Portobello Road to Cambridge to Hyde Park

Saturday, November 3:
Tokens and treasures, yesterday’s pleasures
Cheap imitations of heirlooms of old
Dented and tarnished, scarred and unvarnished
In old Portobello they’re bought and they’re sold
Portebollo Road, Portobello Road
Street where the riches of ages are stowed
Artifacts to glorify our regal abode
Are hidden in the flotsam in Portobello road.
You’ll find what you want in the Portobello Road
From Disney’s [...]

London

After Stockholm’s quaint 17th century buildings painted in rose, yellow, peach, and red, London is relatively grey and colorless. I admit, I am disappointed. Compared to Stockholm, London isn’t very picturesque. However, it has one or two other things to recommend it, namely tons of historic sites, cultural icons, and romance novel settings. It is [...]

Researching Regency London

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The Travel Book Search
Frustratingly, there seem to be London guidebooks for most other literary genres, but not romance. There are numerous books on London through the eyes of [...]

To London, with Love

After a month-long obsession with Regency Romance novels I have finally done it – I’ve bought tickets for a pilgrimage to the golden city. Caught up in a giddy wave of excitement, I immediately searched the internet for places to visit. I want to stroll in the footsteps of my heroines, to soak in the [...]