This is one of my favorite bars in Manhattan. It has a courtyard in the middle and they only serve a large selection of Belgian beer. It's always dark with red lights so it's like a giant darkroom with everyone developing hangovers instead of film. The courtyard creates a front bar that is open on the weekends, so if you get cornered talking about architecture you can escape over to the front bar and watch people walk down 4th street.

A former bait and tackle shop taken over by a metal sculptor and BMXer in partner with a local doctor who turned it into a haven for community, creativity and good eats. You can come here, grab a coffee and a fresh tamale, answer emails, bump into five people you know, and grab some eggs from a local farm on the way out. It's the kind of relaxed, cheerfully odd place that seems to thrive in this odd bubble of the liberal American south.

Vilnius University Botanical Garden is the largest in Lithuania, its area is almost 200 ha. It is located in two areas: Kairenai and Vingis Park.

Located in an old butcher’s place. Those tiles! (The photo is from the previous café but it looks even better now...)

Photography, gallery, good coffee, good beer, good cakes, nice talks, nice people (and a few steel beams).

Cozy Bar

My walk through the Heath often continues on to the Camden Arts Centre, a really fantastic exhibition space that runs workshops and courses as well as having a great café and bookshop to boot. I collect their exhibition booklets called File Notes - beautifully designed by James Goggin and Sarah De Bondt - some memorable shows include Eva Hesse Studiowork, The Bruce Lacey Experience and Serena Korda’s Aping the Beast. The latter concluded with a procession from the gallery up to the Heath, culminating in a re-enactment of The Battle of the River Plate in a pond. This is my photo of the Beast and the Boob Meteorite.

Here is another place packed with visual stimuli, along with weird smells and busy sidewalks. I love roaming through all the shops, venturing deep down the aisles to hunting for all things odd and unknown. So much to see, I wish I had extra eyes!

This little French-Morroccan restaurant is a perfect place for meeting artist friends and, of course, great escargot.

I've seen so many great classic movies on film here. Being able to have that experience is one of the things that I feel lucky living in this city.

In between soho and covent garden. There ares lots of great independent shops on this street. Dover bookshop, magma, super superficial and Mint to name a few. Also if you want a cheap lunch on your work break Cafe No.1 is amazing. £2.50 jacket potatoes with cheese and beans.

Beautiful museum with permanent collections on anthropology, natural history and musical instruments. Surrounded by a park with farm animals and beautiful views of London skyline.