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London Daily Photo: See Ya Next Year

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London Daily Photo: Mayfair Make Believe

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London Daily Photo: Blur

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London Daily Photo: Merry Gentlemen

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London Daily Photo: God Rest Ye

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Best Ice Skating Rinks in London (CheapOair)

There are lots of great opportunities in London to glide right through this holiday season and well into the New Year. Here’s a list of the best rinks in town. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.

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London Daily Photo: Dead Meat

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London Daily Photo: Silent Night

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London Daily Photo: Danced in Their Heads

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London Daily Photo: Blue Loop

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London Daily Photo: Hanging Christmas Cookie Love

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London Daily Photo: Whitechapel Christmas

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Ice Skating at the Natural History Museum #SpreadTheCheer

The folks from Starbucks kindly invited my “family” to a complimentary 50 minutes of skating at the Ice Rink at the Natural History Museum. Kemey and I had a blast (Winston, our cat and only other member of this family, … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Chintzy Herald

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Eating in England This Christmas? Sweet! (CheapOair)

Of course, there are some traditions specific to celebrating Christmas in England. Here’s a list of a few that stood out most to me as an American when I first moved to London back in 2001. Read my complete post at … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Season’s Greetings

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London Daily Photo: Christmas Window Displaying

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Win a TASCHEN Book and Afternoon Tea for Two with a Christmas Tree View at Belgraves, A Thompson Hotel

No matter how you stack them, books make great gifts. And the folks at Belgraves hotel and TASCHEN reckon they can be fantastic Christmas decorations too! Keep reading to find out how you can win a TASCHEN book and afternoon tea for … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Can’t Catch Me

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London Daily Photo: Deck

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Christmas Feast Ideas?

As I mentioned on the blog yesterday morning, despite the fact that I’ve lived in London for about a decade, 2012 will be the first year that I’ll actually be here on Christmas day. I’m gonna do it up with … Continue reading

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First Christmas in London

Wow. This year will be the first time I spend Christmas in London. Every December before this one, I’ve gone back to the States (well, there was the one odd year I “did” Christmas in Italy). Good news is no … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Begins Again

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Win a Free Skylander Figure #SkylandersAtHamleys

Hey Santa, Check it out. Two awesome FREE Skylander things for you to read abouthere. One: Skylanders is taking over Hamleys on Regent Street this Sunday from 12-4pm. There will be loads of fun activities going on, including face painting … Continue reading

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Talking Turkey 2012

Big turkey, little oven. That’s how my saturday din-din rolled out. In the end though, my dinner guests had no beef with the bird I served. Phew! As mentioned a couple of days ago, my 2012 Thanksgiving dinner came a … Continue reading

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Christmas at Covent Garden (CheapOair)

London’s historic Covent Garden has announced its 2012 festive season calendar, and it promises several weeks’ worth of fun events and activities for the whole family. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/aurélien.

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Handy Scandi Christmas Gifts from Scandinavian Kitchen

When Danish/Swedish tag team Bronte (from Denmark) and Jonas (from Sweden) opened Scandinavian Kitchen in 2006, the plan was simply to make available to themselves and their ex-pat communities all the food and drink they missed from back home. Little … Continue reading

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Visit the Godiva Chocolate Cafe at Harrods (CheapOair)

There are only two of these cafes on the planet – one in Beijing and the other in London. And although the London venue is one of more than 30 different restaurants and eateries located within the world famous Harrods department … Continue reading

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Godiva Chocolate Christmas Preview

Premium Belgian chocolate maker, Godiva Chocolatier, recently previewed its new collection of Christmas treats. I was there. It was tasty. Here’s what’ll be on offer from Godiva from the 8th of November (here in the UK anyway): Three new chocolate … Continue reading

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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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Christmas in July: Harvey Nichols and Carluccio’s

It’s always Christmastime here in tikichrisland. Even in July. No, not really, but as dinosaur magazine publishers who plan their content seasons ahead of time still seem to lead the way when it comes to press events, summer is the … Continue reading

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Good Stuff

It’s almost February. We’re well into 2012, and I’m just now getting around to post about things from before and around Christmas. Geez. If you had even half as much fun as I had the final few weeks of last … Continue reading

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Experience Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London (OneTravel)

Experience Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London OneTravel, Dec 22, 2011 London‘s most beloved park, Hyde Park, becomes a Winter Wonderland this time of year with seasonal offerings ranging from a German style Christmas market, fun fair rides, the city’s … Continue reading

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Lego Christmas Tree at London St Pancras Station (CheapOair)

Lego Christmas Tree at London St Pancras Station CheapOair, December 20, 2011 A 12.2 metre tall (that’s more than 40 feet high!) Christmas tree made completely out of Lego bricks welcomes travelers as they zip in and out of the … Continue reading

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New Year’s Eve Fireworks in London (CheapOair)

New Year’s Eve Fireworks in London CheapOair, December 13, 2011 Every year upon the New Year’s Eve midnight tolling of iconic Big Ben’s bongs, London puts on a free spectacular fireworks display. As the biggest annual fireworks display in the whole of the United … Continue reading

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