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diamond geezer
King's Cross Station KING'S CROSS  STATION 🚂 £200   London's Monopoly Streets KING'S CROSS STATION Group: British...
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10 months ago
KING'S CROSS  STATION 🚂 £200   London's Monopoly Streets KING'S CROSS STATION Group: British Railways Purchase price: £200 Rent: £25 Annual passengers: 23 million Borough: Camden Postcode: N1 A (very) brief history: King's Cross station opened in 1852 to replace a temporary...
Londonist
Charles Dickens, Dog Lover: Exhibition Explores Animal-Adoring Side Of Author Less Bleak House, more Beak House.
8 months ago
Londonist
Time Travel Back To 17th Century London - With This Royalist Reenactment Along The Mall Commemorating the execution of Charles I.
11 months ago
Londonist
"We're Bringing Migrant Voices To The London Stage" Foreign Affairs harnesses the power of translation.
a year ago
Londonist
Superloop Gets A Bit Loopier With SL5 Bromley To Croydon Bus New fast service for south London.
10 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
U.S. Airplane Bathrooms Must Meet New Accessibility Rules
a year ago
Londonist
The New DLR Trains Could Have Toy Steering Wheels Installed Best. News. Ever.
11 months ago
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Where to Explore Maine’s Outdoors and Dining—a Local's Guide
4 months ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 27-28 January 2024 A frost fair, snowdrops and an Australia Day party.
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Bus of the day 157 Bus Route Of The Day 157: Crystal Palace to Morden Quadrant: London southwest Length of journey: 12...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Bus Route Of The Day 157: Crystal Palace to Morden Quadrant: London southwest Length of journey: 12 miles, 70 minutes Because it's 15th July I've been out riding the 157, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. Be warned I have a few of these up my sleeve as the week progresses,...
diamond geezer
The longest distance you can walk underneath I was in Arnos Park yesterday, a large and pleasant park in Enfield just to the north of Arnos Grove...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
I was in Arnos Park yesterday, a large and pleasant park in Enfield just to the north of Arnos Grove station. It has two prominent physical features, one of which is the Pymmes Brook which was flowing fairly strongly after all that rain we've had. The other is the Arnos Park...
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
diamond geezer
The 'Inside The Circle Line' Tube Challenge Let's celebrate the cancellation of today's tube strike by tackling a really pointless...
a year ago
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a year ago
Let's celebrate the cancellation of today's tube strike by tackling a really pointless challenge. The 'Inside The Circle Line' Tube Challenge No station can be visited more than once. So, for example, you might ride one stop from Queensway to Lancaster Gate, then get out...
Londonist
Things To Do In London In Half Term: October 2023 Family-friendly school holiday activities for all budgets.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Eco-Friendly Vacation Ideas in Aspen
7 months ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged March (true) 31 unblogged things I did in March (true version) Fri 1: I can't believe another constituency has...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
31 unblogged things I did in March (true version) Fri 1: I can't believe another constituency has elected George Galloway as its MP (actually I can, mine once did, because politics repeatedly proves you can fool enough of the people some of the time). Sat 2: Yes I watched the...
Londonist
70+ Spectacular Things To Do In London This Month: September 2023 Open House London! Plus a new music festival, fashion exhibitions, pole dancing, and sheep on the...
a year ago
Londonist
Festival of Railway Modelling Returns To Alexandra Palace Hundreds of mini trains steam into town.
9 months ago
diamond geezer
My Saturday My Saturday diamond geezer 5am  I awake early because there's not a moment to be wasted. I'll read...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
My Saturday diamond geezer 5am  I awake early because there's not a moment to be wasted. I'll read for a while - the latest by Tess Gerritsen is a proper page turner - then leap purposefully out of bed and find a grapefruit to slice, perhaps a handful of berries. The cafetière...
AFAR Media - Travel...
These Are the 7 Best Hotels for Watching the Perseid Meteor Shower—and You Can Still Book Them
a year ago
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...
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 ...
diamond geezer
The Star Beast #10005 ✅ Observations The Star Beast, the return of David Tennant as Doctor Who in the 60th...
a year ago
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a year ago
#10005 ✅ Observations The Star Beast, the return of David Tennant as Doctor Who in the 60th anniversary special. It did the traditional thing and plonked an alien spaceship in the middle of London, and it also did all sorts of untraditional things because the series always has,...
diamond geezer
Three NHS checks I went to the doctor's a couple of weeks ago, not because I needed to but because I thought I...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
I went to the doctor's a couple of weeks ago, not because I needed to but because I thought I should. "Oh that seems fine," she said, in a wholly reassuring way. "But perhaps we ought to do some checks." On Monday I went back to my doctor's surgery for Check 1. It's always...
