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4 Airline Services You Never Knew About (Going Places)
It may seem that airlines are cutting back on amenities and services but maybe you’re just not aware of all that’s available or which ones you should be asking for. We did some digging around to discover a few of the better (if lesser known) services that many airlines provide their passengers. Continue reading
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The Magic Hour Halloween Special
Magician Tony Middleton is bringing his show, The Magic Hour, to the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel on the 31st for a spooky Halloween special. Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, Entertainment, halloween, hotels, illusionist, live performance, London, magic, magician, mayfair, park lane, piccadilly, Previews, reviews, Seance, Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, Sonic, The Magic Hour, Tony Middleton, Tony Middleton Sonic, W1, W1J 7BX, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The 10 Best Destinations for First Time International Travelers (Miles Away)
If you’re pondering the possibilities of putting your passport to good use with a first time trip beyond the borders of the USA, then this list is for you. Continue reading
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Home Is Where the Heart Is: Art Exhibition and Auction for Arms Around the Child Charity
Arms Around the Child is to host an art exhibition and auction to raise funds to build a home for HIV+ orphans in Jaipur, India. Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Mackie, Art, Art Auction, contemporary art, david byrne, EXHIBITIONS, Fiat Chrysler Motor Village, Fiat Chrysler Motor Village Marylebone, Fiat Chrysler Motor Village UK, Gavin Turk, good cause, Hassan Hajjai, London, marylebone, Motor Village, Motor Village Marylebone, peter blake, preview, pure evil, Shopping, sir peter blake, the house of fairies, W1, W1U 1QY, wigmore street
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What to Do If You Miss Your Connecting Flight! (Going Places)
Missing a flight can add layers of trouble and delays to your schedule. But if you can keep a level head, in most cases you should be able to board a suitable alternative flight and start heading in the right direction ASAP. Continue reading
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What to Do with Leftover Foreign Currency After Your Trip (Going Places)
Back from your big trip with some leftover foreign currency? Don’t worry. You’ve got options. Let’s explore a few of the smarter ways save, change or spend it. Continue reading
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Top 7 Foods that Help Grow Your Baby’s Brain
Here’s a list of the top seven foods that can help you to grow your baby’s brain. Continue reading
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Tagged brain food, Children, Drink, Food, Shopping, super foods
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9 of America’s Most Haunted Hotels … That You Can Stay in! (Miles Away)
If you’re looking for a place to stay on your next spooktacular adventure, why not turn your booking… into a BOO!-king? Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, ghosts, halloween, Haunted Hotels, hotels, Miles Away, Travel
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Win a Taster Box of Award-Winning Hand Cooked Corkers Crisps
Grown and hand cooked on a family farm in East Anglia, award-winning Corkers crisps are a cut above the standard British crisp. And I’ve got a big box full of them to give away so one lucky tikichris reader can taste the difference for free. Continue reading
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Waka: Nikkei Take Away Takes Off in the City
Waka is a newly opened eatery located near Monument specialising in Nikkei cuisine that’s ready for take away and offered at super competitive price points. Continue reading
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Tagged city of london, Drink, Eastcheap, EC3, EC3M 1DE, Food, japanese food, lunch, monument, nikkei, peruvian food, restaurants, reviews, sushi, take away, Waka, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Eerie Side of New England: Is Massachusetts the Spookiest State in the Union? (Miles Away)
If you’re looking to get spooked in the Bay State then check out our guide to Massachusetts’ historic haunted places you can actually visit. Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, cheapoair, halloween, Massachusetts, Miles Away, Travel, USA
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El Tigre Tacos and Pink Flamingos at Nine Lives
For London Cocktail Week, recently launched yet already smooth sailing London Bridge bar, Nine Lives, shipped in bartender/luchador EL Tigre from his family restaurant, Los Barcos, in Mexico for limited run tacos paired with tequila cocktails. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, borough, cocktails, Drink, El Tigre, Food, Holyrood Street, London, london bridge, London Cocktail Week, Los Barcos, mexican food, Nine Lives, Pink Flamingo, reviews, SE1, SE1 2EL, south london, southwark, tacos, tequila
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Graeme of Thrones
Spoiler alert! Graeme of Thrones (a live theatre parody of … well, I’ll let you guess) is a guaranteed guffaw inducing hoot with loads of loving comedy pointed in the direction of its inspiration. Continue reading
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Tagged charing cross, Charing Cross Theatre, comedy, embankment, Entertainment, Game of Thrones, Graeme of Thrones, John-Luke Roberts, live performance, London, Nicola Lamont, parody, reviews, Ross Spaine, theatre, WC2, WC2N 6NL, west end, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cook Islands Idyll | I Didn’t Want to Leave
I can’t think of a warmer, friendlier destination than the Cook Islands nor one where I felt so relaxed and at ease. Continue reading
