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Author Archives: tikichris
Artistan Wine Fair – RAW – Returns to Truman Brewery
My favourite wine event of the year, Raw, returns to London this Sunday and Monday (note: Monday is trade only) featuring “one of the most exciting collections of fine, natural, organic and biodynamic wine artisans” sharing some of the best … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan wine, brick lane, Drink, E1 6QL, east london, London, old truman brewery, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, wine, WINE FAIR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Old Street Station Crepes by Les Deux Amies
Yesterday, I had a lovely lunch visiting with Caroline and Adeline, two French expat friends bringing a taste of their home country to commuters zipping through Old Street Station. Their Les Deux Amies pop-up offers a short and sweet (and savoury) assortment of responsibly sourced, French crêpes, galettes and homemade jams and sauces with a side of social enterprise. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Good Cause, London
Tagged crepes, east london, EC1, EC1Y 1BE, french food, galettes, good cause, Les Deux Amies, London, lunch, old street, pop-up, review, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Relax
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Tagged London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Light, Camera, Cannes! (OneTravel)
For movie buffs, Francophiles, and paparazzi wannabes, the coming of May means it’s time for the glitz and glamor of the world’s most famous film festival: Cannes! Celebrating its 68th “edition” of showcasing the world’s best cinema, this year’s Festival … Continue reading
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You’re Saving When You Shop Online with VoucherBin, Right?
I wish I’d known about VoucherBin ages ago – for all the renovations we’ve undertaken but also for all sorts of other more every day sorts of situations. Better late than never I suppose. I’m certainly glad I’m now in the know about the site. Continue reading
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Tagged money, online shopping, Shopping, SPONSORED POST, voucher codes, VoucherBin, VoucherBin.co.uk
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London Daily Photo: Brushes
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Tagged London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win Dinner for Four + Two Bottles of Wine at Vapiano
Vapiano is a great value restaurant with pasta starting from just £6.95 and all pasta, sauces, pizzas and salads made completely fresh in-house everyday. It’s quite a feat, especially when you consider that 27,000 customers are served each week across its trio of London outlets alone. Want to add to the impress count of Vapiano’s happy pasta and pizza fans … and have your meal for even better value than usual (as in for free)? Keep reading for a chance to win dinner for four with wine at one of the Italian restaurant group’s London outlets. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Pizza, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bankside, competition, fitzrovia, free, freebies, italian food, London, pasta, pizza, RT to win, soho, southwark, twitter competition, vapiano, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Yellow
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London Daily Photo: Dude
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Beany Green at Broadgate Circle
Based on the throngs (moving through a swiftly served queue, mind you) of folks showing up for lunch at the Beany Green flagship café at Broadgate Circle on the sunshiny weekday when I dropped by last week, this newly opened City worker pit stop for Aussie coffee and clean-minded food hardly needs an endorsement from me to ensure steady patronage. Still, I was impressed with just about every aspect of my visit and could see why everybody else seemed so keen for Beany Green bites. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Beany Green, beer, Broadgate Circle, city of london, coffee, EC2, EC2M 2QS, Fourpure, London, Prue Freeman, restaurants, reviews, roasting party, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Basics for Having the Best Time in Bath, England (OneTravel)
A comfortable gateway to England’s rugged West Country and easy excursion from (or chilled out alternative to) London, lovely and compact Bath is an excellent destination for experiencing the best of contemporary Britain coupled with an accessible and superbly preserved … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Shiny Lines
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Win VIP Access to Yelp’s Mad Scientist Soiree at Strongroom Bar in Shoreditch
Exploding cocktails? A GIF Photo Booth? A mini ice cream festival? 600 Mad Scientists? And all for free? Yeah, I’m teaming up with Yelp again to bring more fun your way. This time, I’m helping spread the word about Dr Xander Alexander’s Mad Scientist Soiree. Presented by Yelp and Digital Shoreditch at Strongroom on Tuesday 12 May, it’s totally free and promises to be an absolute hoot. Read on! Continue reading
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Tagged #MadScientistSoiree, cocktails, competition, curtain road, Digital Shoreditch, Dr Xander Alexander, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 3SQ, Food, free, freebies, London, RT to win, shoreditch, street food, Strongroom Bar, twitter competition, Yelp, Yelp London, Yelping with tikichris, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン
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London Daily Photo: Waterloo
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Le Vie della Zagara: Zestful and Juicy Sicily
I hope you’ve enjoyed this online tour of Sicily’s via Le Vie della Zagara. I certainly had a wonderful time discovering this distinctive destination for myself and sharing the most zestful bits of that journey with you. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Sicily, Travel
Tagged addison lee, Citrus, Citrus District of Sicily, Distretto Agrumi di Sicilia, ficuzza, Food, Gusto di Campagna, Italy, kolymbetra, Le Vie della Zagara, palazzo reale ficuzza, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Travel, valley of the temples, Vie della Zagara
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DFDS Best Travel Photo Blogger 2015? Thanks!
