Archipelagic Void

South Korean architect, Minsuk Cho, has created Archipelagic Void outside The Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens. I went to see it yesterday.

Castles & Walled Gardens

Government backed “levelling up” has mixed results. That’s my way of saying taxpayers’ money is usually spent as ineffectively in this area as it is for overseas aid.

Marble Hill House

The year 1729 was relatively uneventful. All that Wikipedia can come up with that piqued my interest is this rather charming story.

The Elphi

I went to visit sugar and oil traders in Hamburg a few times over the years, unfortunately before the Elphi opened in 2017.