I had time, on my day trip to #Bath to visit #BathAbbey - it's a Grade I listed building and quite fantastic both inside and outside, with particularly spectacular vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows that are best seen from the inside and stunning gothic architecture on the outside. It was partly restored by George Gilbert Scott (of London St Pancras fame) . There's been an Abbey on this site since 675ad - it must be one of the oldest Christian sites in the UK? Definitely worth the suggested £4 contribution to visit - I'm just sad that I wasn't there for evensong. Bath has had a #Unesco listing since 1987 - because of its Roman Remains, the 18th Century (Georgian) Architecture, 18th Century Town Planning, Social Setting, Hot Springs and Landscape Setting. And of course, the Abbey. #travelwriter #instatravel #travelgram #travelblogger #instatbn #writetotravel #instapassport #postcardsfromtheworld #guardiantravelsnaps #ttot #tbin #travelblog #bbctravel @visitengland @visitbath

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Yesterday's trip to #Bath @theromanbaths was to learn more about the exciting #ArchwayProject - new excavation works at the #RomanBaths - but I had a great chance to explore the city too - and to take a good look around the Baths themselves. Did you know that the Baths were built over until Victorian times? I had somehow imagined that the Georgians, including #JaneAusten who was a regular visitor to Bath, knew the site that we now visit. In fact, it was only the spring which was open to the (discerning) public of the day. Bath has had a #Unesco listing since 1987 - but it's for all sorts of things - partly because of its Roman Remains, but also for the 18th Century (Georgian) Architecture, 18th Century Town Planning, Social Setting, Hot Springs and Landscape Setting. And those things conflict to some extent making excavation of what is now thought to be a large #Roman settlement almost impossible as it would destroy some of the 18th Century heritage. #travelwriter #instatravel #travelgram #travelblogger #instatbn #writetotravel #instapassport #postcardsfromtheworld #guardiantravelsnaps #ttot #tbin #travelblog #bbctravel @visitengland @visitbath

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My review of @RoyaltonStLucia where I stayed for the food and rum festival with #TravelStLucia is now on the blog - link in my profile. This is the view as you walk into the jacuzzi next to the diamond club private pool. Wonderful ehh! #LetHerInspireYou The #Royalton is a five-star #luxuryresort, recently opened on the North tip of the island. There's Hideaway, an adults-only section and diamond club - with a butler service and private pool and beach bar, just to the left of this shot. All the rooms are suite size - with jacuzzi baths and walk-in showers. The resort is right on the beach and it's all too easy to just want to stay put there all day. I did explore a bit though, so check out my other posts on St Lucia too. #travelblogger #instatbn #writetotravel #instapassport #postcardsfromtheworld #guardiantravelsnaps #ttot #tbin #travelblog #secretplaces

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It's unusual at this time of year to be walking around London with blue skies and sunshine. But, I was lucky with my @eatingeurope #BrickLane Flavours of India and beyond tour - it was warm all afternoon. It's the first time I've actually seen this #RoaStreetArt in the sun. There's a lovely story behind this particular work - that Belgian artist Roa was trying to create something quintessentially English - and decided on a Heron. But, as he was working, one of the restaurant staff from a nearby Curry House came out and exclaimed how delighted he was to see the #Bengali Sacred Crane on the wall in what is known as #Banglatown - that part of East London now largely populated by people from #Bangladesh. The artist was so taken by the enthusiasm of the local guy that he turned the heron into a crane. And, it's still there today for all to see - a symbol of the #Bangla community in #EastLondon #urbanphotography #roa #roa_art #streetart #LoveLondon #LondonisOpen #thisislondon #mytinyatlaslondon #prettylittlelondon #londonlife #ig_london #urbandesign #theprettycities #prettylittlelondon #londoncalling #igerslondon #gramminginlondon #timeoutlondon #instadesign #londonigers #goingoutlondon #toplondonphoto #itssolondon

