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Wahaca – on – Thames
Wahaca’s new Southbank Experiment has just opened at the Southbank Centre (where Dishoom’s fabulous Chowpatty Beach was last summer). The temporary restaurant has been constructed out of eight recycled shipping containers, arranged in a two storey overhanging structure that allows … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Graffiti, London, Restaurants
Tagged Graffiti, London, mexican food, micheladas, pop-up, queen elizabeth hall, review, river thames, saner, SE1, SE1 8XX, southbank, southbank centre, street art, tacos, thames, THOMASINA MIERS, wahaca, wahaca southbank, wahaca southbank experiment
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London Daily Photo: Southbank Ducks
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Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, southbank, street photography
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Safestay “Contemporary Hostel” Opens at Elephant and Castle
Safestay, a new and extremely budget friendly “contemporary hostel” in South London, has opened its doors. A short walk from Elephant and Castle Tube Station, it’s amazing to think there’s a place to crash close to a Zone 1 station … Continue reading
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Tagged budget accommodation, elephant and castle, hostel, hotel, London, review, safestay, safestay elephant & castle, SE17, SE17 1JL, south london, walworth, walworth road
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London Cigar Guide App Now Available
If it had been conceived and produced by anyone else, I might have been really impressed. However, as the new London Cigar Guide app was created by Nic Wing, my initial reaction to the handy dandy app was more along … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged apps, cigar lounges, cigar stores, CUBAN CIGARS, London, london cigar guide, mayfair, nic wing, review, smoking lounges
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London Daily Photo: Probably
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Tagged king's cross, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Ceviche Pop Up Opens @ St Martin’s Hotel
“Chino-Latino” restaurant, Asia de Cuba, has opened a ceviche and rum pop up bar in The Front Room at St Martin’s Lane Hotel. It’s a snazzed up but casual setting for drinking mojitos and other summery cocktails from the rum bar and for trying an … Continue reading
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Tagged asia de cuba, CEVICHE, ceviche by asia de cuba, cocktails, hotel, London, mojitos, pop-up, rum, ST MARTIN'S LANE, ST MARTIN'S LANE HOTEL, the front room, WC2, WC2N 4HX
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London Daily Photo: Opening
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Tagged art gallery, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mayfair, Photography, W1
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@shardview Tickets on Sale 6 July 2012 #shardview
To celebrate the completion of The Shard’s exterior, the first tickets for The View from The Shard will go on sale Friday 6 July 2012 at 9am (British time). TVFTS will be a new, premium visitor experience offering a chance … Continue reading
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Tagged borough, London, SE1, shard, skyline, skyscrapers, south london, southwark, the shard, the shard of glass, the view from the shard, view
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Bruce Nauman at White Cube Gallery Bermondsey (CheapOair)
… if you make it over to the White Cube to visit for the Hirst show and don’t manage to check out the other show … the even more impressive exhibition by Bruce Nauman, then consider your artsy endeavor a … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, London, Travel, Video
Tagged bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, bruce nauman, cheapoair, chris osbrn, exhibition, London, review, video art, videographer, white cube, white cube bermondsey, white cube gallery
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Festival Promenade Promises August of Art and Fun in Edinburgh (OneTravel)
The inspiration behind the launch of Festival Promenade comes from a quote about Edinburgh by Scottish novelist and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson: This profusion of eccentricities, this dream in masonry and living rock, is not a drop-scene in a theatre, but … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, OneTravel, Scotland, Travel
Tagged edinburgh, edinburgh art festival, festival promenade, OneTravel, scotland
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Disappearing Dining Club “Back in 5 Minutes” for the Next Six Months
Long time pop-up pioneers, Disappearing Dining Club, are settling in for a six month stay with a new “Back in 5 Minutes” secret dining room on Brick Lane. Invited along to a Back in 5 Minutes press preview, I had … Continue reading
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Tagged back in 5 minutes, brick lane, disappearing dingin club, London, pop up restaurant, pop-up, review, tower hamlets
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London Daily Photo: Use of Negative Space
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Tagged Graffiti, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, stencil, stencil art, street art, street photography
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Free Coffee @ The Electric Elephant, SE17
This is a very informal arrangement and the Electric Elephant is a modest kinda place. But if you swing by this lovely little Southwark cafe and mention that you read about it on my blog (maybe you can show this … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Coffee, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants
Tagged cafe, clements yard, coffee, elephant and castle, free, free coffee, freebie, iiliffe yard, London, pullens yards, SE17, studios, the electric elephant, tikichris special, walworth
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AYCE Rib Competition at London’s Big Easy BBQ Restaurant (CheapOair)
Stuffing your face? It’s the American way or at least a guaranteed fun way spend your Fourth of July. So, in honour of U.S. Excess, London restaurant Big Easy is once again laying down the gauntlet to would be competitors for another … Continue reading
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Tagged 4TH OF JULY, ALL YOU CAN EAT, american independence day, AYCE, BBQ, big easy, cheapoair, chelsea, crab shack, eating competition, fourth of july, king's road, London, RIBS
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Tagged homeless, knightsbridge, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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It Seems to be Happening a Lot More Often These Days
Lately, I seem to be receiving more and more questionable emails from not so questionable sources. SPAM and phishing from friends and work contacts? Uncool, right? Well, I don’t think it’s entirely their fault. Their email accounts were compromised. Yes, … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-virus protection, computer virus, malware, norton software, phishing, spam
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Judging the International Chocolate Awards (Great British Chefs)
