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Londonist
A (Free) Newsletter For Everybody Excited About The London Art World It's going to be a masterpiece.
10 months ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 18-24 March 2024 Our best articles from the past week.
9 months ago
Londonist
London Gets A New Station As Brent Cross West Opens Handy for Brent Cross shopping centre.
a year ago
Londonist
Review: Blockbuster Disney Exhibition Digs Deep To Deliver The Magic Fans will love this centenary show.
a year ago
Londonist
Exciting News For London Art Lovers! A special offer just in time for the Easter holidays
9 months ago
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...
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
Londonist
"The Tube Is Ripe For Comedy - So I Wrote A Play About It" Chances are you'll recognise some of the characters in Cockfosters.
a year ago
diamond geezer
I wish it could be every day I wish it could be Christmas Eve every day • Shopping would always be madness. • No more Countdown...
12 months ago
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12 months ago
I wish it could be Christmas Eve every day • Shopping would always be madness. • No more Countdown on C4, just endless reruns of The Snowman. • You'd forever be wrapping presents but not opening them. • You'd soon run out of sellotape. • Christmas jumpers would no longer be a...
diamond geezer
Three 15-minute posts Here are the other three submissions to my "Write A Post in 15 minutes" challenge. They have more of...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Here are the other three submissions to my "Write A Post in 15 minutes" challenge. They have more of an out and about theme. The first is from Peter who lives in south Devon, not actually in Honiton but fairly close. The second is from Lorenzo and was originally laid out with ten...
Cheese and Biscuits
40 Maltby Street, Bermondsey 40 Maltby Street sits alongside places like Quality Chop House and the French House in that special...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
40 Maltby Street sits alongside places like Quality Chop House and the French House in that special category of restaurants used as a kind of shorthand amongst food-obsessed types in order to prove they know what they're talking about. Like Quality Chop House and the French...
Spoon & Tamago
Tumi-Isi Wooden Stacking Rocks Designed by Nara-based design studio A4, tumi-isi (積み石; ‘stacking stones’ in Japanese) are a set of...
a year ago
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a year ago
Designed by Nara-based design studio A4, tumi-isi (積み石; ‘stacking stones’ in Japanese) are a set of 5 blocks individually hand bevelled into asymmetrical shapes by local artisans. No two sets are identical. These tactile objects are meant to nourish your sense of balance and...
diamond geezer
Green Link Walk 1 For those of us who like walking, yesterday was a red letter day. A new official London walkway was...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
For those of us who like walking, yesterday was a red letter day. A new official London walkway was launched, the first in over a decade - the first of six potential new Greenways proposed by the London Ramblers in 2021. It's been a while because waymarking and accessibility take...
diamond geezer
Signs of autumn in Old Malden I worry sometimes that my content isn't niche enough. Things on hills in Hainault. Ex-country lanes...
a month ago
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a month ago
I worry sometimes that my content isn't niche enough. Things on hills in Hainault. Ex-country lanes in Harrow. Bridges in Norwich. So today I'm going all-out niche in an attempt to dampen interest even further. Welcome to... Signs of Autumn in Old Malden Malden, a manorial...
diamond geezer
The village quiz From: Diamond Geezer Content Producing Minion 4 To: Diamond Geezer Content Coordination Tsar As a...
a year ago
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a year ago
From: Diamond Geezer Content Producing Minion 4 To: Diamond Geezer Content Coordination Tsar As a result of my unexpected overnight stay I ended up being pressganged into the village quiz instead. This annual event brings the whole community together as teams of six from the...
diamond geezer
439 In March 2020 TfL published a Croydon Bus Study, a 54 page examination of the local bus network and...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
In March 2020 TfL published a Croydon Bus Study, a 54 page examination of the local bus network and how it might need to change in response to proposed development, particularly to the south of Croydon. Essentially it said "if more people are going to live here they'll need...
diamond geezer
Asda Express Bow Petrol Most days I walk past the Co-op on Bow Road - Bow Road's Co-op. I don't shop there, it's only a...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Most days I walk past the Co-op on Bow Road - Bow Road's Co-op. I don't shop there, it's only a garage forecourt store, nothing large or special. But it's well stocked - plenty of chiller choice, all the cereals, lots of booze. Co-op had suddenly metamorphosed into an Asda...
