Daily Archives: 2012-08-21

Getting Ready for the 2012 Paralympics (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-08-21 by tikichris

… hold on – the fun’s not over yet. Indeed, some say those two weeks of Olympic sports were just a warm up for the real show of sporting achievement and competitiveness: the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Read my complete post … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Of London

Posted on 2012-08-21 by tikichris

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

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged bus, camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, MANDEVILLE, MASCOT, MASCOTS, mayfair, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, POSING, smartphone, street photography, tourists, W1, WENLOCK | Leave a comment

Hayman’s Gin and England’s Longest Serving Gin Distilling Family

Posted on 2012-08-21 by tikichris

Sadly, I had to scoot out on the way too early side of a Hayman’s Gin masterclass with fifth generation distiller, James Hayman, a couple of Fridays ago. Luckily, I was able to stay long enough to learn a bit … Continue reading →

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Free Tea Tastings at the Twinings Tea Shop, Westfield Stratford City

Posted on 2012-08-21 by tikichris

I was recently passing through Westfield Stratford City (something that’s happening a lot these days actually) and noticed the Twinings Tea Shop (lower ground floor near Boots) was offering free tastings as part of this age old English tea company’s … Continue reading →