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Seven Dials

by | Jan 16, 2012 | London Edition, One Shining Moment

There’s something about this part of town – named after the monument that has six sundials on it (and is one itself) and the seven roads that intersect at this point – that I really love. This day I went to the gym, for a swim in a heated outdoor...

Winter on the Common

by | Jan 15, 2012 | London Edition, One Shining Moment

Coming from New Zealand’s Southern Alps, as I do, I often find it difficult to connect with the English version of the ‘outdoors’ as it all seems to be to be so genteel compared to the visceral landscapes with which I am familiar – nonetheless...

Southwark Bridges

by | Jan 14, 2012 | London Edition, One Shining Moment

One of the things that Southwark Borough does the best of all the London Boroughs is provide vibrant and sometimes quite whimsical lighting in areas that would otherwise feel pretty grim in the winter. They are especially good at bridges – the borough is laced...