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Good Stuff
Here’s a quick little list of good stuff I’ve recently come across and thought was worth sharing with you. Enjoy! Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, Freebies, Good Stuff, Hotels, London, Music, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged #fansoffizz, Benjamin Britten, blanc de blancs, CBSO Chorus, champagne, CHAPEL DOWN, charing cross hotel, Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, city of london, city of london festival, coffee, cookbook cafe, Edward Gardner, english sparkling wine, Evelina Dobraceva, fans of fizz, food and drink festival, free coffee, free hot drinks at waitrose, free tea, freebies, good stuff, hotel, hotels, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, live performance, London, lonon, Ludlow, Ludlow Food and Drink Festival, Ludlow Food and Drink Festival Preview, mayfair, music, mywaitrose, park lane, Russell Braun, Shopping, sparkling wine, st paul's cathedral, tea, tikichirs, Toby Spence, WAITROSE, war requiem, wine, wine tasting, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Four of This Summer’s Best European Music Festivals (OneTravel)
Here comes summer (and not soon enough!). For the young and the youthful among European music fans that means it’s time to party. Heading to Europe this summer and hoping to add an extra dose of fun to your vacation? Check out this four unique music festivals. All four are great value for money too! Continue reading
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Posted in Hotels, Music, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Alt-J, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Bulgaria, camping, Croatia, dance, dance music, Disclosure, Echo Festival, Editors, europe, FESTIVALS, Hey, hotels, Kendrick Lamar, Kings Of Leon, Maria Peszek, Meadows In The Mountains Festival, Modest Mouse, music, music festivals, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, OneTravel, Open'er Festival, poland, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rihanna, romania, Skunk Anansie, SunSplash Festival, Tame Impala, Travel, turkey, underground music
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Meet London’s Top Bloggers (Guomon Blog)
What makes London such a great place to eat? Perhaps it’s the fact that it is such a global melting pot, or that its residents are so game to try new things — pushing our chefs to innovate. Whatever it is, London’s food scene is inspiring countless bloggers to chronicle their eating experiences online. Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Drink, Food, Hotels, interview, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged brasserie at the cumberland, Cumberland Hotel, Drink, Food, Guoman Blog, Guoman Hotels, hotels, interview, London
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Where to Dine in Knightsbridge (OneTravel)
With Hyde Park, a wealth of museums and some of Europe’s most fashionable shops all here, knowing where to refuel in Knightsbridge could prove crucial to your London visit. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Bar Boulud, brompton road, cafe, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, fine dining, harrrods, HARVEY NICHOLS, HARVEY NICHOLS' FIFTH FLOOR, hotels, JUMEIRAH CARLTON TOWER, knightsbridge, knightsbridge restaurants, London, mamounia lounge, mamounia lounge knightsbridge, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, marcus wareing, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STORE, OneTravel, restaurants, review, Rib Room, SW3, The Berkeley
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Win a Free Limited Edition Duro Olowu Umbrella – Courtesy of Le Méridien Piccadilly
Would you like an attractive limited edition designer umbrella to shield yourself from the element in style? Then keep reading because I’ve got a beauty of a parasol to giveaway. One of the highlights of my “Le Méridien at Frieze” experience … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Competition, Design, Freebies, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Shopping
Tagged Art, compeitition, contemporary art, designer, duro olowu, fashion, free, freebie, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, giveaway, hotels, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, limited edition, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, regent's park, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, umbrella
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Limited Edition Duro Olowu Umbrellas
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Le Méridien supported Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, OFT has commissioned Duro Olowu to design two exclusive umbrellas. The limited edition umbrellas (500 colour, 1000 black and white, both featuring … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Design, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Shopping
Tagged Art, contemporary art, designer, duro olowu, fashion, frieze, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, hotels, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, limited edition, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, regent's park, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, umbrella
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Le Méridien at Frieze 2012
I just got back to my flat from a bit of an artsy fartsy staycation here in London. Spending the past few nights at Le Méridien Piccadilly as a participant in the hotel’s blogger outreach initiative, I was wined, dined … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Travel
Tagged Art, Aurel Schmidt, contemporary art, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, Galerie Crèvecœur, Galerie Eigen + Art, galleries, hotels, Jayson Musson, JEAN DUBUFFET, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, London, Martin Eder, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, Pace Gallery, piccadilly circus, regent's park, review, Salon 94, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, WADDINGTON CUSTOT GALLERIES, Xavier Antin
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Some of London’s Best Terraced Restaurants and Bars (OneTravel)
There’s still a bit of summer left and when the weather’s nice, dining al fresco or having a drink in the great urban outdoors feels great and offers a delectable opportunity to people watch. Here’s a list of some of … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged BARS, CASSIS, DEAN STREET TOWNSHOUSE, FLORIPA, FORNATA, hotels, London, MOMO, OneTravel, OUTDOOR DINING, pizza east, PIZZA EAST PORTOBELLO, restaurants, sanderson, TERRACED BARS, TERRACED RESTAURANTS
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Noma Comes to London … Sort of (CheapOair)
René Redzepi, head chef of Noma in Copenhagen, has announced plans to unveil “A Taste of Noma at Claridge’s” as he joins forces with London’s landmark Claridge’s hotel this summer to mark the celebrations of the London Olympics 2012. Noma … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, Hotels, London, London 2012, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged A TASTE OF NOMA AT CLARIDGE'S, cheapoair, CLARIDGE'S, hotels, London, noma, nordic cuisine, René Redzepi, restaurants, restaurnats
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Albemarle Street in London (OneTravel)