Londonist
See The '12 Days Of Christmas' Decorations In Duke Of York Square "...And a partridge in a pear tree."
a year ago
diamond geezer
Election results 2024 Vote2024: Election stats 1a) 2024 election: votes cast Lab 34%Con 24%Ref 14%LD 12%Gr 7%S Oth 1b)...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Vote2024: Election stats 1a) 2024 election: votes cast Lab 34%Con 24%Ref 14%LD 12%Gr 7%S Oth 1b) 2024 election: seats won Lab 412Con 121LD 72S 9Oth 22 2) 21st century elections: votes...
diamond geezer
Open House (2) Yesterday's Open House tally was six. • The dazzling property where the volunteer arrived with a...
a year ago
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a year ago
Yesterday's Open House tally was six. • The dazzling property where the volunteer arrived with a key one minute before the official opening time and asked if we wouldn't mind going somewhere else for quarter of an hour. Let's do four of those in more detail (not necessarily...
Londonist
The Top Exhibitions To See In London: April 2024 From Caravaggio to Antony Gormley.
9 months ago
Londonist
There's A Place Called Bovril Castle In South London And there was once a second one, too.
10 months 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...
a year ago
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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...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 25-31 December 2023 The best articles from the past week.
11 months ago
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...
diamond geezer
Open House (3) Yesterday's Open House tally was seven. • The repurposed building indelibly associated with a star...
a year ago
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a year ago
Yesterday's Open House tally was seven. • The repurposed building indelibly associated with a star architect where everyone had to wear a name badge in case the over-excitable staff wanted to make conversation, but there was in fact hardly anything to see and I was out of there...
Londonist
Christmas Gift Guide: London Themed Presents To Buy For London Lovers! Books, booze and unique stocking fillers.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Minimal and Tranquil Charcoal Drawings by Masahiko Minami “TRYST” (2021) by Masahiko Minami. Charcoal and mixed-media on wood panel Masahiko Minami works with...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
“TRYST” (2021) by Masahiko Minami. Charcoal and mixed-media on wood panel Masahiko Minami works with charcoal and graphite to create minimalist landscapes in dramatic contrast. At once both familiar and foreign, the landscapes present a tension between absence and depth,...
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
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
Londonist
Doctor Who TARDIS And Sculpture Appear On South Bank See David Tennant regenerate into Ncuti Gutwa... and back again.
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Easter Weekend In London: 29 March-1 April 2024 Our bumper events guide for the long weekend.
9 months ago
Londonist
40+ Rather Splendid Things To Do In London This Month: December 2023 From the first day of advent, through to New Year's Eve.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Some transport news Some transport news Overground news It's only accessible via QR code so it's not that...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Some transport news Overground news It's only accessible via QR code so it's not that accessible, but I clicked through and discovered the URL is vin.cloud.gomedia.io/HOXTON so you can check it out too. The homescreen is a list of the next three departures and their expected...
Londonist
Thanksgiving In London 2023: Celebrate At American Restaurants, Special Meals And Thanksgiving... Get booking for 23 November.
a year ago
Londonist
The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Drives Into London This Week Merry fizz-mas!
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 9-15 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
diamond geezer
21 gun salute It struck me I'd never seen a 21 gun salute, and what better occasion than this blog's 21st...
a year ago
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a year ago
It struck me I'd never seen a 21 gun salute, and what better occasion than this blog's 21st birthday? So I headed to the Tower of London to watch the Honourable Artillery Company bang their big guns, officially to celebrate the first anniversary of the succession of the...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Biltmore Arizona: an Iconic Southwest Resort
5 months ago
Londonist
The Superloop Loop Completes This Weekend - With The Launch Of SL2 (But yes, we know there's a gap in the loop.)
9 months 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
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 11-17 September 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
diamond geezer
The Wombles April 1974 wasn't all about ABBA, it was also about the Wombles. Top 5 singles, week ending 27...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
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...
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...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best Things to Do in Abu Dhabi
a year ago
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Eco-Friendly Vacation Ideas in Aspen
7 months ago
diamond geezer
Denham Green As unexpected street names go, this is right up there. n.b. there are four...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
As unexpected street names go, this is right up there. n.b. there are four Denhams. Specifically Stanley Kubrick Road is in Denham Green. Three things to see in Denham Green 1) Denham Film Studios Alexander Korda opened his film studios just north of Denham in 1935. Some...
