Category Archives: Social Media

Bestaurant: Share and Discover Everybody’s Favourite Restaurants

Posted on 2016-05-08 by tikichris

Bestaurant is a new free-to-download social foodie app that enables you to share your favourite restaurants with followers and friends – and to check out what their favourite places to eat and drink are too. I joined Bestaurant a couple of weeks ago and have found it to be a convenient way to keep track of and share my personal history of good eats, while highlighting my absolute faves and seeing what other folks recommend. Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Bars, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Social Media, Travel | Tagged app, BARS, Bestaurant, Drink, Food, free, freebies, Get Bestaurant, getbestaurant, London, restaurants, social media, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Is Your Brekkie Worth £400? Join Wink Bingo’s Breakfast Club and Win!

Posted on 2014-01-15 by tikichris

Breakfast. It’s the smartest way to start any day and definitely my favourite meal. Whether I’m being healthy with a wholesome and basic bowl of oats or indulging in a full-on full English, breakfast sets the tone for my day. … Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Food, Photography, Social Media | Tagged asda, ASDA Gift Vouchers, Bingo, breakfast, Breakfast Club, competition, contest, Food, Photography, social media, vouchers, Win ASDA gift vouchers, wink bingo, Wink Bingo Breakfast Club | Leave a comment

#GuessThePrize and Win with @BT_UK and the First Ever Live Twitter Game Show

Posted on 2014-01-09 by tikichris

To celebrate the BT Big Broadband Sale offering BT Infinity for only £7.50, BT will create the world’s first live Twitter game show to be played tomorrow afternoon (10 January). Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Social Media | Tagged @bt_uk, #guesstheprize, £7.50, BT, BT Big Broadband Sale, BT Infinity, competition, game, game show, social media, twitter competition, twitter game show | Leave a comment

Tweet Your Christmas Wishes from atop the BT Tower – #TweetsOnTheTower

Posted on 2013-12-18 by tikichris

From Thursday the 19th to Saturday the 21st of December (yep, this week!), BT will give folks a chance to share their personal Christmas messages to millions of people across London via giant screens at the top of the BT Tower. To get your message displayed, all you have to do is tweet it to @bt_uk with the hashtag #TweetsOnTheTower on the day you want the message to be shown. Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, London, Social Media | Tagged @bt_uk, #TweetsOnTheTower, BT, BT Tower, christmas, London, social media, twitter | Leave a comment

Wine of the Month by @willbedwards: Pol Roger ‘White Foil’ Brut

Posted on 2013-12-07 by tikichris

Champagne is a wine intimately linked to celebration and festivities, and Christmas is the one day of the year when the ‘wine o’clock’ rule is entirely disregarded. Wine, and particularly Champagne, makes a wonderful gift at Christmas; or if like me you are just choosing a breakfast tipple, then the Pol Roger ‘White Foil’ Brut is a perfect candidate. Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Drink, Social Media, Will Edwards, Wine, Wine of the Month | Tagged brut, champagne, pol roger, pol roger white foil, pol roger white foil brut, Shopping, sparking wine, white foil, Will Edwards, wine, Wine of the Month, wotm | 4 Comments

Road Hog/Road Blog

Posted on 2013-11-16 by tikichris

As bigger and better opportunities involving travel come my way, I find myself blogging from the road. Often finding myself in settings that are incredibly scenic but not necessarily ideal for writing or publishing meaningful content online, I’m learning to adapt to my life on-the-go as I try to maintain the same level of consistency and quality (I hope!) as when I was a more static blogger. Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Social Media, Travel | Tagged blogging, social media, Tips for Better Blogging, tips for bloggers, Travel, travel blogging | Leave a comment

Win a £100 Argos Gift Voucher

Posted on 2013-10-18 by tikichris

Here’s a nifty competition I’ve got lined up to give one lucky reader an Argos gift voucher worth £100. Get ahead of the Christmas gift shopping rush, treat yourself to something special or simply stock up on the essentials – however you like to Argos it, this fantastic chance to do it absolutely for free is just an easy click away. Keep reading to find out how to win. Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Competition, Freebies, London, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged £100 gift voucher, argos, argos it, competition, contest, free, freebies, gift voucher, London, London blog, retweet to win, Shopping, twitter competition, win a £100 gift voucher from argos, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 28 Comments

