A very good selection of non-fiction, essays, and rare books. The Japanese book collection is gorgeous!

London is blessed with many fine parks, but Brockwell is a real jewel in south London. A short walk or bus ride from Brixton, or right by Herne Hill overground station, the park includes large grassy areas, the fantastic Brockwell Lido (a vast open-air pool – hectic mid-summer unless you get in early - a 7am swim is utterly blissful), tennis courts, a bowling green, a BMX track, a mini-railway, a secret garden, and a few newly landscaped ponds. Perfect for a lazy summer day.

Quick, easy, cheap thai food. It's fairly new to me, but easily makes this list.

My favorite museum.

I rediscovered this place recently having not been for years and now I keep returning. The geological galleries are my favourites.