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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…

Once again we decided to hit Hampstead and again (maybe it has its own micro climate) but the weather was beautiful, the sun shining and wonderfully warm for Spring. Heading uphill along Heath Street where the road forks at the roundabout, to the right is Spaniards Road and to the left is North End Way, we took the latter and not far lies a track into the woods right near Inverforth Close, we followed it along and down to our…

It has to be said that Hampstead is a quite lovely (and expensive to live) place. The houses grand and often huge and gothic looking, the high street offers plenty of independent shops selling all sorts of 'artisan' fare and it seems to be a bit of a blue plaque haven with over 75 being located around the area including: George Orwell (author), Sir Edward Elgar (composer) and Marie Stopes (pioneer of family planning) to name just a few. Hampstead…

For this post the music element, which usually follows me when I travel around this time came to me way after the event. When I was wandering around the Capital on this little trip my head was full of nothing, literally I was just enjoying the moment, the sunshine, the peace in between the hustle of city life. Some refer to this kind of effect as 'mindfulness' i.e. being in the moment no cares or worries, just letting things wash…

Finally Spring appears to have sprung! The past week has been full of more calm weather here, the sun shining and when in it the rays feel just a bit warmer, it is obviously still not shirt sleeves weather but it is a welcome change from bitter cold winds and rain. We booked up a little walking tour up town late on a Friday night, admittedly we have done quite a few in the past e.g. The Ripper Walk Tour…