Monthly Archives: July 2012

London Daily Photo: Unrecognized Olympic Sports

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

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Buy or Sell Tix with StubHub UK

StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, provides fans of all types with a safe and convenient way to buy tickets for concerts, theatre and sporting events – and offers an easy way for folks to sell their own tickets when … Continue reading

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London Street Food: Pizza Pilgrims (OneTravel)

“Napoli inspired street food” in the heart of London’s ever buzzing Soho? You mean, fresh made pizza like they do in the southern Italian city of its delicious origin? Oh yeah! Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.

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Lord Nelson Gets a New Hat for Hatwalk “Surprise”

Last week, I got an email inviting me to an early Monday morning sneak peek press briefing of a “fresh and ingenious … iconic moment for this Summer Like No Other … inspired by some of Britain’s greatest visionaries from the … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Commuter Rings

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

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Wine of the Month: Bouchard Aine & Fils, Beaune, Clos du Roi, Cuvee Signature 2009

Wow. Earthy onion soup bouquet (like you wish your mom used to make for you). Cherry and black currant depth on the tongue, followed by a rich licorice aftertaste. Bouchard Aine & Fils, Beaune, Clos du Roi, Cuvee Signature 2009 … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Baby Steps

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

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Get Out of Town and Visit a Park Resort

As much as I love jetting off to exotic destinations, I’ve come to dread queueing up at airports and sometimes I come back from a trip abroad more exhausted than I was before I left. Don’t get me wrong – … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Starting Pistol

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

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Yeah.

What a day! I guess, technically, it’s now tomorrow. But I’m still up and want revel in this fantastic day just a teensy bit more before heading off to bed. My morning started off like any other. I managed to … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Inside the Ceremony

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

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£25,000 in Westfield Prepaid Cards + London 2012 Prizes #iwasthere

Show some love for your side of town and be in with a chance to win a Westfield shopping spree and more. Which do you prefer? Westfield Stratford City (an official London 2012 provider and the gateway into the London … Continue reading

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Camden Lock Market: Now Open Thursday Nights Through the Summer

Seems like a big no duh to me, but finally all these great London street market folks are starting to wise up to the fact that most people actually work during the day but might enjoy visiting local markets (or … Continue reading

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Bob Martin Sports Photography Retrospective at Quaglino’s, London (CheapOair)

Now on view until September (and just in time for the Olympics), a retrospective exhibition of prints by award winning sports photographer Bob Martin presents an ideal opportunity to “get into a sporting spirit as London prepares to host this year’s … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Here We Go

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A Word about Cosplay by My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines

Here’s a third post from Eloise, my outsourced content creator from the Philippines. Not only does she love to bake; she’s a huge fan of cosplay too. Cosplay I was recently invited to a cosplay event last month. I was … Continue reading

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Uber Car Service Hits the Streets of London (OneTravel)

The on demand car service allows everyone to have a private driver experience throughiPhone, SMS, and web based requests. Essentially, Uber is a free app that you can use to book door-to-door chauffeured rides around town. Read my complete post at the … Continue reading

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Twenty Nights of Global Feasting at Stratford (Great British Chefs)

Only a couple of minutes walk from Stratford Station, Westfield and the Olympic Park is Stratford’s Old Town Hall. But the building could be a world away if you didn’t know any better. And for a glimpse of pre-Olympic grandeur … Continue reading

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Test Driving the Nokia 808 PureView

As I said a couple of days ago in my New Toy post, the Nokia 808 PureView “deserves a proper test drive” before an actual review. So, I hit the streets with my 808 and gave it a thorough vrooming … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: To Victory

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Keep Out of London and Carry On 2012

Ready or not, here it comes. The London 2012 Olympic Games are upon us. So, what’s the best plan of action for catching up with colleagues and business partners during this time? It might just be to get a meeting … Continue reading

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Royal Mail to Issue “Next Day” Prints of London 2012 Olympic Stamps (CheapOair)

This will be the first time a host country has used action shots for stamps “next day” issued during the Games. The issuing of “next day” stamps is also a first for the Royal Mail. Read my complete post at … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Stand

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Win FREE Burritos for a Year from @benitoschat

To celebrate four years of bundling up burritos and mixing margaritas, Benito’s Hat has announced a chance to win a year’s worth of free food from the London-based (and owned) Mexican restaurant group. Runner up prizes include free food for … Continue reading

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New Toy: Nokia 808 PureView

You’ve heard about the new Nokia 808 PureView, right? You know, the world’s most powerful camera phone? It’s the first smartphone to feature Nokia PureView imaging technologies, bringing together high resolution sensors, Carl Zeiss optics and Nokia developed algorithms, all of which are going … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Made to Look a Fool

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Ulster Grand Prix Celebrates 90 Years as the World’s Fastest Road Race (OneTravel)

Yes, the Ulster Grand Prix is back with a week-long festival to celebrate 90 years of racing. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.

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London Daily Photo: Bermondsey Street Peek

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Christmas in July: Thorntons Chocolates

Wha?! Christmas in July. Yep, I dropped in on the Thorntons Christmas preview shizzle dizzle the other day, like I did a couple of weeks ago for the Harvey Nics’ and Carluccio’s previews. Highlights? Well, Christmastime is family time with … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Hyde Park

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Money. Like Fire …

Money. Like fire, it can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You need money to light your way toward finance freedom, but it’s easy get burnt. Of course, if you don’t make enough of it, you’ll be left … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Schema

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Making Pizza Dough from Scratch

Last night I tried Baking Mad’s “how to make pizza dough” recipe, my first attempt at making my own pizza completely from scratch. The results were promising with any imperfections having more to do with my own general inadequacies in … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Neverendin’

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Red Velvet Cake and Cupcakes for Dummies by My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines

Did you read last week’s introductory post by Eloise, my outsourced content creator from the Philippines? If you did then you read about her love of baking. For her second post, I bounced around a bunch of ideas with Eloise, and … Continue reading

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