Cheese and Biscuits
Archway, Battersea Park Firstly, I have a confession to make. Many years ago I was very kindly treated to lunch at the River...
a year ago
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a year ago
Firstly, I have a confession to make. Many years ago I was very kindly treated to lunch at the River Café in Hammersmith, and I didn't like it. I think I was mainly intimidated - by the well-heeled crowd, the scale and the power of that vast dining room and open kitchen, and yes,...
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...
diamond geezer
The greatest sport Why is football the world's greatest sport? It might not be your favourite sport but that's not...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Why is football the world's greatest sport? It might not be your favourite sport but that's not relevant here - on a global stage football dominates all. One reason is that football's so simple to play. It's just you and a ball and all you have to do is kick it. Most other...
Londonist
9 Things To Do In London To Brighten Up The Dark Nights It's not all doom and gloom.
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Eat And Drink In Forest Gate: The Best Restaurants, Cafes, Bars And Pubs Forest food!
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Eat Pancakes In London Our favourite pancake spots, any day of the year.
11 months ago
diamond geezer
BBC Breaking News alerts Like millions of Britons I have the BBC News app on my phone, and like millions of Britons I get...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Like millions of Britons I have the BBC News app on my phone, and like millions of Britons I get Breaking News alerts flashed to me on my screen when something happens. But all too often I find myself thinking "That's not breaking news", or even "that's not news", as another...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Best Countries for Expats to Live Abroad
a year ago
Londonist
Trivia About Other Places Called London Around The World Including one which is FREAKISHLY similar to our own London.
a year ago
Londonist
Leicester Square And The Big Apple London could have had a very weird monument to Isaac Newton.
10 months ago
Londonist
Stunning Images At Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2023 National Maritime Museum shows off the cosmos.
a year ago
Londonist
30 Beautiful Giraffe Sculptures To Discover On This Croydon Art Trail Done the gorillas? Now do these.
a year ago
diamond geezer
You must have a valid ticket before boarding Last month there were significant closures on the DLR and a replacement bus service ran. And...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Last month there were significant closures on the DLR and a replacement bus service ran. And there was one particular sentence that surprised me the most. "You must have a valid ticket before boarding the replacement bus service." I've never seen that before, not on a TfL...
Londonist
Things You Might Not Know About The Borough Of Harrow Even Boudicca decided it was worth a visit.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Ruby Tuesday Drive As unexpected street names go, this is right up there. And there are ten more where that came...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
As unexpected street names go, this is right up there. And there are ten more where that came from. Dartford not far from the QE2 Bridge. We're in Dartford because that's where Mick Jagger and Keith Richards grew up, met and went on to form the Rolling Stones. And we're here...
diamond geezer
Boston Tea Party 250 10 ways to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party It's exactly 250 years since...
a year ago
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a year ago
10 ways to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party It's exactly 250 years since tax-averse demonstrators boarded ships in Boston Harbour and hurled chests of tea into the water, triggering a snowball of protest which led inexorably to the Declaration of...
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 25 September-1 October 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Audley, Mayfair I ended up in the Audley, newly refurbished and reimagined gastropub in Mayfair, rather by accident...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I ended up in the Audley, newly refurbished and reimagined gastropub in Mayfair, rather by accident on Saturday, and I'm afraid I didn't set out with my usual forensic (ha!) bloggery attitude to proceedings. I wasn't planning on having lunch out at all, but walking down Mount St...
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in October 2024 20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in October 2024 1) The five road junctions with the most...
a month ago
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a month ago
20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in October 2024 1) The five road junctions with the most casualties and collisions over the last three years (specifically the greatest 'casualty harm') are the Redbridge Roundabout, Seven Sisters, Elephant & Castle, the foot of Ilford...
Spoon & Tamago
You’ll Soon Be Able to Stay in One of Japan’s Most Beautifully Designed Prisons photos by Masashi Mizowaki and Takaharu Yagi Spending the night in jail is usually not a good thing....
a year ago
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a year ago
photos by Masashi Mizowaki and Takaharu Yagi Spending the night in jail is usually not a good thing. Unless of course you’re staying in Japan’s Nara Prison, a historic red-brick structure built in 1908 with western archways and onion domes that lend an air of castle more than...
diamond geezer
NewsBites From Norfolk NewsBites From Norfolk (It's been a busy week) n.b. one of these didn't actually happen, sorry.
