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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Herbfest at London’s Southbank Centre (OneTravel)
Herbfest is a new “botanical experience” for summer 2013 at London’s riverside Southbank Centre. It’s part of the centre’s greater Festival of Neighbourhood which runs until September 8th and offers locals and visitors alike with a nicely scented opportunity to … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged claire clark, claire clark mbe, company of cooks, Festival of Neighbourhood, fresh herbs, greenhouse, herb gardens, herbfest, herbs, jekka mcvicar, Kenwood House, London, queen elizabeth hall, Riverside Terrace Cafe, roof garden, south bank, southbank, southbank centre, Southbank Centre's Riverside Terrace Cafe, The Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, The Royal Opera House, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Photographing (East) London at Dawn
I hate waking up early. But once I am up I love having a wee hours start, especially if it leads to an opportunity to play around with my camera and learn a thing or two about photography. I got all that and more with a recent London at Dawn workshop and tour of Hackney Wick and Stratford with sneak peek of soon to open East Village development. Continue reading
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged anthony epes, ATHLETES VILLAGE, canal, cities at dawn, dawn, E20, E9, east london, EAST VILLAGE, greenway, hackney, HACKNEY WICK, lea river, lea river navigation, lea valley, leaves, London, london at dawn, London Daily Photo, morning, NEWHAM, olympic village, Photography, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, STRATFORD, street photography, sunrise, three mills, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Bridge
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, westminster bridge, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cocktail Recipe Video: POM Pimms
Here’s a refreshing pomegranate cocktail recipe from the folks at POM Wonderful. As you can see from the clip, the POM Pimms is based on the classic summer drink, Pimms and lemonade and is super easy to make. Video recorded … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Recipes, Shopping, Video
Tagged blueberries, blueberry juice, Cocktail, cocktail recipe, cocktails, Drink, Food, how to video, kemey lafond, lemonade, pimms, pimms and lemonade, POM PImms, pom wonderful, POM Wonderful Pomegranate Blueberry 100% Juice, pomegranate, pomegranate juice, recipe, Video
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London Daily Photo: Pause
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged eros statue, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, piccadilly circus, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Take a Sake Masterclass at Sake No Hana, St James’s Street
Modern Japanese restaurant, Sake No Hana, is to launch an Introduction to Sake masterclass in July. I participated in a press preview of the class the other night and discovered that there’s a lot to learn about Japan’s celebrated rice … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged anthony rose, christine parkinson, hakkasan group, japanese, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, japanese restaurant, London, masterclass, mayfair, restaurant review, RICE WINE, sake, sake masterclass, sake no hana, st james's, st james's street, sushi, sushi bar, SW1, SW1A 1HA, Taste of Sake No Hana, umeshu
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Nice Tips for Visiting Nice by @vysia
Looking for an awesome, sunny place to holiday in the summer that won’t cost a bomb or give you jetlag? The French Riviera is the answer. A two hour flight from Gatwick brings you straight into the sunny Nice Cote d’Azur Airport and into the glorious city also known as Nice la Belle (Nice the Beautiful), the capital of the Alpes Maritimes département and the second biggest city of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region after Marseille. Continue reading
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Posted in France, Hotels, Travel, Vysia Duffield
Tagged Alpes Maritimes, Cote d'Azur, france, French Riviera, gatwick airport, hostels, Nice Cote d'Azur Airport, Nice Old Town, Nice Scuba, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, scuba, scuba diving, Travel, Villa St Exupery Gardens Hostel, Vysia Duffield
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London Daily Photo: Gap
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged homeless, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, piccadilly, piccadilly circus, shaftesbury avenue, street photography, west end, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Mexico City (OneTravel)
Here’s a list of the best places to view art by Kahlo and Rivera as well as where to find out more about the life they shared together … Read the complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Art, Mexico, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Anahuacalli Museum, Art, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, La Casa Azul, mexican art, mexico, mexico city, murals, Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Museo Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Museo Frida Kahlo, Museo Mural Diego Rivera, museums, OneTravel, Palacio Nacional, Plaza de la Constitución, Travel
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Enjoy a Big Night In – and a Chance to Win £500