Londonist
Mesmerising Shots Of London From Above At Christmas Ding dong merrily on (very) high.
a year ago
Londonist
Origin Of The Faeces: Massive Animal Poo Collection Drops In Kingston This show's going to make a splash.
a year ago
Londonist
15 Delightful Day Trips From London: November 2023 Charming events within easy reach of London.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Grand Hotel Timeo Launches Pop-Up Treehouse Suites by Dior
a year ago
diamond geezer
Wealdstone and Whetstone Two London suburbs (and thus two tube stations) are named after lumps of rock at the side of the...
a year ago
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a year ago
Two London suburbs (and thus two tube stations) are named after lumps of rock at the side of the road. Let's visit both. The Weald Stone, Wealdstone What? The Weald Stone is a humpy lump of sarsen stone approximately the same length as a sleeping human. Where? Not in the centre...
diamond geezer
Oxford Street OXFORD STREET £300   London's Monopoly Streets OXFORD STREET Colour group: green Purchase price:...
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a month ago
OXFORD STREET £300   London's Monopoly Streets OXFORD STREET Colour group: green Purchase price: £300 Rent: £26 Length: 2km Borough: Westminster Postcode: W1 Oxford Street is one of the Roman Empire's most successful roads, at least in terms of retail income. It started out as...
Londonist
Stratford Market Village To Reopen - Following Shock Closure In January "We are so glad to be back."
8 months ago
Londonist
Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree: Where's It From? What's Its History? When's The Switch-On? Spruce up on your arboreal knowhow.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Tentacle-Inspired Leather Accessories Handcrafted by Cokeco Cokeco are a Fukuoka-based design duo who create leather accessories inspired by the natural...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Cokeco are a Fukuoka-based design duo who create leather accessories inspired by the natural curiosities of the world around them. Lately, their attention has been focused on sealife: specifically, our multi-limbed mollusc friends whose tentacles provide endless inspiration for...
AFAR Media - Travel...
17+ Crowd-Free Things to Do in Paris This Summer
a year ago
Londonist
London's Cosiest Hotels Because baby it's cold outside.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
An Alberta Winter Getaway for Nature, Wellness, and Culture
a month ago
diamond geezer
Energy shock It's 2 years today since... a) all Covid-related legal restrictions were withdrawn b) Russian...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
It's 2 years today since... a) all Covid-related legal restrictions were withdrawn b) Russian invaded Ukraine It's also two years since the start of the energy shock that hoicked our gas and electricity bills to unheard-of levels. On the day of the invasion the annual energy...
diamond geezer
Walking With The Snowman "Have you done the snowman sculpture trail yet?" my brother asked. He does like a good thematic...
a year ago
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a year ago
"Have you done the snowman sculpture trail yet?" my brother asked. He does like a good thematic painted fibreglass orienteering gadabout. Walking With The Snowman and is spread across part of the City between Chancery Lane and St Paul's. There are a dozen snowmen altogether, and...
Londonist
Things To Do In The Borough Of Bexley Sound baths, Pre-Raphaelites and a gorgeous sewage pumping station.
9 months ago
diamond geezer
Mansfield Park Some buses terminate at the most evocative literary destinations. K4 to Mansfield Park Location:...
6 days ago
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6 days ago
Some buses terminate at the most evocative literary destinations. K4 to Mansfield Park Location: London southwest, outer Length of bus journey: 7 miles, 45 minutes It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of an Oyster card must be in want of a...
Londonist
57 Magnificent Things To Do In London This Month: March 2024 Art fairs, Comic Con, the Boat Races, and other March events.
9 months ago
Londonist
A Tim Burton Exhibition Is Coming To The Design Museum In 2024 Illustrator, painter, photographer, author - what doesn't he do?
a year ago
Londonist
13 Of The Best Irish Pubs In London Guinness, rugby, oysters and craic.
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
Central line upgrade #10002 ✅ Journeys January 2020 TfL started withdrawing rolling stock from the Central line as part...
a year ago
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a year ago
#10002 ✅ Journeys January 2020 TfL started withdrawing rolling stock from the Central line as part of an ongoing programme of refurbishment. All the motors need replacing, plus this offered the additional opportunity to add wheelchair spaces, LED lighting, CCTV and improved...
