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Monthly Archives: August 2012
London Daily Photo: Bite
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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Posted in London, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, McDonald's, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, STRATFORD
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Best Meal in Ages! @ThisBrightField, Bethnal Green
Saturday night, Kemey and I went to see one of the best movies I’d seen in ages, Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry. The engaging documentary about Chinese artist and activist, Ai Wei Wei, was inspiring to say the least. Not … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bethnal green, broadway market, cafe, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, E2, E2 9DA, east london, english food, florist, hackney, London, london fields, new restaurant, pollack, REGENTS CANAL, review, this bright field, vyner street, wine
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Sweet Toof: Sweet Revenge, The Colour Works, Hackney Wick
Sweet Toof: Sweet Revenge 11 to 19 August 2012 The Colour Works 117 Wallis Road Hackney Wick, E9 5LN You know these teeth. You’ve seen them everywhere. the infamous unmissable, goofy toofy gums decorating the London landscape with their bubbly pinkness. … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, London, London 2012
Tagged E9, E9 5LN, exhibition, Graffiti, hackney, HACKNEY WICK, London, london 2012, street art, sweet revenge, sweet toof, the colour works
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Street Market Focus: Berwick Street Market (OneTravel)
Traditionally a place to hawk fresh fruit and vegetables, the market has had its ups and downs through the centuries. These days, the market appears to have caught on to current foodie trends and are giving more and more space to vendors … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged berwick street, berwick street market, London, OneTravel, Shopping, soho, street food, street markets, W1
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Park Live Interviews with Team GB Athletes #HomeAdvantage
Keen to watch The Games in a festive atmo among equally enthusiastic fans? If you get a chance to check out British Airways’ Park Live, go for it! Open daily from 7am to 11pm, Park Live is located in the north end … Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Freebies, interview, London, London 2012, Travel, Video
Tagged #homeadvantage, athletes, BA, british, free tickets, freebies, home advantage, interviews, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, olympics, park live, team gb, the games, Video, WIN, youtube
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@GBChefs Summertime App: 21 Chefs, 105 Recipes, One Good Cause
Great British Chefs’ new Summertime app for iPhone and iPad, developed in association with Ocado, offers 105 recipes from 21 chefs for summery occasions and events. The app includes recipes ranging from classics with a twist such as coronation chicken … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Food, Great British Chefs, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged ACTION AGAINST HUNGER, alfred prasad, apps, burrata with chickpea fritters, ceviche of trout with avocado sorbet, chefs, cherry soup, Christoffer Hruskova, cod with pork belly, coronation chicken salad, curried chicken Kiev, Dominic Chapman, donation, Eton mess, fish and chips, Frances Atkins, Galton Blackiston, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Greg Malouf, grilled sea bass with fennel and orange salad, josh eggleton, Marcello Tully, marcus wareing, martin wishart, Matt Tomkinson, Nathan Outlaw, ocado, Pascal Aussignac, paul ainsworth, Paul Heathcote, pimm's & hendricks jelly, recipes, RICHARD CORRIGAN, Robert Thompson, Scotch eggs, shaun hill, shaun rankin, Simon Hulstone, summer recipes, summertime, tom aikens
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London Daily Photo: olyMpics
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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Posted in London, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged camera phone, LDP, leicester square, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, McDonald's, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone
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Olympics in London? That’s So 2012. Next Big Thing is Expo 2015 in Milan.
After the London Olympics the next big global get-together in Europe will be Expo 2015. This “extraordinary universal event displaying tradition, creativity and innovation” will be held from 1 May to 31 October, 2015 at a newly constructed site in Milan, … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Italy, Travel
Tagged energy for life, expo 2015, expo milano 2015, feeding the planet, feeding the planet energy for life, Italy, milano, universal exposition
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East Village: London 2012’s First “Legacy” Neighbourhood
Up until Danny Boyle’s Opening Ceremony dazzled the nation and billions of folks from around the world watching it on TV, the legacy of The Games and their impact on London was the key Olympics topic. At the moment, the … Continue reading
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Posted in London, London 2012, Video
Tagged 2012, Alex Lifschutz, ATHLETES VILLAGE, Delancey, E20, East Thames Group, EAST VILLAGE, First Base, legacy, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, London, london 2012, London 2012 Olympic Athletes' Village, london 2012 olympic park, olympics, Qatari Diar, Qatari Diar Delancey, Qatari Diar Real Estate Development Company, QDD, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Southern Housing Group, STRATFORD, the games, triathlon homes, Video, youtube
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London Daily Photo: We All Make the Games
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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Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged camera phone, LDP, leicester square, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, McDonald's, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography
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Team GB Gold = FREE Rides from @UBER_LON #ubergoldrush
Today, Uber London launches a very cool Team GB Gold promotion. Over the past week, Uber has been giving out special gold, silver, and bronze prizes to lucky riders for free and discounted trips around town. Now, to salute British athletes who give … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Cars, Freebies, London, London 2012, Travel
Tagged app, cab, car service, chauffeur, free, freebie, limo, London, london 2012, on-demand car service, OneTravel, professional driver, promo code, S Class, team gb, uber, Uber Olympics, uber promo code, ubergoldrush
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Skullphone, London XX12 at Ivory & Black (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
There are so many levels to what I’m doing, and it is quite intellectual work … Read my complete post at Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary.