So, when I posted (and tweeted) about my blog being nominated by DFDS Seaways as a contender for 2015’s Best Travel Photography Blogger I guess some as you paid attention and agreed with DFDS as I just got the word that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 Travel Blogger of the Month, Blogs, DFDS Seaways, Photography, Travel
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Le Vie della Zagara: Ceramic Dynamic Caltagirone
Caltagirone was one of those places where soon into my time there I started wondered about the price of local property. Could I afford to chuck it all in and relocate? How could I make such a transition work – and what kind of work would I even be able to do if I actually did settle there? Such a feeling of immediate attraction to a place often used to overwhelm me when travelling in my 20s and early 30s. It’s a less frequent – but much deeper and more exacting – experience when it hits me these days. No, I don’t think I’ll actually up and move to Caltagirone (and I very much love my life here in London), but that possibility lingers still in my thoughts as I remember it. And I sorely hope I’m don’t have to wait too long to return there for further exploration. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Food, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Museums, Restaurants, Shopping, Sicily, Travel, Wine
Tagged Art, Caltagirone, ceramics, contemporary art, Drink, Feudo di Santa Tresa Wine, Food, Il Locandiere, italian food, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Caltagirone, museums, Ospedale delle Donne, restaurants, Ristorante Il Locandiere, Sammartino e Delfino, Santa Tresa, Scala Santa Maria del Monte, seafood, Shopping, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Travel, wine
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London Daily Photo: Dalston
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Le Vie della Zagara: Palazzo Adriano
Okay. I’ve covered the citrus side of my Sicilian excursion – with bits about Ciaculli mandarins, Ribera oranges, blood oranges, Interdonato lemons and Syracuse lemons – and now I want to talk about some of the other equally fruitful aspects of my trip. So in the next few posts of my Le Vie della Zagara series I’m going to highlight a handful of the more remarkable sights encountered while touring Sicily. First up is the quaint and scenic mountain village of Palazzo Adriano. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Movies, Pizza, Restaurants, Sicily, Travel, Video
Tagged Albergo, Albergo Del Viale, Albergo Ristorante Pizzeria Del Viale, Cinema Paradiso, Del Viale, hotels, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Movies, Palazzo Adriano, pizza, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Video
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La Vie en Rose Afternoon Tea at the Sofitel London St James
On now and running throughout May is a new floral-inspired La Vie en Rose afternoon tea at the Rose Lounge at the Sofitel London St James hotel. I got a taste of this limited run luxury a couple of weeks back and very much enjoyed it. Here’s a waft of what made it such a treat for me. Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, Dammann Freres, Drink, Food, hotel, London, luxury, restaurants, reviews, Rose Lounge, Sofitel, Sofitel London St James, st james's, SW1, SW1Y 4AN, tea, Waterloo Place, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Le Vie della Zagara: Limone di Siracusa
A fertile coastal plain stretching between the mountains and the sea with plenty of sea air and consistent year-round sunlight make conditions right for growing Limone di Siracusa, aka Syracuse lemons – some of the juiciest and zestiest on the market. Such conditions add up to a gorgeous place to visit too. The last of the low hanging PGI fruits picked along my journey across Sicily, here’s why I’m a sucker for the aroma and flavour of this mighty if diminutive squirt! Continue reading
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Tagged agriturismo, Agriturismo Pozzo di Mazza, Citrus, Drink, Food, IGP, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Lemons, limone di Siracusa, PGI, Pozzo di Mazza, Shopping, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Siracusa, Syracuse lemons, Travel, Vie della Zagara
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London Daily Photo: 11 Day Dean Street
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Tagged DEAN STREET, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Le Vie della Zagara: When Life Hands You Lemons Make Granita!