Londonist
"£1 For A Return Fare Since 2003": Brockwell Park's Miniature Railway You can hire it for birthdays, too.
8 months ago
Londonist
Get Free Entry To The London Dungeon This Monday To cheer you up on 'Blue Monday'.
11 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Alberta’s Best Nature Escapes for Adventurous Travelers
a month ago
Londonist
9 Excellent Events Near London: January 2024 Dogs and beer - what more do you need?
12 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
New Tadao Ando-Designed Museum to Open on Naoshima in 2025 A new museum will open on the art island of Naoshima in 2025. Although the official name has yet to...
a year ago
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a year ago
A new museum will open on the art island of Naoshima in 2025. Although the official name has yet to be announced, the structure will be designed by architect Tadao Ando and will mark his 10th museum on the island. The ‘new museum’ will consist of 3 floors—2 underground and 1...
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in September 2024 20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in September 2024 1) The average e-scooter hire trip...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in September 2024 1) The average e-scooter hire trip lasts 16 minutes, is 1½ miles long and is undertaken at 6½ mph. 2) TfL plan to replace the Lodge Avenue flyover on the A13 with a like-for-like replacement, with construction starting...
AFAR Media - Travel...
3 Great California Travel Itineraries to Inspire Anyone
10 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
In-Depth Review of the Six Senses Rome Resort
a year ago
diamond geezer
Let's vote again (Bow East version) HYPERLOCAL HISTORY MONTH: Let's vote again Bow East you're about to get another chance to place a...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
HYPERLOCAL HISTORY MONTH: Let's vote again Bow East you're about to get another chance to place a cross on a ballot paper, and all because 15302 voters put their cross on a ballot paper somewhere else. by-election is being held in Bow East ward for a seat on Tower Hamlets...
Londonist
7 Places To See Gorgeous Autumn Leaves In London Autumnal walks against a golden backdrop.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Itoya and the charm of stationary While corporations such as Staples or Office Depot may sell supplies, a retailer like Itoya sells...
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a week ago
While corporations such as Staples or Office Depot may sell supplies, a retailer like Itoya sells stationary. The difference is stationary comes with a charm just as essential as the equipment—creativity, possibilities, and consideration. If you visit Itoya’s 18-floor flagship...
Cheese and Biscuits
Solo, Aughton When I was first out of university, trying to decide what to do with my life, and with no long term...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
When I was first out of university, trying to decide what to do with my life, and with no long term plan other than the fact I knew - eventually - I wanted to move to London and stay there, I got a job as a cashier at Ormskirk Abbey National. Ormskirk is ostensibly a market town,...
The Forney Flyer
Subsistence Living, Way Back When Well, it's been forever since I've posted and I won't even begin to make excuses. But before I try...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Well, it's been forever since I've posted and I won't even begin to make excuses. But before I try to start posting stuff from East Africa, I figured I'd finish that series I had started over a year ago about Way Back When we used to live just north of the Arctic Circle in...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Park City, Utah's Top Winter Activities for Families
2 weeks ago
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A Guide to Art and Culture Destinations in Kansas City
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of London 2023: It's The Annual Londonist Awards! Dust off your tux - it's trophy time!
12 months ago
diamond geezer
London's waymarked walks London's waymarked walks (i.e. they have signs showing you the way to go) (n.b. fabulous...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
London's waymarked walks (i.e. they have signs showing you the way to go) (n.b. fabulous Londonwide map here) The Premier League (i.e. important enough to be listed on the TfL website) Capital Ring: 75 miles, 15 sections   [blogged✔] Full directions courtesy of the Inner...
Londonist
A Brief History Of The Victoria Line A short chronology of the light-blue line.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Washside postcards Washside postcards: Hunstanton → King's Lynn ✉ Head south from Hunstanton and the first village you...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Washside postcards: Hunstanton → King's Lynn ✉ Head south from Hunstanton and the first village you graze is Heacham, home of Norfolk Lavender. It describes itself as "England's premier lavender farm (est. 1932) with nearly 100 acres of lavender" so we had high hopes, but it was...
Cheese and Biscuits
Roti King, Battersea Power Station Many moons ago I made a short-lived attempt to do some shorter-form reviews of sandwich shops,...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Many moons ago I made a short-lived attempt to do some shorter-form reviews of sandwich shops, street food joints, delis and the like, places that are perhaps noteworthy but for which the usual 1000+ words could be considered overkill. This resolution didn't last long, partly...
