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25 Days of Christmas in London 🎄Day 5: Christma

25 Days of Christmas in London 🎄Day 5: Christmas Walk ✨

If you’re looking to get in the holiday spirit then it’s time to take a Christmas walk through the city! Full map in bio to recreate this one for yourself ☺️

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

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#christmasinlondon #xmasinlondon #londonblogger #londonblog #londonchristmas

25 Days of Christmas in London 🎄 Day 4: Harrod

25 Days of Christmas in London 🎄 Day 4: Harrods and The Fabulous World of Dior

This year @harrods has turned into a Christmas lovers dream 🥰

Be sure to head to their Christmas World on the Ground Floor and The Fabulous World of @dior Exhibition with Gingerbread that looks just good enough to eat (but you’ll have to resist 😉)

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

P.S - The @dior exhibition is 15 minutes and completely free but you will need to book tickets in advance on their website (just Google), if you do want to just turn up though there’s typically a lot of no-shows for each time slot, so just be prepared to wait outside for 15-30 minutes to get in

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25 Days of Christmas in London 🎄Day 3: Christma

25 Days of Christmas in London 🎄Day 3: Christmas at Kew

Christmas at @kewgardens is just about one of the most magical light trails in the city, and a perfect way to fight the winter blues :)

It’s an annual after-dark event with mesmerising outdoor exhibitions, dancing lakeside reflections and all the winter goods you need to keep you warm 🍫🍷

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

(P.S - It’s on until January 8th from 4:20pm-10:00pm and tickets are £21.50 off-peak x)

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#christmasatkew #kewgardens #christmasinlondon2022 #christmasinlondon #londonxmas #londoninfluencer #londonblogger

25 Days of Christmas in London 🎄 Day 2: Somerse

25 Days of Christmas in London 🎄 Day 2: Somerset House

When the festive season comes Somerset House transforms into an ice rink made of dreams in collaboration with Moët & Chandon 🥂

Tickets are £22 for adults & £11 for kids under 12. There’s also tons to do here outside of skating! From hot chocolate to a pop-up alpine stand and more ⛸️

Have you been to Somerset House yet? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Londoning 🇬🇧
Candace x

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#somersethouse #iceskating #christmasinlondon #christmasinlondon2022 #londonxmas #londonxmas2022 #londonblogger #londonblog

It’s here!! 25 days of Christmas in London 🎄

It’s here!! 25 days of Christmas in London 🎄

For the past few months I’ve been planning and scheming how I could bring the very best of Christmas in London to you, and it’s finally here!

Over the next month I’ll be sharing all my favourite Christmas bits to get up to in the city this season ❤️ starting with Day 1: See the lights on Regent & Oxford Street ✨

They’re officially on and pair great with a hot mulled wine from Hagen (@thehagenproject) right off Regent Street 🍷

Let me know if you’ll be Christmas’ing in London too! (and if not, I hope I can bring a bit of London to you this season 🎄)

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

(P.S - the view at the end was from the Regent Street office, it’s not open to the public unfortunately but ‘The Dilly’ hotel nearby has a great Christmas view too!)
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Day in the life living in London 🇬🇧 Just go

Day in the life living in London 🇬🇧

Just got back from the states and Colombia (happy post-Thanksgiving!) and ready to get back to Londoning ✨ on the agenda this day:

✍🏽 Journal & exercise

🚇 Hop on the tube

👩🏽‍💻 Head to my coworking space @secondhome_io, (this was their Holland Park location but they’re across London 💻)

👛 Pop by Portobello Market

🍝 Head to East London for a pasta date (and maybe an espresso martini)

🎄 See the first bits of the Christmas lights in London (if you’re ever feeling low in the city, especially with it getting dark so early I promise they’ll brighten your mood!)

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

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Supporting London businesses is one of my favourit

Supporting London businesses is one of my favourite things to do — so starting a video series here to highlight some of my favourites! Starting with the amazing @darksugars 🍫

It was founded in 2013 when Nyanga decided it was time to bring West African cocoa to the heart of East London, since then they’ve expanded with over 4 shops across including a Cacao House in Greenwich filled with rich hot cocoa, handmade truffles, chocolates, vegan treats and delicious ice cream 🤤

📍Locations across London

Let me know if you’ve been to Dark Sugars before or if there’s any London businessss you’d like to like to see me cover next!

