That’s what you’d have seen if you came down my road yesterday morning. (At least if you were walking - if you were driving, you’d have seen one which said ‘Road Closed’). Yesterday, was ‘Crane’ day. We’ve been waiting a long long time for this to happen - we had to close off the street [...]
I’ve been living in London again for a little over a week now. The flat may still be a building site, but I’ve scored a great rental off a friend’s parents. This weekend was great - all of a sudden the weather has brightened up and it feels like summertime. This, of course, means that [...]
After several months in the wilderness (Cambridge), I’m moving back into London. Unfortunately, it’s not into the flat - that’s still being worked on… But really, we can’t take the commute from Cambridge any longer. 4 hours of our day was just way too much. So, I thought this would be a great time to [...]
This blog is normally just about London, but this post is about Guangzhou in China (sometimes known as Canton). I’ve just got back from a trip there and I was astounded. I’ve never been to such a polluted city before. We actually walked around with hospital masks on to try to reduce block some of [...]
Just when you thought Google had an application for just about anything you wanted (you’ve already explored the Earth, then you went to the stars), you find out that they have something to help you re-design your whole flat. I don’t really know how to say this, other than - it’s AMAZING. We’ve been struggling [...]
The Small Steps Blog: experiment to live in a more principled and sustainable way - without losing out on all the things that make life fun
A practical guide for Londoners who want to live sustainably
