Travel

General Info & History Hounslow West is a London Underground station located in Travelcard zone 5. It is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line between Hatton Cross and Hounslow Central stations. The station opened as Hounslow Barracks on 21 July 1884 on a single-track branch of the Hounslow & Metropolitan Railway, connecting to the District Railway (now the District line) at Mill Hill Park (now Acton Town). On 1 December 1925, the station was renamed to its present na

Last year I visited Copenhagen. It was not my first visit to the city - I was there in 2015 - but it was the first time I tried out its metro. I was staying in Odense, Denmark’s third largest city, but it was pouring rain there, and since it was a public holiday, all museums, galleries etc. were closed. Of course I could stay in and read a book but I figured - why not hop on the train and go to Copenhagen? Even if it was raining there too, at least I could explore their metro

Like its title, this is a small book - just 81 pages - and it became my first read of the year. Written by Jamaica Kincaid, an Antiguan-born author, it explores life on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Intriguing and exotic, right? But before I dive into the book’s content, I should mention two important details I hadn’t noticed when I bought it, which makes the book even more special. First of all, it is signed by the author! How often does that happen? The book has been sta