Inspired by my lecturer.

When I was at uni i did this one module in the first year, and i can't remember the name of it but the work we did and the ideas the lecturer gave us has stayed with me ever since. The lecturer was part of the theatre company called Wrights and Sites, and they wrote a book called the 'Exter Mis-Guide' and they also have one now called 'The Mis-Guide to anywhere'.

The basic idea is that these are not your normal guide books, they encourage you to view your city/town environment differently, to not get bogged down in your daily routine so much that you no longer see whats around you, but to explore and see your environment afresh. On each page were instuctions to follow that would lead you around and help you see with new eyes.
I had a blast doing that, being able to use my imagination as im wandering around a city really appeals to me.

Soooo...as im now in the capital and eager to explore i find myself itching to write my own mis-guides, to help me explore and then i'd like to be a 'mis-guide' myself and take other people on my mis-guided tours.

Watch this space for ideas and upcoming mis-guided tours. Im in the process of getting permission from my ex-lecturer to use their ideas to inspire my own.

Mis- Guides.

Privacy and the City

In the city it can often feel like you are never alone, wherever you go there are always people around you.

Find a place where you can be alone.
Even if only for a few moments.

An empty park at night.
An empty tube station platform or tube.
A quiet side street.

Spend time in these places alone or with the one you love.

Reclaim that feeling of being the only one/two people in the world.
Let the city float away.