things we see
We were fortunate to come across a tropical garden and immersive art experience taking place in Miami, at the Raleigh Gardens, which is part of the iconic Raleigh Hotel (one of the many art deco hotels on the infamous South Beach strip, closed for renovation at the time). The temporary public art installation focused on …
On a recent 3-day winter visit to this enthralling city, covered in snow with temperatures hitting a high of -14℃ during the day, we were transported back to the grandeur and wealth of the Tsars reign. Here’s a few snaps of our travels around St Petersburg, including a visit to The Winter Palace – Hermitage …
We tweeted this picture this morning of the amazing dawn colours and since Time Out London picked it up and shared it with there 250K+ followers, we felt it needed to take pride of place on this blog also. Thanks London, you ole stunner you!
Australia. It’s a very big country, isolated in the middle of a big ocean, with lots of big empty spaces, so it’s not somewhere you’d expect to have size issues. However on a recent jaunt ‘Down Under’ Elldrew discovered that, in fact, the truth is quite the opposite – amongst the marsupials, wonders of the …
Elldrew have been blogged about…love it. Click here to see the photo taken on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, on our recent London to Venice trip. Blog to following soon.
A little Friday funny we saw last night on our travels…
After a day amongst the mass market ‘Made in China’ jubilee paraphernalia of Oxford Street, it’s nice to step back in time to how things really were when the Queen came to the throne. We are of course referring to Elldrew’s favourite little shop in the world – and sit down because this is not …
Hurricanes Hardly Ever Happen! But apparently at Kentish Town tube station you’re advised to ‘Hang on to your Hats’. A small thing we know but something to put a smile on your face before being packed into a tin tube, like a sardine, for that ritual morning commute in London…already dreading the Olympic tourist crush!