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Category Archives: Travel
Win Smart Screen: The World’s First Antibacterial Tech Cleaning Cloth
Launched within the last couple of months of 2020, Smart Screen is the world’s first antibacterial tech cleaning cloth, a high-end quality cloth designed to keep your phone, tablet or any other devices looking brand new and continually safe to … Continue reading
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Tagged #WinSmartScreen, Antibacterial, Antibacterial cloth, competition, COMPETITIONS, free, freebies, Microfibre, RT to win, Shopping, Smart Screen, twitter competition
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London’s Best Vegan Burgers of 2020
Dreaming of Veganuary? Or maybe you’re simple looking to change up your London dining routine and find some alternative eats in the new year? See if this ‘meat lover’s guide’ to vegan burgers helps you find what you’re taste buds … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Beyond Beef, Beyond Burgers, Beyond Meat, brick lane, brixton, Brixton Station Road, burgers, cheeseburgers, chick'n, Drink, E1, E1 6RL, E9, E9 6NA, east london, fast food, Flexitarian, Food, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, Halo Burger, Halo Burgers, hamburgers, leon, London, Mooshies, Mooshies London, Mooshies London Vegan Burger Bar, morning lane, Plant based, Pop Brixton, Princelet Street, restaurants, reviews, seitan, south london, spitalfields, SW9, SW9 8PQ, Temple of Hackney, Temple of Seitan, tower hamlets, Travel, vegan, vegan burger, vegan burgers, Vegan restaurants, vegetarian
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Favourite London Restaurants and Takeaways of 2020
What a year! I managed to eat well, and I hope you did too. Most of my meals came a la me this year, which is something that turned out to be more of a blessing than a curse. I’ve … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged 2020, Best of 2020, Drink, E17, Food, Lighthaus Cafe, London, Mannoush, Mannoush Lebanese Restaurant, orange buffalo, Papino Italian Street Food, pizza, restaurants, Seth's Spice Hut, Shri Lakshmi Foods, Takeaways, Travel, waltham forest, WALTHAMSTOW, Yard Sale Pizza
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Win a Month’s Supply of Organic, Plant-Based Human Food Nutrition Bars
Human Food is the world’s most nutritionally dense organic food. Developed to support a plant-based diet with added functional ingredients for long-term health and well-being, these smart food bars are made from 100% whole foods and whole food extracts. Oh … Continue reading
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Eat Slow This Autumn with Buffalicious
Demi Perera acquires a taste for buffalo reared in Somerset. If the last few months have taught us anything it’s the importance of supporting small businesses in our communities. As we entered mild panic about food shortages and insecurity caused … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffalicious, buffalo, Buffalo meat, Demi Perera, england, Food, Shopping, somerset, Travel, Water buffalo, West Country Water Buffalo
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What Can You Do Now That London Underground is Finally Getting 4G?
