Why I came to London to live is a question, which I have been asked a few times by my new found fellow vagabond London friends. Everyone it seems has a reason for being here, work brought some here, others the opportunity to study and of course love brought one poor soul to the big city. So how come...

I have written a few articles on the subject of property rental scammers, cheats, con men, crooks or whatever you want to call those people that try to trick people into parting with their money for accommodation that doesn’t exist. I will list my articles at the end of today’s article and if you...

Don’t be too worried or alarmed about swine flu and the devastating consequences that this virus can cause. Well I wasn’t too concerned about swine flu, because like many fit men, I sometimes think I’m indestructible and that there is no way a wee virus can possible strike me down. But reading...

Kilburn is for those of you that have never heard of it, but I’m sure you have, is an area in North West London. From what I can gather it seems to have a reputation as being a bit of crap hole, with a real bad reputation for crime and social deprivation. When I hear or read all those negative...

London is the coolest and most buzzing city in the entire world that is for sure! One thing that is also for sure, is that it isn’t cheap in London, it can be a truly prohibitively expensive place to live and travel around in. Also for tourists hear on holiday it is an even more scary place for...

It is coming to that time of the year again when the property  rental market in London will be abounding with students from all over the world looking for a place to live whist studying in the Capital of Cool. My advice to you, is to read all the articles that I have written on the complexities of finding...

I have put together a wee list of survival tactics that will help you to get through this crazy London heat wave in one piece. The worst thing is that we aint seen the worst of it yet, it is seemingly going to reach a peak of around 33c on Thursday, man is that going to be hot. I personally find the...

I’m in the process of looking for a new place to live in London and for a change, I’m not in a rush, which means I can afford to take my time. There is nothing wrong with the studio I currently live in, it is big, bright, spacious and I like the area that I live in, which is Kilburn. But,...

I arrived in London near the beginning of February and the first thing that struck me as I stepped off the plane from Barbados, was how cold it was. I had only been in the Caribbean for 9 short months, but it was long enough for this Scottish loons resistance to the cold weather to have deserted him. I...