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

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Ad Exploring The Painted Hall with @gocity ✨ I

Ad Exploring The Painted Hall with @gocity ✨

I love exploring all the beautiful bits of London, which is why I used my Go City credits this month to explore the lovely Painted Hall in Greenwich 🇬🇧

Set in the Old Royal Naval College (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) the Painted Hall was designed by Sir James Thornhill — a masterpiece that took him 19 years to finish.

It’s 40,000 square feet of striking baroque-style paintings, fit with queens, kings, and mythological creatures of all sorts. It’s also a famed filming location for productions like The Crown, Skyfall, Thor, and more!

Here’s how to visit too:

1️⃣ Head to @gocity 🌎

2️⃣ Pick a 2,3,4,5,6,7 or 10-choice pass to London’s top attractions to visit within 60 days

3️⃣ Download the GoCity app to activate your passes

4️⃣ Explore The Painted Hall 🎨

Have you ever been to the Painted Hall? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

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#GoCity #Gocitypartner #greenwich #thepaintedhall #oldroyalnavalcollege #UNESCO #londonblog #thingstodoinlondon

UK Culture Shocks (part 5) 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Even

UK Culture Shocks (part 5) 🇺🇸🇬🇧

Even though it’s been 7 years, there’s still SO many culture shocks I look back on from when I first moved to the UK, here are a few!

🫖 Using kettles

Looking back I can’t even believe it myself, but I used to make tea in the microwave 😭 once you go to kettle life you never go back and although I do see this becoming more of a trend in the states now my family still looks at me sideways when I ask where the kettle is lol

💰No sales tax

For anyone that doesn’t know in the US you’re typically charged ‘sales tax’ for most goods you buy, these are taxes that vary state-by-state that will usually add a good couple of coins to all your daily purchases, but not in the UK! The feeling of looking at a price and knowing it’ll be that exact price is magical

⚽️ Football!

Or soccer? 🤔 I’ll let you decide in the comments 😂

Let me know if you’ve experienced any of these culture shocks!

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

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Ad @getyourguide Hey! Do you want 20% off unforget

Ad @getyourguide Hey! Do you want 20% off unforgettable experiences anywhere in the world?

The GetYourGuide team thinks y’all are pretty cool (I mean people that love London & travel must be 😉)

Which is why they’ve given me an exclusive 20% discount for YOU to save on ANY (yes any — doesn’t need to be in London!) GetYourGuide experience throughout the world 🌎

All you have to do is use the code ‘CANDACE20’ and book your experience within the next 30 days before the code expires ⏳

If you have any travels coming up in the next few days, weeks, or months and want to book some cool experiences while you’re in your destination, this is most definitely your sign ✨

Let me know where you’ll be travelling this year and next in the comments!

Happy travels,

Candace x

P.S - Link in bio ⤴️

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#getyourguide #londonblog #londonblogger #londonbloggers #travelblogger

Do I regret moving to London? A lot of times I th

Do I regret moving to London?

A lot of times I think about my ‘alternative life’ if you will, i.e what my life would look like if I didn’t make the random decision to move to London at 18 (nearly 7 years ago now!)

To be honest, I think my life would be very different. I would’ve stifled the little voice that told me I should move abroad to a place I’ve never even visited, which probably would’ve led me to me not trusting my own voice more and more over time

The same voice that told me to set up my life in a new country and figure out the rest along the way, the same voice that told me to buy a little domain called candaceabroad.com and start to document my love for London, and the same voice that told me that becoming a full-time travel blogger wasn’t a pipe dream, but something that could become my reality

I truly believe we all have a little voice inside us, and whether it’s telling you to move to a new city or country, take a chance on a new person or opportunity or to simply start being a little bit more of yourself — trust me, it’s always worth listening to 💛

Let me know if you ever start thinking about this ‘alternative life’ stuff too! Back to my normal Londoning posts soon 😉

Candace x

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#londonblogger #londonbloggers #movingabroad #creativpreneur #womenentreprenuers #londonlifestyle

London Market of the Week 🇬🇧📍Old Spitalfi

London Market of the Week 🇬🇧📍Old Spitalfields Market

Going to markets in London is one of my favourite activities, so I thought I’d start taking y’all along to a few!

