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Some of London’s Best Terraced Restaurants and Bars (OneTravel)
There’s still a bit of summer left and when the weather’s nice, dining al fresco or having a drink in the great urban outdoors feels great and offers a delectable opportunity to people watch. Here’s a list of some of … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged BARS, CASSIS, DEAN STREET TOWNSHOUSE, FLORIPA, FORNATA, hotels, London, MOMO, OneTravel, OUTDOOR DINING, pizza east, PIZZA EAST PORTOBELLO, restaurants, sanderson, TERRACED BARS, TERRACED RESTAURANTS
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Getting Ready for the 2012 Paralympics (CheapOair)
… 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
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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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
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Hayman’s Gin and England’s Longest Serving Gin Distilling Family
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
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
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Tagged afternoon tea, DIAMOND JUBILEE, free, freebies, London, SPONSORED POST, tea, TEA TASTING, TWININGS, TWININGS TEA SHOP, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Damien Hirst at Tate Modern (OneTravel)
Love him or hate him, you’ve got to admit Damien Hirst knows how to raise eyebrows and elicit a strong reaction from his viewers. He also knows how to draw crowds. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Tagged Art, DAMIEN HIRST, exhibition, London, RETROSPECTIVE, review, TATE, tate modern
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London Daily Photo: Newham 2012
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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Tagged camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, NEWHAM, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography, VOLUNTEERS
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New Restaurant Review: Tommi’s Burger Joint, Marylebone Lane
Yep, more burgers for London. These latest come compliments of Icelandic entrepreneur Tomas Tómasson, who has launched nearly 20 restaurants and hotels (including the Hard Rock Cafe) back in his native Iceland and reckons now is the time to expand … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged burgers, cheeseburgers, fast food, hamburgers, ICELANDIC, lunch, marylebone, MARYLEBONE LANE, new restaurant review, restaurants, TOMAS TÓMASSON, TOMMI'S, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT, W1, W1U 2NX
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Win a Free Samsung Galaxy S3 Limited Edition London 2012 Olympics Flip Cover
Hey folks! Just quick post to let you know I got my hands on a few limited edition London 2012 Olympic Games themed flip covers for the Samsung Galaxy S3. They look pretty spiffy, are very London-y and sporty and … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Hyde Park Gold
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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Tagged camera phone, Hyde Park, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography
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Trip to Colombia? Yes Please!
So as fun as a visit to the National Geographic Store in Knightsbridge (across the street from Harrods) might somehow be, I was not prepared for the sort of excitement generated during a recent “VIP cocktail party” celebrating National Geographic’s … Continue reading
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La Patagonia: Bife de Lomo Love in Camden
If you like your steaks bloody and your Malbec bloodier, this is the place for you. Beef is top quality; I loved my mega-chunk o’ bife de lomo (200g of Argentine fillet – £21). And, the handmade chorizos a la pomarola (£4.50) rock. During my visit last week, a glass of the punchy house Malbec (£4.50) – Colonia, Finca la Colonia, Bodegas Norton – seemed to size up both the home made sausages and my fillet perfectly. Continue reading
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Tagged ARGENTINE, ARGENTINIAN, BIFE DE LOMO, camden, CAMDEN HIGH STREET, CAMDEN TOWN, LA PATAGONIA, London, MALBEC, MORNINGTON CRESCENT, new restaurant review, NW1, NW1 7JE, restaurants, steak, steakhouse, wine
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London Daily Photo: BEAT
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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Tagged camera phone, HACKNEY WICK, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography
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Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway (CheapOair)
The only UNESCO World Heritage site in Northern Ireland, the Giant’s Causeway is a massive rock formation made up of tens of thousands of eerily shaped basalt columns jutting dramatically out from the sea. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tagged BASALT, cheapoair, GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, ireland, northern ireland, unesco world heritage site
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A Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice in the Heart of Central London (OneTravel)
Another, more representative, name for this sweet little park, might be heroes’ corner, as what really makes this place special is the wall commemorating the brave acts of otherwise ordinary people who died while trying to save the lives of … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Equestrian Event
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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Tagged camera phone, cops, horseback riding, HORSES, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, MOUNTED POLICE, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, police, smartphone, street photography
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Westfield Media Suite was Sweet Indeed! #iwasthere Thanks!