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Tagged Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Idyll, polynesia, Rarotonga, south pacific, Travel
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Hot Pot Restaurant on Wardour Street
A fun and spicy time was had during a recent dinner at Hot Pot on Wardour Street. Continue reading
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Tagged china town, chinatown, chinese food, Drink, Food, hot pot, Hot Pot Restaurant, restaurants, reviews, soho, W1, W1D 6PJ, wardour street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cook Islands Idyll | Aitutaki
For a couple of nights during my Cook Islands Idyll I enjoyed the chilled out serenity of the tiny atoll of Aitutaki. Continue reading
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Tagged Aitutaki, Aitutaki Escape, Cafe Tupuna, Chef Thomas Koteka, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Idyll, Drink, Food, hotels, luxury, Ngaakitai Pureariki, One Foot Island, polynesia, Punarei Cultural Tour, Punarei Cultural Village, resorts, restaurants, Rumours Café, Rumours Café at Aitutaki Escape, Snorkel, Snorkeling, south pacific, Tamanu Beach Resort, Teking Lagoon Tours, Thomas Koteka, tiki, Travel, Tupuna’s Restaurant
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National Curry Week at Darbaar
National Curry Week is on from 9 to 15 October and among the restaurants celebrating it in London is Darbaar, with Chef Abdul Yaseen creating a range of limited run curry dishes especially for the occasion. Continue reading
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Tagged Abdul Yaseen, Chef Abdul Yaseen, city of london, curry, Darbaar, Darbaar by Abdul, Darbaar by Abdul Yaseen, Darbaar Restaurant, Drink, EC2, EC2A 2DQ, Food, indian food, national curry week, restaurants, reviews, Snowden Street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cook Islands Idyll | Rarotonga
Most of my Cook Islands Idyll was spent splendidly on the “main island” of Rarotonga: an idyllic base indeed for enjoying all the warmth and wonder that a trip to the South Seas should involve. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, carving, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Christian Church, Cook Islands Idyll, Entertainment, HIghland Paradise, hotels, live performance, luxury, Michael Tavioni, Mike Tavioni, museums, music, polynesia, Rarotonga, restaurants, Shopping, south pacific, Storytellers Eco Cycle Tours, tiki, Titikaveka, Titikaveka Cook Islands Christian Church, Travel
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Can You Say That in Faroese Please?
Can you say please in Faroese? With fewer than 80,000 people speaking Faroese worldwide, and a growing tourism market, folks from the Faroe Islands realise that not having their language included on Google Translate can be frustrating for visitors keen … Continue reading
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Cook Islands Idyll
The Cook Islands is a nation comprised of 15 small islands in the middle of the South Pacific, roughly (or at least most easily described as being) halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. I spent an ideal week discovering this … Continue reading
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Tagged Air New Zealand, air travel, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Idyll, polynesia, Rarotonga, south pacific, Travel
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Win a Free Copy of 1001 Photographs You Must See Before You Die
Octopus has set aside two copies of 1001 Photographs to share with a couple of tikichris readers for free. It’s a brilliant book for the coffee table and (dare I say it) an excellent idea for a Christmas present. Continue reading
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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Epilogue
Cognac (the place) and Cognac (the drink) both represent the best that southwestern France have to offer in terms of dedication to craft and tradition, impeccable taste and a desire to produce the highest quality spirit possible. Continue reading
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Tagged Charente, Charente-Maritime, cognac, Cognac Spirit of Place, Drink, Food, france, luxury, Shopping, Travel, wine
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More Ways to Stave off Writer’s Block
More Ways to Stave off Writer’s Block Continue reading
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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Restaurants
Cognac isn’t just a great place for drink. The town has some amazing restaurants as well. Continue reading
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Tagged Allée de la Corderie, Avenue de Lattre de Tassigny, BARS, Brasseries, Charente, Charente-Maritime, cocktails, cognac, Cognac Spirit of Place, Coq d'Or, Drink, france, french food, hotels, L’Yeuse, Le Chai, luxury, Place François 1er, Poulpette, restaurants, reviews, Rue de Bellevue, Travel, wine
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1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair + Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane
Returning to London for a fifth year and opening 5 October is 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House. Opening alongside the fair is La Caravane exhibition by British-Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj. Both are definitely worth a looksee. Continue reading
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Tagged 1:54, 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Abe Odedina, african art, african contemporary art, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Art, art fair, contemporary art, Ed Cross Fine Art, Hassan Hajjaj, Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane, Jack Bell Gallery, La Caravane, London, painting, Photography, reviews, somerset house, the strand, WC2, WC2R 1LA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Bar Luciole
