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Londonist
Get 2-For-1 Tickets To This Cracker Of A Christmas Fair Timeless festive cheer, guaranteed.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The White Horse, Churton Churton is not a place you're supposed to have heard of, so don't feel bad if you haven't. Unlike...
a year ago
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a year ago
Churton is not a place you're supposed to have heard of, so don't feel bad if you haven't. Unlike its larger, and lets face it more attractive, neighbour Farndon with its pretty medieval half-timbered cottages and 14th century church tower, or Tattenhall to the east, another...
Londonist
A Brief History Of The Metropolitan Line The world's first underground railway.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Fender’s First Ever Flagship Store by Klein-Dytham Architecture Fender, the iconic guitar brand, has opened its first-ever flagship store in Harajuku, Tokyo, riding...
a year ago
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a year ago
Fender, the iconic guitar brand, has opened its first-ever flagship store in Harajuku, Tokyo, riding on the wave of soaring demand of Guitars during the COVID-19 pandemic. Related posts: House Tour: Yoyogi Artist Studio (with a hidden bed) #thatPOWER | Will.i.am’s new music...
diamond geezer
The news from Birmingham Non-Hyperlocal update: The news from Birmingham 1) Ozzy the Bull, who you may remember stole the...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Non-Hyperlocal update: The news from Birmingham 1) Ozzy the Bull, who you may remember stole the show at the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, has been relocated to take pride of place at New Street station. To be fair he's been there since last summer but this is the...
diamond geezer
Central line upgrade #10002 ✅ Journeys January 2020 TfL started withdrawing rolling stock from the Central line as part...
a year ago
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a year ago
#10002 ✅ Journeys January 2020 TfL started withdrawing rolling stock from the Central line as part of an ongoing programme of refurbishment. All the motors need replacing, plus this offered the additional opportunity to add wheelchair spaces, LED lighting, CCTV and improved...
Londonist
There Are So Many Swan Lakes Coming To London This Summer The Year of the Swan.
8 months ago
diamond geezer
Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Things on Hills: Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Where the heck are we? The far side of Redbridge,...
a month ago
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a month ago
Things on Hills: Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Where the heck are we? The far side of Redbridge, almost in Havering Be more precise: On the southern edge of Hainault Country Park Nearest tube station: Fairlop, but 1½ miles away so hardly near Nearest bus routes: both the 247 and...
Londonist
Beavers Are Back In London For The First Time In 400 Years This'll bring a toothy grin to your face.
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do This August Bank Holiday Weekend In London: 26-28 August 2023 Carnival! Concerts! A food festival! Dog shows!
a year ago
Londonist
Which Tube Station Is Furthest From Its Namesake? How far is it from Kew Gardens to Kew Gardens?
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 12-18 February 2024 Copycat tube stations, odd benches and SIX new lines on the tube map.
10 months ago
Londonist
Where To Volunteer In London At Christmas 2023 Make someone else's Christmas special.
a year ago
Londonist
Fundraising Events In London For Medical And Humanitarian Aid In Gaza Some ways to support emergency response efforts.
a year ago
Londonist
10 DLR Trains Have Now Got Front Seat 'Control Panels' You Can Play With Sorry, that your KIDS can play with.
11 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Safest Countries for LGBTQ Travelers
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
A Relic of the Past, Shibuya Green Tea is Leafing Out Once Again Umeharaen, a green tea seller that once stood at the corner of Shibuya Crossing Shibuya typically...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Umeharaen, a green tea seller that once stood at the corner of Shibuya Crossing Shibuya typically conjures images of tall skyscrapers, neon lights, and the world’s busiest pedestrian crossings. Not tranquil tea plantations. But 150 years ago in the early Meiji era, Shibuya, as...
Londonist
"My Obsession With London's Modernist Council Estates" The beauty of the capital's social housing.
9 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Cherry Blossom Trees Sprout From Terunobu Fujimori’s ‘Kodamari Fuji’ Lodge The quaint village of Fujimi is located near the border of Nagano and Yamanashi Prefectures. Time...
a year ago
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a year ago
The quaint village of Fujimi is located near the border of Nagano and Yamanashi Prefectures. Time tends to pass a bit more slowly here where rice paddies overlook the Southern Alps, Mt. Yatsugatake, and Mt. Fuji. It’s here that architect-extraordinaire Terunobu Fujimori decided...
Spoon & Tamago
Forest Crayons Derived Solely From a Different Species of Tree Native to Japan Forest Crayons are a set of 10 crayons, each with a color derived solely from a different species of...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Forest Crayons are a set of 10 crayons, each with a color derived solely from a different species of tree native to Japan such as cedar, hazenoki and katsura. Designed by Saki Maruyama and Daniel Coppen of Studio Playfool, the crayons manage to repurpose Japan’s otherwise wasted...
diamond geezer
DIY blogpost For one day only I'm offering you the opportunity to write today's post. Ten or so paragraphs of...
a year ago
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a year ago
For one day only I'm offering you the opportunity to write today's post. Ten or so paragraphs of factual musings, hopefully entertaining and illuminating, for the wider readership to enjoy. I'll pick the topic, you provide the words. Don't worry, I'm not expecting you to write...
diamond geezer
Dangleway Week Often around this time of year I go totally tubular with a week devoted to the London Underground -...
a year ago
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a year ago
Often around this time of year I go totally tubular with a week devoted to the London Underground - five days of quizzes, quirks, commentary and obscure statistics. Well not this year. I should warn you that I haven't actually ridden the cablecar while researching these fifteen...
diamond geezer
Electric 358 A new bus has started running on route 358 between Crystal Palace and Orpington. They call it the...
a month ago
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a month ago
A new bus has started running on route 358 between Crystal Palace and Orpington. They call it the tram bus. It's not really a tram, it's "a bus with tram styling" according to the manufacturers, Spanish company Irizar. They make two lengths of vehicle and to be fair the 18m...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Five Great Places to Visit on Your Next Vacation to Florida
8 months ago
Londonist
Christmas Shows In London 2023: Fantastically Festive Theatre, Dance And Comedy Including a return for Elf The Musical - and a debut for Christmas Actually.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
10 Beautiful Tropical Islands to Visit in 2023
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Uenosuke Shitanosuke: Twin Tumblers that Fit Perfectly Together For all the preaching on the health benefits of drinking more water, very few tools help us actually...
a year ago
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a year ago
For all the preaching on the health benefits of drinking more water, very few tools help us actually achieve this. So when Taro Mukasa, an illustrator and toy designer at creative agency Zariganiworks came across a manga panel in which the protagonist declares that his hobby is...
diamond geezer
Wood End Do you ever look at the front of a bus and think "where the hell is that?"? actual place in actual...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Do you ever look at the front of a bus and think "where the hell is that?"? actual place in actual London. It even has a library, or rather it did but we'll get to that. You'll find it west of Sudbury, north of Greenford, east of Northolt and south of South Harrow, if that...
