Kit talks to Helen Ilus enjoying a JFK Indian Instant Coffee coffee, chatting about roaming urban and rural landscapes, public transport, creating Tube Map-like walking aids, baking ciabatta, amongst other things!

Helen is an independent graphic designer and aspiring map publisher who gets inspiration from nature, books and travel. She has a small studio in Tallinn, Estonia, where she makes maps and tries to grow an indoor forest. She discovered her love for maps while she was travelling and now she continues to travel through her maps and help other people to connect with nature.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

-   Estonia’s Climate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Estonia)

-   The Greenground Map (https://www.nationalparkcity.london/map/8-place/134-the-greenground-map-by-helen-ilus)

-   Baking your own bread (https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bake-homemade-bread_n_61087505e4b0497e67027142)

-   Thames drainage basin (http://www.the-river-thames.co.uk/thames.htm)

-   Bee Lines (https://www.southdownstrust.org.uk/beelines/)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Helen via Twitter and her website: https://helenilus.com/    

==About Coffee & Geography==

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