Tag Archives: london 2012 olympic games

London Daily Photo: We All Make the Games

Posted on 2012-08-05 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged camera phone, LDP, leicester square, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, McDonald's, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Greco-Olympic Breakfast

Posted on 2012-08-04 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged all day breakfast, bethnal green, caf, cafe, caff, camera phone, greasy spoon, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone | Leave a comment

#iwasthere But … Westfield Closed to Non Olympic Ticket Holders Today and Saturday

Posted on 2012-08-03 by tikichris

If you’ve been to the Olympic Park or even just to Westfield Stratford City since the Games started you know that snazzed up bit of East End regeneration has become a bustling bazaar of gargantuan proportions. In fact, it’s so … Continue reading →

Posted in London, London 2012, Shopping, Travel | Tagged #iwasthere, i was there, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, westfield london, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Patch

Posted on 2012-08-03 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged british military, camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, military, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, security, smartphone, STRATFORD | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Metaphors and Expectations

Posted on 2012-08-02 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged apples, ATHLETES VILLAGE, camera phone, E20, EAST VILLAGE, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, STRATFORD | Comments Off

London Daily Photo: Eclipse

Posted on 2012-08-01 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged BT, camera phone, city of london, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, st paul's, st paul's cathedral, street photography | Leave a comment

Total #HomeAdvantage: Olympic Experience Delivered with BA Style and Comfort

Posted on 2012-08-01 by tikichris

Yesterday I moseyed around the Olympic Park and attended a couple of water polo matches as a guest of British Airways – another perk to being included in its Home Advantage Influencer Programme (see my post about visiting BA’s Waterside … Continue reading →

Posted in London, London 2012, Photography | Tagged #homeadvantage, anish kapoor, BA, british airways, don't fly support team gb, heathrow, home advantage, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic and paralympic games, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, McDonald's, olymic hospitality centre, olympics, orbital tower, water polo, water polo arena, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, world's largest mcdonald's | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Unrecognized Olympic Sports

Posted on 2012-07-31 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, lucha libre, mexican wrestling, mexican wrestling masks, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street photography, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Commuter Rings

Posted on 2012-07-30 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged camera phone, central line, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, london underground, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, trainers, tube, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Baby Steps

Posted on 2012-07-29 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged adidas, baby shoes, camera phone, Graffiti, john lewis, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, shoes, smartphone, sneakers, STRATFORD, trainers, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Starting Pistol

Posted on 2012-07-28 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in Graffiti, London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged camera phone, Graffiti, HACKNEY WICK, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, street art | 2 Comments

London Daily Photo: Inside the Ceremony

Posted on 2012-07-27 by tikichris

Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.

Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone | Leave a comment

£25,000 in Westfield Prepaid Cards + London 2012 Prizes #iwasthere

Posted on 2012-07-27 by tikichris

Show some love for your side of town and be in with a chance to win a Westfield shopping spree and more. Which do you prefer? Westfield Stratford City (an official London 2012 provider and the gateway into the London … Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Freebies, London, London 2012, Shopping, Social Media | Tagged #iwasthere, competition, free, freebies, i was there, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, shopping spree, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, team gb, visa prepaid cards, westfield london, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Here We Go

Posted on 2012-07-26 by tikichris

Posted in London, London 2012, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, london underground, olympics, STRATFORD, stratford station, tube | Leave a comment

Twenty Nights of Global Feasting at Stratford (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2012-07-26 by tikichris

Only a couple of minutes walk from Stratford Station, Westfield and the Olympic Park is Stratford’s Old Town Hall. But the building could be a world away if you didn’t know any better. And for a glimpse of pre-Olympic grandeur … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, London, London 2012, Restaurants | Tagged GBC, global feast, global feast 2012, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, old town hall, olypics, STRATFORD, supper clubs | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: To Victory

Posted on 2012-07-25 by tikichris

Posted in London, London 2012, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged Graffiti, HACKNEY WICK, LDP, lea river, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, olympic torch, olympics, Photography, street art | 2 Comments

