Tag Archives: London

London Daily Photo: Bridge

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London Daily Photo: Pause

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Take a Sake Masterclass at Sake No Hana, St James’s Street

Modern Japanese restaurant, Sake No Hana, is to launch an Introduction to Sake masterclass in July. I participated in a press preview of the class the other night and discovered that there’s a lot to learn about Japan’s celebrated rice … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Gap

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Tibits: All-Day Veggie Dream Boat Just Off Regent Street

Tibits is an all-day vegetarian restaurant and bar nestled within a quiet little alcove just off Regent Street. With a “food boat” featuring 40 hot and cold dishes where customers create their own buffet-style meal (either plated for eating in or in a container for takeaway), Tibits has plenty of quality dishes on offer for healthy conscious diners and folks with dietary concerns. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Untitled

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Just Opened London Connects You to What is New and Coming Up (CheapOair)

JustOpenedLondon.com launched back in the early spring as part of the equally fledgling Just Opened Network, a global network of sites dedicated to celebrating and sharing everything “just opened.” But for the time being, the main focus appears to be on London. Continue reading

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In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace

In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion, an exhibition currently running at The Queen’s Gallery, shines an intriguing light on the fashionable follies and sartorial considerations of 16th and 17th century nobility. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Take Aim, Let Fly

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Ride London’s Overground “Culture Line” (CheapOair)

The Overground’s East London extension opened in spring of 2010. This line runs from Highbury and Islington station in the north to Croydon to the south and is particularly useful – especially for culture vultures keen to check out London’s quirkier side. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: E20 Birdhouse

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Afternoon Tea at the Kensington Palace Orangery

I recently had an old friend from high school visiting London from the States and found the afternoon tea at the Kensington Palace Orangery to provide an ideal opportunity for a catch up with sightseeing. Continue reading

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British Summer Time Festival, 5 – 14 July at Hyde Park

You’ve heard about BST at Hyde Park, right? It’s going to be huge. Bon Jovi, the Beach Boys, Elton John, Lionel Richie, the Rolling Stones … and those are a few of the acts. Continue reading

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Can You Do the Wimbledon Wiggle?

Get your Wiggle on for your chance to WIN Wimbledon tickets with this fun video sponsored by Evian.

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London Daily Photo: Cheapside

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London Daily Photo: Dynamo Hanging Out at Westminster Bridge #livefornow

More photos of the Dynamo levitation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tikichris/sets/72157634304485116/with/9126960948/

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London Daily Photo: Hang Time

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London Daily Photo: Summer Glances

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Go on a Blind Date at the Charing Cross Theatre, London (OneTravel)

Direct from New York for a limited run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre is Blind Date starring Canadian comedienne Rebecca Northan as Mimi, a “lovable minx of a Parisian clown.” Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Reflections

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London Daily Photo: Little Red

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Pup Idol Dog Show at Hampstead Heath Pub, London (CheapOair)

Great news! One of north London’s best loved and most picturesquely placed pubs is going to the dogs. Continue reading

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#Herbfest at the Southbank Centre

Herbfest is a new “botanical experience” for summer 2013 at Southbank. It’s part of the greater Festival of Neighbourhood running until 8 September and provides London folk a riparian reason to learn about herbs, eat food prepared with fresh herbs and simply relax in a leafy green urban oasis. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Black Cabs

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London Daily Photo: Downs

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Amazing Video: See London’s Air Ambulance at Work

Discover how 4GEE helps London’s Air Ambulance save lives in this fascinating video featuring true to life London heroes. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Mare Street

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London Daily Photo: Golden

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Good Stuff

Check out thank-you-for-playing.com. It’s a lot of fun. Here’s a quick little list of good stuff I’ve recently come across and thought was worth sharing with you. Enjoy! Acer Iconia A1: Got ahold of one of these sturdy little tablets recently. At … Continue reading

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Lunch at Assiette Anglaise, Liverpool Road, N7

I had a fantastic lunch last week at Assiette Anglaise, a relatively new restaurant for Highbury and a welcome one indeed! It’s is a fine little neighbourhood brasserie which locals should be proud to call their own. Everybody else? This all day eatery’s only a short stroll away from Highbury and Islington Station (and is just about as close to Holloway Road and Caledonian Road stations too). The delighful meal I had was certainly worth the time I spent on public transport to get there. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Untitled

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Bourbon Tasting Flights and a Steak of the Month at JW Steakhouse, Park Lane

JW Steakhouse at the Marriott’s Grosvenor House hotel has recently introduced a couple of brilliant new reasons to pay this fine dining establishment a visit post-haste: a series of four bourbon tasting flights and a Steak of the Month. Both these offers represent deliciously good news to be sure! However, what is perhaps even more deserving of me shouting about you making speedy beeline to enjoy is the simple fact that, as I discover during my dinner last night, everything else about this American style Steakhouse is fantastic too. Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Whitechapel Market

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London Daily Photo: Save Our Sugar

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Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait at the Jewish Museum in London (CheapOair)

The answer to her hit song Rehab may very well be “NO NO NO!” However, if fans of British superstar Amy Winehouse are wondering whether they should check out a new exhibition in London that looks beyond the tabloid news and fame to focus instead on her family life, the answer is without a doubt, “YES YES YES!” Continue reading

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