5 months ago
Londonist
Ice Hockey In London: Who Are The Teams, Where To Watch And When's It On? Puck up your ideas.
a year ago
Londonist
London's Best Whisky Bars Fancy a wee dram?
11 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Aspen Uncovered: How to Explore the City Like a True Local
7 months ago
Londonist
Where To Recycle Or Dispose Of Your 2023 Christmas Tree In London Which London boroughs recycle them?
11 months 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...
Londonist
Fourth Plinth Winning Artworks For 2026 And 2028 Announced Say hello to Trafalgar Square's latest additions.
9 months ago
diamond geezer
Consecutive postcode districts It's a lovely day in the capital so I hope you're out enjoying the unseasonable warmth rather than...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
It's a lovely day in the capital so I hope you're out enjoying the unseasonable warmth rather than wasting your time reading today's post. That's because it's about journeys through consecutively numbered postcode districts, an issue of no practical use whatsoever. postcode...
diamond geezer
merry = 𝑥 - mas We have the best signwriters at Bow Road station. merry = 𝑥-mas
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Anorak corner - bus edition Anorak Corner [bus edition] (annual update) Once again TfL have silently published their annual...
a month ago
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a month ago
Anorak Corner [bus edition] (annual update) Once again TfL have silently published their annual spreadsheet listing the number of passengers using every London bus route and how many kilometres those buses travelled. Data is for April 2023 - March 2024. Comparisons are with the...
Cheese and Biscuits
The Terrace, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight The Terrace restaurant in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight is situated not just handily near the ferry...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The Terrace restaurant in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight is situated not just handily near the ferry terminal, but literally on top of it, the outside dining area (or Terrace, if you will) regularly enveloped in shade as the giant Lymington ferry pulls alongside. This means that...
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...
over a year ago
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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...
Cheese and Biscuits
Kachori, Elephant and Castle There's a lot to be said about the redevelopment/regeneration/whitewashing (delete as applicable) of...
a year ago
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a year ago
There's a lot to be said about the redevelopment/regeneration/whitewashing (delete as applicable) of Elephant and Castle, and I am singularly unqualified to say it. I'm not trying to avoid the issue (honest), but am very aware that having nothing invested in the old place and...
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...
Londonist
Where To Watch Dickens' A Christmas Carol On Stage In London, 2023 From traditional retellings to drunk adaptations.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Building churches on housing estates When did they stop building churches on housing estates? Time was when even the smallest village...
5 months ago
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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
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 22-28 January 2024 Things to do for under a fiver.
11 months ago
Londonist
A Bald Man Chooses His Favourite Bald Spots In London The O2, the huge Hitchcock head - which is your fave?
9 months ago
Londonist
Win Tickets To The Glowing Land Of Lights Lantern Festival This Winter Free entry for up to six people!
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
U.S. Airplane Bathrooms Must Meet New Accessibility Rules
a year ago
Londonist
Spotted These Circular Tube Maps Doing The Rounds? At last! The Circle line makes sense.
10 months ago
Londonist
The Biggest Exhibitions To See In London This Winter Over 30 excellent exhibitions to choose from
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
15 Best Glamping Resorts Around the World
a year ago
Londonist
Competition! Win Two Hospitality Tickets To Chelsea F.C. Women v Spurs The luxurious Harris Suite awaits...
a year ago
Londonist
Victorian Society "Very, Very Sad" About Development Around Turkish Bathhouse City of London Corporation has green-lit Landsec's £500m plan.
a year ago
Londonist
Trooping The Colour 2024: When Is It? What's It About? And Other Questions Answered Pomp and ceremony cranked up to 11.
9 months ago
diamond geezer
60-odd years of game show debuts 60-odd years of UK game show debuts 1962 University Challenge 1963 Password 1964 Mr and Mrs 1965...
a year ago
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a year ago
60-odd years of UK game show debuts 1962 University Challenge 1963 Password 1964 Mr and Mrs 1965 Call My Bluff 1966 It's A Knockout 1967 Ask The Family 1968 Just A Minute 1969 Jokers Wild 1970 A Question of Sport 1971 Sale of the Century 1972 Mastermind 1973 We Are The...
