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14th May 2019 Albania: Zog, Hoxha, Butrint and Byllis

Albania eh?! So many people have been surprised by my latest destination – then curious,...

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Fiona Dunlop is a seasoned travel and food-writer who has been ‘abroad’ for much of her life. She doesn’t count countries but aims to dig deep beneath the surface of the places she visits. Food has increasingly become her focus, without forgetting art, architecture and design. Andalucia (Spain) is her second home, but French her second language!

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In the heart of Hackney - a once grand 1697 house

In the heart of Hackney - a once grand 1697 house in a state of disrepair - now taken over by artists as a pop-up gallery before restoration kicks off in October.
Best of all was the light
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#marestreet #hackney #195marestreet #fadedsplendour #artfuldecay #windows #historyofahouse #londonlife

I'm no opera buff but was won over by 3 hours of t

I'm no opera buff but was won over by 3 hours of this powerful production of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes. Bleak monochrome sets depicting the Suffolk coast accentuated the trauma of fisherman Grimes, persecuted by the mob. Last time I saw this was on the beach at Aldeburgh, it's inspiration via the poet George Crabbe
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#petergrimes #benjaminbritten #opera #georgecrabbe #victimisation #suffolk #englishnationalopera #londonlife

Spectacular hair - colour & curls 😊🫢 : : #d

Spectacular hair - colour & curls 😊🫢
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#dreadlocks #locstyle #coollook #whitehair #waterfall #londonlife

Goodbye - Namaste @indiaclublondon - so many heavy

Goodbye - Namaste
@indiaclublondon - so many heavy hearts to see you go
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#closingdown #restaurant #endofanera #september17 #legendary #indiaclub #thestrand #londonlife

In Other Words: a searing yet tender depiction of

In Other Words: a searing yet tender depiction of the onset of Alzheimer's, years after a lovestruck young couple join paths - dancing, joking, chatting, caressing & ultimately talking to an (invisible) doctor.
Brilliantly acted by the playwright, Matthew Seager, & Lianne Harvey in an intimate setting that intensifies the emotions.
Translated into French as Oublie Moi, it won 4 Molière awards - deservedly.
Runs till Sept 30th @arcolatheatre before touring
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#inotherwords #arcolatheatre #dalston #matthewseager #lianneharvey #alzeimers #londontheatre #londonlife

Impossible not to post about the tragic flood disa

Impossible not to post about the tragic flood disaster in Libya which somehow the British press ignored for well over 24 hrs.
I snapped this charming mosque caretaker in Tripoli on one of my trips there pre civil war - though never travelled as far east as the stricken region.
As the fatality count rises horribly let's hope aid arrives soon from the West
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#mosquecaretaker #tripoli #libya #libyadisaster #flood #thinkingofvictims 🧡

Exmouth Market buzzing on an almost-balmy Septembe

Exmouth Market buzzing on an almost-balmy September evening - viewed from @shawarmabarldn across an insanely delicious plate of Iraqi hummus threaded with s'chug. Wotta kick 😋! We ordered a repeat naturally
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#iraqihummus #s'chug #mezze #exmouthmarket #clerkenwell #shawarmabar #londonlife

Archival photos of a Moroccan region I know well.

Archival photos of a Moroccan region I know well. Last night's earthquake affected the stunning walled city of Taroudant leaving nearly 200 dead, as well as vast swathes of the Atlas mountains and Marrakech. My heart goes out to the inhabitants... 🧡
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#morocco #earthquake #taroudant #antiatlas #ksar

Take it easy 🌞 : #slumber #hotday #underthebush

Take it easy 🌞
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#slumber #hotday #underthebush #cat #londonlife

Some exquisite illustrations & prints @britishlibr

Some exquisite illustrations & prints @britishlibrary 's exhibition, just ended, covering all aspects of the animal kingdom all over the world + a few centuries.
Wonderful ambient bird sounds too but that damned barking fox ... too reminiscent of north London gardens 🦊
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#animalsartscienceandsound #albertusseba #snakes #animalkingdom #19thcenturyXrays #exhibition #britishlibrary #londonlife

On the restaurant trail again, this time @perillad

On the restaurant trail again, this time @perilladining where we hadn't been for some time. It's changed - sadly for the worse although a couple of dishes worked beautifully: the soupy shellfish petits pois guanciale served in a mega shell & the pork with luscious additions.
BUT the frilly pasta squashed into a tiny dish rather resembled a dogs dinner while ultra-slow, ultra nonchalant service didn't help.
There's a lot of competition out there so let's hope it was just a bad night 🤔
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#perilla #newingtongreen #moderneuropean #londonlife

A double-London icon + lingering blue sky : ; #tow

A double-London icon + lingering blue sky
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#towerbridge #doubledeckerbus #riverthames #riversidewalk #londonlife

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