Big Night In is a campaign launched by Money Supermarket to showcase how you can have a great night without blowing the bank. The campaign features a competition open to bloggers who are up for the “chance to show us just how much fun you can have with £50”. Every blogger who takes part in the competition will be given £50 and will be entered into a prize draw with one lucky winner receiving £500 just for having a bit of frugal fun! Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Competition, Money, Social Media
Tagged big night in, blogger competition, Blogs, competition, contest, money, money supermarket, social media, win £500
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Tibits: All-Day Veggie Dream Boat Just Off Regent Street
Tibits is an all-day vegetarian restaurant and bar nestled within a quiet little alcove just off Regent Street. With a “food boat” featuring 40 hot and cold dishes where customers create their own buffet-style meal (either plated for eating in or in a container for takeaway), Tibits has plenty of quality dishes on offer for healthy conscious diners and folks with dietary concerns. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, piccadilly circus, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Just Opened London Connects You to What is New and Coming Up (CheapOair)
JustOpenedLondon.com launched back in the early spring as part of the equally fledgling Just Opened Network, a global network of sites dedicated to celebrating and sharing everything “just opened.” But for the time being, the main focus appears to be on London. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged BARS, cheapoair, clubs, Drink, fashion, just opened, just opened london, London, new listings site, NEW RESTAURANTS, Shopping, Travel
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In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion, an exhibition currently running at The Queen’s Gallery, shines an intriguing light on the fashionable follies and sartorial considerations of 16th and 17th century nobility. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London
Tagged buckingham palace, buckingham palace road, exhibition, EXHIBITION REVIEW, in fine style, In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion, London, PAINTINGS, queen's gallery, review, royal collection, royal family, stuart, SW1, SW1A 1AA, The Queen's Gallery, tikchris, tudor
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Speedy Spotlight: tikichris (Cision)
Check it out. Communications agency, Ciscion, has highlighted me in a “Speedy Spotlight” interview: Author Chris Osburn spoke to Cision about his love of London, targeting his audience and working with PRs. Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Cision, interview, London, Social Media, Travel
Tagged cision, interview, PR, public relations, speedy spotlight
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London Daily Photo: Take Aim, Let Fly
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Ride London’s Overground “Culture Line” (CheapOair)
The Overground’s East London extension opened in spring of 2010. This line runs from Highbury and Islington station in the north to Croydon to the south and is particularly useful – especially for culture vultures keen to check out London’s quirkier side. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Travel
Tagged Brunel Museum, cheapoair, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Museum, culture line, dalston, east london, east london line, Estorick Collection, Geffrye Museum, hackney, hackney museum, Horniman Museum, Hospital Museum, hoxton, john wesley, kingsland road, London, LSE, methodism, methodist, museum, Museum of Croydon, museums, old street, shoreditch, south london, The Royal London Hospital, The Women's Library, Wesley's Chapel, whitechapel, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
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London Daily Photo: E20 Birdhouse
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged ATHLETES VILLAGE, birdhouse, E20, east london, EAST VILLAGE, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, olympic village, Photography, STRATFORD, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Afternoon Tea at the Kensington Palace Orangery
I recently had an old friend from high school visiting London from the States and found the afternoon tea at the Kensington Palace Orangery to provide an ideal opportunity for a catch up with sightseeing. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged afternoon tea, AFTERNOON TEA REVIEW, champagne, clotted cream, English Orangery Afternoon Tea, Eucalyptus Zest, kensington, kensington gardens, kensington palace, kensington palace orangery, Laurent-Perrier Brut NV, London, orangery, queen anne, review, rooibos, royal afternoon tea, scones, tea, W8, W8 4PX
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British Summer Time Festival, 5 – 14 July at Hyde Park
You’ve heard about BST at Hyde Park, right? It’s going to be huge. Bon Jovi, the Beach Boys, Elton John, Lionel Richie, the Rolling Stones … and those are a few of the acts. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, London, Music, Video
Tagged beach boys, Bon Jovi, BST, bush, chic, chic featuring nile rodgers, concerts, eliza doolittle, Elton John, elton john and his band, elvis costello and the imposters, festival, Hyde Park, j-lo, jennifer lopez, jlo, kaiser chefs, Lionel Richie, London, nile rodgers, rolling stones, summer 2013, the beach boys, the Rolling Stones, Video
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Can You Do the Wimbledon Wiggle?
Get your Wiggle on for your chance to WIN Wimbledon tickets with this fun video sponsored by Evian.
