarters to demand ‘Affordable Football for All.’
Football fans to march to Premier League and Football League HQs to demand Affordable Football for All 14th Aug Read More
This year’s Tate Britain Commission is a real feast for the eyes, with Phyllida Barlow’s massive ramshackle wooden constructions almost filling every inch of the gallery’s voluminous Duveen Sculpture Court.
Phyllida Barlow’s mad furniture factory explosion and British Folk Art at the Tate Britain, Millbank, London Read More
Created by Hackney artist Alex Chinneck, this striking installation of an inverted house can be seen turning heads on Blackfriars Road.
The amazing upside down house of Blackfriars Road, London Read More
Founded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, the Foyles flagship bookstore on Charing Cross Road in central London recently relocated a few hundred yards down the road. Leaving the premises …
Foyles: the new flagship store opens as we reflect on the chaotic years and the famous shoplifters Read More
Located betwixt Euston and King’s Cross stations, the Crypt of St Pancras Parish Church was built in 1822 and used for coffin burials until 1854, when the crypts of all London …
A look inside the Crypt Gallery in St Pancras: ShoShoShow sculpture exhibition Read More
The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show has been running since 1993, and is now recognised as the world’s largest flower show, with the site covering 34 acres. I was …
Photos from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014 Read More
Following on from yesterday’s set of photos from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, here’s the second batch showing some of the delightful flowers on display and other scenes from around …
More scenes from the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014 Read More
Looking like something off the set of a Star Trek movie is the new pedestrian tunnel at King’s Cross. The 90 metre long curved tunnel features an LED integrated lightwall and …
Walking through the Star Trek-styled LED lightwall tunnel at Kings Cross station Read More
There were big crowds in Granary Square in Kings Cross watching the Wimbledon mens’ tennis final yesterday afternoon.
Big crowds soak up the sun and watch the tennis in the new Granary Square, Kings Cross Read More
The new Hunter’s Point South Park can be found on Long Island City, across the East River from Midtown Manhattan.
A walk along a deserted Hunter’s Point South Park, Long Island City, New York Read More
Berlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as …
My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin Read More
Rarely has a city transformed as quickly as Cardiff has in recent years, and whenever I return I’m always interested to see the changes. Here’s twenty-five photos taken as I scampered …
Cardiff street photos – 25 views of the capital of Wales, June 2014 Read More
Last month, I went for a long walk to Fishtown, Philadelphia, and I was astonished to come across the iconic artwork for Kurt Vile’s, “Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze” on a …
Kurt Vile artwork in Fishtown, Philadelphia gets painted over in bizarre circumstances Read More
Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park has commissioned a temporary summer pavilion by a leading architect, and this year’s offering is perhaps the oddest – and best – one yet.
The Serpentine Pavilion – a futuristic, doughnut-shaped ‘broken egg’ lands in London Read More
As part of First Great Western’s ‘Summer Tracks‘ promotion, passengers at London’s Paddington Station were treated to a full on set from seasoned sessioneers the All Stars Collective.
Paddington station passengers get blasted by rock band, announcements rendered inaudible Read More
After the day-long Bus Calvacade in Regent Street, we got to see some of these fine old vehicles fire up their engines and head home, passing Oxford Circus on their …
Exhaust fumes hang in the air as the Bus Cavalcade heads off towards Oxford Circus, London Read More
On Sunday, Regent Street in central London was pedestrianised and turned into an open bus museum, with a timeline of around 50 buses stretching from Oxford Circus down to Piccadilly Circus. …
A wonderful cavalcade of London buses, old and new, line up along Regent Street Read More
It’s officially London’s Year Of The Bus and there’s been a host of events around the capital to celebrate the wonder of omnibuses. On Sunday, Regent Street was closed off to …
Meet the Lego Bus Stop outside Hamley’s toy shop, Regent Street, London Read More
Located in the rapidly gentrifying area around Bogart Street situated between Williamsburg and Bushwick, Swallow Cafe is a great place to grab a coffee and a bite to eat.
Swallow cafe in Brookyln serves up a tasty cream cheese bagel and great coffee Read More
Once the third-busiest airport in Europe, the former Berlin Tempelhof Airport lay abandoned for several years after its closure in 2008 before being turned into a fabulous public park.
Berlin Tempelhof Airport – an abandoned international airport in the centre of Berlin Read More
Taking an evening stroll around Berlin on the weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see the city’s streets bathed in the warm glow of gas lighting.
The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin – the world’s largest gas lighting network Read More