Londonist
Secrets Of 19th Century Workhouse Uncovered At St Pancras Dig Fireplaces, vibrant walls and hot water bottles revealed.
a year ago
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
TfL Raises Penalty Fare To £100 £130m-£150m lost a year thanks to fare dodgers.
9 months ago
diamond geezer
Renaming the Overground, step by step The introduction of the six new London Overground names is finally, tangibly, underway. But the...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
The introduction of the six new London Overground names is finally, tangibly, underway. But the changes are being phased in, as befits a seriously complex operation, with some happening now, some delayed until next month or next year, and some kicked far into the future because...
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
Things To Eat And Drink In London This Halloween From pumpkin-spiced crumble to a sinful supper club.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Tips for Avoiding Crowds and Enjoying Croatia
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Cromwell Road Bus Station Cromwell Road bus station in Kingston has reopened. There are eight versions of today's post,...
a month ago
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a month ago
Cromwell Road bus station in Kingston has reopened. There are eight versions of today's post, according to your level of interest. (click to jump to the right one) 1) I just need the basics 2) I never intend to visit but tell me more 3) I sometimes use this bus station 4) I...
Londonist
The No Trousers Tube Ride Returns To London This Weekend It's January. Let's get half-naked on public transport.
11 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
7 Reasons To Explore South Africa by Land and Water
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
Herbert Lui
Disorientation When you first land in a new place, where you don’t speak the language, you’re probably going to...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
When you first land in a new place, where you don’t speak the language, you’re probably going to make some mistakes. You’ll get in the wrong line at the airport. Queue on the wrong side of the escalator. Realize you’ve unintentionally broken etiquette or convention of some sort....
Spoon & Tamago
Wakuni Cafe: New Tokyo Cafe Made from 700 Bronze Plates Salvaged from Hayatani Shrine the wakuni cafe, which opens January 19, 2024, is inside a 50-year old renovated building Opening in...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
the wakuni cafe, which opens January 19, 2024, is inside a 50-year old renovated building Opening in the Tokyo neighborhood of Higashimurayama this month is Wakuni Cafe, a new destination that embodies history, craftsmanship and a spirit of reusing old materials. The exterior of...
Londonist
Behind The Blue Doors Of Brixton's Georgian Almshouse Free exhibition comes to Lambeth Archives.
8 months ago
Londonist
The Top Exhibitions To See In London In November 2023 David Hockney, Antony Gormley and some strange creatures.
a year ago
diamond geezer
All lines challenge "How can you travel just one stop on every tube line?" is an interesting question. 2003 as part of...
a year ago
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a year ago
"How can you travel just one stop on every tube line?" is an interesting question. 2003 as part of this blog's very first Tube Week, and again in 2015 when I went out and rode the solution. It's a question which can be varied according to how you choose to define a tube line,...
AFAR Media - Travel...
A Guide to Washington D.C. by Local Band Everyday Everybody
7 months ago
Londonist
Is This The Oldest Surviving Poster On The Tube Network? The Otrivine gnome is not to be sniffed at.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Cheam Charter Fair Every year on May 15th the people of Cheam hold a charter fair. Also much of the above may not be...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Every year on May 15th the people of Cheam hold a charter fair. Also much of the above may not be true. Firstly there is no evidence that Henry III granted a charter to Cheam in 1259 or in any other year. Tradition says he did but no historical records exist to confirm this,...
diamond geezer
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...
diamond geezer
Bow Roundabout update #2 Roadworks are supposed to have started at the Bow Roundabout but they haven't yet, indeed it's...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Roadworks are supposed to have started at the Bow Roundabout but they haven't yet, indeed it's possible they've actually been put back by two weeks. This is somewhat peeving given substantial bus mitigation has already taken place - five routes have had their frequency...
Londonist
Jings! London Is Getting A Deli Selling Nothing But Scottish Food The Shoap opens in Angel in February.
10 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
diamond geezer
I've been to see some art I've been to see some art. Art West: Serpentine Gallery Many's the time I've traipsed to the...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
I've been to see some art. Art West: Serpentine Gallery Many's the time I've traipsed to the middle of Kensington Gardens only to be underwhelmed. Thankfully this time it was well worth the effort. Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States (until 1 September) Yinka did the...