Striving to cover the London 2012 Games as best I could, I was buzzing through Westfield Stratford City a lot. The place was jammed packed with folk from all over the world – which made for amazing atmosphere but also … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Hackney Wick Ice Cream Patrol
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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Tagged camera phone, cops, female police officers, HACKNEY WICK, ice cream, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, police, smartphone, street photography
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London Daily Photo: Whitehall
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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Tagged british miltary, camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, military, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography, volunteer, whitehall
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Emirates Air Line Offers a Fun and Scenic Ride Above the Thames (CheapOair)
Opened for operation just before the Olympics and now a permanent feature of London’s public transport infrastructure, the Emirates Air Line is the UK’s first urban cable car. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tagged cable car, cheapoair, east london, emirates, emirates air-line, emirates airline, London, london 2012, public transportation, river, river thames, TFL, thames, TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
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London Daily Photo: Head Scratcher
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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Tagged camera phone, games maker, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography, trafalgar square, volunteer
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50 Years of Rock and Roll with Ronnie Wood at Symbolic London
Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll has been open for a few days already but was officially sanctioned this afternoon when the exhibition’s namesake strolled in off the street for a quick look see (and … Continue reading
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Tagged bernie chase, bruton street, exhibition, faces, jeff beck group, London, mayfair, Rock 'n' Roll, rock and roll, rolling stones, ronnie wood, ronnie wood collection, Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll, symbolic london, W1, W1 6QX
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London Daily Photo: Rolling On
Photograph by Kemey Lafond, 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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Tagged camera phone, closing ceremony, flag, kemey lafond, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic closing ceremony, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, rolls royce, smartphone, street photography, tires, wheels
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Five Great New Local Joints in East London (OneTravel)
All eyes seem to be on the London 2012 Games at the moment. But beyond the Olympic Stadium and the admittedly very exciting Olympic hoopla, some more locally based achievements of the foodie variety are taking place which hopefully after this historic … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, London 2012, OneTravel, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged bar, BBQ, bethnal green, cafe, chatswor, clapton, clapton hart, cooper & wolf, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, duke's brew & cue, E5, east london, hackney, haggerston, islington, London, N1, new pubs, NEW RESTAURANTS, OneTravel, pubs, restaurants, the north pole, this bright field
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Now You Can Make the Perfect Dark ‘n Stormy Cocktail
The Dark ‘n Stormy is probably my favourite cocktail. It’s definitely the easiest and arguably the most refreshing one I know how to make. I certainly do a mean Mai Tai and have a couple of other tasty mixes in … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Draped
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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Tagged camera phone, flag, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography
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Bravo Buonissimo: Regional Italian Meals in a Box
Last week I tagged along to a supper time sneak peek of the yet to market “Bravo Buonissimo” prototype. Essentially, Bravo Buonissimo is a snazzed up gift-y looking box with “everything you need to prepare an Italian recipe in your … Continue reading
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Tagged bravo buonissimo, casa italia, CONI, giftbox, italian cuisine, italian food, London, london 2012, pasta, queen elizabeth II conference centre
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Now Open! Sweet Revenge: A Selection of Works by Sweet Toof
Just in time for the Olympics 😉 … the Sweet Revenge retrospective of East London graffiti artist Sweet Toof opened last night with a private view at The Colour Works (117 Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, E9 5LN). Toof’s one of … Continue reading
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Jenny Holzer @ Sprueth Magers (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
With Sophisticated Devices, a solo show at Sprueth Magers’ London gallery, American artist Jenny Holzer takes a zeitgeist-y journey to the center of personal fear and paranoia with a survey of her practice which … Read my complete post at Whitehot … Continue reading
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Tagged @1, contemporary art, exhibition, gallery, I am not free because I can be exploded at anytime, jenny holzer, jenny holzer sprueth magers, London, mayfair, PAINTINGS, plaques, review, Someone wants to cut a hole in you and fuck you through it buddy, sophisticated devices, sprueth magers, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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London Daily Photo: Athlete’s Foot
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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Tagged camera phone, feet, foot, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, olympic colors, olympic colours, pedicure, Photography, sandals, smartphone, street photography, toenails, toes
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Win a Free Copy of Eric Lanlard’s Tarts & Pies Cookbook
Hiya. I hope you’re having a good weekend and that this sweet and easy little competition puts a smile on your face. Are you a fan of Eric Lanlard and Channel 4’s Baking Mad? Well, here’s a chance to win … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Game Volunteer, Hackney Wick
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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Tagged camera phone, games maker, HACKNEY WICK, hackney wick station, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, london overground, McDonald's, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, portrait, smartphone, street art, STREET ARTIST, street photography, sweet toof
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Win a FREE Limited Edition Lumix Olympic Games Camera with “Panasonic Flag Tags”
So the London 2012 Olympics are soon coming to a close. Yes, the Paralympics are on their way and promise lots of continued sporting excitement. But – wow – what an amazing two weeks (plus the few years of build … Continue reading
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Tagged app, camera, compact camera, competition, flag tags app, free, free camera, freebies, giveaway, limited edition, Limited Edition Lumix Olympic Games Camera, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, lumix, lumix olympic games camera, Official Audio Video Equipment Partner, olympic games camera, olympics, panasonic, Panasonic Flag Tags, Photography
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London Daily Photo: Peace
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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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, street photography
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Olympic LEGO Stadium
Right beside the Official London 2012 Shop on the third floor of John Lewis inside the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre is a massive Lego replica of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. Based on the original concept and design by Warren Elsmore, … Continue reading
