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An Oasis by the Thames– a journal of life at my hostel
Londonisk-my personal London guide
Trees of words- my reviews and articles about books and authors

A scary tale of dish-washing

As you all know, we have a very special pet in our hostel called Tic Toc. He is a dwarf crocodile, a very rare species endemic to the London hostels, and his main duty is to open the luggage room for our lovely guests. However, he is also in charge of eating those who don’t do […]

Cooking diaries: More delicious muffins!

Nico, one of our favourite guests, was back on the kitchen tonight to make us some blueberry muffins with a delicious raspberry topping. His secret? A pinch of cider added to the dough when you’re not looking. It was worth it though, the muffins were absolutely delicious! I’m voting for adding whiskey next time! After […]

Hop Abroad: Have a look at the mystical city of Hangzhou, China

Let Ken Lum Lee take you on a photographic tour of Hangzhou and the breathtakingly beautiful Sheraton Grand Hangzhou Binjiang Hotel. Barbara Do you ever feel like something should feel familiar but in reality feels even more alien? That’s exactly how I felt when I recently went to China. Although I grew up in London all […]

Welcome to my blog!

This blog is about our life at the Astor Museum Inn: a hostel, a home, a community, a very special place in the heart of London.

Discover Something New: How to Blog around the World, with Shivya Nath

If you’ve ever wondered what your life would be like if you quit everything and decided to just travel around the world while writing a blog about it, Shivya Nath can give you some clues of what that would entail, and how to be good at it. Barbara On solo travel, keeping a blog as […]