London by Request

Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London.
I'll show you something to make you change your mind."

Ralph McTell - 'Streets of London'

Well maybe not by the hand. But I live in one of the biggest, busiest, coolest, richest, poorest, and most interesting cities in the world, and I think it's worth sharing. The good, the bad, the fascinating, the infuriating and the... well, weird.

There's many sides to London, from the pomp and circumstance of Westminster, to the edgy cool of Camden, the council estates of Newham, the sprawl of the suburbs, and everything else inbetween. There's pretty much something for everyone. I'll try to write about the things I see, and probably get some help along the way from other Londoners.

I've been living in London since 2006, working there since 1998, and visiting all my life. Yet I'm still as much a stranger to the city as the next person. Like most Londoners I still don't know all of London, there are great big parts of the city that I've never been to, and there are places that I haven't even heard of. It's a big place, and very few people know it all. And they're mostly black cab drivers (who know EVERYTHING). So there's always something to discover, and always something new to check out. Welcome to 'London for Beginners'!

I always appreciate comments, so if you have something to say or something to share, please do!

Cheers,

Jamie