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One from Nippon
A peek inside Japan's largest Dagashi store Every morning, 67-year Hideyuki Akiyama drives to his store along the rural roads of Okayama in...
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a year ago
Every morning, 67-year Hideyuki Akiyama drives to his store along the rural roads of Okayama in Western Japan. Today is no different. A line of excited customers queuing up before the shutters are open. “Disneyland isn’t our land of dreams, this is!” says one 20-something woman.
Londonist
Rare Chelsea Books: Memories Of A Bookshop On The King's Road "We discouraged visitors from bringing in galettes, to prevent sticky fingers."
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 5-11 February 2024 Do cool stuff for under a fiver.
10 months ago
Londonist
Christmas Carol Concerts In London To Make You Feel All Warm And Fuzzy Inside This December Including one with dogs. Woof!
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Craft Your Own Salt From Over 600 Varieties at this New Salt Specialist in Tokyo unless otherwise noted, all photos by Takeshi Shinto This summer, a unique store opened in Tokyo....
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3 months ago
unless otherwise noted, all photos by Takeshi Shinto This summer, a unique store opened in Tokyo. Located just a few steps away from Tokyo Sky Tree is “Guruguru Shakashaka,” a salt specialty store that lets you explore 600 varieties of salt and then blend your own. Equally unique...
diamond geezer
St Paul's Cathedral On Lord Mayor's Show day entrance to St Paul's Cathedral is free. Today's post comes free with 30...
a year ago
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a year ago
On Lord Mayor's Show day entrance to St Paul's Cathedral is free. Today's post comes free with 30 photos on Flickr. n.b. Doors open at 8.30am, so if you get there early you can get minimal people in your photos. 20 things to see inside St Paul's Cathedral Nave 1) The font...
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...
Londonist
Halloween 2023: Parties, Events And Things To Do In London Get your spook on.
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 13-19 November 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
Londonist
Literary Footprints 2024: Walking Tours Around Literary London Love books? Love London? Love this.
10 months ago
Londonist
Dickens Tourism In London Has Been A Thing Since Victorian Times And you won't believe who started it, either...
a year ago
diamond geezer
nonetheless In January 2020 I wrote a post listing all the places I'd bought a new Pet Shop Boys album. It...
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7 months ago
In January 2020 I wrote a post listing all the places I'd bought a new Pet Shop Boys album. It started with me buying Please on cassette from Our Price in Watford High Street on 24th March 1986, and ended as follows. Hotspot (24th January 2020) Bought from: Sister Ray, Berwick...
Spoon & Tamago
In an Appeal to Young Workers, a Manufacturing Company Steps Away from Obscurity all photos by Takumi Ota courtesy Schemata Architects For decades, Japanese manufacturers have...
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2 months ago
all photos by Takumi Ota courtesy Schemata Architects For decades, Japanese manufacturers have worked in obscurity, churning out parts for the world’s biggest automakers and smartphone brands. And for the most part—largely owing to the confidential nature of their work—they have...
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Trip Ideas Around the World for Adventurous Travelers
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
A Weathered Copper Facade Oxidized by Soy Sauce Defines Suetomi’s New Kyoto Cafe Suetomi, the well-established Japanese Confectionery shop in Kyoto, has started a new venture with a...
a year ago
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a year ago
Suetomi, the well-established Japanese Confectionery shop in Kyoto, has started a new venture with a café business named AoQ Related posts: Kaikado’s Tea and Coffee Cafe in Kyoto Cafe Fang: An Oasis of Books and Coffee in Kyoto Discover Souvenirs Galore at Kyoto’s Newest Gift...
Londonist
A White Knuckle Guide To High Adrenaline Activities In London Feel the fear and do it anyway.
11 months ago
Londonist
10 Rather Shocking Images From A Victorian Tabloid Bread riots, carriage crashes, and tussling with bears.
11 months ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Evernight, Battersea Knowing we would be having dinner at Evernight I thought aperitifs at Homeboy Battersea, just around...
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a year ago
Knowing we would be having dinner at Evernight I thought aperitifs at Homeboy Battersea, just around the corner in the same building, would be a nice way to kick off the evening. I was at Homeboy a couple of years ago just after it had opened, was treated to a very decent burger...
diamond geezer
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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5 months ago
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...
Londonist
Guess What Our Most-Read Article Of 2023 Was... You love Christmas and the tube - but what was numero uno?
12 months ago
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The Safest Countries for LGBTQ Travelers
a year ago
Londonist
10 Under-Appreciated Buildings On London's South Bank From Italianate hospitals to bucolic almshouses.
a year ago
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11 Best Fanny Packs & Sling Bags for Travel (2023)
a year ago
diamond geezer
The zone 1 challenge It's time once again to go on a pointlessly challenging train journey. How many zone 1 stations can...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
It's time once again to go on a pointlessly challenging train journey. How many zone 1 stations can you travel through without repeating any? And there are 72 zone 1 stations altogether, so it's going to be a long journey. It's perhaps best to think of the question as...
diamond geezer
Prince Henry's Room Open House is here again, indeed it kicked off earlier than the first official weekend which is how...
a year ago
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a year ago
Open House is here again, indeed it kicked off earlier than the first official weekend which is how yesterday I managed to visit an unvisitable tourist attraction. Open House: Prince Henry's Room (17 Fleet Street) Prince Henry's Room is a first-floor Jacobean chamber...