Coolest bar in Cognac? It’s Bar Luciole, a relaxing and pared down venue set near the banks of the Charente River and recently co-launched by drinks industry superstar Tony Conigliaro (Bar Termini, Bar with No Name, and Untitled) and bartending wunderkind Guillaume Le Dorner. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Charente, Charente-Maritime, cocktails, cognac, Cognac Spirit of Place, Drink, france, Guillaume Le Dorner, luxury, Place du Solencon, reviews, TONY CONIGLIARO, Travel, wine
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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Remy Martin
Over the centuries, Remy Martin has been able to hone its craft, its image and its processes to become one of the biggest producers of Cognac. Continue reading
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Tagged Charente, Charente-Maritime, cognac, Cognac Spirit of Place, Drink, france, Jarnac, luxury, Remy Martin, Remy Martin Cognac, Shopping, Travel, wine
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Mister Lasagna Opens Across from Victoria Station
Mister Lasagna has launched its fourth outlet, conveniently across the street from Victoria Station. Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, Food, italian food, lasagna, Mister Lasagna, Mr Lasagna, restaurants, reviews, SW1, SW1V 1AA, Vauxhall Bridge Road, VICTORIA, Victoria Station
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Cognac: Spirit of Place | Les Freres Moine
A father and son business spanning more than 30 years, Les Freres Moine is run from an age-old farmhouse with a small distillery and cellar and vineyards across the countryside of Jarnac, an area about 10k from the city of Cognac that’s renowned for its vineyards and quality of wines and spirits produced there. Continue reading
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Tagged Charente, Charente-Maritime, cognac, Cognac Spirit of Place, Drink, france, Jarnac, Les Freres Moine, luxury, Moine, Pineau, Pineau des Charentes, Shopping, Travel, wine
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The Greek Larder + London Greek Wine Festival
Returning to London for its third consecutive year is the London Greek Wine Festival. Organised by Theodore Kyriakou and the team behind The Greek Larder Restaurant, the celebration will run 13 and 14 October at West Handyside Canopy near King’s Cross Station and maybe a minute’s walk from The Greek Larder. Continue reading
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Tagged ArtHouse, Drink, Food, greek food, Greek Larder, Greek Wine, Handyside Street, king's cross, London, London Greek Wine Festival, N1, N1C, N1C 4AS, N1C 4TB, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, The Greek Larder, wine, York Way, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cognac: Spirit of Place
Cognac. It’s a drink. It’s a place. It’s an experience to be savoured.
Or at least my summertime visit to the town of Cognac and vineyards sprawling across it nearby countryside was a memorably delicious trip. I was there to become better acquainted with the area’s eponymous spirit and the age-old traditions that have gone into making it such a distinctive drink. Continue reading
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Tagged Charente, Charente-Maritime, cognac, Cognac Spirit of Place, Drink, Food, france, Hôtel François Premier, Hôtel François Premier Cognac, Hôtel François Premier Cognac Centre, hotels, luxury, Shopping, Travel
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#TCTalks | Episode 4 | Rarotonga
For the fourth episode of tikichris Talks I share some highlights from my September visit to the tiny Polynesian country of the Cook Islands. The episode includes an interview I conducted with master carver Michael Tavioni at his Rarotonga studio, a hymn sung in the language of Cook Island Maori during Sunday morning service at the Cook Islands Christian Church in the village of Titikaveka and the sounds of traditional drumming from a performance at the popular Highland Paradise dinner show in the uplands of Rarotonga. Continue reading
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Tagged #TCTalks, Art, carving, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Christian Church, Drumming, Entertainment, HIghland Paradise, interview, live performance, Michael Tavioni, Mike Tavioni, music, PODCAST, polynesia, Rarotonga, south pacific, tiki, tikichris talks, Titikaveka, Travel
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How to Do Hong Kong for $100 a Day (Miles Away)
Hong Kong is famous for a lot of things. Being an inexpensive city isn’t one of them. Nevertheless, experiencing east-meets-west with big city glitz doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Continue reading
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Yodel for Valais | Index
I hope you had fun too reading about my trip to Valais and that my tales may help you plan your own Alpine adventures. Continue reading
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Tagged Aletsch Arena, alps, Brig, Brig-Glis, Brig-Simplon, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Jodlerfest, Jodlerfest 2017, Jodlerfest Brig, music, Portes du Soleil, restaurants, swiss, switzerland, Travel, Valais, Wallis, Yodel, Yodel for Valais, Yodeling, Yodelling
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Miss P’s, BBQ in East Croydon
Deep South BBQ and more in far South London? Miss P’s in Croydon brings it. Continue reading
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Tagged Addiscombe Road, american food, BBQ, cocktails, CR0 6SG, cronx, croydon, Drink, east croydon, Food, London, Miss P's, Miss P's Barbeque, restaurants, reviews, south london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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