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Did you know that #Kolkata is one of the few parts of India with it's own chinatown - #Tangra chicken pakora was one of the dishes served at the @littlekolkatauk supperclub last week. We ate far too many of these delicious morsels of spicy battered chicken before moving on to a real Kolkata feast with Prawn Malai, chicken Rezala with Porota and Luchi and Cholar Daal. Many congratulations to host Prabir Kumar Chattopadhyay for a fabulous evening of food! Review coming soon on the blog. In this, the #Chinese #yearofthedog #gunghatfatchoy #foodstagram #foodphotography #instafoodie #foodbloguk #foodblogger #instafood #instafoodblogger #feedfeed #toplondonrestaurants #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #lookuplondon #luxuryfoodblog #londonblog #tbin #londoneats #instafood #foodography #zagat #eeeeets

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Looks pretty good to me! We are at @daddybao with @londonunattached enjoying a pre-launch event! what a fantastic place to be opening in Tooting. #cometodaddy Loving this little #bao #foodstagram #foodphotography #instafoodie #foodbloguk #foodblogger #instafood #instafoodblogger #feedfeed #toplondonrestaurants #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #lookuplondon #luxuryfoodblog #londonblog #tbin #londoneats #instafood #foodography #zagat #eeeeets

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If I had to pick a single experience from my recent trip to #StLucia it would be the bean to bar #Chocolate making at @hotelchocolat - they have a boutique hotel and chocolate estate on St Lucia with stunning views out over the Pitons - and actually what you don't see here is the infinity pool with the same view! Amazing!!! The bean to chocolate experience has you pounding away to make chocolate which you get to take home. Read all about it on #LondonUnattached where I've just written about three experiences you could have if you #VisitStLucia St Lucia is an outstandingly beautiful Caribbean island with a strong sense of community. #LetHerInspireYou is a truly appropriate vision for St Lucia #TravelStLucia There's more about my trip still to come, so do follow along! #travelblogger #instatbn #writetotravel #instapassport #postcardsfromtheworld #guardiantravelsnaps #ttot #tbin #travelblog #secretplaces

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I must admit to a touch of food envy at @CorriganMayfair the other night. This was my companion's Blood Orange Souffle with marmalade and sheep’s yoghurt which came paired with a 2013 Tokaj Aszu Disznoko. That said, my own dessert (a pear frangipane tart) was amazing too. In fact it was an exceptional meal - quail wellington for example - and the simplest yet most beautiful dish of celeriac, truffle and cheese! All at @corrigans_mayfair review just posted on the blog Love #Corrigans and I remember why now #foodstagram #foodphotography #instafoodie #foodbloguk #foodblogger #instafood #instafoodblogger #feedfeed #toplondonrestaurants #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #lookuplondon #luxuryfoodblog #londonblog #tbin #londoneats #instafood #foodography #zagat #eeeeets

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Delicious #Scallops from @UKAINottingHill a Japanese restaurant and #gastropub at the unfashionable end of the #Portobello Road. All the food was utterly delicious - Japanese with a bit of Italian style thrown in for good measure. We indulged in far too much - from the freshest sashimi to pan-fried scallops with orange tobiko and yuzu ponzu, homemade black cod gyozo and beef tenderloin toban yaki. Chef Patron Alessandro Verros trained at Koji in Parson's Green and Roka - but comes from Turin. My dessert, as he pointed out, owed more to his mother than to the #Japanese influence of most of the menu - a delicious dark chocolate fondant. I wish there was somewhere JUST like this on my doorstep - it makes me regret leaving West London. But, it is genuinely somewhere I'll be going back to...and somewhere I'd recommend you visit yourself. Check out the @findac #streetart, then indulge in some food at #UKAI #foodstagram #foodphotography #instafoodie #foodbloguk #foodblogger #instafood #instafoodblogger #feedfeed #toplondonrestaurants #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #lookuplondon #luxuryfoodblog #londonblog #tbin #londoneats #instafood #foodography #zagat #eeeeets