Believe it or not, such a wonderful way to spend a day was just this side of gruelling. The judging procedure was incredibly rigorous, and we judges weren’t let in on who had made the chocolates we were trying. Yes, it was an … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Knightsbridge
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Tagged homeless, knightsbridge, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Champagne + Fromage in the Heart of London (OneTravel)
Following a successful run as a pop up, the folks behind Covent Garden’s Champagne + Fromage have apparently decided to sign a longer lease to continue offering their winning combo of French delights. Champagne + Fromage in the Heart of … Continue reading
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Tagged BISTRO, champagne, champagne + fromage, CHARCUTERIE, cheese, covent garden, FRENCH BUBBLES, french cheese, fromage, limited production grower champagne, London, OneTravel, pop-up, sparkling wine, une normande a londres, WC2, WC2E 7DD, wellington street, wine
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London Daily Photo: Soho Summer
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Tagged berwick street, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, soho, street photography, W1
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London Daily Photo: Stacked
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Tagged canal, cargo containers, LDP, lea river, London, London Daily Photo, pallets, Photography, street photography, tottenham, tottenham hale, towpath
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£20 Worth of Chauffeured Travel for FREE with @Uber_LON and @tikichris
Arrive in style with £20 worth of free chauffeured travel with Uber. Use promo code UBERTIKI when you sign up for this free app and you’ll receive £20 worth of credit. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Cars, Discounts and Special Offers, Freebies, London, Travel
Tagged app, cab, car service, chauffeur, free, freebie, limo, London, on-demand car service, professional driver, promo code, S Class, tikichris special, uber, uber promo code
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Street Photography with the iPhone, Notes from the Apple Store Workshop
Thanks to those of you who popped in for last night’s Street Photography with the iPhone session at the Covent Garden Apple Store. It was a lot of fun, and your photos were great. A massive thanks to Clare, David … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, apple store, apple store covent garden, covent garden, iphone, iphoneography, London, mobile photography, Photography, street photography, WC2, workshop
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London Daily Photo: Moored
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Tagged boat, houseboat, LDP, lea river, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, walthamstow marshes
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Big Plans for Frieze London 2012 (OneTravel)
Frieze London 2012 will see a total of 170 exhibitors from 34 countries, thus making it the most international edition of Frieze London and confirming its position as one of the world’s leading contemporary art events Big Plans for Frieze … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, art fair, bethanyc, contemporary art, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, galleries, London, regent's park
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London Daily Photo: Another Life
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Tagged canal, houseboat, LDP, lea river, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, towpath, walthamstow marshes
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Royal Academy of Arts Gets a New Keeper’s House (CheapOair)
With a bit of help from celebrity Stephen Fry and artist Grayson Perry (who’s almost as famous for his crossdressing antics as for his artwork), London’s Royal Academy of Arts held a press conference to announce plans to renovate its … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, cheapoair, Christopher Le Brun, GRAYSON PERRY, keeper's house, London, mayfair, piccadilly, royal academy of arts, stephen fry
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#LBM Notes for Photo Blogging
Hey London bloggers! I had a great time at last night’s meetup chatting with you about my experiences with photography and blogging. Thanks to Andy and Bernie for inviting me to come round and share the “stage” with Peter, Madlen … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Somebody’s Home
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Tagged houseboat, LDP, lea river, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, walthamstow marshes
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The UK’s First Baking Exhibition Coming to London this September (CheapOair)
A first of its kind, the Cake & Bake Show is coming to London’s Earl’s Court this September and looks set to be the baking event of the year, with some of the hottest and freshest personalities in the industry joining together … Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, CheapOair, Chocolate, Food, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged bakers, bakery, baking, bread, bread makers, breads, cake & bake show, cakes, cheapoair, earls court, edd kimber, eric lanlard, juliet sear, London, mary berry, mich turner, pastry chefs, paul a young, paul hollywood, richard bertinent, THE BAKING LAB, the boy who bakes
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London Daily Photo: Lea River Idyll
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Tagged boat, houseboat, LDP, lea river, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, towpath, walthamstow marshes
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Win a Free Gourmet Picnic Hamper from Drake & Morgan
Drake & Morgan bar and restaurant group has launched a couple of new “Britnic” picnic hampers. There’s a Gourmet Picnic Hamper with bottle of wine priced at £45.95 and a Classic Strawberries & Cream Hamper (perfect for the summer sports season) … Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged BARS, britnic, classic strawberries & cream hamper, competition, DRAKE & MORGAN, free, free picnic, free prosecco, free wine, freebie, gourmet picnic, gourmet picnic hamper, London, london picnic, picnic basket, picnic hamper, prosecco, pub, restaurants, the anthologist, THE DRIFT, the folly, the parlour, THE REFINERY, WIN, wine
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Comfy Stay at Cambridge’s Hotel Felix (OneTravel)
… the Felix invites guests to have a sort of best of old England experience without forcing them to give up on the contemporary creature comforts. I certainly had a “best of both worlds” experience during my visit. Comfy Stay at Cambridge’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cambridge, cambridgeshire, england, FOUR STAR HOTEL, hotel, hotel felix, OneTravel, review
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London Daily Photo: River Spy
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Tagged LDP, lea river, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
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Wine of the Month: 2006 Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
This month’s WOTM features another fantastic bottle picked up last month in Burgundy. As made deliciously clear during my trip, what makes Bourgogne wine so damn fine is the terroir. And Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fèvre’s range of Grand Cru … Continue reading