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Where to Celebrate Pride in Washington, D.C.
a year ago
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What It Was Like to Walk Across Liechtenstein
a year ago
diamond geezer
London's highest High Street London's highest High Street High Street (Downe) [155m] High Street should be in Downe. Downe is...
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6 months ago
London's highest High Street High Street (Downe) [155m] High Street should be in Downe. Downe is a proper village surrounded by fields, not far from Biggin Hill airport. It used to be in Kent but is now in the outer orbit of the London borough of Bromley. It has two village...
Londonist
Fancy Eating Cricket-Topped Hummus At This Bug-Based Restaurant? Celeb chefs dish up bugs at this pop-up.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Reasons Why Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Are the Getaway Destinations
a year ago
Londonist
The Vagina Museum Is Reopening In November "We're absolutely delighted... we love a big opening!"
a year ago
Londonist
Happisburgh: Where People Lived On The Thames A Million Years Ago The Thames had history 40,000 generations before the Romans.
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 4-10 September 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Nord, Liverpool In a town that already plays host to wonderful places like Wreckfish and Manifest, you'd think that...
a year ago
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a year ago
In a town that already plays host to wonderful places like Wreckfish and Manifest, you'd think that the opening of another reasonably-priced, seasonal modern British restaurant in the centre of Liverpool would be a shoo-in for success. With demand already proven for this kind of...
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
Unblogged 1984 30 unblogged things I did in April 1984 They didn't have blogs or the internet forty years ago,...
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30 unblogged things I did in April 1984 They didn't have blogs or the internet forty years ago, indeed my Sinclair ZX81 wasn't capable of much, but here are 30 things I didn't digitally publish at the time. To help you get your bearings I was 19 and most of this is the Easter...
diamond geezer
Transport Freedom I love my Travelcard because it allows me to take multiple journeys anywhere I like whenever I like....
11 months ago
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11 months ago
I love my Travelcard because it allows me to take multiple journeys anywhere I like whenever I like. For a one-off fee I can roam on all TfL modes of transport in my chosen zones. I can go to Woolwich, then West Ealing, then Wood Green if I so choose. I can change my mind mid...
diamond geezer
Single life Single life Yes, I used to post this every year, but now I only do it every five. Single: You get...
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a month ago
Single life Yes, I used to post this every year, but now I only do it every five. Single: You get the whole duvet to yourself. Coupled: You don't need a hot water bottle. Single: There's half as much ironing to do. Coupled: There's twice as much ironing to do but somebody else...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Turkish Airlines Launches New Flights to Istanbul From Detroit
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Celebrate Lunar New Year And Chinese New Year 2024 In London Events and celebrations to welcome 2024's Year of the Dragon.
11 months ago
Londonist
15 Delightful Day Trips From London: November 2023 Charming events within easy reach of London.
a year ago
Londonist
David Hockney Makes A Splash With His Battersea Power Station Christmas Trees You can see them every night till Christmas Day.
a year ago
The Forney Flyer
And Here We Go Trying Yet Again... There are so many good reasons/excuses I could give you as to why I did just one blog post last...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There are so many good reasons/excuses I could give you as to why I did just one blog post last June, with indications that I would start consistently blogging again, and then I disappeared... again. I could tell you that life has been super crazy busy, and that by...
Londonist
Another Dazzling Light Show Comes To This Central London Church This Winter Luxmuralis work their magic at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Whitechapel Road WHITECHAPEL ROAD £60   London's Monopoly Streets WHITECHAPEL ROAD Colour group: brown Purchase...
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WHITECHAPEL ROAD £60   London's Monopoly Streets WHITECHAPEL ROAD Colour group: brown Purchase price: £60 Rent: £4 Length: 1 kilometre Borough: Tower Hamlets Postcodes: E1 Whitechapel Road would be the first square. Instead it's the second brown, the more expensive of the...
Londonist
Where On The Tube Can You See A WWII Gun Emplacement? A defensive relic on the District line.
a year ago
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 &...
Londonist
It Wasn't Fun Unwrapping Christmas Parcels At Mount Pleasant In 1927 "We are absolutely fed up with Christmas" complained staff.
a year ago
Londonist
Frieze Sculpture 2023: Regent's Park Turns Into A Free Outdoor Art Gallery This Autumn 22 playful works of art sprinkled around the English Gardens.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Words on shops Today's post is about the words you see on small convenience stores and how they've...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Today's post is about the words you see on small convenience stores and how they've changed. Newsagents • Cigarettes • Ice Cream Newspapers aren't the daily draw they used to be, Cigarettes have been leapfrogged by a selection of fragrant vapes and Ice Cream is no longer an...
diamond geezer
Brookside Close London's Soap Streets Albert Square E15 and Albert Square SW8. Coronation Street but the capital...
a year ago
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a year ago
London's Soap Streets Albert Square E15 and Albert Square SW8. Coronation Street but the capital doesn't have one. Come with me to the borderlands between South Ruislip and South Harrow... Brookside Close HA2 namesake cul-de-sac can be found beside the big roundabout on...
