City Guides

I am going to be adding to this over the next couple of months… whenever I travel I wish I had someone regularly updating me on where to go in a particular city and so many bloggers out there are doing just that… so I thought I would put together a list of them here to help not just me next time I go somewhere, but hopefully you too. If you have any ideas for good, recent city guides on the bloggersphere then do let me know….

• Auckland 1 by Tea & Black Figs - the best places to eat in the city. 

Auckland. (Image from tea&blackfigs)

• Auckland 2 by Tea & Black Figs - I MUST get around to doing this….
• Copenhagen 1 by kika Design Toronto - an ideal starting point for a the visit to the Great Dane… lots of recommendations for funky bars, restaurants and design shops from my favourite Canadian design bloggers..

Copenhagen. Image sourced at Kika Design

• Copenhagen 2 by Kika Design Toronto- heavy on the design (as you might expect) with much of the post taken up with a visit to a furniture factory, but also a fantastic shop and breakfast cafe as well as a general sense of the city. 

Havana. Image: Tea & Black Figs

• Havana by tea and black figs - not incredibly comprehensive, but a brief background to travelling in Cuba and some basic tips. 
• London (specifically the area of Dalston in East London) by Abigail Ahern. A lovely survey of local shops and cafes in this uber hip suburb of London. 

London. Image sourced at Abigail Ahern Blog. 

• London by Tea and Black Figs - The best cafes (in my humble op) in London. 
• Los Angeles 1 and 2 by Tea and Black Figs -  two short posts about food, coffee and shops around the area of Silverlake
• Los Angeles by my dear friend Anna in the Observer - your guide to hidden LA, from secret magic castles to literary tours. I’d look at this one before mine. She is a city guide pro. 
• Reykjavik by Kika Design Toronto - a brief stopover, but a nice summary of where to get a good coffee, a good meal and most importantly a good ice-cream. Also features Icelandic designers and design shops. Two, more in depth Reykjavik posts by Kika can be found here and here.

Sapporo, Japan. (Image sourced at Kika Design)

• Sapporo (Japan) by Kika Design Toronto - the usual excellent in-depth descriptions (with lots of photos) of great places to eat and wonderful design shops from this super-well traveled Canadian pair. 
• Stockholm by Emma’s  Design Blog - a completely comprehensive and charming guide to the city. Everything you could hope for if you were heading that way.