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542779867-df548aa44f1c?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1050&q=80 >>> Photo For some people, being stuck several feet underground without air conditioning or any shred of personal space is not the most enjoyable way to spend the morning. For others, being on the London Underground is blissful because it’s one … Continue reading
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Tagged 4G, Entertainment, london underground, Travel
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3 Reasons to Protect Your Dream Trip With Insurance
International travel is exciting. As an experienced traveler, you organize every detail, from securing transportation to finding the best restaurants and showing off the pictures after you return. But what about when you travel closer to home? It’s easy to … Continue reading
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Enjoy Your Trip to Punta Cana
Punta Cana is the best place for recreation and entertainment. The location is mostly famous for Dolphin Discovery, Coco Bongo, night club, as well as snorkeling, sailing, and speed boating. You will find the place adventurous. Punta Cana is the … Continue reading
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Choosing Hotels Near Wembley Stadium
For fans of sports and all sorts of other major events, a visit to Central London must include a trip to the famous Wembley Stadium and the nearby Wembley Arena or the SSE Arena. While the Wembley Stadium is the … Continue reading
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Travel in Greece with Elena & Despina – The Two Sisters Behind The Travel Insiders
Hoping to travel to Greece? Be sure to visit the port of Katakolon and don’t miss the opportunity to meet the “two sisters”, Despina and Elena, who run the local travel agency, The Travel Insiders. Offering high-quality travel service in … Continue reading
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El Yunque | #TCTalks 77
Hey everybody. Like most of you I’m stuck at home with more time on my hands than usual, wondering when it will be safe for this Coronavirus lockdown to end. A silver lining to this dark cloud is that I … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, interview, Podcast, Podcasts, TCTalks, Travel, USA
Tagged Caitlyn Sweat, Drink, Food, interview, PODCAST, Podcasts, puerto rico, TCTalks, tikichris talks, Travel, USA
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How To Choose the Right Airport Shuttle Service
You’ve planned your big vacation, your bags are already packed in your head, and you can’t wait to feel the sand between your toes. There’s just one thing you’re dreading: the drive to the airport. Who says you need to … Continue reading
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Visiting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as the city of brotherly love, is a place everyone should visit. With so many things to do, it makes the perfect vacation spot or getaway trip. There is little to chance you can say you … Continue reading
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Looking for an Atypical Spring Break? Here are Some Alternatives! (Going Places)
Spring break is an important part of any university student’s calendar. What to do with that much deserved pause from a hectic academic schedule is a decision not to be made lightly! When it comes to decide how to spend … Continue reading
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6 Delightful Day Trips You Can Take from Memphis (Going Places)
There’s always something fun to do in Memphis. But if you’ve got the time, it’s worth trying to get out and see some of the nearby countryside, discover the city’s neighboring communities, or take a moment to behold the mighty … Continue reading
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Posted in Going Places, OneTravel, Tennessee, Travel, USA
Tagged Going Places, Memphis, OneTravel, TENNESSEE, Travel, USA
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The Best European Cities for Music Lovers to Visit That You Probably Haven’t Heard Of (Miles Away)
Beatlemania is alive and well in Liverpool. Berlin remains the clubbing capital of Europe, if not the world. For classical music, Vienna continues to waltz over its rivals. But you already knew that, right? Here’s a chance to celebrate some … Continue reading
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Discover the Musical Legacy of Memphis at its Amazing Music Museums (Miles Away)
Memphis, Tennessee’s musical legacy runs as deep as the Mississippi River and flows with influence from virtually every current of pop culture in America. The city has been and remains one of the country’s top destinations for fans of live … Continue reading
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Tagged Memphis, Miles Away, music, TENNESSEE, Travel, USA
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Not Just New Orleans! Where Else to Celebrate Mardi Gras in the U.S. and Beyond (Miles Away)
Mardi Gras is synonymous with New Orleans. But the Big Easy isn’t the only place that knows how to put on a party when it comes to celebrating this age-old extravaganza! Mardi Gras (aka Fat Tuesday, aka Shrove Tuesday) is … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, mardi gras, Miles Away, Travel
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Chill Out! Here Are 5 of the Best Winter Vacation Spots in the US for Every Frosty-Weather Fanatic! (Miles Away)
For many, the last weeks of winter are a time of promise that warmer weather is on the way. But, some of us wish that winter could linger just a little bit longer so we can have just one more … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, Miles Away, Travel, winter, Winter travel
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Whoa That’s Awesome! 8 Kid-Friendly Things to Do in New York City (Miles Away)