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, interview, London, London 2012, Whitehot
Tagged exhibition, Graffiti, interview, ivory & black, London, london 2012, London XX12, painting, review, skullphone, soho, street art, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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London Daily Photo: Greco-Olympic Breakfast
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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Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged all day breakfast, bethnal green, caf, cafe, caff, camera phone, greasy spoon, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone
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#iwasthere But … Westfield Closed to Non Olympic Ticket Holders Today and Saturday
If you’ve been to the Olympic Park or even just to Westfield Stratford City since the Games started you know that snazzed up bit of East End regeneration has become a bustling bazaar of gargantuan proportions. In fact, it’s so … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Patch
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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Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged british military, camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, military, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, security, smartphone, STRATFORD
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival (CheapOair)
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world. It takes place every August over three weeks in, yep you guessed it, Edinburgh. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/Shadowgate
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Music, Scotland, Theatre, Travel
Tagged august, cheapoair, comedy, edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, fringe, improv, improve, improvisation, performing arts, performing arts festival, scotland
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London Daily Photo: Metaphors and Expectations
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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Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged apples, ATHLETES VILLAGE, camera phone, E20, EAST VILLAGE, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, STRATFORD
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Uber Olympics: Free and Discount Rides … + £20 Off Promo Code
UBERTIKI Promo Code Hey folks, just an FYI that my 20-quid-off Uber promo code is still in effect and might serve as a pleasant travel option if you haven’t yet taken advantage of it. To get your £20 worth of … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Cars, Freebies, London, London 2012, Travel
Tagged app, cab, car service, chauffeur, free, freebie, limo, London, london 2012, on-demand car service, OneTravel, professional driver, promo code, S Class, uber, Uber Olympics, uber promo code
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Snoop Dogg Reincarnated as Snoop Lion
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Posted in Celebrities, Movies, Music, Video
Tagged film documentary, hip hop, jamaica, rap, reggae, reincarnated, snoop dogg, snoop lion, trailer, vice, vice films, Video, youtube
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London Daily Photo: Eclipse
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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Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged BT, camera phone, city of london, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, st paul's, st paul's cathedral, street photography
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Total #HomeAdvantage: Olympic Experience Delivered with BA Style and Comfort
Yesterday I moseyed around the Olympic Park and attended a couple of water polo matches as a guest of British Airways – another perk to being included in its Home Advantage Influencer Programme (see my post about visiting BA’s Waterside … Continue reading
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Posted in London, London 2012, Photography
Tagged #homeadvantage, anish kapoor, BA, british airways, don't fly support team gb, heathrow, home advantage, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic and paralympic games, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, McDonald's, olymic hospitality centre, olympics, orbital tower, water polo, water polo arena, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, world's largest mcdonald's
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Craft Beer and Killer Pub Grub at The North Pole, New North Road, N1
I was invited along the other night to review recently spruced up pub, The North Pole. A couple of days later, I’m still feeling rather smug for excepting the invite. Now under new management, this New North Road establishment is … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged ale, BBQ, beer, burgers, CRAFT BEER, east london, islington, London, N1, N1 7BJ, new north road, pub, REAL ALE, REGENTS CANAL, review, RIB, the north pole
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London’s Famous Camden Lock Market Now Open Thursday Nights (OneTravel)
Now, to ease a bit of demand and maybe give all the locals a chance to actually enjoy the market when they come back home from work during the week, the mother of all the Camden markets is staying open … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged camden, camden lock, camden lock market, London, night market, OneTravel, street food, street markets
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British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age (CheapOair)
British Design 1948-2012 features more than 300 design objects which all highlight significant moments in the history of British design and tell the story of how Britain continues to nurture artistic talent and be a world leader in creativity and … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Design, England, London, Travel
Tagged 20th century, britain, british design, british design 1948-2012, british design 1948-2012: innovation in the modern age, cheapoair, great britian, London, mid century modern, modern design, museum, review, UK, united kingdom
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“Shutterbuggery” by My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines
Another great post by Eloise, my outsourced content creator from the Philippines: solid writer and ace photographer! “Shutterbuggery” – The First Shot to Seriousness I often think that I am a shutterbug. For an amateur photographer, that name would be like gold. … Continue reading
