Tag Archives : street art

Another Instagrammed week – UK 1


This week sees the first part of our UK road trip. Flying to London, renting a car, driving to Brighton. Two days in each place, taking in interesting things underway, both sights, food and shopping. Onwards to Bristol and Bath, via Shepton Mallet (worth a visit if you like Mulberry). Nice to see some original work by Banksy in his…

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Street art: A few snaps from Valencia


I recently spent a few days in the city of Valencia in Spain, and given that my eyes are always on the lookout for cool things, I thought I’d share a few of my snaps. While I could show you the same tourist photos as most would drag out, showing all the magnificent showcase buildings along the fantastic green park…

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Art: Street art captured in Shoreditch, part 2


This Spring I spent a day wandering around the streets of Shoreditch, London, and took a lot of photos there. If you like street art, I recommend Shoreditch, there is a lot to see there. What follows is part 2 of a selection of the ones I liked best. Part 1 can be found here.

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Art: Street art captured in Shoreditch, part 1


When it comes to the world of art I find myself at a bit of a loss. It pains be a bit, to be quite frank, as I don’t like to be an ignoramus. Most of what is termed art just leaves me wondering though. The  photo-realistic oil paintings by the old masters are very impressive stuff, but other art, where there…

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Shop visit: Lot 333 – an international selection in Bergen


In my previous “Shop visit” I introduced you to T-Michael, probably Norway’s premier men’s tailor and menswear designer. Today I visit the shop just round the corner from T-Michael: Over the past years, whenever I’ve been in Bergen, I’ve made a point of stopping by Lot 333 to check out their selection. Shops with a truly international flavour and inventory…

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