25% Off Voucher Code for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels #MCBloggerConf

Posted on 2013-10-12 by tikichris

Planning any trips in the UK or Europe for December or January? Check out the Millennium & Copthorne Trip Tailor Facebook app for tips on things to do and be sure to take advantage of my limited offer discount code for 25% savings on your accommodation. Continue reading →

Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, London, Social Media, Travel | Tagged #MCBloggerConf, 25% off, discounts and special offers, Europe hotels, facebook app, hotel, hotel discount, hotels, London, London blog, london hotel, London Hotels, Millenium & Copthorne, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, millennium hotels, promocode, tikichris special, Travel Bloggers Conference, travel blogging, trip tailor app, voucher code, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Expedia Wants You to Travel Yourself Interesting and Win a Trip to Abu Dhabi #TYI

Posted on 2013-10-01 by tikichris

Expedia has unveiled a #TYI (Travel Yourself Interesting) Twitter hashtag campaign to help make some of the Twittersphere’s more lacklustre tweets more interesting, with slebs such as Little Britain comedian Matt Lucas and kitchen sensation Rachel Khoo being among the first to receive the “interesting” treatment with video spruce-ups designed to bring a smirky smile to your face and get you dreaming about your next travel destination. Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Social Media, Travel, Video | Tagged competition, expedia, hashtag, social media, Travel, Video | Leave a comment

Win a Pair of Tickets to Salon du Chocolat #BigChocolateWin

Posted on 2013-09-27 by tikichris

Salon du Chocolat, the world’s biggest chocolate show, is teaming up with Chocolate Unwrapped, London’s annual chocolate festival, to create what will be the most chocolaty day in British history yet: Salon du Chocolat London. Keep reading for your chance to win a free pair of tickets. Continue reading →

Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged chocolate, chocolate blog, chocolate unwrapped, chocolate week, competition, contest, Drink, Food, free, freebies, London, London blog, olympia ex, retweet to win, salon du chocolat, salon du chocolat london, salon du chocolate - london, Shopping, social media, tickets, Travel, twitter competition, win free tickets, win free tickets to salon du chocolat, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

Play #LondonBingo with @CostaBingo and @tikichris and Win Dinner at The Shard

Posted on 2013-09-16 by tikichris

Ready to have some fun? I’ve teamed up with Costa Bingo to offer my readers the chance to get out of your seats, visit some of London’s most historic landmarks and play for a chance to win dinner for two at any of the restaurants located within one our newest icons – The Shard. Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, London, Photography, Restaurants, Social Media, Travel | Tagged 10 downing street, big ben, Bingo, competition, Costa Bingo, Downing Street, Drink, fine dining, Food, London, London Bingo, nelson's column, no 10 downing street, Number 10 Downing Street, parliament, Photography, restaurants, river thames, st james's, st james's park, st stephens, thames, the churchill war rooms, the houses of parliament, the palace of westminster, the royal horseguards, the shard, the thames, trafalgar square, twitter, twitter competition, westminster, WESTMINSTER ABBEY, westminster bridge, win dinner for two, win dinner for two at the shard | 2 Comments

Win a Free Illy IperEspresso Coffee Machine

Posted on 2013-08-12 by tikichris

Quality Italian espresso at the press of a button in your own home? Oh yeah! I’ve got a nifty IperEspresso Coffee Machine from Illy up for grabs. Continue reading →

Posted in Coffee, Competition, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, Freebies, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged 25% discount, 25% off, cafe, caffe, cappuccinos, coffee, coffee blog, coffee capsule espresso, coffee capsule machine, coffee capsules, coffee machine, coffee machine review, coffee machine voucher code, coffee maker, competition, contest, discounts, discounts and special offers, Drink, espresso crazy, espresso maker, espressocrazy.com, Food, francis francis, Francis Francis X7.1 IperEspresso Machine, free, free coffee, freebies, head of quality, illy, illy coffee, illy head of quality, illy voucher code, iperespresso, IperEspresso Machine, lattes, marco arrigo, review, special offers, tikichris special, voucher code, WIN, win a free illy espresso maker, X7.1, Y1.1, Y1.1 touch, Y1.1 TOUCH IperEspresso Machine | 2 Comments

