Blogs from Bethnal Green, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Fence Collective were in town for the big Roundhouse shindig, but the music business is not all glitz and glamour. A free night is an opportunity to spread your sound to a wider audience and so all roads for Johnny Lynch aka the Pictish Trail lead to Dalston. The Dalston Victoria or to be more precise - the up and coming music venue that is the backroom of the Vic. You can't keep Secret Soundz to yourself. This is proper touring, complete with a transit van. We arrived on the bus from the more up market surroundings of Highbury & Islington. Arsenal fans meandered past us down Upper Street with sullen faces. It was difficult to tell whether they had won, lost or were just the 30,000 disinterested that follow them. Another FA Cup defeat. ... read more

Hello everyone!! This is my very first blog and I am super excited to make this a regular occurence! The girls bought me a fantastic journal before i left but since i am treking all over europe its easy to jump on mu laptop and belt out a blog so i kind of get to take you all everywhere with me! Its a sunday morning and the first one in about 2 months i am not hungover (sorry mum ha!) and i am sitting with my spanish roommates cooking crepes... well i am supervising and they are cooking! Yesterday was probably the best day ive had so far in London! a perfect saturday id say. Picnic in Hamstead Heath park with Roberto and Hector (my fabulous spanish roomates) which is beautiful and huge ( kind of ... read more

What do you do on a cold, gray day in the middle of winter? Grab the camera and head to the east end of London to explore a local market and a more 'rustic' part of Regents Canal. My friend Maarit and I made our way to Bank to experience the city without the city boys (they tend to clog the place up). A short walk along the deserted streets to Liverpool Street Station to jump a train north east to Broadway Market, a little East End street between the Regent’s Canal and London Fields. Broadway Market is an oasis of food, vintage fashion and quirky market stalls. Its only a small market but has a good selection of organic fruit & veg, bread, cheese, fish and that east end classic jellied eel vying with flowers, ... read more

Well well, it has been a while... I have booked a trip to India by my lonesome, and whilst I am terrified, I cannot wait!! ;-D ... read more

Here am I, officially on holidays, yay ! I'm still in London for few days, then I'm heading to France (Bordeaux & Cap-Ferret) for 2 weeks to see friends & family. London is actually quite enjoyable with this lovely weather, it's 31 degrees today, no kidding ! It's a sign, London will be missing me !! I left my flat, stored all my stuffs (many thanks to my sis and her attic !), backed all the necessary clothes & items I'll need along the way. My brand new orange backpack is ready to become my new home! Ahead of me, few months of traveling, meeting new peeps, discovering new cultures... Can't wait. Already started dreaming about it! Traveling also involve endless line ups at airports, walking with a heavy bag pack with a scorching heat, ... read more