Londonist
How Aldwych Tube Station Could Have Become A Heritage 'Theme Park' A subterranean heritage railway.
9 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
Cheese and Biscuits
Camille, Borough Market Some restaurants just make it look so easy, don't they? The menu at Camille is so enticing, with...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Some restaurants just make it look so easy, don't they? The menu at Camille is so enticing, with unusual eye-catching ingredients prepared in exciting and distinctive ways, that it's almost enough to spoil any other dining experience by default, and it makes you wonder if they...
diamond geezer
SL3 Route SL3: Thamesmead - Bromley North Length of journey: 14 miles, 75 minutes SPOD CLUB...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Route SL3: Thamesmead - Bromley North Length of journey: 14 miles, 75 minutes SPOD CLUB MEET-UP Location: Thamesmead Town Centre Date: Saturday 24th February 2024 Time: 10:30am Purpose: To ride the SL3!!!!! In attendance: BusTokker09, Ian, Jings, Markie, Rizzo, Tim Apologies:...
Cheese and Biscuits
Nanyang Blossom, Knightsbridge For better or worse, every moment spent eating out in London is an education, and on a warm Tuesday...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
For better or worse, every moment spent eating out in London is an education, and on a warm Tuesday evening last week I went to Knightsbridge to learn about Nanyang cuisine. It has a somewhat fluid definition, as these things often do, but generally refers to food from SE China...
Cheese and Biscuits
Maresco, Soho Shall we get the inevitable comparisons out of the way first? Yes, there's more than a little...
a year ago
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a year ago
Shall we get the inevitable comparisons out of the way first? Yes, there's more than a little influence from the Hart Bros' Barrafina group of restaurants on display here at Maresco, a bright and bustling new arrival on the streets of Soho. There's a raw bar groaning with...
Cheese and Biscuits
Nandine, Camberwell Another week, another fantastic new restaurant in Camberwell. I try not to moan too much on this...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Another week, another fantastic new restaurant in Camberwell. I try not to moan too much on this site about the fact that certain areas of town seem overly saturated with great places to eat, while others have to wait decades between worthwhile new options, but it's hard not to...
diamond geezer
Fleet Street FLEET STREET £220   London's Monopoly Streets FLEET STREET Colour group: red Purchase price:...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
FLEET STREET £220   London's Monopoly Streets FLEET STREET Colour group: red Purchase price: £220 Rent: £18 Length: 500m Borough: City of London Postcode: EC4 Fleet Street precisely links the edge of the ancient walled city (at Ludgate) to the edge of the expanded medieval...
Cheese and Biscuits
Restaurant of the Year 2022 - The Bridge Arms, Canterbury Since the madness of the Covid Times, you may have noticed that the rate of posting on this blog has...
a year ago
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a year ago
Since the madness of the Covid Times, you may have noticed that the rate of posting on this blog has slowed down a bit. Where I used to try and do 6 or 7 posts a month, and with that obviously stopping completely while there was nothing open to review, I have since found that 2...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best Winter Resorts and Activities in Central Minnesota
a month ago
diamond geezer
Apple Day From: Diamond Geezer Content Producing Minion 17 To: Diamond Geezer Content Coordination...
a year ago
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a year ago
From: Diamond Geezer Content Producing Minion 17 To: Diamond Geezer Content Coordination Tsar Apple Day.     From: Diamond Geezer Content Coordination Tsar To: Diamond Geezer Content Producing Minion 17 From: Diamond Geezer Content Producing Minion 17 To: Diamond Geezer ...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Ultimate Guide to Budapest’s Historic Thermal Baths and Spas
a year ago
diamond geezer
Dangleway Week (3) Danglegeek (6) Final facts • Did you know that if your Dangleway journey is delayed for 15...
a year ago
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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...
Londonist
Why The Hammersmith & City Is (Arguably) London's Newest Tube Line It's only been around since 1990 (sort of).
10 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Review: What It’s Like to Fly JetBlue to Paris
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This week our whole family ran for radios in support of Every Village. If you're not familiar with them, take a moment to check them out now.  Joy and the kids walked a brisk (and dizzying) 32 laps around our yard... ...which not coincidentally equals a solid 5K! As I've...
