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I visited Cambridge one Saturday in October. I loved autumnal colours of the season and I enjoyed the cosy weather very much. I took a train from London King’s Cross in the early morning and I was able to experience a train journey through the foggy fields and hills of […]
Recently I have visited the British Museum on a few Friday evenings and recorded some snapshots for my memories. I have not visited all the rooms in the museum yet but I’ll visit it again soon and will record more. In the meantime I hope you will enjoy this little […]
Over the past few weeks of July and August I made a few recordings of my wanderings around London. I spent some time in Shoreditch, East London in the place called Arnold Circus which has been my favourite reading spot for the last ten years. I also visited Eastern Curve […]
I hope you all are enjoying summertime wherever you are. I have taken a few recordings of my wanderings around London over the period of the last few months. I also included a video of my visit to Eel Pie Island which used to be an important artistic hub, especially […]
I have spent a few days in Istanbul. I made a few videos which I’m going to share below. I tried to keep sounds of the city as much as possible. I put music in the background only if there is some noise or my heavy breathing …😛 I hope […]
In December I spent a few days in Venice. During my stay I made a few recordings of my peaceful walk around Venice. I hope you will find these videos soothing and they will bring you a slice of Venice into your life.
I have prepared a list of 20 bookstores and literary places in London that every bibliophile should visit. I tried to put them in the order based on their proximity to each other. Undeniably London has always had an immense significance as a literary hub and provided so much inspiration […]
I hope you all are doing well and stay healthy. I am sharing this little video of London during late autumn months. In the last few weeks I visited the Rare Books Fair held at the Chelsea Old Town Hall, and while in Chelsea I went to see one of […]
Last Friday I went for a one-day trip to Oxford.. I took a train from London Marylebone Station shortly after 7:00 am and I arrived in Oxford shortly after 8:00 am at the time when the city was slowly waking up. Upon my arrival in Oxford I went to the […]
Literary London delves deep into the literary history of London following in the footsteps of some of the most iconic writers who have lived or visited London. Literary London explains where to find the best literary landmarks in London with the objective to tell the stories behind the stories. We […]