"Escaping life as I knew it" So I decided I needed some time away last weekend. I didn't want to travel too far away, but I still needed to feel like I was escaping "life" as I knew it at that moment. In a moment of "Google, help me find something" I came across the Locke Hotels. They are a chain of hotels across Europe, with a very "East London vibe", pink sofa's and plants everywhere - Let's be honest, that's me all over. The moment I saw the huge green plants and pink sofa