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  • My Love Letter To London

  • Roar

    ckck: Alfred Hitchcock directing the MGM lion, circa 1958. Photograph by Sinclair Bull.

  • Eat St: Street Food? Meh

    I love street food, who doesn’t? However have got to say that I was seriously underwhelmed by Eat St near King’s Cross. 4 stalls does not a market or Street make. Maybe I just went on the wrong day….

  • Paper Glorious Paper: Prints

    Paper Glorious Paper. Stationery spotting at this colourful shop, Prints, I’ve just discovered in St Christopher’s Place. Prints, 20-21 StChristopher’s Place, LondonW1U 1 www.prints-international.com  

  • Lovers I Had And Liked Notebook?

    Love these Archie Grand notebooks in Selfridges (would be in my Stores I Met and Liked notebook if they had one).

  • 12 Brit Artists Create Posters For 2012 Olympic & Paralympic games

    London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games posters 12 British artists including Martin Creed, Chris Ofili and Tracey Emin have created poster for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. Which is your favourite?  

  • Ted Baker Goes Wild

    My inner Bet Lynch is purring over this colourful little display from Ted Baker at Selfridges.

  • Barbie and Ken Get Married Nigerian Style

    I just love this – the attention to detail is ridiculous.  Inspired by a Barbie themed fashion shoot in Italian Vogue, London-based, wedding photographer, Obi Nwokedi created this intricate tableaux of a traditional Nigerian Yoruba wedding. Not surprisingly it took five months to complete. See the full set of pictures here.

  • Olympic logos from 1924 to 2012

    Interesting when you see all the logos side by side how similar some of them look (hello Barcelona and Sydney) and how design has evolved. Munich (in a good way) and London (let’s say interesting) really stand out for doing their own thing. Sadly I don’t think London will stand the test of time.  As…

  • Princes William & Harry Get Down With Diddy & Kanye

  • La Gelatiera: For The Love of Gelato

    My icecreamaholism is well documented so i won’t dwell but i’m always looking for the good stuff. Eating it only when the sun is out like now is strictly for amateurs. La Gelatiera off St Martin’s Lane is a recent find selling proper artisanal gelato (gelato has less fat and air than icecream). Had a nice chat…

  • Mouthwatering Mango

    During my recent stay I was mainly in Benue state and Abuja and literally saw thousands upon thousands of mango trees. Pretty much nothing beats the taste of fruit fresh from a tree, mango juice dribbling down your chin and fingers.

  • Best. Gift. Ever – a goat!

    As the kid won’t fit into hand luggage had to re-gift. boo.

  • British Airways: Jollof Rice – A for Effort!

    Well this was a first – jollof rice and okra in airplane meal. Could have been spicier but A for effort to BA!

  • Final Packing

    Final packing. Have enjoyed wearing traditional. If sun stays out in London might continue.

  • Red Red Earth

    Asa village. Red earth and green trees as far as the eye can see.