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Hampton Water Works The square after Coventry Street on the Monopoly board is the Water Works. London has all kinds of...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
The square after Coventry Street on the Monopoly board is the Water Works. London has all kinds of water infrastructure, from sewage treatment works to reservoirs and ring mains, not to mention sewers, pumping stations and the Tideway Tunnel. But I thought I'd visit the largest...
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Discover the Artistic Side of Aspen: A Guide for Culture Lovers
7 months ago
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...
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5 Excursions With Afar and Atlas Ocean Voyages
6 months ago
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Why You Should Visit Germany’s Ore Mountains
7 months ago
Londonist
A White Knuckle Guide To High Adrenaline Activities In London Feel the fear and do it anyway.
11 months ago
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Why Hungary Is an Epic Vacation for Culture Lovers
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 28 August-3 September 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
diamond geezer
RP1 London's Free Buses RP1: Richmond Park circular Length of journey: 12 miles, 90 minutes the RP1, a...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
London's Free Buses RP1: Richmond Park circular Length of journey: 12 miles, 90 minutes the RP1, a minibus service organised by the Royal Parks to provide accessible transport through and around Richmond Park. Just because you can't get around easily any more, why should you miss...
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Taking the piss In an ideal world every TfL station would have toilet facilities but the truth is you're more likely...
a month ago
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a month ago
In an ideal world every TfL station would have toilet facilities but the truth is you're more likely to be caught short. announce "bold plans to grow and improve toilet provision" because that'd be a very good thing. The press release promised "investment totalling £3m per year...
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Exploring Fort Myers: A Local's Guide
5 months ago
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Stephens House and Gardens Some of London's best small parks were once a rich man's garden. It's called Stephens House and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Some of London's best small parks were once a rich man's garden. It's called Stephens House and Gardens and it covers a dozen acres off East End Road, not far from Finchley central station. If what you need is a kickabout space and somewhere to exercise a big dog it's not for...
Spoon & Tamago
Keisuke Oka’s Arimaston Building in Tokyo, Made Entirely by Hand all photos by @husky_003 | used with permission Almost 15 years ago, on a tiny plot of land in...
a month ago
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a month ago
all photos by @husky_003 | used with permission Almost 15 years ago, on a tiny plot of land in eastern Tokyo, a young architect named Keisuke Oka began to construct a tower of concrete entirely by hand. Located just a short walk from Mita Station, the Arimaston Building (蟻鱒鳶ル) is...
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Advent Way 'Tis the season. Advent Way N18 A country lane called Angel Road once headed east out of...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
'Tis the season. Advent Way N18 A country lane called Angel Road once headed east out of Edmonton following Pymme's Brook, ending at a sylvan bridge across the River Lea where anglers often gathered. Then in the 1920s the North Circular Road was built, the engineers choosing...
Herbert Lui
The vessel heuristic What if, when you made art, you weren’t expressing yourself? What if you were a vessel for something...
a week ago
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a week ago
What if, when you made art, you weren’t expressing yourself? What if you were a vessel for something greater to express themselves through? “The human mind is literally an antenna,” Pharrell says. “It picks up waves and transmissions from the ultimate source, from the ether.”...
Londonist
Martin Luther King Gets A London Blue Plaque The activist visited Bloomsbury in 1961.
11 months 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...
Londonist
Pick Your Own Christmas Tree At These Festive Farms In And Around London Christmas jumpers optional. Wellies recommended.
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
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10 Best, Most Beautiful Places to Visit in Portugal
a year ago
diamond geezer
Inconsequential transport news Inconsequential transport news The graphic shows a child standing beside an adult, well away...
a year ago
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a year ago
Inconsequential transport news The graphic shows a child standing beside an adult, well away from the teeth at the edge. But it also breaks the cardinal rule of "standing on the right", indeed if every parent chose to behave this way it'd block walker-uppers and...
Londonist
60 Of The Best Things To Do In London This Spring Your March-May diary, sorted.
9 months ago
Londonist
Tips For Australians In London - From An Australian In London Zoë Coombs Marr advises.
a year ago
Londonist
This Glowing Garden Of 25,000 Illuminated Roses Has Returned The Ever After Garden returns.
a year ago
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Asheville Restaurants Refining Appalachian Culinary Traditions
11 months ago
Londonist
Save The Chewing Gum Art Trail On The Millennium Bridge Ben Wilson's art is threatened.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Crewe Gadabout: CREWE Crewe is a large town in Cheshire and a key junction on the West Coast Main Line....