Win a Modern Design Measuring Cup Set and Spoon

Posted on 2013-08-11 by tikichris

I’ve got a Cuppa set of measuring cups and a Dash 4-in-1 measuring spoon to give to one lucky reader. Both are BPA free silicone, very attractive and dishwasher free and are excellent examples of the practical and modern designs available from Umbra.com. Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Design, Food, Freebies, Recipes, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged 4-in-1 measuring spoon, baking, competition, contest, cookery, cooking, cuppa, dash, design, Food, free, freebies, kitchen, kitchen utensils, measuring cup, measuring cup set, measuring cups, measuring spoon, recipes, retweet to win, silicone, social media, tweet to win, twitter competition, umbra, umbra.com, WIN | 1 Comment

Win a Case of Buddy’s Bourbon Flavored Beer

Posted on 2013-07-31 by tikichris

Here’s a chance to win a whole case of beer with true American spirit – Buddy’s Bourbon Flavoured Beer. Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, Freebies, London, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged beer, bourbon, bourbon beer, Bourbon Flavoured Beer, Buddy's, buddy's beer, buddy's bourbon flavored beer, Buddy's Bourbon Flavoured Beer, competition, contest, Drink, free, free beer, free case of beer, freebies, lager, London, London blog, photography blog, retweet to win, social media, tesco, tweet to win, twitter competition, whiskey, whiskey beer, Win a Case of Buddy's Bourbon Flavoured Beer, win free beer, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Win a Bottle of Russian Standard Vodka + a Russian Mule Copper Mug

Posted on 2013-07-19 by tikichris

Hey folks, I’ve got a 70cl bottle of Russian Standard Original, the world’s number one premium Russian vodka, along with a handy dandy “Russian Mule Copper Mug” to share with one lucky reader. Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Drink, Freebies, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged cocktails, competition, contest, copper mug, Drink, free mug, free vodka, moscow mule, mug, premium vodka, russian mule copper mug, russian standard, russian standard original, russian standard original vodka, russian standard vodka, russian vodka, social media, twitter competition, vodka, win a free bottle of vodka | 7 Comments

Win a Pair of Tickets to the 2013 Cake & Bake Show at Earl’s Court in London! It’s a #pieceofcake

Posted on 2013-07-15 by tikichris

Alright cakeheads! Here’s one for you – a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Cake & Bake Show this September at Earl’s Court. Whether you’re a bona fide baking enthusiast or simply a sweet tooth looking for something yummy for the tummy, this show’s for you. Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Recipes, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged #pieceofcake, 2013 cake & bake show, baking, cake, cake & bake show, cake and bake show, competition, contest, earl's court exhibition centre, earls court, free, free tickets, freebies, London, piece of cake, retweet to win, sugarcraft, the cake & bake show, the cake and bake show, tweet to win, twitter competition, win tickets to the cake & bake show, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Win a £50 #Lobzilla Gift Voucher from Belgo and Celebrate Lobsterfest 2013

Posted on 2013-07-02 by tikichris

Love lobster? Check it out. London-based Belgian restaurant group, Belgo, is bringing back Lobsterfest for another year with three awesome dishes: a lobster cocktail (£9.95), a whole lobster salad (£19.95) and Lobzilla! – a whole grilled lobster served with frites, aioli dip and salad ((£19.95). And if that’s not enough to get excited about, I’ve got a £50 Belgo gift voucher to share with one lucky lobster loving reader. Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Social Media | Tagged @belgobill, £50 Belgo gift voucher, £50 gift voucher, beer, belgian beer, belgian food, belgian restaurant, belgo, belgo bill, Blanche de Bruxelles, Buy One Set One Free, competition, drawings, Drink, Food, Free Belgo gift voucher, freebies, frites, giveaway, grilled lobster, lobster, lobster cocktail, lobster menu, lobster salad, lobsterfest, lobzilla, London, National Lobster Hatchery, restaurant, retweet to win, twitter competition, white beer, win a £50 Belgo gift voucher, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 1 Comment