Londonist
Inside South London's Pay-What-You-Can Cafe South Norwood Community Kitchen.
8 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Where to Explore Maine’s Outdoors and Dining—a Local's Guide
4 months ago
diamond geezer
24 things to see in SE24 Only one London postcode area reaches the heady heights of 24 (because N tops out at N22). Come with...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Only one London postcode area reaches the heady heights of 24 (because N tops out at N22). Come with me to Herne Hill SE24. 24 things to see in SE24 1) Visit Brockwell Park finest parks perfectly plonked on a small hill with commanding views across much of central London. It...
Londonist
Where To Celebrate Hanukkah 2023 In London Where to celebrate Chanukah this December.
a year ago
Londonist
Wish You Were (Still) Here: Euston Station's Great Hall It would've been 175 years old this year... if it hadn't been reduced to rubble.
11 months ago
Londonist
Stratford Sphere Nixed By Mayor: But Where Else Could They Build It? Where to put a giant glowing sphere?
a year ago
diamond geezer
Wembley Brook THE UNLOST RIVERS OF LONDON Wembley Brook Sudbury → Wembley → Tokyngton (2½ miles) This one's minor...
a year ago
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a year ago
THE UNLOST RIVERS OF LONDON Wembley Brook Sudbury → Wembley → Tokyngton (2½ miles) This one's minor enough that I'd never heard of it before squinting more closely at a map of Wembley. This may be because the brook only spends a mile on the surface and spends the rest of its...
Londonist
A Map Of Westminster Place Names And Where They Come From From Maida Vale to Covent Garden.
8 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Why Hyatt's Zilara Riviera Maya Resort Is The Best Vacation Destination
a year ago
diamond geezer
Draw-Off For a few weeks every November the water level in the Thames in west London is deliberately...
a month ago
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a month ago
For a few weeks every November the water level in the Thames in west London is deliberately lowered. Draw-Off and it exposes more of the riverbed than usual. In order to carry out essential maintenance works on Richmond lock, weirs and sluices, it is necessary to hold up the...
AFAR Media - Travel...
A Guide to Guatemalan Food: 11 Essential Dishes to Try in Guatemala
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
10 Best Countries for Working Remotely in 2023
a year ago
diamond geezer
Leap day Leap day - 29 leap facts for February 29th 1) Leap years occur quadrennially, that's every four...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Leap day - 29 leap facts for February 29th 1) Leap years occur quadrennially, that's every four years. They're required because a solar year is almost exactly 365¼ days long, and over a four year period those four quarter-days add up to make one whole extra day. 2) Today is the...
Spoon & Tamago
A New Brewery in Yobuko Wants to Revive the Former Whaling Town Photos by Hiroshi Mizusaki courtesy Case-Real Architects The Town of Yobuko, located at the tip of...
a year ago
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a year ago
Photos by Hiroshi Mizusaki courtesy Case-Real Architects The Town of Yobuko, located at the tip of North-Western Kyushu, is named after the migratory path that whales swam. Beginning in the 1700s, Yobuko prospered as a whaling town, birthing the idiom, a single whale flourishes...
AFAR Media - Travel...
10 Best Places to Travel in September 2023
a year ago
diamond geezer
Washside postcards Washside postcards: Hunstanton → King's Lynn ✉ Head south from Hunstanton and the first village you...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Washside postcards: Hunstanton → King's Lynn ✉ Head south from Hunstanton and the first village you graze is Heacham, home of Norfolk Lavender. It describes itself as "England's premier lavender farm (est. 1932) with nearly 100 acres of lavender" so we had high hopes, but it was...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 25-31 March 2024 Catch up with the best Londonist articles from the past week.
8 months ago
Londonist
HMV Is Reopening Its Iconic Oxford Street Store... Again Music store returns for Christmas.
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Eat And Drink In The Foodie Heaven That Is Brick Lane Kimchi, ribs, clams - or just pork scratchings and a pint.
8 months ago
diamond geezer
Waverley This is Waverley, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer. She's currently on a two week foray...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
This is Waverley, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer. She's currently on a two week foray up and down the Thames Estuary and adjacent coasts. And if you'd been in Gravesend on Sunday evening you could have enjoyed a two-hour voyage up the estuary to Tower Bridge for just...
Londonist
Secrets Of 19th Century Workhouse Uncovered At St Pancras Dig Fireplaces, vibrant walls and hot water bottles revealed.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged 1984 31 unblogged things I did in December 1984 They didn't have blogs or the internet forty years ago,...
3 days ago
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3 days ago
31 unblogged things I did in December 1984 They didn't have blogs or the internet forty years ago, indeed my Sinclair ZX81 wasn't capable of much, but here are 31 things I didn't digitally publish at the time. To help you get your bearings I was 19 and December featured one week...
diamond geezer
SL5 Route SL5: Bromley North - Croydon Town Centre Length of journey: 7 miles, 35 minutes Superloop...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Route SL5: Bromley North - Croydon Town Centre Length of journey: 7 miles, 35 minutes Superloop sprang into action yesterday, and it's an oddity. Firstly it's the shortest of the seven circuitous routes. Secondly it doesn't serve any major centres of population other than at its...