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Gadabout: CREWE Crewe is a large town in Cheshire and a key junction on the West Coast Main Line. It's only here because of the railway so has pretty much no history before that arrived, and the railway's only here because the nearby towns of Nantwich and Winsford turned the...
Cheese and Biscuits
The London Shell Co., Highgate The first time I went to the London Shell Co., I hated it. This was nothing to do with the food, and...
a year ago
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a year ago
The first time I went to the London Shell Co., I hated it. This was nothing to do with the food, and everything to do with my aversion to anything boaty, and being trapped on one for the best part of 2 1/2 hours as it punted around the dark, damp Regent's canal in the middle of...
Spoon & Tamago
MUJI Fans Can Now Rent this Countryside MUJI Kominka MUJI’s new rentable townhouse in Kamogawa MUJI, everyone’s favorite Japanese lifestyle retailer, has...
a year ago
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a year ago
MUJI’s new rentable townhouse in Kamogawa MUJI, everyone’s favorite Japanese lifestyle retailer, has been in the homebuilding business for over 15 years. But in a new initiative they’re calling MUJI Base, the company has begun restorring, renovating and renting countryside...
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The 11 Best Airbnbs for Stargazing
a year ago
Londonist
High Rocks: Stunning Views, Steam Trains And 18th Century Graffiti Oh, and a top-notch pub right across the road.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 21-27 August 2023 EVERY brewery taproom, a view higher than the Shard, and NFL in London.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 30 October-5 November 2023 The best articles from Londonist over the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
"Displeasing And Absurd": A Hatchet Job Review Of A Christmas Carol From 1843 There's always one.
a year ago
Londonist
The Crazy-Reasonably Priced Cafe Hidden In A Waterloo Bus Garage Next stop: a hearty lunch for as little at £4!
11 months ago
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How-to Guide for Art Enthusiasts in Dallas
5 months ago
One from Nippon
A peek into Japan's Convenience Stores (Part 2) Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part article. It will mostly make sense even without...
a year ago
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a year ago
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part article. It will mostly make sense even without reading Part 1, but you would be missing out on a lot of context! Before we start, let's take a quick detour to talk about that word in the
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Esquelbecq Is Named France’s Favorite Village of 2023
a year ago
Londonist
A Brief History Of The Metropolitan Line The world's first underground railway.
a year ago
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New Resy Promo Will Give You $99 Off at These Restaurants
a year ago
Londonist
London New Year's Eve Fireworks 2023: Ticket Details Announced See in 2024 by the Thames in central London.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Revised security measures at the National Gallery Last Friday the National Gallery made it harder for visitors to enjoy a look around. Revised...
a month ago
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a month ago
Last Friday the National Gallery made it harder for visitors to enjoy a look around. Revised security measures at the National Gallery Walk-through metal detectors have been a fixture here for years, ditto a perfunctory bag check. This did tend to create queues but nothing...
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...
5 months ago
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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...
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
Tom Scott: 10 Of The Vlogger's Best London Videos From protected sightlines to buried coins.
11 months ago
Londonist
The London Marathon 2024: A Complete Guide To Watching And Taking Part When, where, who and how of London's biggest run.
8 months ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 19-20 August 2023 Black Pride, All Points East, a foodie weekend, a cocktail festival and more.
a year ago
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Hotel Review: Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo in Panama City
a year ago
Londonist
Black History Month Events In London 2023 Walks, talks, markets and music legends.
a year ago
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...
Londonist
Explore Notre-Dame Cathedral... From Westminster Abbey Hit augmented reality experience comes to London.
11 months ago
The Forney Flyer
Heading North, Way Back When... As promised, I'm continuing from my previous post about way back when...  After I graduated from...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
As promised, I'm continuing from my previous post about way back when...  After I graduated from University and flight school, we briefly moved to Oregon as we prepared for future, cross-cultural work/ministry. That fall I had the opportunity to go on a short vision trip to a...
