Herb visits... tokyobike

We stopped by the new tokyobike shop near Old Street today. Even a confirmed pedestrian will admire the pared-down appeal of these magnificent bicycles, available in an array of colours which pop vibrantly against the shop's gleaming white wall backdrop.

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Herb visits... The Pitt Rivers Museum

Let us give thanks to Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt Rivers, whose formidable passion for archaeology and ethnology resulted in the core collection of the museum which bears his name.

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Herb visits... Brooklyn

We went to New York earlier this year to research our latest map, Brooklyn: forty-one reasons why. Here's some of what we saw.

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Herb visits... Russell's of Clapton

We are frequently asked to suggest good places to stay in London, but as residents of this great metropolis, our experience is limited. We can recommend hotels with pleasant bars or restaurants, and point out those with spicy histories or suffering from a particularly lamentable renovation, but if you're asking about clean sheets and a pleasant atmosphere, we come up with little. Until now that is, because if you are planning to stay out east, we recommend Russell's, a delightful bed and breakfast on rapidly-evolving Chatsworth Road.

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Herb visits... Paris again

We are back from a few days in Paris where we were researching another map. The city looked glorious in the early spring sunshine. We won't divulge the new guide's theme just yet, but the photos below may conceivably offer some clues.

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