Londonist
Doctor Who TARDIS And Sculpture Appear On South Bank See David Tennant regenerate into Ncuti Gutwa... and back again.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
In-Depth Review of Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape, a hotel in Bali, Indonesia
a year ago
diamond geezer
The five smallest parks in Barking & Dagenham Join me on a journey of data-driven disappointment as I attempt to answer a question nobody else is...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
Join me on a journey of data-driven disappointment as I attempt to answer a question nobody else is asking. What are the five smallest parks in Barking & Dagenham? map. "We're so proud Barking and Dagenham has 28 brilliant parks and open spaces which are much loved by so many...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Here's Your 7-Day Escape to the British Virgin Islands
a year ago
The Forney Flyer
South Sudan Photo Archives Here's some shots from South Sudan from the archives. These first three shots were taken just a few...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Here's some shots from South Sudan from the archives. These first three shots were taken just a few months ago, when I flew a Caravan load of medicines up to a remote health clinic in South Sudan. This is the only clinic that offers actual medicine and medical treatment in that...
Londonist
Around London In 14 Lions And Lionesses One to paw over.
a year ago
Londonist
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2023: A Guide To Visiting London's Huge Christmas Festival When to go, what to see and how to save money.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
9 Things to Do in Richmond
2 months ago
Londonist
The Dreamlike Tower Bridge From Poor Things Was Almost Real Yorgos Lanthimos revives Horace Jones' original design.
9 months ago
Londonist
TfL Raises Penalty Fare To £100 £130m-£150m lost a year thanks to fare dodgers.
9 months ago
Londonist
The Best London Pubs With Private Function Rooms To Hire Looking to party? We've got the pub for you.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Bow Roundabout update #4 Four months of major roadworks were supposed to begin at the Bow Roundabout on Monday. So how's that...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Four months of major roadworks were supposed to begin at the Bow Roundabout on Monday. So how's that going? Monday 30th September Tuesday 1st October I popped up to Old Ford to see what's happened with route 8 terminating one stop early. A temporary stand has been created...
Londonist
Never Before Seen Images Of The Rolling Stones To Go On Show In Notting Hill 27 rare pics of Mick, Keef and co.
10 months ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 18-24 March 2024 Our best articles from the past week.
9 months ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 16-17 September 2023 Comedy, podcasts, fashion exhibitions, Open House and the Great River Race.
a year ago
Londonist
16 Spring Day Trips From London: April 2024 Steam trains, flower festivals and a mysterious grotto.
9 months ago
Londonist
Christmas Gift Guide: London Themed Presents To Buy For London Lovers! Books, booze and unique stocking fillers.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Vote London 2024 There are now less than 20 weeks until the London Mayoral elections and most of the top candidates...
a year ago
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a year ago
There are now less than 20 weeks until the London Mayoral elections and most of the top candidates have laid out their key policies. Sadiq hasn't, his personal website is still a 1-slogan void, but as the incumbent it's easy to imagine what 'more of the same' might mean. Nobody...
diamond geezer
The City Wall at Vine Street Other Vine Streets are available. The City Wall at Vine Street Location: Vine Street, EC3N 2HT...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Other Vine Streets are available. The City Wall at Vine Street Location: Vine Street, EC3N 2HT [map] Open: 9am - 6pm (bank holidays excepted) Admission: free Seven word summary: a very old wall and some rubbish Website: citywallvinestreet.org Time to set aside: half an hour The...
diamond geezer
Majority Sweepstake On polling day, let's have a sweepstake on the size of the Labour majority. comments...
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On polling day, let's have a sweepstake on the size of the Labour majority. comments if(postComments['51253209151424'] != null){document.write(' (' + postComments['51253209151424'] + ')')}else{document.write(' (0)')}; n.b. If you don't think Labour are going to get a majority, go...
diamond geezer
Mansfield Park Some buses terminate at the most evocative literary destinations. K4 to Mansfield Park Location:...
6 days ago
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6 days ago
Some buses terminate at the most evocative literary destinations. K4 to Mansfield Park Location: London southwest, outer Length of bus journey: 7 miles, 45 minutes It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of an Oyster card must be in want of a...
AFAR Media - Travel...
You Can See the 2024 Solar Eclipse During This 22-Day Cruise
a year ago
diamond geezer
Sadiq's third manifesto Sadiq's manifesto has finally been published so let's take a look (mainly so there's a blogpost to...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Sadiq's manifesto has finally been published so let's take a look (mainly so there's a blogpost to check at the end of his term in 2028). Title: A fairer, safer, greener London for everyone Pages: 67 Top 10 pledges 1) Free school meals 2) Freeze TfL fares 3) 40,000 new...
Londonist
Is This The Oldest Surviving Poster On The Tube Network? The Otrivine gnome is not to be sniffed at.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Exiting Northwood I said I wasn't going to make a habit of this, and I'm not, but I've ticked off nine more. The...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
I said I wasn't going to make a habit of this, and I'm not, but I've ticked off nine more. The black ticks are all the crossings I've crossed and my latest tranche are on the eastern side of the map between Batchworth Heath and Oxhey Woods, i.e. this bit. this stretch of the...
diamond geezer
Bus timetables are rubbish TfL run all their services to timetable, but increasingly hide these from the public on the...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
TfL run all their services to timetable, but increasingly hide these from the public on the assumption we don't need to know. "The timetable redesign follows research that shows people want even more simplistic bus information than already exists. People want larger type and...
diamond geezer
Extinguishing the 497 This post is about little-used buses on the eastern edge of Havering. If you've never ridden the...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
This post is about little-used buses on the eastern edge of Havering. If you've never ridden the 346, 347 or 497 it may not be for you. least frequent bus (speciality routes excepted), and Geoff's just made a video about it. consultation to tweak/combine/withdraw these three...
diamond geezer
Doors Doors (by Christian Marclay) White Cube, Masons Yard 6-30 September 2023 10am-6pm, closed Sunday and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Doors (by Christian Marclay) White Cube, Masons Yard 6-30 September 2023 10am-6pm, closed Sunday and Monday Christian Marclay is always a treat, if what you enjoy is an exemplarily-crafted audio-visual montage. He's best known for The Clock, a 24 hour compilation of clips from...
Spoon & Tamago
The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is Keeping the Spirit of Wooden Architecture Alive Roughly seventy per cent of Japan is forested and therefore wood has been historically tied to...
a year ago
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a year ago
Roughly seventy per cent of Japan is forested and therefore wood has been historically tied to architecture and design since ancient times. In fact, the world’s oldest surviving wooden structure is the Horyu-ji temple that was built in the early seventh century. From the...