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Orange Old Fashioned at the London roll-out in #CoventGarden of @billsrestaurant with a refurbishment and menu update to further dial up the eclectic British style created by Bill’s founder Bill Collison. I'm looking forward to going back and trying the food properly - but I didn't do badly with a stunning selection of Canapes and Cocktails. Bill Collison himself was there - I've got friends who live near #Lewes in Sussex where he's something of a living legend. Having started a small greengrocers which was flooded, he rebuilt, with a cafe on the side serving food made from his own produce. And it was a local sensation. The result is history - there are now restaurants right across the UK - even one in Glasgow. And, he hasn't stopped. He told me that the collection of bric a brac in Bills Covent Garden was all his own - and that now it was used up he needed to start collecting again! Definitely worth checking out - so far you can try the new look Bills in #CoventGarden and St Albans - with Westfield coming next week! #foodstagram #foodphotography #instafoodie #foodbloguk #foodblogger #instafood #instafoodblogger #feedfeed #toplondonrestaurants #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #luxuryfoodblog #londonblog #tbin #londoneats #instafood #foodography #zagat #eeeeets #oldfashioned #cocktails #igerslondon

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#UKAI Japanese restaurant and #gastropub shines, like a beacon at the unfashionable end of the #Portobello Road. Featuring splendid work by Irish street artist Fin Dac you'll walk into a comfortable yet stunningly fitted out restaurant and bar which has a contemporary Japanese feel. It's just that little bit edgy - the way I remember this whole area a few years ago. I was delighted to find that the food was utterly delicious - Japanese with a bit of Italian style thrown in for good measure. We indulged in far too much - from the freshest sashimi to pan-fried scallops with orange tobiko and yuzu ponzu, homemade black cod gyozo and beef tenderloin toban yaki. Chef Patron Alessandro Verros trained at Koji in Parson's Green and Roka - but comes from Turin. My dessert, as he pointed out, owed more to his mother than to the #Japanese influence of most of the menu - a delicious dark chocolate fondant. I wish there was somewhere JUST like this on my doorstep - it makes me regret leaving West London. But, it is genuinely somewhere I'll be going back to...and somewhere I'd recommend you visit yourself. Check out the @findac #streetart, then indulge in some food! #foodstagram #foodphotography #instafoodie #foodbloguk #foodblogger #instafood #instafoodblogger #feedfeed #toplondonrestaurants #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #lookuplondon #luxuryfoodblog #londonblog #tbin #londoneats #instafood #foodography #zagat #eeeeets #lookuplondon

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Lucy @lucyonthego2 is still raving about the fabulous Italian food at Fuime, the latest restaurant from D&D London and Chef Francesco Mazze - it is right in the heart of the iconic Battersea Power station development with fantastic views of the river. The crab tagliatelle was divine. #Batterseapwrstn #fiumelondon @fuime.london #foodstagram #foodphotography #instafoodie #foodbloguk #foodblogger #instafood #instafoodblogger #f52grams #feedfeed #toplondonrestaurants #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #lookuplondon #luxuryfoodblog #londonblog #tbin #londoneats #instafood #foodography #zagat #eeeeets #Batterseapwrstn

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A little peak into my home. Normally it's far too messy to share, but thanks to a deep clean by @fantasticservices everything is now sparkly clean. I've lived here in #Walworth for just over three years now and it's much the nicest part of #London (that's after spending 30 years living here!). It's friendly and there are some great places to visit like #KenningtonPark and #EastStreetMarket - I can't believe it's taken me so long to find a place to call home. There's a review of the service by @fantasticservice on my blog - I'd recommend it to anyone! #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #lookuplondon #luxuryblogger #londonblog #tbin #prettylittlelondon

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A sneaky peak at the #Valentine #AfternoonTea at @Langham_London - available for one day only (14th Feb!) in the #PalmCourt. Three limited edition cakes ('Where's Cupid', 'Marry Me' and 'Love is all around' ) complement a special range of sandwiches, scones and, the whole affair is rounded off with a 'You Melt Me' chocolate fondant. To top it all you get to take home a beautiful Rose creation. What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day... Yes we did get to try the cakes and they were all delicious. We also went behind the scenes at the langham to meet Andrew Gravett, Head Pastry Chef, and to see how these new cakes were conceived and created. #valentinesday #valentines #afternoontea #afternoontealondon #londonhotels #langhamlondon #teainlondon #londonfoodie #foodphotography #foodart #hotelart #londonlifestyle #foodblogger #londonlifestyle #foodstagram #foodphotography #foodbloguk #foodblogger #instafoodblogger #toplondonrestaurants #lovelondon #londonisopen #londonigers #lookuplondon #luxuryfoodblog #londonblog #tbin

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