Londonist
HS2: What's Going On? Is Is Still Going To Euston? Is It Too 'Londoncentric'? This could just be the fattest, whitest elephant ever to lumber across Britain.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Random Bexley Footpath I worry sometimes that my content isn't niche enough. Things to do in Wood End. Roadworks at the Bow...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
I worry sometimes that my content isn't niche enough. Things to do in Wood End. Roadworks at the Bow Roundabout. A walk along the Burnt Oak Brook. So today I'm going all-out niche in an attempt to dampen interest even further. Welcome to Random Bexley Footpath. All Outer London...
Cheese and Biscuits
Bouchon Racine, Farringdon Such is the cyclical nature of these things, trends in food or clothing or plenty of other areas...
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a year ago
Such is the cyclical nature of these things, trends in food or clothing or plenty of other areas besides will, given long enough, find themselves fading in and out of favour. There was a time, within living memory, when French cuisine was considered the gold standard of...
One from Nippon
A peek into Japan’s Hot Springs Editor’s Note: Due to the sheer amount of interesting material here we decided to break this into a...
a year ago
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a year ago
Editor’s Note: Due to the sheer amount of interesting material here we decided to break this into a three-part article. We thank our avid reader “S” who suggested this topic and graciously helped with our research. Could a nation’s bathing culture be influenced by
Spoon & Tamago
Make Daily Life Comical With Manga Sound Effects These acrylic manga sound effects are the perfect item to introduce some comical playfulness into...
a year ago
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a year ago
These acrylic manga sound effects are the perfect item to introduce some comical playfulness into your room or office. Need to drop off a stack of documents for your coworker to review? The ドーン sound effect accentuates the weight and intimidation of the pile. Want to show off you...
Londonist
Valentine's Day 2024 In London: Events For Dates, Mates And Flying Solo Romance-themed things to do on and around 14 February.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Postcards from Norwich Postcards from Norwich ✉ Goldsmith Street five years ago it went to council housing in Norwich....
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Postcards from Norwich ✉ Goldsmith Street five years ago it went to council housing in Norwich. They could have built flats but instead they packed 105 energy-efficient houses into a handful of dense terraced streets, aligned east-west to maximise solar gain. Extra-thick walls...
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
AFAR Media - Travel...
This Luxury Hotel Brand Helps Protect and Preserve the Ocean
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Travel by Sea With Luxury, Sustainability, and Adventure
3 months ago
Londonist
Burns Night 2024 In London: Parties, Suppers And Ceilidhs To Celebrate This Year Kilt up and raise a dram to Robert Burns on 25 January.
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Football pre-season update Football pre-season update Olympic Men's Football, as of three minutes ago, it's time to look...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Football pre-season update Olympic Men's Football, as of three minutes ago, it's time to look forward 11 minutes to the start of the new football season. Championship at 8pm tonight with a pair of opening matches, one between title contenders Blackburn Rovers and title...
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 23-29 October 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
Londonist
London's Best Black Friday Theatre Offers Ballet, opera, musicals and more.
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 8-14 January 2024 Things to do for under a fiver.
11 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Soon, TSA Security Screenings Will Be Self-Service
a year ago
diamond geezer
Anorak corner (tube edition) Anorak Corner (the annual update) [tube edition] Hurrah, it's that time of year again when TfL...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Anorak Corner (the annual update) [tube edition] Hurrah, it's that time of year again when TfL silently updates its spreadsheet of annual passenger entry/exit totals at every tube station. To be honest they did this last month, that's how silently the data was updated, but at...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 2-8 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
London's Cosiest Hotels Because baby it's cold outside.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Loo symbols This is one of the toughest decisions I've faced recently. This is the entrance to the public...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
This is one of the toughest decisions I've faced recently. This is the entrance to the public conveniences under the Fulham Broadway Retail Centre. I should point out that I'm not in the habit of photographing public conveniences. But the toilets at Fulham were very quiet,...
One from Nippon
The World's First App Store Editor’s Note: This article ends on a cliffhanger. The next part goes out in a week. I will start...
a year ago
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a year ago
Editor’s Note: This article ends on a cliffhanger. The next part goes out in a week. I will start with an honest admission. I didn’t set out to write about the world’s first app store. I set out to write about Brother printers. But
diamond geezer
Climbing Campden Hill A Nice Walk: Campden Hill (¾ mile) Campden Hill, a full 42 metres above sea level. Here it is on a...
3 months ago
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A Nice Walk: Campden Hill (¾ mile) Campden Hill, a full 42 metres above sea level. Here it is on a topographic map, a raw bruise to the east of Holland Park, entirely untroubled by public transport. [1872 map] [2024 map] Campden Hill rises to the south of Notting Hill Gate,...
Londonist
Best Of London 2023: It's The Annual Londonist Awards! Dust off your tux - it's trophy time!
12 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Download Over 30 Butterfly Designs by Meiji-Era Artist Yuho Tanaka Yuho Tanaka (田中幽峰) was an accomplished artist and draughtsman active in Kyoto during the late-1800s....
