Neal's Yard is a little street near Covent garden tube, just a short walk from Trafalgar square. This small area has quite a lot of organic offerings: Walking into the courtyard of Neal's Yard is like stepping into another time, finally escaping the incessant noise of London traffic, to a peaceful calm of colorfully painted walls with vines and window boxes blossoming with color.

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When I arrived, I had unfortunately already lunched but popped in Neal's Yard Salad Bar in search of vegan organic baked goods: they do use organic ingredients, but not 100%. I picked up chocolate and coconut muffins, each dense, moist and full of flavor.

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The menu and environment radiated with a healthful glow as a server walked past with a glass cup swimming with mint leaves and people sat outside under heat lamps with bowls of steaming soup. I regretted having chosen the nearby non-organic but vegan £5 chinese/thai buffet at Chi. Live and learn.

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Neal's Yard Remedies is a pretty shop, stocking a wide range of organic beauty products, skin care, herbs, and therapies. I picked up a £5 stick of organic lip balm which is quite nice.

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Unfortunately Neal's Yard Bakery is no longer there. It's fully organic and their breads can be purchased at these locations.

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Holland & Barrett, the UK's largest healthfood retailer is just around the corner on Shorts Gardens. There, I stocked up on organic snacks and bars, including flapjacks.

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If coffee is your poison, just around the corner on Monmouth St. is the Monmouth Coffee Company featuring several choices of organic coffee and their own organic espresso blend.

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And after walking around London all week I was very tempted to pop in the massage shop for a £10 10 minute back massage.

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I'll be back again with an appetite!

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Emily Horne, Paris Correspondent