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Excursions With Afar and Atlas Ocean Voyages
6 months ago
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The Biltmore Arizona: an Iconic Southwest Resort
5 months ago
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7 Things to Know Before Seeing a Broadway Show in New York City
a year ago
Londonist
See A Flock Of 50 Sheep Herded Over Southwark Bridge This September By a celebrity.
a year ago
diamond geezer
50 posts I won't be writing 50 posts I won't be writing • January's fried chicken launches (except that's actually 51, so I...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
50 posts I won't be writing • January's fried chicken launches (except that's actually 51, so I will be writing one of them... here later) Retracing Terry and June Happy Ever After evolved into Terry and June in 1979, for copyright reasons. Both featured Terry Scott and June...
Spoon & Tamago
A Temporary Rooftop Forest Replaces Fukuoka’s Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine During Renovations Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, one of Japan’s most-historically and culturally significant shrines, will...
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Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, one of Japan’s most-historically and culturally significant shrines, will undergo a massive renovation beginning in May of 2023. And for three years the honden main hall will be completely closed off to the roughly 10 million visitors who come to the...
Londonist
London Hotel Rooms With A Serious View Penthouse suites, balconies, and the city spread at your feet.
a year ago
Londonist
Myra DuBois Takes Us On Her Perfect Day Out In London "Look at St Paul's! An icon in the capital! Much like myself."
a year ago
Londonist
Rumble In The Jungle Rematch Arrives In London Take your place ringside in this limited-run immersive show.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The 9 Best Beaches in the Turks and Caicos to Visit
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 6-12 November 2023 The very best chunks of Londonist from the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
Take A Peek Inside The Royal Albert Hall's New Archive Collection From Queen Victoria to Beyonce, this place has seen them all.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best Broadway Shows of All Time to See in NYC
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Counter, Tunbridge Wells As much as I try to travel as far and wide as possible for a meal, there are certain parts of the...
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As much as I try to travel as far and wide as possible for a meal, there are certain parts of the world that are somewhat better-represented on these pages than others. Obviously as I live in London, and it's the best food city on the planet, that's the main focus of this blog....
diamond geezer
Unblogged June 30 unblogged things I did in June Sat 1: Kept bumping into Spanish and German football fans all over...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
30 unblogged things I did in June Sat 1: Kept bumping into Spanish and German football fans all over parts of London nowhere near where the Champions League final would be taking place. It's amazing how far a stadiumful spreads out. Dortmund had by far the better kit, and by far...
Londonist
What's Happening With London Housing, Rent And Development? November 2023 Our quickfire summary of bricks and mortar, steel and glass.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 26 February-3 March 2024 Our top stories from the last seven days.
9 months ago
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
AFAR Media - Travel...
Vacation Ideas in Los Angeles
9 months ago
Londonist
Art Of The Brick: New LEGO Show Comes To London In March 90 sculptures, one million bricks.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Thames flooding Several times a year, aligned to the full moon, the Thames sees some particularly high tides....
a year ago
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a year ago
Several times a year, aligned to the full moon, the Thames sees some particularly high tides. Sometimes, after particularly heavy spells of rain, much more water comes down the Thames than usual. And when these two events coincide various paths, piers and embankments that don't...
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Trip Ideas Around the World for Adventurous Travelers
a year ago
The Forney Flyer
View From My Office Window I never cease to be awed by the beauty and diversity of God's creation.  Over the years, I've...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I never cease to be awed by the beauty and diversity of God's creation.  Over the years, I've flown/worked in quite a number of regions/countries, and had the unique privilege of enjoying many awesome landscapes in some of the most remote and isolated parts of the world... and...
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
Londonist
Fancy Eating Cricket-Topped Hummus At This Bug-Based Restaurant? Celeb chefs dish up bugs at this pop-up.
a year ago
Londonist
The City Street With FOUR Names What do you call the road between Millennium Bridge and St Paul's?
a year ago
diamond geezer
Unofficial tube map news 1 Three weeks ago a pasta-delivery company announced they'd be giving away free pasta outside five...
a year ago
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a year ago
Three weeks ago a pasta-delivery company announced they'd be giving away free pasta outside five tube stations on October 25th to celebrate World Pasta Day. This is the kind of marketingbolx that various media platforms adore, and Time Out, Metro, Secret London, AOL, MSN and the...
