London diaries: solo travel, art galleries, book shopping

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  • Опубликовано: 22 янв 2025

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  • @analauragazapinaespindola5642
    @analauragazapinaespindola5642 2 месяца назад +20

    i totally get you about being alone during a trip... it is a bit anxious for me too, and i keep feeling guilty for not being happy ou curious at every moment .. i think is normal for us that knowing a totally new place and being alone in this case cause a different sensation!! but youve done pretty well!!! i just loved the vlog

  • @michaelamrnova8382
    @michaelamrnova8382 2 месяца назад +19

    'I really need a jumper or maybe a coat' she says multiplectimes, and proceeds trying on sleeveless and crop tops. Love it 😂

  • @Masakog7
    @Masakog7 2 месяца назад +6

    Love the voice over so much!!!! I would love to see you do more often!!!

    • @bigbooklady
      @bigbooklady  2 месяца назад +1

      Ok that's so good to know!

  • @april9145
    @april9145 2 месяца назад +19

    omg that “clown suit” is to die for !!

    • @bigbooklady
      @bigbooklady  2 месяца назад

      Thank you so much! I'm obsessed with it

  • @justkidsmusic
    @justkidsmusic Месяц назад +1

    have been following you for ages and as a londoner (and I work at rough trade ha ha) it was so cool to see this video! 💓

  • @sydnizz
    @sydnizz 2 месяца назад +14

    living vicariously through you

  • @BarbaraBoholm
    @BarbaraBoholm 2 месяца назад +1

    Lauren this was so lovely,thank you for taking us along London!!!

  • @conversations_with_kara
    @conversations_with_kara 2 месяца назад +5

    i really hope you get to meet sally rooney one day! i met her by chance in a bookshop in dublin (just on a normal day, she wasn't there for a signing or anything) and she was so lovely when i told her i love her books!

  • @tiredmollie
    @tiredmollie 2 месяца назад +2

    its so weird and fun seeing you go to the places I've been to for years!

  • @Pigeonmanbaby
    @Pigeonmanbaby 2 месяца назад

    I lived in this area during my degree and it’s strange in the best way to see you visiting all my fave old haunts. So glad you enjoyed your time here! ❤️

  • @SavidgeReads
    @SavidgeReads 2 месяца назад +4

    Another fab vlog. Love that you made a friend and talked books over a solo dinner. Books are brilliant aren’t they? Speaking of which, thrilled you visited The Common Press, a brilliant queer space that’s fundraising to stay open. Which it should as it’s amazing. I have Reservoir B!tches on the TBR, I need to get to it.

  • @Azadehghavamrad
    @Azadehghavamrad 2 месяца назад

    Such a cute video!!! I love that you are saying, I need to get some warmer clothes, cut to, us seening you try on these beautiful tops and really cute dresses 😂, and waue I love the "clown" suit 🥰 I have never really loved London, ive been there twice and found it chaotic, but seeing the London through you and the books intrigued me....

  • @kasturirane5554
    @kasturirane5554 2 месяца назад +3

    Heyy, loved the video! I am actually in London now and would love to visit the bookshop and other places. Can you mention all the places in the video, please!💖

  • @laurens_library_xo
    @laurens_library_xo 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm so happy you visited, and loved London, Brick Lane/Spitalfields area is one of the best (imo) 🤍 Thank you for sharing your trip with us!

  • @anukritimishra8606
    @anukritimishra8606 2 месяца назад

    You summed up solo travel so aptly when you said, "its lonely, but it's also a lot of fun." As a fellow Canadian who lived in London for Uni. I really enjoyed this vlog ❤

  • @Claudia_K.
    @Claudia_K. 2 месяца назад +5

    I don’t get the matcha hype either. I love green tea, the more it tastes like grass the better, but I cannot get behind the milky green beverage. Loved your London footage! It’s my favourite city ever. 🇬🇧

    • @Claudia_K.
      @Claudia_K. 2 месяца назад

      Oh and I LOVED Rosewater, please tell me you picked it up?

