Earlier this week I decided to sacrifice my lunch-hour and head over the Imperial War Museum in London. The Imperial War Museum is one of the best museums I have been to in a long time. You really get to see things up close and personal and get a feel for the events that happened. The Imperial War Museum has an impressive collection of war artefacts and their exhibitions are top notch.

Considering that you do not have to pay an entrance fee, the museum is well looked after. Donations are …

There is this brilliant area smack in the middle of Southbank where skateboarders come together to practice or show off their moves. The skate park is not very big but it compliments the area nicely and you tend to see new faces all the time. The Southbank is the perfect place to walk around, take in the views and hardly spend a penny. There is always something going on with the BFI being right there as well as the Hayward Gallery.

There is no admission …

This guy is on the same street corner at Waterloo for the last couple of months. It is both a vehicle and a mobile coffee stand that only uses solar power. That is one risky business in winter when there is hardly any good sunshine about to charge those solar panels. This guy is braving the elements every day to make an honest living and people should rather be buying coffee from him than Starbucks, unless his coffee tastes horrible. I have yet to purchase a cup from him but …

The aim of this post is not to scare you but to warn you about the dangers of road accidents and how they affect not only those directly involved but hundreds of tired commuters trying to get home to their families.

Friday afternoon I ran out of the office to make the bus to avoid standing an additional fifteen minutes on the train platform. Now that it is almost winter time and it is dark at around four, nobody wants to be outside unless they really have to. The traffic did …

Here is a glimpse of the work in progress on a new building in London called The Shard. Construction on the building is coming along quickly now and you can see the difference every day. It is quite nice to see something else in London’s skyline other than the usual buildings. Once the Shard is completed, it will be a staggering 310m tall stretched over 72 floors.
I can not wait for it to be completed as I would love to take a few photos of London’s skyline from the top …

Something strange is happening lately; a lot of South Africans are packing their bags and heading for home. This has been a hot topic amongst Southern Africa expats living in London. Nobody can put their finger on why people are doing it but it is happening. The theory tends to be that after you have lived in London for around nine years, you start to get this uncontrollable urge to jack it all in and head for home leaving those you left behind baffled as to why.
I can not …