Time Travelling From London

This’ll annoy the people who don’t live in London. Giles Coren articulates something that has been nagging at me for years. My old mate and former Times colleague, Guy Walters […] has a theory: “For every ten miles you drive away from London”, says Guy, “you travel back one year in time.” He’s talking about… Continue reading Time Travelling From London

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London Transport Advice

Some advice for passengers on London Underground. When the tube breaks down and the announcements are telling you to use alternative routes, in the vast majority of cases you are better off staying where you are and waiting for the problem to be fixed. It seems to be standard operating procedure in these cases that… Continue reading London Transport Advice

Not Going to the Cinema

It rained today. I don’t mean in that usual London “oh, look it’s raining” kind of way. I mean in a “bloody hell, it’s really raining” kind of way. Torrential rain. But in twenty minute spurts that are separated by bright sunshine. We were caught in in whilst we were out for a walk this… Continue reading Not Going to the Cinema