  • @sadiesleepwalker646
    @sadiesleepwalker646 2 месяца назад

    I love your style, so as they say its very individual and you adapt to your inner self,that is what really appeals;)

  • @lauratea
    @lauratea 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for taking us along, Lauren! Glad you had such a great time travelling Europe.

    • @bigbooklady
      @bigbooklady  2 месяца назад

      Thank you for watching😘

  • @caras4766
    @caras4766 Месяц назад

    I grew up in London but, for reasons I won't go into, I haven't been able to visit in about 5 years, so it was really nice to get to see the city again through your eyes. I'm not surprised you didn't find it easy to make friends in the hostel, but I will say it's not like that all over the UK - London is generally known to be the least friendly city. In a smaller or Northern city - off the top of my head places like Brighton, Bath, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool - people in the hostels likely would've been more friendly. I've had the best luck meeting people by staying in shared rooms, but it does mean you get no alone time which is difficult.

  • @frankirk3541
    @frankirk3541 2 месяца назад

    This was such a lovely video of London and made me even more grateful to call it home! Thanks for sharing, I've never even been to MOCO, but the Tates are great. I would also recommend the National Portrait Gallery/National Gallery for next time :)

  • @mirahartley6556
    @mirahartley6556 2 месяца назад

    I went to london to be an au pair as soon as I turned 18, it was my first time away from home so it’s always had a exciting but lonely melancholic vibe for me. which it seems like you also got to experience. But it is my second home now and watching this makes me miss it :)

  • @autisticbucky
    @autisticbucky 2 месяца назад

    the “clown suit” is soooo stunning! very cute and so cool! i’m glad to see you had such a good trip. hope you’re doing well :) 💛

  • @chulu-z5h
    @chulu-z5h 2 месяца назад

    Viewer from London here! I'm so happy you had a great time visiting here (love Spitalfields I always go there for lunch during work)

    • @bigbooklady
      @bigbooklady  2 месяца назад

      I'm already dreaming of coming back before Christmas to visit the markets! It sounds so magical

  • @totoro888
    @totoro888 2 месяца назад +1

    Cool trip :) The past 10 years I have not seen a transatlantic flight without an entertainment system. How bisarre it looks))

    • @Amy-yq7vs
      @Amy-yq7vs 2 месяца назад

      I think that is her flight to italy after london, not back to canada. It looks like a ryan air plane.

  • @luceegoose
    @luceegoose 2 месяца назад +1

    so fun to see london through your eyes! would recommend broadway market next time for some truly amazing bookshops!

    • @bigbooklady
      @bigbooklady  2 месяца назад +1

      I'm already so excited to go back. Thank you for the suggestion☺

  • @mvnchxld
    @mvnchxld 2 месяца назад

    Ahhh love your new style of vlog 🫶🏻✨

  • @NicoleMae
    @NicoleMae 2 месяца назад +1

    All the books!! Big love

  • @danielaajeann
    @danielaajeann Месяц назад

    Just came back home to the US from London and actually ate at the same Bao Noodle shop in Shoreditch! It seems like we had very similar London experiences :-)

  • @emilyeleanorpayne9190
    @emilyeleanorpayne9190 2 месяца назад

    I LOVED this :,) every video is incredible!!!

  • @99breyerproblems13
    @99breyerproblems13 2 месяца назад

    London is the best ❤ I also under-packed and spent a lot of time trying to find boots 😂

  • @Anamagu
    @Anamagu 2 месяца назад

    Literally screamed when you showed you were reading Reservoir Bitches. Love Dhalia! And would love to know your thoughts on it!
    “Desde los zulos” is another great book of hers but I don’t think it has been translated. Hopefully soon!

  • @kaahfee
    @kaahfee 2 месяца назад

    you bf and you remind me of the main characters from the pride and prejudice movieee!! girl thats so lovely!

