Back on a bus for another local adventure. This time around is a new corner of London for me as well. Route 270 starts from Putney Bridge Station and goes through Wandsworth, Earlsfield, Tooting with Mitcham as final destination. Watch video here. I hope you enjoy the ride 🤗
Today's ride starts from the heart of East London all the way up to Central London. The route 8 touches some iconic areas such as Bethnal Green, Shoreditch and Holborn.
Hello everyone! Today we are riding on the bus line 22 from Putney Common to Oxford Circus. It’s a 50 minutes journey in the early morning without much traffic. This route goes through west London area, passing by Fulham, Chelsea, Knightsbridge and finally Mayfair.
The light was magnificent that day and at some point you will also spot the iconic Annabel’s which never stops to amaze Londoners and foreigners with its everchanging entrance. It will give you a hint on when this video was filmed. Can you guess?
I am back with another bus ride, a daytime one. As you can see it is not always rainy in London😆 Video here
Hopping on a double-decker bus is probably my favourite thing to do in this city that I love beyond words. And what a better way to enjoy the ride if not while listening to some good beats? The perfect me-time for daydreamers like myself… Video here
ENG: Every time an influencer or a celebrity announces the launch of their own clothing line, my heart sinks. Why? Because there are already too many people doing the same thing, and if done wrongly, this translates in more underpaid workers in developing countries (some of them work in slavery conditions) or unnecessary water consumption (to grow enough cotton to create one t-shirt 400 gallons of water are consumed and it takes 2,257 gallons of water to make one pair of shoes). It worries me. No, I am not being hypocrite and know very well I have been part of the problem for the last 15 years. But I am awake now and on a mission to do my part to solve this issue. Especially because I have discovered that some of our donations to charity shops remain unsold and end up in the landfill anyway or even worse, they are bought by vintage shops owners to be resold at higher prices or sent to 3rd World countries, again not for free! Apparently this a very common practice and only few thrift shops try to save the garments by upcycling them. What we can do? Stop shopping new clothes but finding creative ways to refresh our old ones could be a great start.
ITA: Ogni volta che un influencer o una celebrità annuncia il lancio della propria linea di abbigliamento, il mio cuore affonda. Perché? Perché ci sono già troppe persone che fanno la stessa cosa, e se fatto male, questo si traduce in piu' lavoratori sottopagati nei paesi in via di sviluppo (alcuni di loro lavorano in condizioni di schiavitù) o consumo di acqua non necessario (per coltivare abbastanza cotone per creare una t-shirt 400 galloni di acqua vengono consumati e ci vogliono 2.257 galloni di acqua per fare un paio di scarpe). Tutto cio' mi preoccupa. No, non sono ipocrita e so benissimo che sono stata parte del problema negli ultimi 15 anni. Ma ora ho finalmente aperto gli occhi e in missione per fare il mio per risolvere questo problema. Soprattutto perché ho scoperto che alcune delle nostre donazioni ai negozi di beneficenza rimangono invendute e finiscono comunque in discarica o peggio ancora, vengono acquistate dai proprietari di negozi vintage per essere rivendute a prezzi più alti o inviate nei paesi del terzo mondo, ancora una volta non gratis! Apparentemente questa è una pratica molto comune e solo pochi negozi cercano di salvare i capi reciclandoli in qualche modo. Cosa possiamo fare noi per stoppare tutto cio'? Smettere di fare shopping di vestiti nuovi, ma trovare modi creativi per rinfrescare i nostri vecchi potrebbe essere un ottimo inizio.
FRA: Chaque fois qu’un influenceur ou une célébrité annonce le lancement de leur propre ligne de vêtements, mon cœur coule. Pourquoi? Parce qu’il ya déjà trop de gens qui font la même chose, et si mal fait, cela se traduit par plus de travailleurs sous-payés dans les pays en développement (certains d’entre eux travaillent dans des conditions d’esclavage) ou la consommation inutile d’eau (pour cultiver assez de coton pour créer un t-shirt 400 gallons d’eau sont consommés et il faut 2257 gallons d’eau pour faire une paire de chaussures). Ça m’inquiète. Non, je ne suis pas hypocrite et je sais très bien que j’ai fait partie du problème au cours des 15 dernières années. Mais je suis réveillé maintenant et en mission pour faire ma part pour résoudre ce problème. D’autant plus que j’ai découvert que certains de nos dons aux magasins de charité restent invendus et finissent dans la décharge de toute façon ou pire encore, ils sont achetés par les propriétaires de magasins vintage pour être revendus à des prix plus élevés ou envoyés dans les pays du 3ème monde, encore une fois pas gratuitement! Apparemment, c’est une pratique très courante et seulement quelques friperies essaient de sauver les vêtements avec le upcycling. Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire ? Arrêtons d'acheter de nouveaux vêtements, mais trouvons des moyens créatifs pour rafraîchir nos anciens pourrait être un excellent début.












































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