Herbert Lui
The new direction When you’re exploring a new direction in your career, you are bound to experience confusion. It is a...
a week ago
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a week ago
When you’re exploring a new direction in your career, you are bound to experience confusion. It is a particularly painful, vulnerable, emotion. You may experience an emotional instinct to reach out and fall back into the familiar. All of a sudden, the old, familiar, well-trodden...
AFAR Media - Travel...
A Weekend Guide to Skiing and Dining in Park City, Utah
a week ago
diamond geezer
First and last quiz First and last quiz All answers now in the comments box. chemical element 1) Ac 2) Be 3) Ce 4)...
a year ago
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a year ago
First and last quiz All answers now in the comments box. chemical element 1) Ac 2) Be 3) Ce 4) Cn 5) Cr 6) Fe 7) Gd 8) In 9) Sn  tube station 10) At 11) Ct 12) Fd 13) Hr 14) Ld 15) Mn 16) Ne 17) Rr 18) St 19) Tk 20) Ww   UK city 21) Ah 22) Bt 23) Cd 24) Dr 25) Ld 26) Nt 27)...
Cheese and Biscuits
Oren, Dalston Mumbling and grumbling during my journey to Dalston the other night, as the 38 bus did an average...
a year ago
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a year ago
Mumbling and grumbling during my journey to Dalston the other night, as the 38 bus did an average speed of just less than walking pace all the way from Holborn in the pouring rain, just helped to highlight how I end up travelling to some parts of town for dinner over and over...
diamond geezer
Bus of the day 177 Bus Route Of The Day 177: Peckham to Thamesmead Quadrant: London southeast Length of journey: 12...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Bus Route Of The Day 177: Peckham to Thamesmead Quadrant: London southeast Length of journey: 12 miles, 75 minutes Because it's 17th July I've been out riding the 177, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. There are more glamorous ways to travel. 177 is your friend, and...
Spoon & Tamago
Hyper Realistic Pencil Drawings of Metallic Objects by Kohei Ohmori Something must have come over me, says Kohei Ohmori, reflecting on the 280 hours or roughly 5 months...
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5 months ago
Something must have come over me, says Kohei Ohmori, reflecting on the 280 hours or roughly 5 months spent drawing a hyper realistic composition of a metallic bolt and nut using just pencils. The 30-year old artist, who has publicly discussed his struggles with OCD (obsessive...
Londonist
Supperclub.Tube: The Tube Carriage Serving A Six-Course Tasting Menu Definitely the best way to spend three hours on the tube.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Hayling Island Seaside postcard: Hayling Island Hayling Island lies just off the south coast near the mouth of the...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Seaside postcard: Hayling Island Hayling Island lies just off the south coast near the mouth of the Solent, just east of Portsmouth. It's England's 7th largest offshore island and 5th most populous, some way behind Wight and Portsea respectively, both of which are nextdoor. It...
AFAR Media - Travel...
9 Must-Visit Religious UNESCO Sites in Germany
7 months ago
Londonist
Petition Launched As Stratford's Beloved Market Village Suddenly Closes It'd been going for over 30 years.
11 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
The New Simose Art Garden Villa: Where Art & Hospitality Meet at the Sea All images © Simose Art Museum Stretching over an area of 4.6 hectares and situated alongside the...
a year ago
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a year ago
All images © Simose Art Museum Stretching over an area of 4.6 hectares and situated alongside the picturesque Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima is the Simose Art Garden Villa. Designed by architect Shigeru Ban (previously), the newly opened destination comprises ten villas, a...
Londonist
Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs Getting A Glow-Up - As Part Of Huge Park Revamp Italian Terraces will also be restored and replanted with wildflowers.
9 months ago
diamond geezer
Route 168 London's next dead bus 168: Old Kent Road Tesco to Hampstead Heath Location: inner London Length of...
a year ago
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a year ago
London's next dead bus 168: Old Kent Road Tesco to Hampstead Heath Location: inner London Length of journey: 7 miles, 65 minutes The 168 has been chugging up to Hampstead Heath since 1986, initially from Waterloo, then from Elephant & Castle and most recently from the Old Kent...
The Forney Flyer
Congratulations Hannah! Congratulations Hannah! We are so proud of you!
over a year ago
Londonist
12 Spring Day Trips From London: March 2024 Daffodils, dinosaurs and British fashion icons.
9 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
What to Do in South Lake Tahoe, California
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Shop the Best Artisan Goods in China, Colombia, and Spain
2 months ago
diamond geezer
Open House (2) For Open House Day Two I zipped around the capital and visited seven different and quite varied...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
For Open House Day Two I zipped around the capital and visited seven different and quite varied properties. It was a long day. I therefore don't have the time or energy to write about them all, not right now, so instead I've prioritised selecting some good photos and uploading...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Park City, Utah's Top Winter Activities for Families
2 weeks ago
Londonist
UEFA Euro 2024 Screenings: Where To Watch Matches In London 3 x 🦁 + 👕 = ⚽
9 months ago
Londonist
Pick Your Own Christmas Tree At These Festive Farms In And Around London Christmas jumpers optional. Wellies recommended.
a year ago
Londonist
Stratford Market Village To Reopen - Following Shock Closure In January "We are so glad to be back."
8 months ago
Londonist
Hundreds Of Boats Race On The Thames The Week Before Oxford Vs Cambridge Ever seen the Head of the River Race?
9 months ago
diamond geezer
London's most... Superlative posts I write a lot of posts about longest/shortest/highest/quickest/closest/first/last...
a year ago
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a year ago
Superlative posts I write a lot of posts about longest/shortest/highest/quickest/closest/first/last things so I thought I'd try compiling a clickable list. It took a while because I've written over 10000 posts, and it's bound to be incomplete for the same reason. But here it is...
Spoon & Tamago
Tomona Matsukawa’s Realistic Paintings Reconstruct Fragments of Everyday Life “Morning will come and my feelings will ease a little” (2024), Oil on linen mounted on panel...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
“Morning will come and my feelings will ease a little” (2024), Oil on linen mounted on panel Kyoto-based artist Tomona Matsukawa creates realistic and somewhat dramatic oil paintings that are each inspired by conversations with other women of her generation, often strangers. The...
Londonist
The Vagina Museum Is Reopening In November "We're absolutely delighted... we love a big opening!"
