sign series | hand lettering

The streets of London are full of sandwich board signs with hand lettering. "We have a bloody lovely garden" wins for catchiest sign phrase.

iceland | snapshots

Iceland is well known as the land of fire and ice because of its strong volcanic activity and abundance of glaciers. It is an island of 39,756 square miles, about one-third larger than Scotland or Ireland. The nation's capital is the most northern capital in the world.

Random facts: Reykjavik is the only capital city in the world that has a salmon river running right through it. And everyone is listed by their first name in the telephone book.

april | at a glance

Hackney House pop-up kitchen | Liberty of London | Stonehenge | Venice | Haircut at Pimps & Pinups in Old Spitalfields Market | Croissant Pudding at Franze & Evans | Somerset House | Type Tasting workshop at the Pick Me Up Graphic Arts Festival

type | london

Letters & numbers spotted in Shoreditch, Notting Hill, Dalston, Hackney and from the 76 bus.

venice | snapshots

Venice is the world's only pedestrian city. It's sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. This sanctuary on a lagoon is virtually the same as it was six hundred years ago.

march | at a glance

Portobello Market | Wine March (yes, that's London!) | Jamie Oliver's Recipease | BOXPARK | Walk along Regent's Canal | Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern | Notting Hill | Southbank Centre Market Billionaire Bar | The School of Life | Barcelona | le chocolat chaud in Paris | Versailles

paris | snapshots

 

Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on the river Seine at the heart of the Ile-de-France region. Please find your way to Bouillon Racine and have a crème brûlée stuffed waffle.

paris | rue cler

Rue Cler is one of the best market streets in Paris. It is lined with a selection of specialty food stores, patisseries, butchers, delicatessens, cheese specialists, fishmongers, greengrocers, chocolate shops and cafés. 

Some worthwhile stops | le petit cler for breakfast | Café Roussillon for wine and cheese | L'Eclair for brunch | La Fromagerie for cheese |  nysa for champagne

versailles | snapshots

Versailles the city, established in the late 1600s, is about 10 miles south-west of Paris. The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. There is more to see and do in Versailles than just the palace. There's a market, cute shops and patisseries where you can have a tarte aux framboises.

Random fact: The modern method of tennis scoring is said to have originated in the city of Versailles.

barcelona | snapshots

Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia. After Madrid, it is the second largest city in Spain. It's the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea.

storefronts | islington

East London is full of cute neighborhoods. These are a few storefronts in the London Borough of Islington.

type | east london

By definition, the word type means: a kind, class, or category, the constituents of which share similar characteristics. So this is my "type" series. Various letters and numbers spotted out and about London town.

london | hackney cafes

While living in Hackney, I've discovered an eclectic selection of cafes, shops and restaurants. These are a few cafes I've tried that are just a short walk from my flat. Sourdough with goat curd and honey, anyone?

storefronts | notting hill

Storefronts near and along Portobello Road in Notting Hill. On Saturdays it is home to Portobello Road Market, one of London's notable street markets, known for antiques and second-hand clothes.

february | at a glance

Wellies | Cutty Sark | South Bank | London Fields | Hackney | Biking through Amsterdam | Studio 2 Lunchcafe Amsterdam | Dreyfus Cafe Hackney

at a glance | inspired by Two if by Sea Studios Insta-life posts. Thanks Brittany!