Keep Out of London and Carry On 2012

Posted on 2012-07-25 by tikichris

Ready or not, here it comes. The London 2012 Olympic Games are upon us. So, what’s the best plan of action for catching up with colleagues and business partners during this time? It might just be to get a meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in England, London, London 2012, Money, Travel | Tagged birmingham, business meetings, england, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, meeting room, TFL, TRANSPORT FOR LONDON | Leave a comment

Royal Mail to Issue “Next Day” Prints of London 2012 Olympic Stamps (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-07-24 by tikichris

This will be the first time a host country has used action shots for stamps “next day” issued during the Games. The issuing of “next day” stamps is also a first for the Royal Mail. Read my complete post at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, CheapOair, England, London, London 2012, Shopping | Tagged 2012, cheapoair, england, gold medal stamps, London, london 2012 olympic games, olympics, royal mail, stamp collecting, stamps, team gb | Leave a comment

A Summer Like No Other Photography Competition

Posted on 2012-07-17 by tikichris

Mayor of London Presents and the Greater London Authority have announced a new photography competition to highlight what’s they reckon’ll be “a summer like no other.” The prizes are pretty awesome and the remit’s actually kinda fun. Check it out: … Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Freebies, London, London 2012, Photography | Tagged competition, digital camera, DSLR, free, freebie, great london authority, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, lumix g3, lumix s3, mayor of london, mayor of london presents, olympics, olympics games, paralympics, Photography, photography competition, summer like no other | Leave a comment

British Airways Home Advantage

Posted on 2012-07-16 by tikichris

British Airways invited me out to its Waterside international head office at Heathrow last week. The invite was a teaser of what’s to come with their Home Advantage Influencer Programme (apparently, somebody at BA reckons I’m influential – neato!). It … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, England, London, London 2012, Travel, Video | Tagged BA, british airways, british airways heritage centre, british airways heritage collection, don't fly support team gb, heathrow, home advantage, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london calling, london heathrow airport, olympics, speedbird centre, the clash, Video, waterside | 4 Comments

London Olympics Survival Guide eBook

Posted on 2012-07-10 by tikichris

London-based book publisher Fingerpress has just released a London Olympics Visitors Survival Guide, a photo-rich ebook featuring interactive “tap-maps” for the various Olympic Zones, panoramic photos, and its content can be extended by downloading an app which brings the guide’s maps to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, London, London 2012, Shopping, Travel | Tagged amazon, ebook, fingerpress, kindle, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london olympics visitors survival guide, OLYMPIC GAMES, travel guide | Leave a comment

Fattylympics

Posted on 2012-06-12 by tikichris

The Fattylympics is a community event satirising the You Know Whats in East London, 2012. It takes place on Saturday 7 July 2012, at Grassroots, Memorial Park, West Ham. It is free to attend and children are welcome. The Fattylympics is organised … Continue reading →

Posted in London, London 2012 | Tagged east london, Fattylympics, free, freebie, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, olympics, west ham | Leave a comment

“The World in London” Outdoor Photography Exhibition (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-05-23 by tikichris

The project brings together 204 specially commissioned photographic portraits of 204 Londoners, each originating from one of the nations competing at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. “The World in London” Outdoor Photography Exhibition OneTravel, 23 May 2012 Photography © … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, London, London 2012, OneTravel, Photography, Travel | Tagged 2012, exhibition, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic and paralympic games, london 2012 olympic games, OneTravel, Photography, portraits, portraiture, soho, the photographers' gallery, the world in london, victoria park | Leave a comment

Team GB Gets the Gold Medal Stamp of Approval

Posted on 2012-05-18 by tikichris

Historic “Next Day” Gold Here’s an Olympic first: next-day stamps to be issued by the Royal Mail for each Gold Medal won by the Team GB during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The main image of each Gold Medal stamp will, wherever … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, England, London, Shopping | Tagged 2012, gold medal stamps, London, london 2012 olympic games, olympics, royal mail, SPONSORED POST, team gb | Leave a comment

The Heathrow In and Out (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-04-12 by tikichris

With this summer promising (or should I say threatening?) to be the busiest in the history London Heathrow Airport, I thought it might be useful to share a few tips on how best to get in and out of the … Continue reading →