Think the Big Apple is only for grownups? Think again! New York City is an awesome destination to visit with your kids. There are the quintessential must-sees like the Statue of Liberty, as well as hundreds of lesser known sites … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Miles Away, New York, Travel, USA
Tagged cheapoair, Miles Away, new york, new york city
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7 Easy Tips on How to Plan a Vacation So You Travel More and Stress Less! (Going Places)
Not so pleased with how you’ve traveled in the past or feel as though you spent your vacation time unwisely in previous years? If you’re wondering where you’ll end up going over the coming months or worry that you’ll find … Continue reading
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Heading to Colorado? There’s A Denver Tour for Every Type of Visitor! (Miles Away)
There’s a lot of doing in Denver! The downside of visiting this vibrant Colorado city is making sure you have enough time to check out everything that entices you. Like so many amazing destinations, a wise way to get to … Continue reading
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Want to Learn to Ski? Visit One of These Ski Destinations! (Miles Away)
All grown up but never learned how to ski? Or maybe you used to be able to ski pretty well when you were younger, but it’s been decades since you last hit the slopes. Never fear! Learning to ski or … Continue reading
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Undeniably Delicious: 8 Unexpected Travel Destinations for Foodies (Miles Away)
Everybody knows the pizza is amazing in New York and likewise in Naples, Italy. Similarly, when asked what to eat in coastal Maine, most folks will tell you to have the lobster – and rightly so! Baltimore’s a great place … Continue reading
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Best Restaurants of 2019
Here’s the last of my lists for the Best of 2019. Looking back over the year, I ate exceptionally well in a variety of places. It got gluttonous a few times but my 2019 dining style was mostly quality over … Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, Food, London, USA
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Best Bars and Pubs of 2019
Thirsty for a drink paired with an appreciative welcome and maybe even camaraderie? Have a look my Best of 2019 list of my favourite bars sidled up to this year (with entries from across London as well Buffalo, San Francisco, … Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Best bars and pubs of 2019, Best of 2019, Best of the Best, cocktails, ireland, Travel, wine, wine bars
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Best Cheap Eats of 2019
Cheap and cheerful … and delicious! (Yet) another in my Best of 2019 series … this one’s a cost effective look at some tasty and cheap eats to consider while foraging through London. By ‘cheap eats’ I mean a quality … Continue reading
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Tagged CHEAP EATS, London, Seth's Spice Hut
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Best Beer of 2019
Here’s another pint served from my Best of 2019 series. It’s a look at my favourite beers of the year. Beers listed are all produced by independent brewers in only two cities: London and Cork. I had a good number … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Best of 2019, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, London, Travel
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Best Pizza of 2019
A slice of the best in London and beyond … As part of my Best of 2019 series, here’s my list of preferred pizzas from the past year.
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Posted in Best of 2019, Best of the Best, Food, Pizza, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged italian food, London, pizza
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Best Coffee of 2019
Here’s another cup of my Best of 2019 lists. This time around I look at my favourite spots for coffee this past year. Reliable standbys and pleasant surprises in London, excellent barista led brewing in Cork and a roomy spread … Continue reading
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Tagged Best of 2019, Best of the Best, CAFES, coffee, Drink, Food, London, Travel
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Best Podcasts of 2019
First up in my Best of 2019 series is a look at my favourite listens of the year: podcasts. Yeah, I know podcasts (particularly the ones I subscribe to) don’t represent my typical food, drink and travel content. But I … Continue reading
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Best of 2019
As 2019 draws to an end, I would like to share its highlights with a year-end roundup of posts about the best food, drink, and travel related treats that I came across over the past 12 months. With respect to blogging, 2019 … Continue reading
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Tagged Best of 2019, Best of the Best
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Making Money Off Your Delayed Flight: Legit or Scam?
If you’ve ever experienced a flight delay, no matter how long or short, you know the frustration that comes with it. Even a delay as little as ten minutes can cause havoc on your travel plans, from friends and family … Continue reading
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Our Favorite Cities in Europe to Visit for a Weekend Trip in 2020 (Going Places)
So many cities, so little time! That’s the wonderful – and daunting – thing about Europe. There are just so many neatly compact gems of urban culture that it can be tough deciding which ones are most worth seeing for … Continue reading
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Adventure Traveler? Make Sure These 12 Things Are on Your Survival Gear List (Miles Away)
Do you have what it takes to brave the elements? Yes, you’ll need resolve and personal constitution — the right stuff so to speak — but you’ll also need the right gear to ensure your adventure is a success. This … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure travel, cheapoair, Miles Away, Travel
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