See her there? Mrs. Thatcher, hanging on the stone cellar walls of a pub in Prague, watching students drink beer and listen to post-punk live music. She’s frozen pale in her pop art picture frame; like a vampire encased in an eternal tomb, forced to ever-after gaze down upon behaviour she would most certainly have … Continue reading »
Eric Fischer has put together maps of large metropolises visually representing where tourists take photos, versus where locals take pictures (and how many of each they are). London‘s is particularly visually striking, just for the enormous quantity of photos taken over such a sprawling landscape. Most – the blue – are local, though it’s hard … Continue reading »
I’ve been MIA lately in everything regarding the internet and my computer. I haven’t written, I haven’t tweeted, I’ve barely perused Facebook. I’ve worked, I’ve spent evenings reading in bed, I’ve seen old friends, I’ve daytripped around Southwestern Ontario, I’ve had dinners out, given up coffee temporarily (and replaced it with large quantities of herbal … Continue reading »
(In order of appearance in our lives) What Canadians Eat: smoked meat | on Schwartz’s famous deli A week in | reflections on a week of living in London An English Weekend + the merits of tea | museums, Hyde park, a bout of rain and a spot of tea Best (and worst) of British: … Continue reading »
Okay, so I don’t know if this actually includes all the Londons in the world, but I actually kind of like this Nike commercial, as much as it behooves me to instinctually not take advertising too seriously. There is a nod to London, Canada, actually the biggest of all the little Londons showcased around the … Continue reading »
Hi, everyone! My name is Christoph. You’ve probably seen me around Wanderlustkind, and you can read a bit more about me here. I’ve accompanied Wanderboy and Wandergirl on many-a-journey, from their month in Italy four years ago, to their time in London and beyond last year. They’ve shared a lot with you about their thoughts … Continue reading »
In 2008, WB and I went on our first trip together: a month-long journey through Italy starting with a quick stop in London to visit his sister. Here is an excerpt from my journal about my first time flying alone, and arriving in London after no sleep. Newly edited, complete with annotations and footnotes! July … Continue reading »
I have a few photos from our brief days in London in 2008 before heading out for a glorious month in Italy. There is the one of me and Christoph with a pint (and terrible posture on my part), enjoyed bankside before a viewing of King Lear at The Globe. There is one of minstrels … Continue reading »
I had already started drafting this blog post when I noticed this tweet on HuffPost Books: Following the link, announcing the launch of the Huffington Post book club, I was a bit disappointed to see someone had beaten me to the punch with my idea of “a new way of reading,” as they call it. … Continue reading »
We’re back in Ontario sharing our stories and souvenirs with our family and friends and preparing for the wedding. And, we’ll be honest, missing London a lot.