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Yuho Tanaka (田中幽峰) was an accomplished artist and draughtsman active in Kyoto during the late-1800s. At the height of his career in the 1890s he created numerous graphic patterns inspired by butterflies that were eventually compiled into a book titled hyaku-cho-zuan, or One...
One from Nippon
A peek into Japan’s Hot Springs (Part 3) Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part article. Part 1 and Part 2 painted the history of...
a year ago
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a year ago
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part article. Part 1 and Part 2 painted the history of onsens and the science behind them. In this article we take a deep-dive into the business of onsens. Onsen as a Business Despite all the hype in Part 1
Londonist
Things To Do In The Borough Of Kingston Upon Thames Or ROYAL Kingston upon Thames, if you insist.
10 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Pioneering Japan’s Zero-Energy Hospitality, ‘ITOMACHI HOTEL 0’ Ito-Machi, launched in 2020, is an urban development in Saijo, featuring a master plan by the...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Ito-Machi, launched in 2020, is an urban development in Saijo, featuring a master plan by the esteemed Kengo Kuma Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. Related posts: Stay in Artist Designed Hotel Rooms at the Park Hotel Tokyo Hotel NUTS by Upsetters Architects Kamikatsu in...
Londonist
London's Fear Of The Number 13 Our triskaidekaphobia city.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
A Local Baker’s Top Picks to Maine’s Best Winter Adventures
4 months ago
Londonist
Visit These 15 Beautiful Castles In Kent Clifftop fortresses to grand country piles.
9 months ago
Londonist
Life Drawing With Wolves... In A London Hotel Anyone can get involved... even kids!
a year ago
diamond geezer
Behind The Red Moon Big Brother isn't the only cultural phenomenon dividing public opinion annually since the turn of...
a year ago
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a year ago
Big Brother isn't the only cultural phenomenon dividing public opinion annually since the turn of the millennium. There's also the giant artwork in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, which over the years has been amazing, tedious, thought-provoking, bland, must-see, involving,...
Londonist
UEFA Euro 2024 Screenings: Where To Watch Matches In London 3 x 🦁 + 👕 = ⚽
9 months ago
Londonist
The Must-See London Exhibitions To Look Forward To In 2024 A glance ahead to the capital's upcoming blockbuster exhibitions.
a year ago
Londonist
In Pictures: The East End Pubs Of London Bars stools, sticky carpets, cash only - bliss.
a year ago
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The 6 Best Record Shops in Washington D.C.
7 months ago
Londonist
Rumble In The Jungle Rematch Arrives In London Take your place ringside in this limited-run immersive show.
a year ago
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Eco-Friendly Cruise Activities for Nature Lovers
6 months ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 23-24 March 2024 Charity gigs, a glamorous speakeasy, and a boat race on the river.
9 months ago
Londonist
The Biggest Exhibitions To See In London This Winter Over 30 excellent exhibitions to choose from
a year ago
Londonist
Wish You Were (Still) Here: Piccadilly's Egyptian Hall London's most beautiful pastiche?
9 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
An Ethereal Bubble Emerges from a Japanese Townhouse in New Art Installation by MAD Architects photos by Osamu Nakamura In Niigata prefecture’s Murono Village, a surreal scene has unfolded…or...
5 months ago
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photos by Osamu Nakamura In Niigata prefecture’s Murono Village, a surreal scene has unfolded…or should I say, inflated? From the rear of an abandoned townhouse a colossal, semi-transparent bubble has emerged, immediately transforming the quiet village into what could easily be...
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Premier Yachting in The British Virgin Islands
a year ago
Londonist
This North American City Is Basically A Big Old Copy-And-Paste Of London Copy our homework much, folks?
11 months ago
Londonist
60 Of The Best Things To Do In London This Spring Your March-May diary, sorted.
9 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best Walking Neighborhoods in Toronto
7 months ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Ropemaker, Emsworth As I have surely said on this blog plenty of times over the years, I will never go to any holiday or...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
As I have surely said on this blog plenty of times over the years, I will never go to any holiday or short trip without at least one meal booked that stands a better than average chance of being decent. This is partly just for the sheer joy of eating out (how sad must your life...
diamond geezer
Hinchley Wood One Stop Beyond: Hinchley Wood Hinchley Wood, one stop beyond Surbiton on the New Guildford...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
One Stop Beyond: Hinchley Wood Hinchley Wood, one stop beyond Surbiton on the New Guildford line. unsung fields to the east of Esher, officially in the parish of Thames Ditton, sliced through by a non-stopping railway. What changed things was the arrival of the Kingston Bypass...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 10-11 February 2024 Super Bowl Sunday, Chinese New Year, and half term happenings.
10 months ago
Londonist
The Grant Museum Of Zoology Is Reopening Very Soon And yes, the jar of moles will still be there.
10 months ago
Londonist
Pedlar's Acre: The Mysterious Bit Of South Bank Where The London Eye Now Stands Who was the Pedlar of Lambeth?