Enjoy a Big Night In – and a Chance to Win £500

Posted on 2013-06-27 by tikichris

Big Night In is a campaign launched by Money Supermarket to showcase how you can have a great night without blowing the bank. The campaign features a competition open to bloggers who are up for the “chance to show us just how much fun you can have with £50”. Every blogger who takes part in the competition will be given £50 and will be entered into a prize draw with one lucky winner receiving £500 just for having a bit of frugal fun! Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Competition, Money, Social Media | Tagged big night in, blogger competition, Blogs, competition, contest, money, money supermarket, social media, win £500 | Leave a comment

Speedy Spotlight: tikichris (Cision)

Posted on 2013-06-26 by tikichris

Check it out. Communications agency, Ciscion, has highlighted me in a “Speedy Spotlight” interview: Author Chris Osburn spoke to Cision about his love of London, targeting his audience and working with PRs. Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Cision, interview, London, Social Media, Travel | Tagged cision, interview, PR, public relations, speedy spotlight | Leave a comment

Win Smokehouse Barbecue Rubs, Mills and Sauces from @BartIngredients

Posted on 2013-06-22 by tikichris

Courtesy of Bart Ingredients, I have a yummy package of the new Smokehouse Barbecue range of rubs, mills and sauces to share with one lucky reader. Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Food, Freebies, Recipes, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged BARBECUE, bart, bart ingredients, BBQ, chipotle, competition, contest, Food, free, herbs, marinades, pepper mills, recipes, Rubs, seasoning mills, seasonings, Smokehouse Barbecue, social media, spices, twitter, twitter competition | Leave a comment

Win a Glenfiddich Single Malt Whisky Mini Set for your Dad. Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on 2013-06-14 by tikichris

Is your dad the best? Well, check it out! I’ve got a nice little treat for you to show you love him this Father’s Day: a Glenﬁddich Single Malt Whisky mini set! Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Drink, Freebies, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged competition, contest, dad, father's day, free, FREE WHISKY, freebies, giveaway, glenfiddich, glenfiddich single malt whisky, glenfiddich single malt whisky mini set, glenfiddich whisky, highland whisky, scotch, single malt, Single Malt Whisky, twitter, twitter competition, whisky, whisky giveaway | 2 Comments

Pinteresting Developments Worth Sharing – #PinItForwardUK

Posted on 2013-05-25 by tikichris

The folks at Pinterest have recently started to focus their attention on growing their presence here in the UK (Pinterest is a San Francisco start up). I don’t really have a problem with how things have been, but I suppose seeing more British and London relevant pins on there and not feeling that the site is so heavily skewed toward Stateside stuff could be pleasant change. And if any of the UK tweaking will result in more Brits and Londoners coming across my pics, that would be swell too Continue reading →

Posted in London Daily Photo, Photography, Social Media | Tagged #pinitforwarduk, chris botth, expatior, London Daily Photo, Photography, pin it forward uk, pinterest, social media | 4 Comments

I’ve Got 4 Pairs of Really Comfy Workforce Socks to Give Away

Posted on 2013-04-29 by tikichris

I’ve got 4 Pairs of Really Comfy Workforce Socks to Give Away. Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Freebies, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged competition, contest, cushioned foot work socks, cushioned soles, free, free socks, freebie, giveaway, retweet, socks, sockshop, twitter competition, work socks, workforce, workforce brand, workforce socks | 2 Comments

Win Free Breakfast in Bed and More with @Chobani_UK #nothingbutgood

Posted on 2013-04-26 by tikichris

Here’s a treat! I’m giving away a free breakfast in bed compliments of Chobani Strained Yoghurt! Are you my lucky reader who’ll get a full range of Chobani Strained Yoghurt plus a selection of teas with special tray, teapot and mug delivered to your door? Keep reading to find out how to enter! Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Social Media | Tagged breakfast, breakfast in bed, breakfast yoghurt, chobani, chobani strained yoghurt, competition, contest, Food, free, free breakfast in bed, freebies, GREEK YOGHURT, retweet, tea, twitter competition, win breakfast in bed with chobani, yoghurt | Leave a comment

