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Portugal Please: Wão. What a Trip!
Does it ever seem like far too many folks are stuck in the same tired rut of a far too well beaten path, only hitting a few main sites in a short selection of only a few Western European countries – namely Spain, France, and Italy – and never realising that there’s so much more to explore just as close, just as scenic, just as steeped in tradition … and often accessible at far greater value than most of the EU? Not you and me though. We’re going to Portugal! Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Portugal, Portugal Please, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged alentejo, centro de portugal, douro, douro valley, douro wines, Drink, Festival of Food, fly tap, Food, Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto, Maria Cabral, o porto, Patrícia Martins, port, porto, portugal, Portugal Please, portuguese wine, restaurants, road trip, Shopping, Silvia Aires, TAP Portugal, Travel, travel blog, Turismo do Alentejo, Visit Centro de Portugal, wine
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London Daily Photo: Booth
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged circus poster, clown, E17, east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Manze's, Photography, photography blog, Pie & Mash, street photography, WALTHAMSTOW, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff
Good Stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Dodo Chilli Dipping Sauce I recently got … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged beer, burgers, carnaby, carnaby street, chelsea, chilli sauce, Dodo Chilli, Dodo Chilli Dipping Sauce, Drink, E17, east london, Food, Generator Hostels, generator london, good stuff, hostels, hot sauce, hotels, JAPAN CENTRE, king's road, KINGLY COURT, Kirin Frozen, L Manze, L Manze Eel, London, London blog, manze, manze's pie and mash shop, mauritian, Mauritius Foods, pie and mash, pie and mash shop, ramen, ramen bar, shoryu, shoryu ramen, TOMMI'S, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT, Travel, travel blog, WALTHAMSTOW, Walthamstow High Street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Slim Slow Slider
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Celebrate Record Store Day in Soho, London (OneTravel)
Fingering your way through crate after crate of vinyl discs in search of that one final piece of sonic perfection that’s been eluding your otherwise complete collection of cherished LPs is a lot like hunting for Easter eggs, just way … Continue reading
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Posted in London, Music, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged berwick street, Black Market Records, London, London blog, london blogger, music, OneTravel, Phonica, Reckless Records, record shops, record store day, record stores, records, Shopping, Sister Ray Records, soho, Sounds of the Universe, The Music and Video Exchange, Travel, travel blog, vinyl, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Billy
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Istanbul in an Instant
For my birthday, Kemey and I spent a long weekend in Istanbul. Yes indeed, ya gotta do the Blue Mosque/Hagia Sophia/Basilica Cistern/Topkapi Palace/Grand Bazaar shuffle when you’re there, but there’s so much more to see and do in this massive and dynamic city. Here are just a few of the “other” highlights from our trip. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, Hotels, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Turkey
Tagged black sea, bosphorus, bosphorus cruise, CAFES, Cankurtaran Gida, coffee, Drink, Food, Full Bosphorus Cruise, hotels, istanbul, Mevlevi Sema, momo cafe, orient express, pastrami, restaurants, Shopping, Sultan House, Sultan House Hotel, sultanahmet, Travel, travel blog, turkey, whirling dervishes
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London Daily Photo: Gold
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25% Off Food and Drink at Punch Tavern, Fleet Street EC4
Yep, that’s right. There’s no typo in the title you just read. I have teamed up with Fleet Street’s historic Punch Tavern to offer you folks a sizeable discount on some properly yummy pub grub. How do you get a quarter of your food and drink bill sliced away? Just tell ’em tikichris sent ya! Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged 25% discount, 25% discount punch tavern, 25% off, 25% off bill, bar, beer, british cuisine, british food, city of london, city pub, CRAFT BEER, discount, discounts and special offers, Drink, EC4, EC4Y 1DE, FLEET STREET, Food, get 25% off your meal, London, London blog, pie, pie and mash, pies, pub, pub grub, punch tavern, restaurant, restaurants, special offer, SUNDAY LUNCH, SUNDAY ROAST, tavern, tikichris special, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Sloane Square
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Tagged chelsea, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, sloane square, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win Lunch for Two at Hutong, The Shard
Not my comp but a tasty one indeed! So I thought I’d pass on the details about an especially yummy opportunity to win a free dim sum lunch for two at a restaurant I really love – Hutong at The … Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants
Tagged chinese, chinese cuisine, chinese food, chinese restaurant, chinese restaurants, competition, dim sum, dim sum menu at hutong, hutong, hutong at the shard, London, London blog, london bridge, restaurant review, SE1, SE1 9RY, south london, St Thomas Street, the shard, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Screen
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win an Assortment of Vini & Bal’s Rustic Indian Curry Sauces – Fresh is Best!
