I recently took a couple of trips up to different parts of London, on all occasions the weather was quite pleasant i.e. sunny and warm. The first started at Stratford where I hopped the 308 bus towards Clapton (it's not an area I had ever been to before so it would be a bit of a mystery). The bus ride wasn't too bad, it was quite nice to see around the other side of Stratford that I haven't been to…

Ok, so this post touches on a couple of things, partly about a trip we recently took up town and the other about the late great Ian Dury and his first band aptly matching the post name. Recently one Saturday we decided, as it was so nice to head up to London and have a look at an Antiques shop in Lisson Grove (not far from Marylebone). It's not a place we have visited much in the past so my…

Well, a couple of weeks ago we went to Berlin for a short City Break. I have to say in places we were left a bit wanting on some of the planning but, as they say, every day is a school day. You have to also bear in mind that the last time we went on abroad trip was pre-Covid to Venice. So, matched with the apprehensiveness of flying again, the rigmarole of airports, getting to the airport in the…

Well, it was Father's Day the other weekend and in our household I guess we don't usually do so much to celebrate (much the same for Mother's Day). Save for a card and a small token gift the whole thing just seems a little over hyped by supermarkets and card retailers. Anyway, before the Sunday of Father's Day Mrs Akin and I had booked some tickets for the Friday afternoon at Camden's 'Live Odyssey Event'. It was a beautiful day…

The other Friday we had a pop up to Hammersmith, the weather was lovely and warm hitting the highs of about 26 degrees, the sun shining and a breeze to take off the heat a little, but it was still quite humid and the humidity increased as the day wore on. We hopped the tube on the Hammersmith and City Line and when we got to the destination headed out of the station crossing over the road and following the…