{"id":28957,"date":"2016-10-07T22:30:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-canterbury-kent-its-getting-its-mojo-back\/"},"modified":"2016-10-07T22:48:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:48:19","slug":"lets-move-to-canterbury-kent-its-getting-its-mojo-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-canterbury-kent-its-getting-its-mojo-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Canterbury, Kent: it\u2019s getting its mojo back"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWith its universities, fruity history and fabulous streetscapes, nestled deep in the North Downs, 10 minutes from the sea, it\u2019s always had the potential to out-boogie its parochial airWhat\u2019s going for it? The one good thing about London self-destructing with property price madness and artisan Ovaltine cafes (the next big thing) on every corner is that everyone with a brain cell is leaving for other towns \u2013 such as Canterbury. In the 1990s, when I lived here, it was so uncosmopolitan that asking for cappuccino was like asking for emerald-dusted unicorn juice. It wasn\u2019t always thus. Read Chaucer. In the 14th century, when Canterbury was Pilgrimopolis, it must have been livelier than the Wife of Bath\u2019s nightie. Now it\u2019s getting its mojo back, no longer sucked dry by its proximity to London; rather the opposite. The past few years have seen its cultural life and economy get a fillip. With its three universities, fruity history and fabulous streetscapes, nestled deep in the North Downs, 10 minutes from the sea, it\u2019s always had the potential to out-boogie its parochial air. Now its modish coffee bars sell not just cappuccinos but single-estate, fully traceable frappeflappaflippafloppacinos. Beat that, London.The case against It\u2019s still a small city and, despite legions of tourists, not terrifically diverse. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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