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Be Scottish In London Kilty pleasures
a year ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged October 31 unblogged things I did in October Sun 1: If you're putting together a 'Joyridden Cars Smashed...
a year ago
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a year ago
31 unblogged things I did in October Sun 1: If you're putting together a 'Joyridden Cars Smashed Into Bus Shelters' Calendar, this is the ideal photo for November. Mon 2: I've been enjoying the podcast Uncharted with Hannah Fry in which the BBC's go-to mathematician tells...
Londonist
Why The Hammersmith & City Is (Arguably) London's Newest Tube Line It's only been around since 1990 (sort of).
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Post Office Tower When it opened anyone could pay four shillings to take a lift to the top of the Post Office Tower,...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
When it opened anyone could pay four shillings to take a lift to the top of the Post Office Tower, and in that first year over a million people took up the offer. But the viewing platforms closed in 1971 following a terrorist explosion and the famous revolving restaurant closed...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 20-26 November 2023 All our best articles from the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
Jings! London Is Getting A Deli Selling Nothing But Scottish Food The Shoap opens in Angel in February.
10 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Past, Present and Future of Tokyo on Full Display in World’s Largest Architectural... From the deep forests of Okutama and the vibrant coral reefs of Ogasawara, to the sleepless neon...
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From the deep forests of Okutama and the vibrant coral reefs of Ogasawara, to the sleepless neon lights of Shinjuku, Tokyo truly is one of the most diverse cities. And while one could argue that it has enough night lights, a new nightly projection mapping display will light up...
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Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 23-29 October 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
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Best Of Londonist: 25 September-1 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
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A Brief History Of Tower Bridge The history behind London's iconic bridge
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diamond geezer
Bakerloo 40 Happy 40th Birthday to the Bakerloo line. that's 118, but the current extent of the line with...
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Happy 40th Birthday to the Bakerloo line. that's 118, but the current extent of the line with trains operating between Harrow & Wealdstone and Elephant & Castle. Elephant's been the southern terminus since 1906, despite umpteen attempts at an extension. But the northern terminus...
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The Natural History Museum Is Throwing Another Epic New Year's Eve Bash It's going to be WILD.
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diamond geezer
Bus of the day 197 Bus Route Of The Day 197: Croydon to Peckham Quadrant: London southeast Length of journey: 10 miles,...
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Bus Route Of The Day 197: Croydon to Peckham Quadrant: London southeast Length of journey: 10 miles, 65 minutes Because it's 19th July I've been out riding the 197, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. My apologies for the repetition. Threepenny Bit building, stopping not...
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United Becomes First U.S. Airline to Add Braille to Planes
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Green Link Walk 3 Let's return to London's newest official walkway, the Green Link Walk, which was launched on 1st...
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Let's return to London's newest official walkway, the Green Link Walk, which was launched on 1st March. If you need a map try here, if you need an app try here, if you want 45 pages of walking instructions try here, and if you're reading this several months in the future try...
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Best Of Londonist: 28 August-3 September 2023 Escaped monkeys, the Great Fire, and a new Eurostar service.
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Rude Tube: 160 Years Since First Naughty Graffiti On The Underground What *did* he write?
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London's weekly local papers In Motspur Park I saw a newsagent that still has an advert for the Surrey Comet above the awning. Is...
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In Motspur Park I saw a newsagent that still has an advert for the Surrey Comet above the awning. Is that still going, I wondered. And yes, it turns out it still publishes, though now as the Epsom & Surrey Comet. weekly local newspapers London still has. Barnet Borough...
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That Kiosk Outside The National Portrait Gallery Is About To Reopen As A Cafe From Victorian toilet block, to ticket booth... and now a bougie cafe!
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20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in June 2024 1) Whatever 16 members of the public have said, no occurrences of bedbugs have been identified on TfL services over the past two years. 2) London's least busy bus stop is at Dysart Avenue (I blogged about this in some...
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Tube And Trains Will Be Off-Peak All Day Friday For 3-Month Trial Drive to revive Fridays.
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Walking With The Snowman: Free Art Trail Comes To Fleet Street This Christmas We're walking in the aaaiiiiiiir.
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The Wombles April 1974 wasn't all about ABBA, it was also about the Wombles. Top 5 singles, week ending 27...
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April 1974 wasn't all about ABBA, it was also about the Wombles. Top 5 singles, week ending 27 April 1974 1) Seasons In The Sun (Terry Jacks) 2) Waterloo (Abba) 3) The Cat Crept In (Mud) 4) Remember You're A Womble (Wombles) 5) Angel Face (Glitter Band) As a nine year-old I was...
Londonist
The Next London Borough Of Culture Will Be Wandsworth, Followed By... Next two boroughs announced.
9 months ago
The Forney Flyer
Flood Relief Flying You may remember that I mentioned in a previous blog post a few weeks ago, that there had been...
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You may remember that I mentioned in a previous blog post a few weeks ago, that there had been severe floods in Western Uganda (and other parts of the country) in early-mid May. Well, several weeks later, we were given special permission by various authorities to fly relief...
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Two 24-Hour Tube Strikes Planned For April And May 2024 Aslef members say they're 'working harder and longer for less'.
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The World's Rarest Stamp Is On Display In London This September It's also the most expensive.
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BFI Flare: Huge LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Lands In London This March Feat. Layla, Close To You and All Of Us Strangers.
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diamond geezer
Pudding Mill Lane 10 The DLR's youngest station is ten years old today. Pudding Mill Lane opened on 28th April 2014...
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The DLR's youngest station is ten years old today. Pudding Mill Lane opened on 28th April 2014 and remains unnecessarily enormous. Caveat: The station which opened 10 years ago was a rebuild paid for by Crossrail, because the original sat on the precise site where purple...
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Get Free Entry To The London Dungeon This Monday To cheer you up on 'Blue Monday'.
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diamond geezer
Gherkin Christmas
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Building churches on housing estates When did they stop building churches on housing estates? Time was when even the smallest village...
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When did they stop building churches on housing estates? Time was when even the smallest village had a church, such was the domination of religion in our society. As towns and suburbs grew they too were always built with churches, often of multiple denominations, these an...
diamond geezer
An A-Z of London post offices I wanted to buy a dozen stamps. For this alphabetical challenge I needed a list of London's post...
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a year ago
I wanted to buy a dozen stamps. For this alphabetical challenge I needed a list of London's post offices, which is awkward because the Post Office's branch finder doesn't do lists, only "closest to"s. Thankfully this is a problem other people also have, and volunteers at...