Spoon & Tamago
Step Into a World of Contemporary Japanese Art at New Exhibition in New York a series of washi paper prints by artist takayuki. o “Stepping Into A World” is a the 5th in a...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
a series of washi paper prints by artist takayuki. o “Stepping Into A World” is a the 5th in a series of juried open call exhibitions aimed at showcasing undiscovered Japanese artists and integrating them into the forefront of the global art scene. The exhibition, which includes...
Herbert Lui
Just do the real thing (again) If you want to get good at something, just start by doing it. Today.  Sam Altman writes an important...
a week ago
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a week ago
If you want to get good at something, just start by doing it. Today.  Sam Altman writes an important reminder on this: don’t outsmart yourself and spend precious time and energy working on fake prerequisites. Here’s an example, from my life, that I write about in Creative Doing:...
Herbert Lui
Serious writing In Impro, Keith Johnstone describes how his teachers taught him to write, “They wanted me to reject...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
In Impro, Keith Johnstone describes how his teachers taught him to write, “They wanted me to reject and discriminate, believing that the best artist was the one who made the most elegant choices. They analysed poems to show how difficult ‘real’ writing was, and they taught that I...
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Silver Jubilee In May 2004 I wrote a month-long series called Silver Jubilee to celebrate the 25th anniversary of...
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In May 2004 I wrote a month-long series called Silver Jubilee to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jubilee line. I believe in playing the long game, so today I'm reviving the feature to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jubilee line extension. So here's what I wrote...
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Where To Eat And Drink In Stratford Eats in E20.
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The Forney Flyer
MAF Liberia A few weeks ago I was asked to pop over to Liberia (on the west coast of Africa) to help with their...
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A few weeks ago I was asked to pop over to Liberia (on the west coast of Africa) to help with their flying for six weeks. Our Liberia program has been short on pilots and very busy with flying, so of course I was happy to help! Above is a shot of a bunch of Covid vaccines...
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Amsterdam Plans to Ban Large Cruise Ships: What to Expect
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The 15 Best Hotels in Los Angeles to Book Right Now
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Buy A Toy For One Of The 5,000 Poorest London Kids In London This Christmas Winter Toy Appeal back for 10th year.
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A Glimpse Inside the Whimsical Wooden Miniature Homes of Yukihiro Akama Artist Yukihiro Akama is set to unveil his largest exhibition to date, ‘Basho no Kankaku – A Sense...
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Artist Yukihiro Akama is set to unveil his largest exhibition to date, ‘Basho no Kankaku – A Sense of Place,’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP). Related posts: Whimsical Wooden Automata by Kazuaki Harada A Wooden Cabin Constructed Locally in the Mountains of Japan Using a 3D...
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Things To Do This Week In London: 6-12 November 2023 Diwali celebrations, new karting and curling venues, and the Lord Mayor's Show.
a year ago
diamond geezer
The Wrythe Today we're off to the only south London suburb that starts with The, namely The Wrythe which is a...
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Today we're off to the only south London suburb that starts with The, namely The Wrythe which is a significant part of Sutton. Essentially it's North Carshalton but has had a separate identity since medieval times, actual residents since Victorian times and today forms a...
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Best Of Londonist: 29 January-4 February 2024 The best Londonist articles from the past week.
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The Top Exhibitions To See In London: March 2024 Photography, portraits and protest.
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UEFA Euro 2024 Screenings: Where To Watch Matches In London 3 x 🦁 + 👕 = ⚽
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diamond geezer
Friday transport news Friday transport news n.b. London Reconnections does a longer list every Friday Ian Visits does a...
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Friday transport news n.b. London Reconnections does a longer list every Friday Ian Visits does a longer list every Friday Raildate does a longer list every Friday Overground news recently restored, and it's one of the latter. It's the original waiting room from 1872 which...
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Best Of Londonist: 16-22 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
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The Forney Flyer
More From Liberia I've really been enjoying being busy helping with the MAF flight operations in Liberia.  Shortly...
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over a year ago
I've really been enjoying being busy helping with the MAF flight operations in Liberia.  Shortly after I landed at a remote location one day, our other aircraft, piloted by Ulrich Müeller, also landed (below) at the same airstrip. I was about to load up two medical patients...
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Best Of Londonist: 1-7 April 2024 Our top stories from the last seven days.
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Cheese and Biscuits
Caravel, Regent's Canal It makes perfect sense that with London commercial property rents sky-high, wiley restaurateurs...
