I heart Camden

Camden venue, Roundhouse

I genuinely do. And not in a cool, trendy kind of way, because I don't speak hipster; I mean in a cultural, I find it strange and beautiful at the same time, kind of way. I like walking through the market stalls and catching whiffs of the "incense"... Rifling through the vintage handbags in Camden Stables Market... And dreaming about buying the miscellaneous tea sets I find for my "new flat".

You never know what you might end up buying at one of the stalls found in Camden Stables Market

Camden has a lot of character. When I took the bus this morning through Camden Park Road towards Tottenham Court Road, the menagerie of people clambering on and off the bus made me smile. To me, it's everything that I like about London - it's a diverse melting pot of characters and cultures.


So when I read that I could get an app courtesy of Frank PR/Camden Town Unlimited which essentially walks you through Camden's hotspots, my smile grew even wider.


Technology is such a huge part of everyday life for many people, one can't imagine what it would be like to suddenly live without a smartphone. It's like imagining living life without a fridge freezer. How do you plan your meals? (I am aware that many students manage to get by without a freezer, one of my student cousins, we'll call him R, and his housemates are such examples). How would I keep my five year old niece entertained when I'm babysitting her without her Memory game and Ninjump? (Kidding...)


For me personally, I would be lost without my trusty Samsung Galaxy SII. It's the size of my head, granted, but without Google Maps, I'm not quite sure where I would end up in London half the time. In fact, just this morning I had to make the ultimate tourist/new kid on the block manoeuvre when I somehow managed to get discombobulated between Tottenham Court Road and, erm, Tottenham Court Road Underground station.


The Camden Town Unlimited app is genius. It's free to anyone who wants it from the Apple store (I'm waiting for the Android edition, Camden Council, if you're reading this) and it's not just for people like me, who get lost easily. It's for anyone who's interested in culture, arts, or indeed anyone who wants to see just how diverse London can be.


Imagine if every city and town had its own app - open, unlimited access to local food, music, theatre and galleries at your fingertips.


Let's just say I'd probably still get lost, but I'd know the nearest place to go for a tapas restaurant which also hires a live jazz band on weekends.