One of the zestier episodes during my zip across Sicily’s Le Vie della Zagara was a visit to the seaside town of Alì Terme in the province of Messina. Here and along the Valle del Nisi, aside perhaps from the tourist trade, the locally grown Limone Interdonato is the main draw – whether on its own with a skin so sweet you can eat it raw or transformed into one of many refreshing delicacies at the local bar/pasticceria/gelateria/bomboniere. Continue reading
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Tagged Citrus, Drink, Food, IGP, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Lemons, Limone Interdonato, Pasticceria Bar Todaro Carmelo, PGI, Shopping, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Travel, Vie della Zagara
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Le Vie della Zagara: Sicily’s Beautiful Blood Oranges
The three varietals of Sicilian blood oranges include the deeply crimson Moro, the Tarocco (a great all rounder and Italy’s most popular orange), and the sweet and succulent Sanguinello. During my time travelling Le Vie della Zagara, I got a taste of all three blood oranges (and more – keep reading!) while visiting two places involved in the production of aranchia rossa: the lavish San Giorgio Estate with its upscale luxury Aranjaya villa and the more pragmatic but nonetheless impressive processing facilities of Pannitteri & C. Both are located in the eastern area of Sicily within the province of Catania and bestowed with jaw-dropper views of smoking and snow-capped Mount Etna. Continue reading
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Tagged aranca rossa, Aranjaya, blood oranges, Citrus, DOP, Drink, Food, hotels, IGP, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, luxury, oranges, Pannitteri & C, PGI, Ribera, Ribera Oranges, Rosaria, San Giorgio Estate, Shopping, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Travel, Vie della Zagara
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4 Awesome Travel Ideas for National Bike Month (OneTravel)
Did you know May is National Bike Month? Sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and “celebrated in communities from coast to coast” since 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the benefits of bicycling and encourage more people to get on their rides more often. So, why not make the most of it with a scenic ride on your favorite two-wheeler? Continue reading
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Le Vie della Zagara: Balanced and Scenic Ribera
The world’s only orange with PDO certification (protected designation of origin, DOP in Italian) grows in Ribera, Sicily. Belonging to the family of yellow navel oranges, it’s not all that different in appearance to any run of the mill orange you’re apt to come across at any supermarket anywhere in the world. But bite into a Ribera or drink some of its juice and what sets it apart becomes clear. It’s a juicy fruit with a balanced ratio of sugars and acids – not too sweet or tart – with a firm and smooth flesh and no seeds. Continue reading
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Tagged Citrus, DOP, Drink, Food, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, oranges, Ribera, Ribera Oranges, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Travel, Vie della Zagara
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London Daily Photo: A View from Radio Rooftop Bar
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Le Vie della Zagara: Ciaculli and its Anti-Mafia Mandarins
First stop on Le Vie della Zagara was the Palermo suburb of Ciaculli, home of the juicy Mandarino Tardivo di Ciacualli, where land once owned by the Mafia has been confiscated and converted into citrus groves by the locally run Consorzio il Tardivo di Ciaculli. Continue reading
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Tagged addiopizzo, Ciacualli, Citrus, Consorzio il Tardivo di Ciaculli, Drink, Food, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, mafia, MandarInArte, mandarinello, Mandarino Tardivo di Ciacualli, Mandarins, palermo, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Slow Food, Travel, Vie della Zagara
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London Daily Photo: Way
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Le Vie della Zagara: Experiencing Sicily with Gusto!
Le Vie della Zagara is a new initiative encouraging visitors to Sicily to take at least a little time of their beach bound holiday to explore the island’s surprisingly diverse landscape and enjoy its equally varied bounty of citrus and many more treats along the way. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Food, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Sicily, Travel
Tagged addison lee, Agromobile, apps, Citrus, Citrus District of Sicily, Distretto Agrumi di Sicilia, Easyjet, Food, Gaia Barcellona, Gusto di Campagna, Italy, Le Vie della Zagara, Ryanair Business Plus, Sicilia, sicilian, sicily, Travel, Valentina Guerrera, Vie della Zagara
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London Daily Photo: In the Urban Countryside
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London Daily Photo: Welcome to Haringey
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London Daily Photo: At the Press Preview
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Walpurgisnacht: When the Witches Celebrate Spring! (OneTravel)
Half way to Halloween and itching for some good natured but kinda creepy fun? Well then, it’s high time you got into the spirit of Walpurgisnacht and welcome spring in an especially witchy way. Walpurgi-what? Walpurgisnacht. Or Wapurgis Night in … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Morning View
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