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over a year ago
It makes perfect sense that with London commercial property rents sky-high, wiley restaurateurs should look further afield and towards quirkier, more unusual spaces to set up shop. I have had mixed experiences dining on a boat (the London Shell Company: great fun; our office Xmas...
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The Best London Pubs With Private Function Rooms To Hire Looking to party? We've got the pub for you.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
The vessel heuristic What if, when you made art, you weren’t expressing yourself? What if you were a vessel for something...
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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.”...
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Non-London universities in London London contains a lot of non-London universities. This building is part of Buckinghamshire New...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
London contains a lot of non-London universities. This building is part of Buckinghamshire New University, which is neither new nor in Buckinghamshire. wrong side of the river Colne. Admittedly the boundary's less than 200 metres away but this side of the river has always...
Cheese and Biscuits
Oren, Dalston Mumbling and grumbling during my journey to Dalston the other night, as the 38 bus did an average...
a year ago
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a year ago
Mumbling and grumbling during my journey to Dalston the other night, as the 38 bus did an average speed of just less than walking pace all the way from Holborn in the pouring rain, just helped to highlight how I end up travelling to some parts of town for dinner over and over...
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Top 10 Family-Friendly Luxury Resorts in the U.S.
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Best Of Londonist: 19-25 February 2024 7 days of London wrapped up in a neat little package.
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diamond geezer
Route 455 London's next dead bus 455: Wallington to Purley, Old Lodge Lane Location: outer London,...
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10 months ago
London's next dead bus 455: Wallington to Purley, Old Lodge Lane Location: outer London, south Length of journey: 13 miles, 85 minutes The 455, which dies soon, weaves a ridiculously contorted route around the broader outskirts of Croydon. It's particularly wiggly at the...
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diamond geezer
Gaps between Easters You've probably noticed that Easter Day moves around a lot. Yes, it can fall on any date between...
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8 months ago
You've probably noticed that Easter Day moves around a lot. Yes, it can fall on any date between 22nd March and 25th April, but it never seems to end up on the same weekend it did last year. And indeed it never can. Let's take a look at how the date jumps around during the...
Londonist
Trooping The Colour 2024: When Is It? What's It About? And Other Questions Answered Pomp and ceremony cranked up to 11.
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Spoon & Tamago
Takenokuma Cafe is a Water Garden Inspired by the Lush Nature of Kumamoto In the peaceful town of Minami-Oguni (Kumamoto Prefecture) is Takenokuma, a new cafe inspired by the...
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10 months ago
In the peaceful town of Minami-Oguni (Kumamoto Prefecture) is Takenokuma, a new cafe inspired by the many water sources that flow freely from nearby Mt. Aso. These water sources manifest themselves in many ways including rivers, hot springs and channels that flow into the...
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5 Off-the-Beaten-Path Experiences in Budapest
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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...
diamond geezer
Unblogged November 30 unblogged things I did in November Wed 1: I went to peripheral Hadley Wood and walked the length...
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a year ago
30 unblogged things I did in November Wed 1: I went to peripheral Hadley Wood and walked the length of peripheral Waggon Road, having climbed the peripheral footpath over the tunnel portal. In the process I spent 30 seconds in Hertfordshire, which it turns out is the last time I...
Londonist
Fantastic Firework Displays And Buzzing Bonfire Nights Near London Whizzbangs worth leaving London for.
a year ago
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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...
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Cruise for Best Way to See the Northern Lights in Alaska
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diamond geezer
S2 This is the S2, a bus which ran between Clapton and my neck of the woods between 1970 and 2008, back...
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9 months ago
This is the S2, a bus which ran between Clapton and my neck of the woods between 1970 and 2008, back when 'S' meant Stratford. It now means Sutton, there already being an S1, S3 and S4 threading across the borough, but it's taken until 2024 for the gap to be filled with an...
Londonist
A Brief History Of The Waterloo & City Line A very peculiar line.
a year ago
Londonist
Around London In 11 Fish Sculptures, puns and some actual real fish.
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Best Of Londonist: 25-31 March 2024 Catch up with the best Londonist articles from the past week.
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diamond geezer
Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Things on Hills: Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Where the heck are we? The far side of Redbridge,...
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a month ago
Things on Hills: Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Where the heck are we? The far side of Redbridge, almost in Havering Be more precise: On the southern edge of Hainault Country Park Nearest tube station: Fairlop, but 1½ miles away so hardly near Nearest bus routes: both the 247 and...