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The 10,000th post Over at Spitalfields Life, The Gentle Author kicked off his excellent blog with the following...
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a year ago
Over at Spitalfields Life, The Gentle Author kicked off his excellent blog with the following promise... "Over the coming days, weeks, months and years, I am going to write every day and tell you about life here in Spitalfields at the heart of London. How can I ever describe the...
The Forney Flyer
MAF Liberia A few weeks ago I was asked to pop over to Liberia (on the west coast of Africa) to help with their...
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over a year ago
A few weeks ago I was asked to pop over to Liberia (on the west coast of Africa) to help with their flying for six weeks. Our Liberia program has been short on pilots and very busy with flying, so of course I was happy to help! Above is a shot of a bunch of Covid vaccines...
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29 Things To Do In London On 29 February Use your extra day of 2024 wisely.
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diamond geezer
Over 30 A heatwave in September is unusual but not unprecedented. Dates on which the temperature at...
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A Bonkers Alt Tube Map Feat. Clockwork Trains And A Sedan Chair Replacement Service Zones 8 to 9 are WILD.
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A Bald Man Chooses His Favourite Bald Spots In London The O2, the huge Hitchcock head - which is your fave?
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diamond geezer
Poet in residence A unique opportunity has arisen for creative narration, the post of poet in residence, five...
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9 months ago
A unique opportunity has arisen for creative narration, the post of poet in residence, five maintained by them: apply, Tower Bridge London Bridge Since medieval masons built a stone span with central chapel, Since pilgrims passed through in reverent migration, Since...
diamond geezer
Twickenham Riverside A Nice Walk: Twickenham Riverside (1½ miles) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, nothing...
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A Nice Walk: Twickenham Riverside (1½ miles) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, nothing too taxing, a bit of a stroll, lots to see, pretty views, leafy waterside, historic houses, plenty of seating, optional foot ferry, multiple refreshment opportunities, entirely...
Spoon & Tamago
Myaku-Myaku Footwear, Inspired by the Googly-Eyed Mascot for the Osaka Expo Myaku-Myaku, the unsettling googly-eyed humanoid that was selected as the 2025 Osaka Expo, has...
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Myaku-Myaku, the unsettling googly-eyed humanoid that was selected as the 2025 Osaka Expo, has inspired numerous spinoffs, both official and unofficial. And with exactly 1 year to go before the Expo, we should all expect to see a lot more. The latest iteration comes in the form...
diamond geezer
Dangleway Week (3) Danglegeek (6) Final facts • Did you know that if your Dangleway journey is delayed for 15...
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a year ago
Danglegeek (6) Final facts • Did you know that if your Dangleway journey is delayed for 15 minutes or more by bad weather, customer incidents, engineering works, security alerts or strikes you may be able to get a refund. It says so on the delay repay webpage. TfL website, one...
Spoon & Tamago
Spoon & Tamago’s Most-Popular Posts of 2023 It’s an annual tradition at casa Spoon & Tamago to reflect on the year that was by taking a look...
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12 months ago
It’s an annual tradition at casa Spoon & Tamago to reflect on the year that was by taking a look back at the posts that resonated the most with our readers. In doing so, we try to make sense of the year which, for Japan, was very much a year of homecoming. Japan felt like...
diamond geezer
Westminster 25 Silver Jubilee: Westminster Westminster's Jubilee line platforms opened 25 years ago today on 22nd...
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Silver Jubilee: Westminster Westminster's Jubilee line platforms opened 25 years ago today on 22nd December 1999. Westminster station - a clickable choose-your-own adventure (it is genuinely clickable - give it a go!) (1) You have arrived on the westbound Jubilee line...
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LNER Launches Its Summer Sale Hundreds of thousands of cheaper tickets available.
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Spoon & Tamago
Demographics Professor Warns that by 2531, Everyone in Japan Will be Named Sato image courtesy Mainichi Shimbun Despite today’s date, this is not an April Fool’s prank. At a press...
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image courtesy Mainichi Shimbun Despite today’s date, this is not an April Fool’s prank. At a press conference in Tokyo last weekend, professor Hiroshi Yoshida from the Tohoku University Research Center for Aged Economy and Society, sounded the alarm bell for a looming crisis. By...
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12 (Fairly) Festive Things To Do Near London: December 2023 Charming events within easy reach of London.
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Trafalgar 219 To celebrate/commemorate the 219th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, here are 40...
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2 months ago
To celebrate/commemorate the 219th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, here are 40 Trafalgar-based lists. Places called Trafalgar: cape in Spain, hamlet in Cornwall, town in Indiana, community in Nova Scotia, town in Victoria, waterfall in Dominica, village in South Africa,...
diamond geezer
Bletchley to Bedford for £1 This is England's best value rail ticket. £1. Why? What is going on here? Explain! Marston Vale...
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This is England's best value rail ticket. £1. Why? What is going on here? Explain! Marston Vale line, a minor branch line which has been suffering from an embarrassing lack of rolling stock recently. It was supposed to be operated by three converted District line trains -...
Spoon & Tamago
Coworking Space in Kinosaki Onsen Encourages Users to Take Bath Breaks Photo: Madoka Nishiyama courtesy KIAC This might very well be the coworking space of our dreams. The...
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a year ago
Photo: Madoka Nishiyama courtesy KIAC This might very well be the coworking space of our dreams. The Kinosaki International Art Center (KIAC) is a multipurpose community center located in Kinosaki Onsen, a quaint town on the coast of Japan that’s known for their natural hot...
diamond geezer
Ted Lasso in Richmond A Nice Walk: Ted Lasso (1 kilometre) Richmond as seen on Ted Lasso, nowhere near enough to make a...
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A Nice Walk: Ted Lasso (1 kilometre) Richmond as seen on Ted Lasso, nowhere near enough to make a day of it but a nice walk all the same. n.b. I'm walking the route suggested on page 26 of the Visit Richmond Guide 2024/2025 Turn left out of the station and cross the road at...