A trading site since 1197 @oldspitalfieldsmarket is an East London gem—filled with independent shops, restaurants, art, street food, and more all waiting to be discovered. I’m in love with the @dumplingshack here but be sure to let me know your favourite stall too if you’ve been here before!

Which London market should I visit next? 🤔

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

P.S - Old Spitalfields Market and Spitalfields Market are separate markets, but right next to each other :)

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#londonmarkets #londonmarket #londonblogger #londonbloggers #spitalfieldsmarket #oldspitalfieldsmarket
#londonthingstodo #eastlondonthingstodo #londonmarkets #londonmarket #londonblogger #londoninfluencer #dumplingshack

Greenwich to Blackheath Walk 🇬🇧 Spoiler ale

Greenwich to Blackheath Walk 🇬🇧

Spoiler alert: I used to live here 🏡 Right between the border of Greenwich and Blackheath (we nearly passed it on this walk actually 😂) and Greenwich is easily one of my favourite neighbourhoods in London.

Was waiting for autumn to take you on this lovely walk while the crowds are super quiet and the leaves are falling pretty 🍂 here’s how to do it too:

📍Start at Cutty Sark Station

📍Have a quick glimpse and bite at @greenwichmarket

📍Catch a view of the Cutty Sark

📍And a pint at @trafalgartaverngreenwich

📍Roam the @oldroyalnavalcollege (if you have the time make sure to see the Painted Hall and Tulip Stairs at The Queen’s House)

📍Climb up to Greenwich Park for one of the best views in the city

📍Then stand on longitude 0 at the Prime Meridian line and visit the Royal Observatory

📍Before strolling down to Rangers House (it will look familiar if you’ve seen Bridgerton 😉) and the Rose Garden

📍End in the quiet village-like neighbourhood of Blackheath

Have you been to any of these spots? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

P.S - Link in bio for the full map 🗺 x

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#londonwalk #londonwalks #greenwich #blackheath #southeastlondon #londonblogger #autumninlondon #londonblog #londonbloggers

Ad Come with me to a fun day at my coworking space

Ad Come with me to a fun day at my coworking space in London @secondhome_io 🏡

Ever since I took Candace Abroad full-time I’ve been craving somewhere to work outside of my London flat walls — and that’s how I found Second Home!

This vlog isn’t the everyday of course (although it’s close 😂) but thought it’d take you along for a super fun day at the space ✨ they also do a ton for the local London community and are run on 100% green energy, i.e my kinda place!

Have you ever been to @secondhome_io ? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

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#coworkinglondon #londonlife #londonlifestyle #spitalfields #shoreditch #londonblogger #londonbloggers

London hack of the day!! (ep 1) 🇬🇧

If you’re reading this and live in London there’s no doubt you take the tube, but did you know you could save 1/3 off travel in London??

I was honestly shocked at how many people didn’t know this, but if you register for a railcard you’ll instantly get discounts on train travel, AND if you connect it to your Oyster, bam 💥you’ll also get 1/3 on single off-peak pay-as-you-go fares on London Underground and DLR services in London. Here’s how to do it:

1️⃣ Go to railcard.co.uk (not sponsored btw😂) and get the right railcard for you (16-25, 26-30, senior etc.) it’s £30 per year atm

2️⃣ Then you have to connect it to your Oyster, you can do it online or the easiest is to ask the TfL staff to do it for you at the underground station

3️⃣ Click my link in bio to get a huge discount on yours (they’re selling them for £20 instead of £30 atm or a 3-year railcard for £47 instead of £70—just found out! You just need to scroll a tad for it to pop up)

4️⃣ Then you’re all set! The 16-25 railcards, 26-30 railcards, and Senior railcards offer the 1/3 discount, but there’s a ton more railcard options too!

I didn’t find out about this til 3 years into moving here (I’m on 7 now!) and it’s my biggest regret lol, so hope you take advantage!

Did you know about railcards? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

P.S - When people ask me why I don’t just use contactless — this is the reason! You can’t connect a railcard to a contactless card, so Oyster all the way :)

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Ad Hey Londoners! Come with me to Saturdays in the

Ad Hey Londoners! Come with me to Saturdays in the Square at @flatironsquareuk, let’s go!