Cheese and Biscuits
Speedboat Bar, Soho It's been a very long time since I did my post-University trip to SE Asia (yes, I am a cliché, I...
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over a year ago
It's been a very long time since I did my post-University trip to SE Asia (yes, I am a cliché, I know) and although this was 2001 (I am also old) and years before I thought about starting a food blog (in fact probably years before the first blog even existed) I remember being...
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...
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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
PR bumf round-up I haven't whinged about unsolicited PR emails for a while because I don't get as many as I used to....
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2 weeks ago
I haven't whinged about unsolicited PR emails for a while because I don't get as many as I used to. But they still trickle in, generally from hopeful marketeers with a press release to regurgitate or a plea to amplify some sponsored content. We don't do that here, thanks. Zarya...
Spoon & Tamago
Tenohira Hanabi Let’s You Enjoy Sparklers in the Palm of Your Hand Senko hanabi, literally meaning ‘incense fireworks,’ are small and subtle sparklers that are packed...
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Senko hanabi, literally meaning ‘incense fireworks,’ are small and subtle sparklers that are packed with about 10 seconds of delicate pyrotechnics. Typically sold alongside other handheld fireworks, the unspoken rule is that senko hanabi are reserved for the grand finale....
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
Spoon & Tamago
Kirie Artist Carves Playful Narratives Into Tree Leaves “Aquarium of Leaves” A 37-year old Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito has been living with...
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a year ago
“Aquarium of Leaves” A 37-year old Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito has been living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) his entire life. Lito had been searching for an outlet where he could channel his above-normal levels of concentration and...
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A Neighborhood Guide to Toronto’s Little Jamaica
a year ago
Londonist
Santa Steam Express: Meet Father Christmas On A Vintage Train In London The kids will be chuffed.
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)...
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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
TfL FoI requests in November 2024 30 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in November 2024 1) In a typical month (April 2024) TfL...
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30 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in November 2024 1) In a typical month (April 2024) TfL issued 29,767 Under 16 Oyster Photocards, 6992 16+ Oyster Photocards, 6028 18+ Oyster Photocards and 269 Apprentice Oyster Photocards. 2) The social media management tool used by...
diamond geezer
Whitehall WHITEHALL £140   London's Monopoly Streets WHITEHALL Colour group: pink Purchase price:...
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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...
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
Cheese and Biscuits
Evernight, Battersea Knowing we would be having dinner at Evernight I thought aperitifs at Homeboy Battersea, just around...
a year ago
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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...
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The 8 Best Things to Do in Belize
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Silver Birch, Chiswick It's a pleasant novelty to, for once, not be opening a post about an excellent neighbourhood...
a year ago
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a year ago
It's a pleasant novelty to, for once, not be opening a post about an excellent neighbourhood restaurant without a resigned grump about the lack of such places in my own particular neighbourhood. Until recently, my fellow SW11 residents had very little to be proud of (and even...
Londonist
Last Chance To See The Horniman Museum Walrus Until 2026 You won't be able to visit it while a refurb project takes place.
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Post Office Tower When it opened anyone could pay four shillings to take a lift to the top of the Post Office Tower,...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
When it opened anyone could pay four shillings to take a lift to the top of the Post Office Tower, and in that first year over a million people took up the offer. But the viewing platforms closed in 1971 following a terrorist explosion and the famous revolving restaurant closed...
Londonist
London's Best Christmas Markets And Festive Fairs For 2023 Christmas shopping events in the capital, for gifts, decorations, festive food and more.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged 1984 31 unblogged things I did in December 1984 They didn't have blogs or the internet forty years ago,...
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3 days ago
31 unblogged things I did in December 1984 They didn't have blogs or the internet forty years ago, indeed my Sinclair ZX81 wasn't capable of much, but here are 31 things I didn't digitally publish at the time. To help you get your bearings I was 19 and December featured one week...
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in August 2024 20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in August 2024 1) In 2023/24 TfL sold 3,143,828 One Day...
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20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in August 2024 1) In 2023/24 TfL sold 3,143,828 One Day Travelcards (down 38% on 2018/19). They also sold 3,849,293 Weekly Travelcards (down 65%), 801,367 Monthly Travelcards (down 67%) and only 15,192 Annual Travelcards (down 80%). 2)...
Londonist
A Brief History Of The Jubilee Line Including why they abandoned the name Fleet line.
a year ago
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Hotel Review: Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo in Panama City
a year ago