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Posted in Celebrities, Competition, Drink, London, Shopping, Sports, Video
Tagged competition, contest, evian, evian water, London, mineral water, SPONSORED POST, SPORT, sports, tennis, Video, wimbledon, wimbledon wiggle
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London Daily Photo: Cheapside
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Tagged cheapside, city of london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, st paul's, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Celebrate the Fourth of July in San Francisco (OneTravel)
The Fourth of July is all about enjoying a long weekend of summer fun and celebrating American independence with family and friends. And where better to make the most of this special occasion than San Francisco? A terrific place to visit any time of year, the City by the Bay pulls out all the stops for Uncle Sam’s birthday. Continue reading
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Posted in OneTravel, Travel
Tagged 4TH OF JULY, America's Cup, America's Cup 2013, America's Cup Village, AT&T Park, baseball, bay area, Blue & Gold ferries, california, fireworks, fourth of july, giants, irework Bay Cruise, Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robins, Marina Green, OneTravel, pier 39, san francisco, san francisco bay, San Francisco Giants, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Dynamo Hanging Out at Westminster Bridge #livefornow
More photos of the Dynamo levitation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tikichris/sets/72157634304485116/with/9126960948/
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Posted in Celebrities, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged #livefornow, big ben, bus, dynamo, illusion, illusionist, LDP, live for now, London, london bus, london buses, London Daily Photo, magic, magician, parliament, pepsi max, Photography, publicity stunt, street photography, westminster bridge, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win Smokehouse Barbecue Rubs, Mills and Sauces from @BartIngredients
Courtesy of Bart Ingredients, I have a yummy package of the new Smokehouse Barbecue range of rubs, mills and sauces to share with one lucky reader. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Food, Freebies, Recipes, Shopping, Social Media
Tagged BARBECUE, bart, bart ingredients, BBQ, chipotle, competition, contest, Food, free, herbs, marinades, pepper mills, recipes, Rubs, seasoning mills, seasonings, Smokehouse Barbecue, social media, spices, twitter, twitter competition
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London Daily Photo: Hang Time
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Tagged east london, hackney, hackney downs, high wire, highwire, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, park, Photography, street photography, tight rope, tight rope walker, tightrope, tightrope walker, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Summer Glances
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, shoredtich, street photography, summer, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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1356: Bernard Cornwell and the Greatest Unknown Battle in British History
Check out the official book trailer for by Bernard Cornwell’s epic new novel, 1356, and join the greatest unknown battle in British history with the master storyteller. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, England, Video
Tagged 1356, battle, bernard cornwell, book, books, britain, british history, england, harper collins, official book trailer, SPONSORED POST, trailer, Video, war
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Go on a Blind Date at the Charing Cross Theatre, London (OneTravel)
Direct from New York for a limited run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre is Blind Date starring Canadian comedienne Rebecca Northan as Mimi, a “lovable minx of a Parisian clown.” Continue reading
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Posted in London, OneTravel, Theatre, Travel
Tagged ad lib, Blind Date, charing cross, Charing Cross Theatre, comedy, craven passage, dating, improv, improvisation, London, mimi, OneTravel, play, rebecca northan, review, theatre review, Travel, WC2, WC2N 6NL, west end, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a VW Classic Campervan with @FatFace #WinJim
Authentic British clothing and accessories brand Fat Face is celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer by giving fans the chance to win Jim, a bespoke Fat Face Volkswagen campervan, worth £35,000. Continue reading
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Posted in Cars, Competition, Design, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged #winjim, camper van, campervan, competiion, competition, contest, customised, customized, fat face, fatface, giveway, volkswage, volkswagen, volkswagen camper van, volkswagen campervan, vw, vw camper van, vw campervan, win a free car, win jim
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London Daily Photo: Reflections
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, old street, Photography, shoreditch, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Get the Atlanta CityPass and Save (CheapOair)
How best to go about and make sure you’re spending your money wisely? A smart way to save while checking out some of Atlanta’s most visited attractions is to get the CityPass. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Discounts and Special Offers, Georgia, Travel
Tagged aquarium, Art, atlanta, Atlanta Botanical Garden, atlanta citypass, Atlanta History Center, citypass, cnn, cnn studio tour, coca-cola, discounts, fernbank center, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, georgia, georgia aquarium, High Museum of Art, high musuem, Inside CNN Atlanta Studio Tour, Travel, world of coca-cola, zoo, zoo atlanta
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London Daily Photo: Little Red
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Pup Idol Dog Show at Hampstead Heath Pub, London (CheapOair)
Great news! One of north London’s best loved and most picturesquely placed pubs is going to the dogs. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged All Dogs Matter, BBQ, charity, dog show, dogs, hampstead, hampstead heath, London, pub, pup idol, restaurant, spaniards inn, tikchris, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#Herbfest at the Southbank Centre
Herbfest is a new “botanical experience” for summer 2013 at Southbank. It’s part of the greater Festival of Neighbourhood running until 8 September and provides London folk a riparian reason to learn about herbs, eat food prepared with fresh herbs and simply relax in a leafy green urban oasis. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged claire clark, claire clark mbe, company of cooks, Festival of Neighbourhood, fresh herbs, greenhouse, herb gardens, herbfest, herbs, jekka mcvicar, Kenwood House, London, queen elizabeth hall, Riverside Terrace Cafe, roof garden, south bank, southbank, southbank centre, Southbank Centre's Riverside Terrace Cafe, The Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, The Royal Opera House, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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