Afternoon Tea – Take Two

I recently blogged about my Top 3 Afternoon Teas. As a result of that blog post I was invited to two more! This Friday just gone I was lucky enough to be invited to tea at the Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall by a fellow Westminster Guide who is a member and Sunday...

Saturday 13th October – FREE Walks!

This year’s Local London Guiding Day has the theme of Heroes & Villains. No need to book for each of these walks led by London’s specialist local guides. There will be a voluntary collection at the end for Help for Heroes. I will be leading one of the...

Back on my feet

Having been more or less house bound/desk bound for the last month or so my toes are now well on the way to recovery and I’m back out there trawling the streets of Westminster for future walks.Tonight, in preparation for a practice walk in a couple of...

Undiscovered (for me) London

I have had a stressful week in preparation for a practice walk around Little Venice/Paddington Basin which took place yesterday. All our previous practice walks have taken place in areas of London that I know well (ie the West End generally) but although I have been...

Anorak tales …

I think I’m turning into an anorak although I am sure some people will say I already was one. Having to learn 17 five minute stops around the London Transport Museum for an exam this Saturday the 21st I am beginning to get obsessed with London’s transport...

Gobbledygook on the buses

Amazingly only 2 days after emailing TfL I have had a response. However I am at a loss to understand their explanation and have requested it in plain English. I requested that the 397 be either changed to a double-decker bus or the frequency of the service increased...