<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rosaville Publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curious London Guides]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:55:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In the Footsteps of War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curious London are pleased to announce a London city walk that explores the capital at an especially dark and dangerous time in its history. Our 1.5-hour War in Westminster tour examines key landmarks that played a part in both World Wars, and we’ll pass by secret locations to find living traces of the Blitz. To give you a flavour, here are just a few of the stops along the way… American graffiti In World War Two, the US military used this historic Westminster building as a storage facility,...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/in-the-footsteps-of-war</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9032016fd912bea812c31e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:14:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_3d4f3031f31d4f11b1513f7a1f10ce26~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep Calm, Carry On!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Within its pages you can find the most solid bunkers of the high command, mourn ruined medieval churches, encounter lost pillboxes and gun batteries or sample the cold and dusty atmosphere of a deep-level shelter.]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/keep-calm-carry-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0c5041e8a70f906340cb1c</guid><category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:24:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_7d08f0071a55487cb8a44ad916a2c02d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_862,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Can Take It!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curious London 'War and Defence' is designed to put readers in the centre of historic events with a tour that ducks the doodlebugs and returning Ack-Ack fire to reveal both the ingenuity of London’s wartime defence network.]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/london-can-take-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a034560e889759477a70782</guid><category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:37:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_cb9e7c036764439393ea00058e73180a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catch These Sporting Icons!]]></title><description><![CDATA[You cannot argue with London’s sporting pedigree. After all, London is home to over a dozen world-famous football clubs and it hosts a dazzling line up of top tier sporting events including the FA Cup Final, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, the London Marathon and the Boat Race. Besides, no other city except Paris has put on as many as three  Olympic Games. The first was in 1908, taking place at the newly built White City Stadium . Then came the so-called ‘Austerity Games’ of 1948 which...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/catch-these-sporting-icons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692975d8d8fb7619deeafdaf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:28:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_9fc38558d919403cace9586d8293ea0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_862,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diving Into Our Sporting Past]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea behind bringing out a range of Curious London  guides appeared earlier this year when, one drab February afternoon I went to meet some friends at a restaurant in Bloomsbury. The street I was looking for was a turning off the Tottenham Court Road. Not the most interesting or attractive of London districts, to be frank, but then I found myself in Store Street gazing up at a colourful mural depicting a timeless automotive scene at the old Bloomsbury Service Station, a filling station...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/deep-dive-into-london-s-sporting-past</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6901f047001f0203811b90ea</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:34:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_9925f6593cbd4a93af26ab2c0a66be36~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_623,h_820,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Crawling]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new illustrated guide examines the glamorous and free spirited legacy of pre-war motoring. So how have we got stuck in the slow lane?...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/london-crawling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68821ad3251a639c14892553</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:44:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_c7265bc2e0e14a7f943c0e71b4b23727~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aid Memoirs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new coming-of-age memoir examines what it’s like to fall in love with music and start a band spanning the eras of glam, punk, new wave...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/red-lobsters-white-trash-and-other-inspiring-books</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683c581297b9ab3ecb6ea6a6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:12:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_39952eb5e44146b391b6ad4ea9f2feb4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_788,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concrete Reasons For A Ski Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aren’t ski resorts supposed to convey a timeless chocolate box world of cute timber chalets, archaic church spires and smoky chimneys...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/concrete-reasons-for-a-ski-weekend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dd7040523d1543c9b2848f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:25:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_9d422201f40342f187bdead3e6de4595~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down With The Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am getting slightly obsessed by this video. At first glance, you see a couple of fresh-faced student types standing on a small stage in...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/down-with-the-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6752f4d036d7c37699ad02fa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:05:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNC1W2m4Uug" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Man Who Walked On Sunshine]]></title><description><![CDATA[I first heard the name Pat Collier when another musician living in Forest Hill mentioned him. 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I’m a man in my...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/i-m-a-middle-aged-music-addict</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63b59b0707d03abb461939a8</guid><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:43:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_6294a6fea6b34bb1848fd044956fc965~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Revisited]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Cartier-Bresson moment is never far away in the French capital Let loose on the streets of Paris armed with just a simple smartphone,...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/paris-revisited</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d4823cac6aa90016cc8530</guid><category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_10d4954a0fcf4ac0a176fe919c784685~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_768,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackson's Five]]></title><description><![CDATA[Films set in recording studios are a drag, but let's make an exception for the Fab Four There has been enough written about The Beatles...]]></description><link>https://www.curiouslondonguides.com/post/jackson-s-five</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a2431a672ed80016aecd3c</guid><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2021 15:01:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8368b5_9e75a4e4d07f41bfac4bc017905fa89e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_955,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Synge</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[With live music back on the cultural agenda, we look at the people and places that rocked the capital. 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