Reflections through Cyberspace

Today I’m so happy because yesterday I booked the flights to go to London next week! I know I’m very busy and that I’m supposed to be working on the dissertation, but this opportunity cropped up, and obviously it’s an opportunity not to be missed Sometimes good things come up when you least expect [...]

My favourite city - London, has made it as the world’s capital city
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According to a study, published in the Independent, following months of research of population figures, financial markets, tourism trends, transport facilities and data relating to sports and arts events and transport, the study concluded that London is the world’s capital city.
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The aspects [...]

It would have been nice to celebrate the New Year in London
Back in 2003 we spent the New Year in the UK, but we were in Bidford on Avon not in London. However we watched the celebrations on TV and the atmosphere was great

Here’s a great idea I heard about last October through a blog I read everyday. In Greenwich they are organising a Live advent calendar.
Between the 1st and 24th December, 24 of the good parishioners of St Alfege’s Church will be taking it in turns to open their curtains, revealing a festive surprise tableau to create [...]

This morning I came across this interesting website - MoodMapper, which is the London city guide that maps your mood. Basically this website provides ideas and suggestions for activities, inspirations and visits within the [...]

Earlier this month I read in the Greenwich Phantom’s blog that the Friends of East Greenwich Pleasaunce were planning to create a time capsule to be buried in East Greenwich Pleasaunce to reflect life in 2007 and it will stay buried for 150 years.
Yesterday I read the update about the things which are going to [...]

I just found an interesting feature on The Guardian, about the building known as the Gherkin in London, which has prompted me to do some research to find out more about it.
This building was completed in 2004 and was built instead of the Baltic Exchange Building which was damaged by an IRA bomb back in [...]

On the issue of environment sustainability, I just found out that last Summer in London (Hyde Park), they launched a Solar Shuttle, designed by Christoph Behling.
Carrying 42 passengers across the Serpentine Lake, the boat is as beautiful as it is ecologically sustainable. Entirely pollution-free and silent running, the SolarShuttle eliminates the production of 2.5 tons [...]

Shortwalk is a new blog set up in the UK by a group of postgraduate students in the course of design studies at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. The aim of this blog is a campaign to encourage Londoners to walk instead of using transport wherever possible. Walking is more environment-friendly, [...]

I just came across this interesting website - Walkit. All you have to do is put in from where you are starting your walk to where you want to stop and it gives you a lot of details on how to get there including a map, as well as other interesting facts such as distance, [...]