Google Hangout with Chef Marcello Tully and Great British Chefs

Posted on 2013-04-20 by tikichris

I had a lot of fun last Saturday “hanging out” with Chef Marcello Tully of the Kinloch Lodge on the Isle of Skye. The Great British Chefs Google Hangout in association with Tesco Real Food offered an up close and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, Recipes, Restaurants, Scotland, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged chef, Chef Marcello Tully, Cooking with Kids, fish fingers, fish fingers recipe, GBC, google hangout, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Isle of Skye, Kinloch Lodge, Marcello Tully, Rice Krispie Fish Fingers, Skye, Tesco Real Food | Leave a comment

Go Green and Win a $50 Gift Card from @zinio #ziniogoesgreen

Posted on 2013-04-02 by tikichris

Zinio is offering one lucky reader the chance to “go green” and win a $50 gift card! Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Discounts and Special Offers, Freebies, Shopping, Social Media, Zinio | Tagged #ziniogoesgreen, $50 gift card, competition, free, free magazine subscriptions, free magazines, freebies, magazine discounts, magazine titles, magazines, subscriptions, win a $50 gift card, win free digital magazine subscriptions, zinio | Leave a comment

Spice Routes #wineNcanapes with …

Posted on 2013-03-26 by tikichris

I had a lot of fun at last night’s #wineNcanapes wine and Indian food pairing. It was one of those “get a bunch of bloggers in a room together” kind of nights. Really friendly, enthusiastic vibe and a good group of people. The food was absolutely gorgeous, the wine thoughtfully paired and the venue a fun and accommodating setting. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Social Media | Tagged #winencanapes, a grape night in, canapes, darjeeling express, Drink, edible experiences, Food, London, nuffnangx, school of wok, spice routes, wine, wine and indian food, wine tasting | 4 Comments

Win an Extra Thick Easter Egg from Hotel Chocolat

Posted on 2013-02-24 by tikichris

To celebrate the launch of this year’s range of Easter goodies, Hotel Chocolat is kindly offering one of these Extra Thick Eggs to one very lucky tikichris reader for free! Continue reading →

Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Easter, Food, Freebies, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged caramel, chocolate, chocolate easter eggs, competition, contest, easter, easter eggs, Extra Thick Egg, fine chocolate, free, freebie, Hotel Chocolat, milk chocolate, Rocky Road to Caramel, Rocky Road to Caramel Extra Thick Egg, Shopping, twitter competition | 9 Comments

I’ve Got an £80 Groupon Voucher to Give One Reader

Posted on 2013-02-14 by tikichris

Get £80 of Groupon Love with @tikichris Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Discounts and Special Offers, Freebies, Shopping, Social Media, Valentine's Day | Tagged £80 groupon voucher, competition, contest, free, freebie, giveaway, groupon, Valentine's Day, voucher | 2 Comments

In the Market for a New Car? “Reevoo” Your Options with Kia

Posted on 2013-02-12 by tikichris

In the market for a new car? Or maybe you’ve already found your ideal car and want to share your experiences to help others making similarly big and long lasting decision? Well, what better way to find the right car … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Shopping, Social Media, Uncategorized, Video | Tagged 2012 Car Manufacturer of the Year, buying a new car, cars, customer reviews, kia, reevoo, SPONSORED POST, Video, Which? | Leave a comment

British Airways “Perfect Days” App and the Eternal City (Urban Travel Blog)

Posted on 2013-01-24 by tikichris

The gist of my brief Roman holiday was pretty basic: eat a lot of pizza, walk around all over the place and brush up on my street photography. And, in that sense, the day was indeed a perfect one for me. Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Food, Italy, Photography, Restaurants, Rome, Shopping, Social Media, Travel, Urban Travel Blog | Tagged apps, BA, british airways, British Airways' Perfect Days, Fiumicino Airport, Food, hotel artemide, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, leonardo express, metro, Perfect Days, Perfect Days app, pizza, pizza taglio, public transport, public transportation, review, roma, rome, rome metro, sightseeing in rome, social media, street photography, trains, Travel, travel itinerary, urban travel blog | Leave a comment

Blue Monday Hugs with Greek Sunkissers + Win a Free Trip to Rodos

Posted on 2013-01-21 by tikichris

There’s a Facebook competition running now until the end of February encouraging Brits to help spread the sunshine. The winners will be flown to Rhodes by EasyJet for a week of luxury. For your chance to win, visit the Rhodes Facebook page: facebook.com/Rodosisland. Good luck! Continue reading →