Tag Archive for 'london'

Argghh… Why do injuries always come at the worst possible moment

I just had a great week this week. Last Monday I travelled to London. I had to be there for a training session with SkillsMatter, our partner in the UK. SkillsMatter’s office is in the Islington area (I think that’s what you call it), right in between Exmouth Market and Farringdon tube station.
I did the […]

Attention all Londoners — Hans Teeuwen has just invaded your city

Hans Teeuwen, a big-time comedian in Holland, quit Dutch comedy several years ago and now makes his appearance in London. The reviews so far seem to be really good. It’s too bad I won’t be in London any time soon, otherwise I would definitely go and see his performance.

Beware though, Hans frequents offensive language (as […]

View from Jurys Inn Islington, London / September 2007

Last September I stayed in London for a few days when I was on a business trip. My fine English colleagues had booked me a room near the training center where I was teaching class. The hotel was just fine. The WiFi wasn’t free, but there were free open access points available in the vicinity, […]

Maarten Baas and dezeen.com

I visited the opening of a gallery in London (The Carpenters Workshop) last week with a friend of mine. I’m not that much into design, so this was a bit new to me. Okay, I like unique furniture, but what Maarten Baas was exposing at the gallery, was simply amazing.

First of all his Smoked line […]

You’ve gotta know when to run

I’m in London for a few days and I decided to go to SOHO tonight. I had a quick bite at Subway and after that walked around town a bit and finally decided to go to the theatre down at Dean Street. I should have spent the night preparing slides for one of the conferences […]