Londonist
Buy A Toy For One Of The 5,000 Poorest London Kids In London This Christmas Winter Toy Appeal back for 10th year.
a year ago
diamond geezer
DGD at 85 My Dad is 85 years old today, which is damned good going. Thu 20th October 1938 (0): A first child...
a year ago
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a year ago
My Dad is 85 years old today, which is damned good going. Thu 20th October 1938 (0): A first child is born to my grandparents. Home is a new-ish semi-detached house backing onto the canal. Born on the same day - long jumper Fred Alsop and singer Kathy Kirby. Wed 20th October...
Londonist
Artist Will Lie On Tower Bridge's Glass Walkway All Day This Saturday Thought-provoking work from Anahita Harding.
9 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Japan’s Jimi ‘Mundane’ Halloween Costumes of 2023 Ah, it’s Halloween weekend. And that means it’s time for our favorite Japanese festival Jimi...
a year ago
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a year ago
Ah, it’s Halloween weekend. And that means it’s time for our favorite Japanese festival Jimi Halloween, where people dress up in costumes so mundane they have to be explained. The tradition was started in 2014 by a group of adults at Daily Portal Z who “kind of wanted to...
diamond geezer
Mildmay Weaver Windrush We're still a couple of weeks away from the renaming of the Overground lines. On the left is the...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
We're still a couple of weeks away from the renaming of the Overground lines. On the left is the list of Overground line closures displayed at every station this week... It may look unfamiliar, and the line names may not mean much to you yet. But I'd hope we can agree it's...
Londonist
Tom Scott: 10 Of The Vlogger's Best London Videos From protected sightlines to buried coins.
11 months ago
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The Ultimate Guide to Budapest’s Historic Thermal Baths and Spas
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Literary Footprints 2024: Walking Tours Around Literary London Love books? Love London? Love this.
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Spoon & Tamago
Discover Fukui Sake Along the Kuzuryu River at Eshikoto all images courtesy Furuya Design Eshikoto is a brand created by Nizaemon Ishidaya, proprietor of...
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a year ago
all images courtesy Furuya Design Eshikoto is a brand created by Nizaemon Ishidaya, proprietor of the Kokuryu Sake Brewery which was founded in 1804 in the mountains of Fukui. With a motto not dissimilar to the famous quote from Field of Dreams–”if we make good sake, people will...
diamond geezer
Unblogged January 31 unblogged things I did in January Mon 1: I watched the New Year fireworks from the western edge...
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10 months ago
31 unblogged things I did in January Mon 1: I watched the New Year fireworks from the western edge of Canary Wharf, and they were a bit small and the Shard got in the way but at least I celebrated midnight at the right time, rather than slightly delayed on the telly. Tue 2:...
diamond geezer
10 Centuries in 1 Day One of the capital's best places to go walking is the City of London, and what's more they have the...
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7 months ago
One of the capital's best places to go walking is the City of London, and what's more they have the wherewithal to have created all sorts of self-guided walks for you to follow. 21 downloadable walks are listed on their old website (although they're increasingly hard to find...
Spoon & Tamago
Japan Society Presents a Festival of New Japanese Film this post is sponsored by Japan Society From July 26-Aug 6, Japan Society is presenting the 16th...
a year ago
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a year ago
this post is sponsored by Japan Society From July 26-Aug 6, Japan Society is presenting the 16th annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film. This year’s festival, which marks the first fully in-person JAPAN CUTS since 2019, features over 25 films from major blockbusters to...
Londonist
See The '12 Days Of Christmas' Decorations In Duke Of York Square "...And a partridge in a pear tree."
a year ago
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The Ultimate Friends’ Trip at Pendry Park City Resort, Utah
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diamond geezer
I'd never do that I caught the train from Whitechapel to Stratford, just the one stop, and saw lots of people doings...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
I caught the train from Whitechapel to Stratford, just the one stop, and saw lots of people doings things I'd never do. The woman alongside was eating chips, and I'd never do that. The smell of hot food always permeates, indeed her wafting fried odour proved this, so I prefer...
diamond geezer
A skinflint's guide to visiting London's zoos A skinflint's guide to visiting London's zoos London Zoo is an acclaimed repository of...
a year ago
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a year ago
A skinflint's guide to visiting London's zoos London Zoo is an acclaimed repository of globally-sourced animals, as well as a conservation hub and a prestige tourist attraction. But it's a bit pricey with tickets costing £27 on weekdays and £31 at weekends, or even more on the...
diamond geezer
Mayfair MAYFAIR £400   London's Monopoly Streets MAYFAIR Colour group: dark blue Purchase price:...
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2 days ago
MAYFAIR £400   London's Monopoly Streets MAYFAIR Colour group: dark blue Purchase price: £400 Rent: £50 Area: 1km² Borough: Westminster Postcode: W1 Mayfair was mostly fields until the late 17th century when Sir Thomas Grosvenor, a Cheshire baronet, made an exceptionally...
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do In London This Week: 18-24 March 2024 Things to do for under a fiver.
9 months ago
diamond geezer
In the shadow of We often say somewhere is "in the shadow of" something without it necessarily being true. The sun...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
We often say somewhere is "in the shadow of" something without it necessarily being true. The sun does not cast a shadow from the first location to the second, that's not how daylight works, so these places are not "in the shadow of". Let's start with something familiar in...
Londonist
Part Of The Piccadilly Line Is Closing For 5 Days This Month Heathrow will be off the cards.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Dangleway Week (2) Danglewatch (4) Dangleway dining North Heroica Pizza Bus is emblazoned with murals and...
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a year ago
Danglewatch (4) Dangleway dining North Heroica Pizza Bus is emblazoned with murals and 'hilarious' signs ("Unattended Children Will Be Given an Espresso And A Free Puppy"), so could hardly scream 'tourists welcome' any louder. cafe of the decent but dull variety, but it's...
Londonist
Review: Blockbuster Disney Exhibition Digs Deep To Deliver The Magic Fans will love this centenary show.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Trafalgar Square TRAFALGAR SQUARE £240   London's Monopoly Streets TRAFALGAR SQUARE Colour group: red Purchase...
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TRAFALGAR SQUARE £240   London's Monopoly Streets TRAFALGAR SQUARE Colour group: red Purchase price: £240 Rent: £20 Area: 3 acres Borough: Westminster Postcode: WC2 four streets on the Monopoly board (all the pinks plus Strand) and is also a property in its own right. I've...