Vini & Bal’s award winning curry sauces are fresh, chilled, nutritious and healthy. They’re super yummy too and full of rustic Indian flavour. But don’t take my word for it. Here’s a chance to win a goodie bag of Vini & Bal’s sauces and have a taste for yourself! Continue reading
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Tagged #freshisbest, competition, contest, curry, curry sauce, Food, free, freebie, fresh is best, goodie bag, indian cuisine, indian food, jeera, RT to win, rustic indian curry sauce, twitter competition, vegetarian, Vini & Bal's, Vini & Bal's Rustic Indian Curry Sauces
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London Daily Photo: Mon Droit
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Post-it Personality: What My Handwriting Says about Me
So, a few weeks back I mentioned that some folks from Post-it had been in touch to see if I would be up for having my handwriting (along with my choice of pen colour and shape of note) analysed by a graphologist to find out what it might say about my personality. The results are in and the analysis is intriguing. Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Brand, graphologist, graphology, handwriting, handwritting, post it notes, post-it, post-its, Shopping, SPONSORED POST
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London Daily Photo: Diversion
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Tagged coffee, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tops Sights and Sounds Around Muscle Shoals, Alabama (OneTravel)
Nestled along the banks of the Tennessee River, the area of Muscle Shoals in northwest Alabama is a nature lover’s dream. It’s a music lover’s dream too, where a small handful of recording studios have been responsible for some of … Continue reading
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Posted in Alabama, Design, Music, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged 20th century design, Alabama, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, ARCHITECTURE, aretha franklin, birthplace of helen keller, colbert county, Deep South, design, do right woman do right man, Duane Allman, Etta James, fame studios, florence, florence alabama, frank lloyd wright, helen keller, ivy green, live music, Lynyrd Skynyrd, mid century modern, Muscle Shoals, muscle shoals rhythm section, muscle shoals sound studio, music, north alabama, northwest alabama, paul simon, Percy Sledge, recording studio, Rock 'n' Roll, rolling stones, rosenbaum house, sheffield alabama, shoals, soul music, sticky fingers, tennessee river, the shoals, Travel, travel blog, tuscumbia, tuscumbia county, Wilson Picket
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London Daily Photo: Atrium
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Tagged atrium, british museum, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, roof, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Infographic: UK Flight Disruption Infographic
Flight Disruption Infographic from Sainsbury’s Travel Money
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London Daily Photo: Tower Bridge
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Evian: The Amazing Baby & Me Video
Following the success of its previous Roller Babies, Baby Inside, and of course the Baby & Me campaigns, Evian has launched the latest in its Live Young initiative, The Amazing Baby & Me 2. For fans of Marvel Comics and Spiderman, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby & Me, comics, evian, evian spiderman video, spiderman, The Amazing Baby & Me, the amazing spiderman, water
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London Daily Photo: Scaling
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Tagged king's cross, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Sloane Square
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A Look at Why Wedding Coach Hire Bookings are on the Rise (by Lawrence Henderson)
If you have not been to a wedding lately, the trend of hiring a coach to attend one has probably passed you by. The fact is however, more and more people are using a minibus or coach to attend a … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Sorted
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Tagged camden, Kentish Town, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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My Best Beers in Manchester (by Sebas Dupont)
England, pub and beer. These three are my favorite’s words when I think of a football match in Europe. I am devoted red devil and Old Trafford is like my home and could be my spiritual father. So every time … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Walthamstow Marshes
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged east london, Graffiti, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, skull, street art, street photography, waltham forest, WALTHAMSTOW, walthamstow marshes, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A Great Lunch in Italy with Coffee as Good as I Get Back Home (espressoCrazy)
Towards the end of 2013, I hit the road for a gourmand adventure across the north of Italy. One of the trip’s many highlights was the day I spent in Modena taking in the sights and sounds … and delectable … Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, Italy, Shopping, Travel
Tagged albenilli market, bar schiavoni, bottega storica, bottega storica di modena, coffee, coffee blog, Drink, emilia romagna, espresso, espresso crazy, espressoCrazy, espressocrazy.com, Food, illy, Italy, lunch, mercato albinelli, Modena, modenese, northern italy, panini, restaurant, restaurants, sandwich, Shopping, street markets, tortellini en brodo, Travel, travel blog, Италия, イタリア, 意大利
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London Daily Photo: Classroom Notes
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Tagged Graffiti, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Totems
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Tagged british museums, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, totem poles, totems, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Warning
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Amsterdam’s Best Museums (OneTravel)
From the exquisite art of the famed Dutch Masters to a humble home made famous by the diary of a brave little girl whose family had been forced into hiding, Amsterdam’s museums are among the best that Europe has to … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Netherlands, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged amstelveen, amsterdam, amsterdam's best museums, Art, Cobra Museum of Modern Art, dutch, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam - Foam Photography Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Het Scheepvaart Museum, Het Scheepvaart Museum – The National Maritime Museum, holland, Jewish Historial Museum, Joods Historisch Museum, museum, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, museums, museums in amsterdam, netherlands, OneTravel, Rembrandt, Rembrandt House, Rembrandt House Museum, Rijks, Rijks Museum, Rijksmuseum, Science Center Nemo, Stedelijk Museum, The National Maritime Museum, Travel, Van Gogh, Van Gogh Museum, Vincent van Gogh
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Win an Extra Thick Easter Egg from Hotel Chocolat
Easter’s almost here, and luxury British chocolatier and cocoa grower Hotel Chocolat has launched its 2014 range of Easter chocolates. Tiddly Chicks, Goose Eggs, a Neapolitan Easter Egg Sandwich and lots lots more – there’s something special for all lovers of fine chocolate along with plenty of gifts and treats for egg hunts and family fun. Keep reading for your chance to win one eggspecially luscious Extra Thick Easter Egg. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Easter, Food, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged Almost Veggies, caramel, chocolate, chocolate easter eggs, chocolate eggs, Chocolate Egss, competition, contest, dark chocolate, easter, easter 2014, easter eggs, egglets, Extra Thick Easter Egg, Extra Thick Egg, fine chocolate, Food, free, freebie, freebies, Hotel Chocolat, milk chocolate, Rabot 1745 Extra Thick Easter Egg, Rocky Road to Caramel, Rocky Road to Caramel Extra Thick Egg, Serious Dark Fix Extra Thick Easter Egg, Shopping, The Egglet Extra Thick Easter Egg, twitter competition, White Chocolate, You Crack Me Up Extra Thick Easter Egg, Your Eggsellency Extra Thick Easter Egg
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London Daily Photo: Bethnal Green
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Tagged bethan green station, bethnal green, bethnal green tube, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, london underground, Photography, photography blog, street photography, tiles, tower hamlets, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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