9 months ago
diamond geezer
Farewell Evening Standard The Evening Standard, first published in 1827, went to press for the last time on...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
The Evening Standard, first published in 1827, went to press for the last time on Thursday. <insert anecdotes here, including how it used to have competition, and how it used to be good, and how it used to cost money but you'd still buy it, and how it was never the same after...
diamond geezer
Exiting Noak Hill I said I wasn't going to make a habit of this, and I'm not, but I've ticked off two more. The...
8 months ago
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I said I wasn't going to make a habit of this, and I'm not, but I've ticked off two more. The black ticks are all the crossings I've crossed and the latest two are the pair just northeast of Noak Hill. I walked out of one and back in via the other. In the middle were...
Londonist
When A Tube Train Full Of Passengers Was Abandoned In The Tunnel The stuff of nightmares.
a year ago
Londonist
The Colony Room: Soho's Infamous Drinking Den is Back From The Dead... Sort Of Drinks will be at 2008 prices too.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Kawazu Cherry Blossoms in Shizuoka Now in Full Bloom The Kawazu-Zakura cherry blossoms  If you’re sick of winter and ready for spring, head to Shizuoka’s...
10 months ago
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The Kawazu-Zakura cherry blossoms  If you’re sick of winter and ready for spring, head to Shizuoka’s Kawazu City, the host of one of Japan’s earliest cherry blossom festivals. The Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms are known for blossoming early and some trees are already beginning to...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 11-17 September 2023 Doctor Who, a child called Hyde Park, and some ace Ian Nairn quotes.
a year ago
diamond geezer
2024 fares TfL's annual fare rise was announced last yesterday. And it's no fare rise at all. "The Mayor of...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
TfL's annual fare rise was announced last yesterday. And it's no fare rise at all. "The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced bold action to freeze TfL fares this year, to support Londoners struggling with the cost of living and London’s recovery from the pandemic....
diamond geezer
Whitehall WHITEHALL £140   London's Monopoly Streets WHITEHALL Colour group: pink Purchase price:...
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8 months ago
WHITEHALL £140   London's Monopoly Streets WHITEHALL Colour group: pink Purchase price: £140 Rent: £10 Length: 500m Borough: Westminster Postcode: SW1 Whitehall is one of the most famous and historic streets in London but has been tucked away on the cheap-to-middling side of...
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...
Spoon & Tamago
Hida Takayama Distillery is Making Whiskey in an Abandoned School, Aging it in a Local Dam Takane Elementary School and Takane No.2 Dam | images courtesy Hida Takayama A key strategy to...
a year ago
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a year ago
Takane Elementary School and Takane No.2 Dam | images courtesy Hida Takayama A key strategy to reducing our environmental impact involves integrating principles of a circular economy that prioritizes reuse, recovery, and refurbishment of existing infrastructure and resources. The...
Londonist
Christmas Transport In London: What's Running, What's Closed, And What About Those Strikes? Fingers crossed we have a strike-free festive period...
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Mamapen at the Sun and 13 Cantons, Soho There are a few pubs in London notable for their hosting of fledgling food businesses, giving...
3 months ago
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There are a few pubs in London notable for their hosting of fledgling food businesses, giving talented but cash-strapped teams a chance to test their market and their cooking skills without the risk and stress of opening a completely brand new restaurant. Over the years, you will...
Spoon & Tamago
Hokusai-Inspired Erasers Reveal Mt. Fuji the More They Get Used      Erasers are usually used to delete mistakes. And as they get worn down, they become dirty or harder...
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As much as I complained on these pages that all the exciting new restaurants were opening up not handily close to where I live in SW11, but in far-flung places like Dalston or Shoreditch or Highgate, part of me still hoped that something would eventually come along to prove me...
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Watling Street runs for over ten miles from the heart of the West End to the very edge of the capital, nigh straight and essentially roundaboutless. Not only is today's Edgware Road a Roman survivor but it's also probably London's most influential road democracywise. That's...
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Tickets are being accepted on alternative services The tube was seriously disrupted in northwest London yesterday morning when a signal failure at...
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The tube was seriously disrupted in northwest London yesterday morning when a signal failure at Wembley Park caused line closures and serious delays. And the advice which popped up is the advice which often pops up in such a situation, which is that tickets were being accepted on...
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Just How Bad Is The Air Quality On The Tube? A look at particle levels on tube platforms.
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diamond geezer
SL2 Route SL2: Walthamstow Central - North Woolwich Ferry Length of journey: 12 miles, 60...
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9 months ago
Route SL2: Walthamstow Central - North Woolwich Ferry Length of journey: 12 miles, 60 minutes Headline: The new express route that completes the loop. Subtext: This time last year the Superloop hadn't even been announced. It now circles outer London. Caveat: It's not a loop, the...
diamond geezer
Mayoral hustings In precisely two weeks' time Londoners get their chance to vote for a new Mayor. They won't, they'll...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
In precisely two weeks' time Londoners get their chance to vote for a new Mayor. They won't, they'll vote for the old Mayor because Sadiq Khan is so far ahead in the polls he's effectively unstoppable. But we do know the 12 people who won't replace him, most of whom are destined...
diamond geezer
Tube 160 Treasure Hunt Are you at a loose end tomorrow? Do you like looking at station architecture? Would you like a...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Are you at a loose end tomorrow? Do you like looking at station architecture? Would you like a surprise birthday gift from TfL? If the answer to all these questions is yes then why not take part in the Tube 160 Treasure Hunt? You even get to travel round central London for...
diamond geezer
Almost Oxford Street A Nice Walk: Almost Oxford Street (1½ miles) Crowds throng the length of Oxford Street, especially...
a year ago
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a year ago
A Nice Walk: Almost Oxford Street (1½ miles) Crowds throng the length of Oxford Street, especially at this time of year, in search of gifts and for a gander at the sparkly lights. But sometimes you just want to go for a nicer walk, nothing too busy, a bit of a stroll, lots to...