Spoon & Tamago
Japan Quietly Shines at Milan Design Week Milan Design Week—Coachella, but for furniture—is running this week from April 16-21. All the...
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8 months ago
Milan Design Week—Coachella, but for furniture—is running this week from April 16-21. All the biggest names and brands in the design world descend upon the Italian city, which sees its population swell by nearly 25%. Now in its 62nd iteration, the design extravaganza is an...
Londonist
Eurostar Launches Flash Sale - With Tickets From £35 Dépêchez-vous!
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Things To Do This Weekend In London: 11-12 November 2023 The Lord Mayor's Show, music festivals, Diwali celebrations and more.
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Policing Brixton: An Insider's Account Book reveals what it's like to patrol the streets of Brixton, Clapham and Stockwell.
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In Pictures: London's Tube Station Gardens Which is your fave?
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Dew Drop Inn, Hurley I think the Dew Drop Inn must exist, because I have photographic proof I was there on Saturday...
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a year ago
I think the Dew Drop Inn must exist, because I have photographic proof I was there on Saturday afternoon, sheltering from the wind and rain in their front bar, cozying up next to a log fire and sipping on a pint of ale. I can see the payment on my credit card statement, I can see...
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Explore the Arctic's Beauty and Wildlife on a Luxury Cruise
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NYC-Based Cocktail Bar, Death & Co, Opens D.C. Location
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Londonist
Origin Of The Faeces: Massive Animal Poo Collection Drops In Kingston This show's going to make a splash.
a year ago
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On 29 February Do One Of These Things A Londoner Would Never Do From rickshaws to Angus Steakhouses.
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The Forney Flyer
From the Flight Line Here's some random shots from the flight line. First, one of our Cessna 208B Grand Caravans taking...
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over a year ago
Here's some random shots from the flight line. First, one of our Cessna 208B Grand Caravans taking off from our home airstrip in Kajjansi, Uganda. This aircraft is now serving in Liberia. I've always loved watching the sky and the weather. Last week I was out of the city and...
Londonist
A Glimpse Of London's Future, From 1924 Trains over Tower Bridge, airships from Westminster...
11 months ago
Londonist
See Dozens Of Tube Sketches At Barbican Library Martin Church's vibrant portraits in free exhibition.
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Dangleway speed Danglegeek (2) How fast? 2012 it was a two-speed service, offering 5 minute crossings before 10am...
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a year ago
Danglegeek (2) How fast? 2012 it was a two-speed service, offering 5 minute crossings before 10am and after 5pm on weekdays and 10 minute crossings at other times. In 2015 they also introduced slower 'night flights' after 7pm, this time taking 12-13 minutes, as a further nod that...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 28-29 October 2023 London's newest exhibitions, plus Halloween events, rugby screenings and more.
a year ago
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Dozens Of Vintage Boats Moor Up In Central London This September The (free!) Classic Boat Festival is back at St Katharine Docks.
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diamond geezer
Route 455 London's next dead bus 455: Wallington to Purley, Old Lodge Lane Location: outer London,...
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10 months ago
London's next dead bus 455: Wallington to Purley, Old Lodge Lane Location: outer London, south Length of journey: 13 miles, 85 minutes The 455, which dies soon, weaves a ridiculously contorted route around the broader outskirts of Croydon. It's particularly wiggly at the...
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13 Of The Best Irish Pubs In London Guinness, rugby, oysters and craic.
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10 London Buildings Added To Heritage At Risk Register Historic England's annual list gains 10 more entries.
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Spoon & Tamago
Tolerance Poster Show Debuts in Japan The Tolerance traveling poster show is a socially driven initiative that asks prominent designers...
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a year ago
The Tolerance traveling poster show is a socially driven initiative that asks prominent designers from around the world to create artworks with the word Tolerance in their language. The exhibition, which leverages art & design to spread its powerful message of respect for...
Londonist
TfL Poppy Roundels: Here Are The Underground And Overground Stations Where You'll Find Them London's trains and buses are 'wearing' poppies too.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Union, Rye Over the last, I don't know, ten or fifteen or so years - certainly since the expansion of the St...
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over a year ago
Over the last, I don't know, ten or fifteen or so years - certainly since the expansion of the St John universe but also since places like Lyle's and the Sportsman and the Draper's Arms spread their wings - a kind of consensus has appeared on what constitutes a Modern British...
Cheese and Biscuits
Restaurant Dominic Chapman, Henley-on-Thames This isn't going to be a very long post because, well, it wasn't a very long lunch. Sometimes you...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
This isn't going to be a very long post because, well, it wasn't a very long lunch. Sometimes you want to spend all day cooing over a tasting menu, getting through way too many bottles of wine and ending up leaving just as the next set of guests are arriving for dinner. Sometimes...
diamond geezer
Greens Once their leaves come out, trees are green until the autumn. But they're never as brilliantly green...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Once their leaves come out, trees are green until the autumn. But they're never as brilliantly green as they are in early spring when the leaves are still young. The canopy is a beautiful burst of light greens, a mix of subtle tones of jade and emerald. Here's the view from...
diamond geezer
Splitting lines Now that the Overground lines are being separately named, some people are asking whether other TfL...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Now that the Overground lines are being separately named, some people are asking whether other TfL services should follow suit. n.b. The answer to this question is 'No', but stay with me as we go through the motions. n.b. These days the Circle line shadows the Hammersmith &...
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Spoon & Tamago
Yoko Tada Began Painting in her 80s. At 100 She’s Publishing Her First Book “natsu no prelude” (prelude of the summer) by Yoko Tada won honorable mention last year from the...
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a year ago
“natsu no prelude” (prelude of the summer) by Yoko Tada won honorable mention last year from the Japan Watercolor Association The painter Yoko Tada is having what some would call “a moment.” Last year her work was recognized by the Japan Watercolor Association, an organization...
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Hotel Review: Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo in Panama City
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In Pictures: The East End Pubs Of London Bars stools, sticky carpets, cash only - bliss.
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diamond geezer
Tup'penny #10003 ✅ Analysis 2018 I bagged them up and took them to the bank, earning £13 for my trouble. What...
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a year ago
#10003 ✅ Analysis 2018 I bagged them up and took them to the bank, earning £13 for my trouble. What I wondered was what years my remaining 2p coins were minted in and how many years are missing. 1971 1980 1990 1991 1993 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008...
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