What and When is Michaelmas? All You Need to Know About The Christian Festival
Last Updated on September 2, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas You might have heard of it while reading about Mr Bingley’s arrival in…
Is Sir John Soane’s Museum Worth Visiting?
Last Updated on August 6, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Situated in central London, Sir John Soane’s museum should be one of the…
The History of Macarons (with surprisingly humble beginnings!)
Last Updated on July 7, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas One of the first things that comes to mind whenever I think of…
A Visitor’s Guide To The Courtauld Gallery
Last Updated on October 25, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas For a Londoner born and bred, I’d only heard about The Courtauld Gallery…
A Guide to London’s Tennis Grass Court Season
Last Updated on June 17, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas The scent of freshly cut grass may tickle my nose, but in the…
Tuesday Riddell’s ‘Through the Brambles’ Exhibition
Last Updated on May 5, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Tuesday Riddell is an artist I’ve followed on Instagram for many years, and…
Oxford, England: All You Need To Know About Visiting The City
Last Updated on September 5, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Oxford, England is a city dominated by its renowned university, the oldest in…
With Love, Meghan Review
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas This past week, I’ve been binge-watching Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex’s new show…
How to Welcome the Spring Equinox
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, trees are slowly regaining green…
What Foreign-Language Films Should You Watch Now?
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Some are adverse to watching films in a foreign-language because they’re put off…
Six Books to Read this Spring
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas We may be nearing the end of winter, but it’s still inescapably the…
A Guide to Exploring London’s Brick Lane
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Just a few minutes walk from Shoreditch High Street and Liverpool Street (depending…
Classic Christmas Songs to Add to Your Playlist
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Christmas is fast approaching and will soon be knocking at our doors. As…
The Best Christmas Movies to Watch
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas ‘Tis the season… well, it’s almost the season. Eggnog lattes are out, Christmas…
What is Samhain? Traditions, Meanings and Rituals
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas As we near Halloween, depending on where you are in the world, you’ll…
Afternoon Tea in London: The English Rose Café
Last Updated on August 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas When my friend (and occasional photographer and contributing writer to Whimsical Whatever, and…
The Best Books To Read This Autumn
Last Updated on April 9, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas With longer nights and wetter days (especially in the UK), autumn is a…
A Music Playlist for Autumn
Last Updated on April 13, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Since music plays such a big part in my life, I was surprised…
The Best TV and Films to Watch this Autumn
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas There’s something special about autumn: that strange in-between state of summer and Christmas,…
What to Read this Summer 2024
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas All images and blurbs featured in this article are from the respective publisher’s…
Tenniscore: What is the Tennis-Inspired Trend?
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas With Wimbledon, Euros and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, this season has well…
Kew Gardens: A Walk in Nature in the City
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Living and working in London, especially inner-city London, can feel like working your…
Where was Bridgerton Filmed? A Guide to the Filming Locations
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Part two of Bridgerton season three has just dropped and, as a major…
Best European Summer Movies to Inspire Wanderlust
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas This year, the weather has so far been very disappointing in Europe and…
Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race
Last Updated on April 1, 2024 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Over the Easter weekend, the weather in London on Saturday was lovely, the…
10 Museums and Galleries to Visit in London
Last Updated on March 10, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas One of the things I most love about my home city of London…
Cottagecore Aesthetic Films and T.V Shows to Watch
Last Updated on March 11, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Meadows of wild flowers, floral print milkmaid dresses, vintage home decor, home-baked goods…
Is the Eiffel Tower the Greatest Monument in the World?
Last Updated on May 30, 2024 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas Le tour eiffel, the iron lady, the eiffel tower… however you know it,…
Visiting The Victoria & Albert Museum, London (V&A)
Last Updated on September 23, 2025 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas One of the things I most love about London are all the free-to-enter…
The Best Patisserie in London: Maison Bertaux
Last Updated on May 30, 2024 by Karis Tavernier-Nicholas As it’s mum’s (Cher) birthday today, we decided to head to our favourite…