Londonist
A Brief History Of The Jubilee Line Including why they abandoned the name Fleet line.
a year ago
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...
diamond geezer
Green Link Walk 4 I've now completed London's newest official walkway, the Green Link Walk, which was launched on 1st...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
I've now completed 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...
Londonist
Warm Your Cockles At London's Best Winter Drinks Pop-Ups And Cosy Bars Igloos, rooftops, ski lodges and trains.
a year ago
Londonist
Superloop: SL3 Route Between Thamesmead And Bromley Launches This Weekend Just SL5 and SL4 to go now...
10 months ago
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Where To Dine And Drink In An Igloo Or Snow Globe In London This Winter Book riverside igloos and rooftop domes.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Blogged September 30 blogged things I did in September Fri 1: I've now been publishing my 'unblogged' posts for 5...
a year ago
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a year ago
30 blogged things I did in September Fri 1: I've now been publishing my 'unblogged' posts for 5 years, i.e. I've done 60 of them, so to still be getting 50 comments on the latest one is quite something, thanks. Sat 2: I broke the news that tube platform tickets were being...
Spoon & Tamago
Tsuchiya Kaban Creates Leather Randoseru For Dogs Tsuchiya Kaban, the 58-year old Japanese leather bagmaker known for their highly-specific bags, has...
a year ago
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a year ago
Tsuchiya Kaban, the 58-year old Japanese leather bagmaker known for their highly-specific bags, has released their very first line-up of pet products. And their doggy randoseru is absolutely adorable. For those who aren’t familiar, randoseru are backpacks for kids. Typically made...
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Getaway to the Best of Palm Springs' Outdoors
a month ago
diamond geezer
Interview with a Bus Rescheduler An interview with Liam Fennell, TfL Bus Rescheduler DG: Hi Liam, tell us what you do. Liam: Hi, I'm...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
An interview with Liam Fennell, TfL Bus Rescheduler DG: Hi Liam, tell us what you do. Liam: Hi, I'm the guy who slows the buses down. DG: I've always wondered who that was. Liam: It's quite a responsibility! DG: So how does that work? Liam: You know when you're on a bus, pootling...
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Where to Relax and Eat Seafood in Corpus Christi, TX
5 months ago
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Plunge Into An Icy Brockwell Lido For Charity This Christmas The Icebreaker challenge is back.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Over 30 A heatwave in September is unusual but not unprecedented. Dates on which the temperature at...
a year ago
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a year ago
A heatwave in September is unusual but not unprecedented. Dates on which the temperature at Hampstead reached 30°C  JunJulAugSep 2010279/10   201127    2012 2518  2013 13 15/16/17 221  2014 18   2015 122  2016 18/19/202413 201717/18/19/20/216   2018 5/6/7/8 15 23 25/26/272/3...
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...
Londonist
Where To Eat And Drink In Canary Wharf: The Best Restaurants, Cafes, Bars And Pubs Scran among the 'scrapers.
a year ago
Londonist
Dozens Of Vintage Boats Moor Up In Central London This September The (free!) Classic Boat Festival is back at St Katharine Docks.
a year ago
diamond geezer
BL1 London's Free Buses BL1: Bedfont Lakes - Feltham BL2: Bedfont Lakes - Hatton Cross Length of...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
London's Free Buses BL1: Bedfont Lakes - Feltham BL2: Bedfont Lakes - Hatton Cross Length of journey: 2 miles, 12 minutes It's a strange place, a 1990s commercial development built across former gravel pits, originally with IBM as the lead tenant. It's a bit like Stockley Park...
diamond geezer
Bus of the day 187 Bus Route Of The Day 187: West Hampstead to Park Royal Quadrant: London northwest Length of journey:...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Bus Route Of The Day 187: West Hampstead to Park Royal Quadrant: London northwest Length of journey: 8 miles, 60 minutes Because it's 18th July I've been out riding the 187, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. It's no big hitter. twiddling round backstreets in an...
diamond geezer
Bow Roundabout update #7 The second full week of roadworks at the Bow Roundabout has seen drilling continue on the Stratford...
a month ago
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a month ago
The second full week of roadworks at the Bow Roundabout has seen drilling continue on the Stratford side, both under and beside the flyover. A third lane is already substantially carved out at the end of Stratford High Street. Below we see a broad curve where grey concrete block...
