Mayfair – The One Hundred Acre Dowry
This is the story of how a dowry of a hundred acres of swampy land becomes posh Mayfair. Whilst I may not have heard a nightingale sing at Berkeley Square, I certainly find a reason to hear it sung in memory of a famous frequent diner at the Ritz Hotel. Read more at http://daytrips.caramelsalty.com/mayfair-the-one-hundred-acre-dowry/
From Mayfair, With Love
From Mayfair With Love was a spectre-cularly fun blog to write. You will have just as much fun reading it, I’m sure.
Valencia – An Architectural Delight
0 [1] Valencia’s Nord Station (1917) is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful train stations in the world. It’s cream Modernista facade is covered in flowers, orange blossoms and trees. […]
Valencia – The River Turia
0 At one end of the former riverbed of the Turia, is [1] The City of Arts and Sciences Complex. It’s a spectacular display of modern architecture. One that would […]
Xátiva – A Day Trip From Valéncia
0 Xátiva is a 45 minute train journey. One of orange trees and dark green sierras. But I’m only just scratching the surface of this Spanish vista. Because after only […]
Piccadilly – Christmas Time Around Fortnum and Mason
0 In 1886, Mr. Heinz disembarks at an English port. He has, with him, 5 heavy cases. He lugs them all the way to Piccadilly. There, the grocers Fortnum and […]
New Bond Street (Part Two) – License To Shop
0 200 years separate them. But both live only a wall apart from each other. One stuck to his long German style wig, whilst all around him wore the fashionable […]
New Bond Street (Part One) – The Spy Who Loved Shopping
0 My simple disguise is complete. Sunglasses on, I hoist a large brown bag onto my shoulder, allowing me to blend in with the hundreds of shoppers around. I pat […]
Oxford Street – Shop Till You Drop
0 A staggering half a million people visit Oxford Street every day. Closer to Christmas, it jumps to two million, or so it seems to me! But during Shakespeare’s time, […]
Kuala Lumpur’s China Town (Part Three) – The Story Of Yap Ah Loy
0 The muddy torrent rises at a frightening pace. It’s not the first time that heavy monsoons have threatened this Chinese outpost. But these floods are more menacing than ever. […]