As I now officially launch Carta Graphica, I am taking a moment to reflect on the pause since Nanosphere stopped, and something of the journey and thought process that brought me here.

On a recent trip to Turkey I noticed that the Emperor Hadrian had been there, some years earlier. The same Hadrian that built a wall in the north of England. So how long did it take to get from Turkey to the Scottish borders?

The fifth walk is our first outside London, and outside the UK in fact. We’re off to the beautiful French city of Toulouse to explore stationery shops and cafes.

Number 4 in our walk series takes us to East London, and Shoreditch, for a wander around Brick Lane and the surrounding area

Which is better in today’s age - paper maps or digital?

The third in a series of walks around London neighbourhoods, taking in stationery shops as well as cafes and local history. This walk is through Bloomsbury from Holborn to Euston.

An unusual choice for a day out cycling. Following the M25 around London on roads and lanes.

The third in our walk series, this one goes through Clerkenwell from Farringdon to Angel

Our first walk in a new series that explores an area through the stationery shops available, with cafe stops and other points of interest along the way