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Family-Friendly Vacations on Alabama's Gulf Shores and Orange Beach
a year ago
diamond geezer
The refillable water bottle tube map If you were wondering what symbol would be added to the tube map next, how about a refillable water...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
If you were wondering what symbol would be added to the tube map next, how about a refillable water bottle? It's always obvious retrospectively. Overground network, hence the map is titled "London Overground stations with free drinking water fountains". The new symbol thus...
Londonist
Fantastic Firework Displays And Buzzing Bonfire Nights Near London Whizzbangs worth leaving London for.
a year ago
Londonist
International Women's Day And Women's History Month 2024 Events In London Guided walks, talks, exhibitions and more - all celebrating women.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Counties visited Now that my blog is really old, I thought it might be interesting from time to time to go back and...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Now that my blog is really old, I thought it might be interesting from time to time to go back and revisit a post from 20 years ago. Ideally exactly 20 years ago, which in this case would be 8th February 2004. When I asked this.  Sunday, February 08, 2004   I've visited the...
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Why You Should Visit Greater Palm Springs
a year ago
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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2023: Best Deals for Travelers
a year ago
Londonist
Goodbye Glory, Hello Divine - East London's New-Not-New LGBTQ+ Club "One New Year's Eve lock-in with Keira Knightley and Chelsea Clinton got a bit wild..."
10 months ago
Londonist
Shoreditch Has A New Secret Garden... On A Viaduct Get eye-level with Village Underground's tube trains.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Lambeth NEWS Lambeth North northernmost point in the borough of Lambeth. Which is here in the middle of Waterloo...
a year ago
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a year ago
Lambeth North northernmost point in the borough of Lambeth. Which is here in the middle of Waterloo Bridge. Officially it's quarter of a mile downstream in the middle of the River Thames, but you can't stand there. The furthest north you can go in Lambeth without resorting to...
The Forney Flyer
Random Shots from the Phone This post features a few random shots from the iPhone. Some are from my very old iPhone 5s, that...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This post features a few random shots from the iPhone. Some are from my very old iPhone 5s, that recently died. And some are from the refurbished iPhone 8 that replaced it. As a photographer, I don't buy into the concept that phone cameras will ever totally replace 'real'...
Londonist
10 London Buildings Added To Heritage At Risk Register Historic England's annual list gains 10 more entries.
a year ago
Londonist
In Pictures: Notting Hill Carnival 2023 Relive the magic, or see what you missed out on.
a year ago
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
diamond geezer
Bus of the day 167 Bus Route Of The Day 167: Ilford to Loughton Quadrant: London northeast Length of journey: 8 miles,...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Bus Route Of The Day 167: Ilford to Loughton Quadrant: London northeast Length of journey: 8 miles, 50 minutes Because it's 16th July I've been out riding the 167, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. Let's hit the Home Counties. 167 extends far enough to properly enter...
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Why you should visit Story Parlor in Asheville, NC
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Where's Gail's? The bakery chain Gail's has been busy spreading its sourdough tentacles across London over recent...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
The bakery chain Gail's has been busy spreading its sourdough tentacles across London over recent years. It had been doing this successfully and also quietly until it dared to suggest opening a branch in Walthamstow Village whose residents promptly set up a petition to campaign...
Spoon & Tamago
Objects of Nostalgia Recreated in Pixelated Ceramics by Toshiya Masuda all images courtesy the artist On the spectrum of artistic materials, pixel art and ceramics...
a year ago
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a year ago
all images courtesy the artist On the spectrum of artistic materials, pixel art and ceramics seemingly couldn’t be further apart. On one end you have one of mankind’s oldest forms of expression dating back to the late Paleolithic period. On the other, a digital form of art that...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 26 February-3 March 2024 Our top stories from the last seven days.
9 months ago
Londonist
Paws On The Wharf: Free Guide Dogs Sculpture Trail Coming To London Another free art trail for a fantastic cause.
10 months ago
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An Alberta Winter Getaway for Nature, Wellness, and Culture
a month ago
diamond geezer
Mary Place and Joseph Avenue At this time of year I like to blog about a festively-named London street, however mundane it might...
a year ago
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a year ago
At this time of year I like to blog about a festively-named London street, however mundane it might be. In the past I've taken you to Noel Street, Noel Square, three Noel Roads, Noel Park Road, Turkey Street, Christmas Street, Yuletide Close, Shepherds Hill, Angel Road, Stables...
diamond geezer
Five years of new stations Today it's five years since the day Crossrail was supposed to open but didn't. three and a half...
a year ago
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a year ago
Today it's five years since the day Crossrail was supposed to open but didn't. three and a half years to run the first train. People in high places must have been lying their socks off. • Battersea Power Station, Nine Elms and the Northern line extension Brent Cross...
diamond geezer
A nice walk A Nice Walk: Suburban circuit (¾ mile) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, nothing too...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
A Nice Walk: Suburban circuit (¾ mile) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, nothing too taxing, a bit of a stroll, easily reached, pretty flowers, running water, hidden secrets, occasional benches, refreshment opportunity, entirely step-free, won't take long. So here's...
diamond geezer
Free Parking FREE  🚗  PARKING         As my tour of London's Monopoly board reaches the halfway...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
FREE  🚗  PARKING         As my tour of London's Monopoly board reaches the halfway point, halfway through the year, let's go in hunt of Free Parking. Parking in central London is difficult, deliberately so, and generally not free. Yellow lines are everywhere, invisible...
