MALTBY STREET MARKET: ROPEWALK

Unfortunately, many people visit new cities strictly following the recommendations of their travel guides. This way you end up at the most common and most touristy places without discovering anything new.

London offers a huge variety of things to do and to explore.  One of the charming and most characteristic English traditions are the street markets.

Usually, people visit the markets in Camden Town, Borough Market, or Notting Hill. But there are many more markets hidden away in the streets of London all worth a visit.

Close to Tower Bridge, you can find Maltby Street where you have Ropewalk Market. Come by on a weekend and have a taste of the best street food  and all without the tourists pushing by  to take a selfie.

For more information, check http://www.maltby.st/

OXFORD

The Bank Holidays are the perfect opportunity to do some of the activities that we continually postpone.

So it came about in an act of spontaneous decision making that I visited Oxford yesterday. It’s almost unbelievable that I haven’t been before to Oxford even though I have been living in London for almost 3 years now.

Oxford makes a perfect destination for a day trip to disconnect from London with its historical architecture and colleges.There is a lot to explore in Oxford. An every tourist’s must is to visit the different colleges and follow the footsteps of Harry Potter. The Hogwarts spirit is present everywhere in Oxford.  Also don’t forget to have a walk along the river Cherwell (or punt if you are looking for some adventure). But also Oxford’s museums are not only worth a visit during the odd shower with the Pitt Rivers Museum being my personal favourite.

One final tip: climb the tower of the University Church Of St. Mary The Virgin for an amazing view

of this British architectural jewel.

HELLO WORLD!

It is August 2014. Most people are on holidays and enjoy the sun, the beach, and their free time. Sadly I don't have any of this. However, I had this wild idea of creating a blog as a substitute for all these missing summer pleasures.

The idea to have a blog was on my mind for a long time but I was too scared to create something which won’t be interesting, too personal, or uncreative which makes me stop blogging again after all.

All I know is that right now I have the motivation and I have the idea of what I'm going to publish here. Now we only need to see whether I will be successful to continually do it.

Meanwhile, welcome to my new blog and hopefully see you again soon!