Summer in the City – Aerial View of Canada Square

2016-07-21T21:56:07+00:00

Hot days in London and it seems like all office workers appear on the green spaces at lunchtime to worship the weather. Canada Square is a grass lawn, which often has open air events during Summer and becomes covered by people lunchtime. Summer is eventually here and everyone seems determined to make the most of it.

Summer in the City – Aerial View of Canada Square2016-07-21T21:56:07+00:00

Thailand’s Monkey Temple… and my favourite sunglases

2016-12-28T11:15:15+00:00

A two hour train trip out of Bangkok, Thailand, is the town of Lop Buri. It was an important city during Thailand's history and has many major and beautiful ruins. However, its main attaction is the hundreds of crab-eating macaques that live in the ancient Khmer temple of Phra Prang Sam Yot. The locals feed the monkeys that live there. The Khmer temple is lovely but the monkeys are the main attraction. You can buy bananas and other food for the monkeys outside the temple's grounds and the monkeys will take these from you before too long! Make sure

Thailand’s Monkey Temple… and my favourite sunglases2016-12-28T11:15:15+00:00

Mayfield Lavender Farm

2016-12-28T11:15:20+00:00

Only 15 miles outside of London is Mayfield Lavender Farm. Its 25 acres are open to the public throughout summer. I took my camera for a visit. It is a lovely field which smells wonderful. The key thing for me was that you can get there by public transport from London. Despite still being within the M25 it feels like the countryside and is a great antidote to London. They have three different types of lavender growing so a large patch is always in deep purple bloom from the end of June to the beginning of September. You can

Mayfield Lavender Farm2016-12-28T11:15:20+00:00
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