Londonist
Dazzling Light Festivals To See In London: Winter 2023 Light tunnels, fire gardens and lasers.
a year 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...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
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...
Londonist
Inside South London's Pay-What-You-Can Cafe South Norwood Community Kitchen.
8 months ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged February 29 unblogged things I did in February Thu 1: While I was in Trafalgar Square today I stood in the...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
29 unblogged things I did in February Thu 1: While I was in Trafalgar Square today I stood in the shadow of Nelson's Column and took a photo of it stretching towards the National Gallery. It's much better than the photo I used last week in my post about the shadow of Nelson's...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 24-25 February 2024 A Saltburn ball, a Spider-Man concert, and a mystery movie marathon.
10 months ago
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Southern Hospitality: Unveiling 3 Fabulous Hotels in Historic Cities for Your Next Getaway
6 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Komaeyu: Redesigning the Public Bath to Preserve Traditional Sento Culture all photos by Ju Yeon Lee courtesy Schemata Architects The number of public baths, or sento as...
a year ago
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a year ago
all photos by Ju Yeon Lee courtesy Schemata Architects The number of public baths, or sento as they’re referred to in Japan, have been in chronic decline since the late 1960s. As the number of homes with their own private bath proliferated, public bathhouses shrank from over...
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in May 2024 20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in May 2024 1) The three Elizabeth line ticket offices...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in May 2024 1) The three Elizabeth line ticket offices which sold the fewest tickets in 2023 were Acton Main Line (2736), Hanwell (3375) and Maryland (4037). That's about 10 tickets per day. 2) The installation of new brighter lighting...
Londonist
Support Great Ormond Street Hospital - By Climbing The Walkie Talkie! Up for a challenge?
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Britain's Largest Clocks Going Back Britain's Largest Clocks Going Back That's largest by diameter. 'List of largest clock faces' (so...
a year ago
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a year ago
Britain's Largest Clocks Going Back That's largest by diameter. 'List of largest clock faces' (so if that's wrong, this is wrong) 5) Manchester Town Hall Diameter of clockface: 4.8m Area of clockface: 18.1m² Length of hands: 2.4m/1.8m Number of clockfaces: 4 First operated: New...
diamond geezer
The fares post The fares post announcement yesterday about trialling off-peak fares on Fridays. Here's the...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
The fares post announcement yesterday about trialling off-peak fares on Fridays. Here's the start of the press release. • Off-peak journeys on Fridays could transform the morning commute for Londoners and provide a welcome further boost to London’s economy The plan is to...
Londonist
Ice Cream And Gelato Galore At Covent Garden's Frozen Festival Feat. a Wes Anderson-inspired pop up.
a year ago
Londonist
Christmas In London 2023: A Guide To Festive Events, Food And Drink In The Capital This Winter Top tips for spending Christmas in the capital.
a year ago
Londonist
Get A Dose Of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum Small museum that's free to visit.
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 2-3 March 2024 Foodie events, live music, and last chance to see a flower festival before it closes.
9 months ago
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Ashley English’s Favorite Things to Do in Asheville
11 months ago
Londonist
2024 Serpentine Pavilion Shaped Like A Shooting Star Mass Studios has designed this year's offering.
11 months ago
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How to Explore Innsbruck, the Capital of the Alps
6 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...
diamond geezer
Poohsticks Bridge In deepest East Sussex, on the edge of Ashdown Forest, is a famous bridge where a six year-old boy...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
In deepest East Sussex, on the edge of Ashdown Forest, is a famous bridge where a six year-old boy and a fictional bear invented a waterborne race. There was a broad track, almost as broad as a road, leading from the Outland to the Forest, but before it could come to the...
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The Best Things to Do in Abu Dhabi
a year ago
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Embark on Epic Adventures in the British Virgin Islands
a year ago
diamond geezer
Random Grid Square TQ2492 Greater London contains around 2000 National Grid squares, each 1km by 1km in size. What I like to...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Greater London contains around 2000 National Grid squares, each 1km by 1km in size. What I like to do, very occasionally, is pick one at random, visit it and write about what's there. Which random grid square did I pick? TQ2492 Where is it? Frith Manor in the borough of Barnet,...
diamond geezer
Lower Lea Valley Bus Review HYPERLOCAL BUS NEWS: Lower Lea Valley Bus Review development papers focused on particular...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
HYPERLOCAL BUS NEWS: Lower Lea Valley Bus Review development papers focused on particular geographical areas. A recent set covers the Lower Lea Valley, an area of "historically relatively low trip-generating industrial land progressively transforming into higher trip-generating...
Londonist
Brewery Taprooms In London: A List Of Every Single One Of 'Em Have we got brews for you.
a year ago
Londonist
The Modern Game Of Darts Was Invented In A London Pub In 1926 Although Henry VIII had a set of darts too.
11 months ago
Londonist
BBC's Desert Island Discs Announces Live Palladium Shows Celebrating 80 years of the hit radio programme.
11 months ago