The Armchair Traveller

We have had an unseasonably cold December in London this year. Since moving here 3 and a half years ago I have never seen a snowfall quite like we had this month! It was amazing! One thing I have come to enjoy about this weather is just how beautiful London looks when covered in a [...]

In July I spent a sunny Sunday afternoon at the Royal Botanical Gardens – Kew Gardens Throughout its history, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has made important contributions to increasing the understanding of the plant kingdom with many benefits for mankind. Today it is still first and foremost a scientific institution. With its collections of [...]

One morning recently I was on my way to work and I came across an Elephant in the middle of a London street. Yes, that is correct, I said an elephant. I then looked a little bit harder and noticed that there were a lot of elephants all over the place, the elephants were on [...]

Since I moved to London three years ago I have lived in London but not really been a tourist in London. Of course I have visited many of the wonderful art galleries and museums, since that is something I really enjoy doing no matter where I am, but I have not done the traditional tourist [...]

April in London can be quite a pretty place. Coming from a country where we don’t really have an Autumn or a Spring it is always enjoyable to see the very distinct seasons that the UK experience. One sunny April afternoon I  took a walk through Holland Park and Kensington Gardens and took in the [...]

One of the many activities from my life back in New Zealand that I really missed was Easter Egg painting on Good Friday. This is a traditional Polish activity that my dad always made sure we did every Easter without fail. I haven’t done it since I left NZ because I could never find the [...]