Londonist
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!
a year 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
7 Places To See Gorgeous Autumn Leaves In London Autumnal walks against a golden backdrop.
a year ago
Londonist
Competition Alert! Win A Family Mini Break In A 5-Star London Hotel A fantastic prize from Pan Pacific London.
a year ago
diamond geezer
The suddenest bank holidays Had England won the Euros, our new PM said "we should certainly mark the occasion". He stopped short...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Had England won the Euros, our new PM said "we should certainly mark the occasion". He stopped short of confirming there'd be a bank holiday saying he didn't want to "jinx it", but an extra day off work was always a possibility. It didn't happen because Spain scored more goals...
Londonist
Christmas Dinner In London: Where To Eat In The Capital On Christmas Day Book soon if you want a seat at these tables on 25 December.
a year ago
Londonist
The Elysian Arcs: Giant Rainbows And Bubbles Appear Beneath Cheesegrater Free installation bring colour to City.
9 months ago
diamond geezer
Zoë's Mayoral transport policies As the Mayoral election approaches, all sorts of parties are announcing all sorts of policies on all...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
As the Mayoral election approaches, all sorts of parties are announcing all sorts of policies on all sorts of things. manifesto to be released, that of Green Party candidate Zoë Garbett, a 134-page monster which was launched yesterday. And because transport is one of the areas...
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...
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 6-12 November 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
diamond geezer
The Smudge of Remembrance n.b. All the photos in this post were taken this week. The Smudge of Remembrance This key project...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
n.b. All the photos in this post were taken this week. The Smudge of Remembrance This key project is called The Smudge of Remembrance and has been comprehensively curated to create spectral moments of commemoration firmly rooted in the everyday. Some iterations are almost...
Londonist
Things To Do In London In The Christmas Holidays With Kids Theatre shows, exhibitions and Christmas events.
a year ago
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9 Best U.S. National Parks for Stargazing
a year ago
Londonist
When A Tube Train Full Of Passengers Was Abandoned In The Tunnel The stuff of nightmares.
a year ago
Londonist
45+ Fantastic Things To Do In London This Month: November 2023 Vintage cars, new exhibitions and the all-important Christmas light switch-ons.
a year ago
Londonist
Punchdrunk: Immersive Doyens Return In 2024 With "Moonlit Fever Dream" Tickets for Viola's Room on sale this week.
9 months ago
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SL10 Route SL10: Harrow - North Finchley Length of journey: 9 miles, 50 minutes London gained a new...
a year ago
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a year ago
Route SL10: Harrow - North Finchley Length of journey: 9 miles, 50 minutes London gained a new outer orbital bus route yesterday, a peripheral dash connecting the boroughs of Harrow, Brent and Barnet. new Superloop service, the previous four merely being existing routes...
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President Biden Creates Emmett Till National Monument
a year ago
Londonist
A Fantastically Festive Walk Through London's Christmas Lights And Decorations A self-guided tour through lights, shop window displays, ice rinks and more.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Bossa, Marylebone I don't know whether it's by design or sheer accident that Bossa, a brand new Brazilian restaurant...
a year ago
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a year ago
I don't know whether it's by design or sheer accident that Bossa, a brand new Brazilian restaurant from chef Alberto Landgraf, has landed right next door to the Brazilian embassy. But it felt very appropriate walking under a giant Brazilian flag up to the front steps of Bossa -...
diamond geezer
The temperature post The temperature post 19.6°C at Kinlochewe. Kinlochewe is a village in NW Scotland, about halfway...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
The temperature post 19.6°C at Kinlochewe. Kinlochewe is a village in NW Scotland, about halfway between Skye and Inverness. It sits at the head of a loch and is also surrounded on three sides by mountains, so is precisely the sort of place where the Föhn effect might boost...
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Green Chain 12 It's not often London's Strategic Walk Network is extended. The London Loop has been in existence...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
It's not often London's Strategic Walk Network is extended. The London Loop has been in existence since 2001, the Capital Ring completed in 2005, the Green Chain grew an extra leg in 2010 and the Jubilee Greenway emerged in 2012. So I was thrilled to discover that the Green Chain...
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London votes 2024 Voted for Sadiq; voted for a Labour London Assembly Member        Voted for Sadiq; voted for a...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Voted for Sadiq; voted for a Labour London Assembly Member        Voted for Sadiq; voted for a Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member        Voted for Susan; voted for a Labour London Assembly Member        Voted for Susan; voted for a Conservative London Assembly...