  • @MarianaFerreira-us6gg
    @MarianaFerreira-us6gg 2 месяца назад

    Loved the video, you are honestly my favorite youtuber
    Hopefully next time you come to europe, you can come to Portugal… Just an ideia 😌

  • @ruthmaclure33
    @ruthmaclure33 2 месяца назад

    Looking forward to hearing what you think of Rosewater! My local Queer Book Group is reading it in December 😊

  • @felicityschaffer3174
    @felicityschaffer3174 2 месяца назад +1

    15.22 Omg I bought Rosewater by Liv Little while I was in the UK and could NOT put it down!!!

  • @chaoticfirearm
    @chaoticfirearm 2 месяца назад

    I like this format!

  • @Isabella9763
    @Isabella9763 Месяц назад

    OMG I LOOOOVE MOYA's VIDS TOO!

  • @allesae
    @allesae 2 месяца назад

    love your energy ❤❤❤❤

  • @writteng1rl
    @writteng1rl 2 месяца назад +3

    John is so still at 3:40 i literally thought he was some sort of mannequin at first im screaming

  • @SL-be8ws
    @SL-be8ws 2 месяца назад

    This was lovely thank you.

  • @theonlynidnam
    @theonlynidnam 2 месяца назад

    I’m planning my first ever trip to London and was wondering what hotel you were staying at in the beginning. What areas do you recommend staying at in London that are cute and chill but close to public transportation? What are you favorite bookstores in London?

    • @bigbooklady
      @bigbooklady  2 месяца назад +1

      The first hotel we stayed in was EasyHotel. It was pretty bare bones but also a semi affordable options if you're wanting to avoid hostels. The second, and significantly nicer hotel was Buckle Street Studios by Locke.

  • @mbarda
    @mbarda Месяц назад +1

    Cutest couple EVER!

  • @anniemitchell7371
    @anniemitchell7371 2 месяца назад

    ugh. london is the best.

  • @naisooya
    @naisooya 2 месяца назад

    i live in london and one of my fave places to go to is spitalfields market!!!! 🤍

  • @poetrybysuhashani__
    @poetrybysuhashani__ 2 месяца назад

    beautiful vlog as always ☕

  • @sashasemenova4004
    @sashasemenova4004 2 месяца назад

    Perfect timing, going to london in a few weeks :) What's the name of the hostel you stayed at?

  • @alisonpaguio9727
    @alisonpaguio9727 2 месяца назад

    Love the boots where are they from? I’m looking for a nice everyday pair

  • @216natalie216
    @216natalie216 2 месяца назад

    Where are your boots from? Been looking for some in that exact style!

  • @hallelujah.moritz
    @hallelujah.moritz Месяц назад

    ‘My Steve Jobs uniform’ lmaooo 😂☠️

  • @sophc193
    @sophc193 2 месяца назад +1

    do you know the brand of the clown suit? I'm so obsessed

  • @ralanca2352
    @ralanca2352 2 месяца назад

    you captured London so close to the truth :)

  • @globdawn
    @globdawn 2 месяца назад

    Hi lauren! Just wondering what camera you use :)

  • @hangul199
    @hangul199 2 месяца назад

    Hey Lauren, I was wondering if you are planning to do Vlogmas this year?

  • @icedseasalt
    @icedseasalt 2 месяца назад

    what iphone are u using when taking videos

  • @vintagechristmas8877
    @vintagechristmas8877 14 дней назад

    Your videos so peaceful . If you love to watch Moya . You can absolutely will love and , I highly recommend these : home with surok , Happy highland living , Johanna Clough , jessica miyuki , hitomi mochizuki , malama life , Kirin Camp , isabela juliana ,
    , Karissa Love .
    💁🏻‍♀️Have a great day ! 🍃🔅🌿

  • @sharonpriya17
    @sharonpriya17 2 месяца назад

  • @Eve_Y
    @Eve_Y 2 месяца назад

    Have you stopped filming on your iPhone and switched to a professional camera for filming in your apartment? It's HD.

  • @pigeonbaby-
    @pigeonbaby- 2 месяца назад

    LAUREN!! :)

  • @bloodiedandrotting
    @bloodiedandrotting 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm so early

  • @atomicafri
    @atomicafri 2 месяца назад

    I found your initial comment about moya cute because I always watch your videos while having breakfast (like I'm doing right now) ☕️🤍