Albemarle Street in London OneTravel, Nov 27, 2011 Across from Green Park and the Ritz, Albemarle is one of London’s most fashionable and fabled of destinations. READ MY COMPLETE POST: Albemarle Street in London
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London Goes Big for Breakfast and Brunch (OneTravel)
London Goes Big for Breakfast and Brunch OneTravel, Nov 26, 2011 For a particularly ravenous start to your day, here are a few top recs for an equal parts high quality/high quantity breakfast (and brunch) in London … READ MY … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, OneTravel, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged breakfast, brunch, cookbook cafe, FOX & ANCHOR, full english breakfast, hawksmoor, hotels, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, London, meat, morning, OneTravel, pub, restaurants
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London Food & Drink News: 20 October 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 20 October 2011 Londonist, October 20, 2011 at 16:00 pm Apple Day, a 2fer deal at a Spitalfields pub, a meaty feasting night in Whitechapel and cocktails for calorie counters at a swish hotel bar. READ … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged ADRIAN SOUTHALL, ANGELA HARTNETT, APPLE DAY, BARS, borough market, EMMA DUGGAN, FORTNUM & MASON, hotels, London, london food & drink news, Londonist, pubs, restaurants, ROCKWELL BAR, THE WATER POET, TRAFALGAR HOTEL, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY DINING ROOM
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The Olde Bell: Stay and Feast at One of England’s Oldest Inns (OneTravel)
The Olde Bell: Stay and Feast at One of England’s Oldest Inns OneTravel, Sep 27, 2011 … for all its history and antiquated charm, lodgings at the Olde Bell feature lots of mod coms. Free WiFi throughout the inn’s five buildings with … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Food, Hotels, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged berkshire, coaching inn, Drink, england, Food, hotels, hurley, inn, OneTravel, river thames, thames, the olde bell, Travel
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Play a Quiz and Win a Radisson Blu Weekend for Two and More
Radisson Blu hotels is running a pretty cool competition at the moment with a chance to win a bunch of great prizes including weekends for two at one of the following Radisson hotels: Milan, Madrid, Berlin, Helsinki or Hamburg. How … Continue reading
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Posted in Hotels, Travel
Tagged Berlin, competition, free, Hambur, Helsinki, hotels, Madrid, Milan, quiz, radisson blu
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Discovering the Right Boutique Hotel for You
When booking a hotel, if you can “go boutique” I reckon you should …. most of the time anyway (I recently had a very comfortable and convenient stay at the high rise and well heeled Presidente Intercontinental Mexico City and … Continue reading
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Win a Free Week’s Stay at Park Inn Manchester, Berlin or Djerba, Tunisia
Park Inn Hotels are running a competition with a chance to win some killer prizes, such as iPads (ooh!) and £250 hotel vouchers which can be used at more than 200 hotels in 16 countries (including Park Inn, Radisson Blu … Continue reading
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Creative Networks in Leeds (Qype Community)
Creative Networks in Leeds Qype Community, October 1st 2010 Leeds – yay (well, except for the weather this morning). Creative people getting together to talk shop – yay! A comfortable stay at a convenient hotel – yay. READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Hotels, Travel
Tagged creative networks, hotels, leeds, networking, Qype, qype community
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Paris Please
I’ve got this theory that if I write about something I desire, there’ll be a much greater chance of it happening. I make all sorts of lists (upon lists upon lists) all the time about stuff I want or need … Continue reading
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Good Hotels in Dublin?
I’m just back from a few days at the Bushmills Inn and Distillery in Northern Ireland. I had a wonderful time (and don’t worry – there’ll be much more blogging about that trip to come). It was my second time … Continue reading
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Where to Stay in Dubai?
Photo by Peter the painter As mentioned about a week ago, I’ve got this fanciful idea swimming around in my head of possibly visiting Dubai sometime the near future to have a look see at some art. The best times … Continue reading
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Posted in Travel
Tagged burj al arab, dubai, hotels, le royal meridien beach resort and spa, rush inn, UAE, united arab emirates
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Ask a Concierge: Mustafa El’mari, Head Concierge of The Montague on the Gardens (Londonist)
Ask a Concierge: Mustafa El’mari, Head Concierge of The Montague on the Gardens Londonist, June 9, 2010 3:25 PM Having worked in the hotel industry for almost 40 years, Mustafa El’mari has been Head Concierge at the Montague on the … Continue reading
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Posted in London, Travel
Tagged ask a concierge, bloomsbury, concierge, hotels, London, Londonist, mustafa el'mari, the montague, the montague on the gardens
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Hotels in Thailand (OneTravel)
Hotels in Thailand OneTravel, January 21, 2010 Travelling in Thailand offers an opportunity to indulge in the comforts of some of the world’s most stylish small hotels. Here’s a review of three equally lovely yet otherwise very different small boutique … Continue reading
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Boutique Hotels in Thailand – The Difference is in the Design
Small, stylish and unique, the beauty of boutique hotels is in the individual design of each accommodation. A recent week’s visit to Thailand offered the perfect opportunity to indulge in the comforts of three equally lovely yet otherwise very different … Continue reading
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Qyping Through Thailand (Qype does London)
Qyping Through Thailand Qype does London, December 2nd 2009 Here’s the scoop on three fantastic hotels I recently visited while in Thailand. Each of the three could be described as “boutique” but the individual take on that concept as well … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Thailand, Travel
Tagged bangkok, hotels, hua hin, krabi, Qype, Qype Does London, resorts, review, Thailand, tiki chris
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Monkeying around with Fairtrade Bananas at the Royal Lancaster Hotel (Qype does London)
Monkeying around with Fairtrade Bananas at the Royal Lancaster Hotel Qype does London, March 9th 2009 … laughs aside, the Royal Lancaster’s focus on “energy and environment within the hotel industry” is commendable. More London hotels should follow the Royal Lancaster’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London
Tagged bananas, fairtrade, hotels, London, Qype, Qype Does London, royal lancaster
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