I’m always on the hunt for hidden gems in the city, and Flat Iron Square is literally hiding in plain sight — just a stone’s throw from London Bridge station in the Southwark Quarter ✨

There’s tons of yummy food traders, games, weekly DJs, a lovely beer garden, and a taproom and brewery all under the beautiful arches of London Bridge (i.e - I think you’ve got your next night out sorted, welcome 😉)

Happy Londoning 🇬🇧

Candace x

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#flatironsquare #southwark #londonbridge #londonthingstodo #thingstodoinlondon #londonlife #londonblogger #londonbridge

I was on the BBC!! Spoke to the lovely Alice Bha

I was on the BBC!!

Spoke to the lovely Alice Bhandhukravi last night on my top tips for renting in London 🏡 (from a Tik Tok they found of me!)

From being sent daily DMs on where to live in the city and how to move to London to giving my advice on live TV was a total 360 moment ☺️ so feeling super grateful for you lot today! full interview in my link in bio 🎥

P.S - head to my stories later today to see the behind the scenes of going on the BBC!

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#bbc #bbclondon #londonblogger #londonblog #londontravelblogger

An Autumn walk in London!! 🍂 It’s no secret

An Autumn walk in London!! 🍂

It’s no secret by now that autumn is one of my favourite seasons in London (and everywhere really) so here’s a beautiful stroll to try this season:

📍Start from Hampstead Underground Station

📍Peek at the beautiful house on Fitzjohn’s Avenue

📍Make a U turn back up the High Street

📍And past the famed @thehollybushpubhampstead

📍Until the magical Hill Garden & Pergola comes into view ✨

📍Exit down North End Road and the Heath until you stumble on @thespaniardsinn (with an amazing Sunday Roast btw)

📍And circle back for the final stretch up Parliament Hill (views included)

Let me know if you’ll be taking this walk in the comments!

Happy Londoning 🇬🇧

Candace x

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#londonwalk #londonwalks #londonblogger #autumninlondon #hampstead #hampsteadheath

Where to find American snacks in London 🍿🍬

Where to find American snacks in London 🍿🍬

No matter how long I live in London (almost 7 years now!) there’s still some things from America I’ll still not over (like Gushers 😭) here’s a few of my favourite places to get my American snack fix in the city:

(P.S - I HIGHLY suggest skipping the Oxford street American candy store shops. Most of the products are stale and they’ve been in the news for money laundering 😅 ❌) anyways…

📍Partridges // 2-5, Duke of York Square, 5 King’s Road, London SW3 4LY

It’s right on Duke of York Square and they have a HUGE American snacks section (Ranch, Takis, stuffing, Betty Crocker, Red Vines, Gushers…the works!)

📍American Food Store // 2 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 3BG

This one’s right outside Holland Park station! They were out of stock on grits, but they do have huge Arizona Iced Teas, Smuckers and Jiffy’s cornbread!!

📍Sainsbury’s (various locations)

Believe or not most of their stores have a small American section and although it’s not the widest selection, it’s great if you want a quick fix

📍 Other places to find American snacks:

- Whole Foods
- Selfridges Food Hall
- Tesco

Happy Londoning,

Candace x

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#americaninlondon #usvsuk #londonblogger #americanintheuk #americansnacks

100K GIVEAWAY 🎉 Omg…we reached 100k!! Goin

100K GIVEAWAY 🎉

Omg…we reached 100k!! Going from starting a little blog about my love for London to turning my hobby into a business has been more of a journey than I could’ve ever imagined. But I’ll let you in on a secret, no content creator do what they do without you!

Every kind DM, comment, and word of encouragement from you guys pushes me to keep going and growing — and I can’t thank you enough 💛

To celebrate, I’ll be treating one of YOU to an afternoon tea with me on the @brigitsbakery bus tour 🫖

How to enter:

1️⃣ Tell me why you followed me and what you love about London!

2️⃣ Make sure you’re free this October to do the afternoon tea together :)

3️⃣ Stay tuned for my stories on Thursday where I’ll choose the winner at random x

See you soon 😉

Happy Londoning 🇬🇧

Candace x

P.S - This is a giveaway for my community only. Random entries will not be in the drawing.

🚨 IMPORTANT: Must be 18 years old to enter. This giveaway is not sponsored or affiliated with @brigitsbakery or Instagram. Winner will be chosen at random on Thursday, October 13th at 5pm and announced on the @candaceabroad Instagram stories and contacted via DM to confirm a date for our visit this month 😊

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