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Londonist
Where To Eat And Drink In Croydon Chew your way through CR0.
a year ago
diamond geezer
London's largest common What's London's largest common? In particular it depends on what common land is. The Open Spaces...
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11 months ago
What's London's largest common? In particular it depends on what common land is. The Open Spaces Society says this. "Common land is land that has an owner but over which other people have the right to use and take away certain natural produce. These people, known as commoners,...
Londonist
Things To Look Forward To In London In 2024 The biggest things happening in the capital over the next 12 months.
12 months 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....
Londonist
The Elysian Arcs: Giant Rainbows And Bubbles Appear Beneath Cheesegrater Free installation bring colour to City.
9 months ago
Londonist
Fancy A Crack At The Crystal Maze? This Mind-Blowing Immersive Experience Lets You Do Just That! Start! The! Fans!
9 months ago
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What it's Like to Try an Adaptive Outdoor Recreation Tour
a year ago
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Visit Corpus Christi, TX for Beaches and Outdoor Adventure
5 months ago
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NYC-Based Cocktail Bar, Death & Co, Opens D.C. Location
a year ago
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7 Reasons to Island-Hop in Hawai‘i
3 months ago
Londonist
Lord Mayor's Show 2023: When And Where Is It, And What's Happening? Spend the day marking an ancient London tradition dating back to 1215.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Doors Doors (by Christian Marclay) White Cube, Masons Yard 6-30 September 2023 10am-6pm, closed Sunday and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Doors (by Christian Marclay) White Cube, Masons Yard 6-30 September 2023 10am-6pm, closed Sunday and Monday Christian Marclay is always a treat, if what you enjoy is an exemplarily-crafted audio-visual montage. He's best known for The Clock, a 24 hour compilation of clips from...
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Why Hyatt's Zilara Riviera Maya Resort Is The Best Vacation Destination
a year ago
diamond geezer
One Stop Beyond But what are the first stations beyond the Greater London boundary? Herts Moor Park...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
But what are the first stations beyond the Greater London boundary? Herts Moor Park z6/7 Carpenders Park z7 Herts Elstree and Borehamwood z6 Potters Bar Herts Cuffley Theobalds Grove z7 Waltham Cross z7 Essex Buckhurst Hill z5 Roding Valley z4 Grange Hill...
diamond geezer
SL2 Route SL2: Walthamstow Central - North Woolwich Ferry Length of journey: 12 miles, 60...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Route SL2: Walthamstow Central - North Woolwich Ferry Length of journey: 12 miles, 60 minutes Headline: The new express route that completes the loop. Subtext: This time last year the Superloop hadn't even been announced. It now circles outer London. Caveat: It's not a loop, the...
Spoon & Tamago
Japan’s Jimi ‘Mundane’ Halloween Costumes of 2024 Happy Jimi Halloween to everyone who celebrates. It’s that wonderful time of year when our favorite...
a month ago
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a month ago
Happy Jimi Halloween to everyone who celebrates. It’s that wonderful time of year when our favorite Japanese festival, Jimi Halloween, is on full display. Mundane Halloween, as we coined it back in 2018, is when people dress up in costumes so mundane they have to be explained....
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 21-27 August 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in April 2024 20 things we learned from TfL FoI requests in April 2024 1) The annual operating cost for the...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
20 things we learned from TfL FoI requests in April 2024 1) The annual operating cost for the Woolwich Ferry is £8.9 million. 2) In 2021 there were 305km of bus lanes in London, up from 293km in 2011. 3) Tfl spent £282,945.43 advertising this year's Fares Freeze on posters, in...
diamond geezer
The beetle After I boarded my train home from Surrey on Sunday I noticed that a beetle had hitched a ride on my...
a year ago
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a year ago
After I boarded my train home from Surrey on Sunday I noticed that a beetle had hitched a ride on my rucksack. It could have jumped from a bush I'd brushed against, it could have worked its way up from my boots or it could have crawled on when I put my rucksack down on the...
Londonist
The Vagina Museum Is Reopening In November "We're absolutely delighted... we love a big opening!"
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 5-11 February 2024 Do cool stuff for under a fiver.
10 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Objects of Nostalgia Recreated in Pixelated Ceramics by Toshiya Masuda all images courtesy the artist On the spectrum of artistic materials, pixel art and ceramics...
a year ago
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a year ago
all images courtesy the artist On the spectrum of artistic materials, pixel art and ceramics seemingly couldn’t be further apart. On one end you have one of mankind’s oldest forms of expression dating back to the late Paleolithic period. On the other, a digital form of art that...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 2-3 March 2024 Foodie events, live music, and last chance to see a flower festival before it closes.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
The London Overground line names post The phased introduction of six new Overground line names has begun. Before we get into all that,...
a month ago
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a month ago
The phased introduction of six new Overground line names has begun. Before we get into all that, let's get the new names out of the way. we did all that back then. First important thing: If anyone posts any line name comments on any future post, I will shift them back to...
Londonist
West End Tickets From £15 - London Theatre Week Has Launched Slashed price seats available till 3 March.
10 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
Old Kent Road OLD KENT ROAD £60   London's Monopoly Streets OLD KENT ROAD Colour group: brown Purchase price:...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
OLD KENT ROAD £60   London's Monopoly Streets OLD KENT ROAD Colour group: brown Purchase price: £60 Rent: £2 Length: 1¾ miles Boroughs: Southwark and Lewisham Postcodes: SE1, SE15 Old Kent Road, which is also the only location south of the river. Originally this was Watling...
Londonist
The Modern Game Of Darts Was Invented In A London Pub In 1926 Although Henry VIII had a set of darts too.
11 months ago
Londonist
International Women's Day And Women's History Month 2024 Events In London Guided walks, talks, exhibitions and more - all celebrating women.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Algorithmic non-chronological I'm delighted to announce that diamond geezer now has a new non-chronological algorithm. From...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
I'm delighted to announce that diamond geezer now has a new non-chronological algorithm. From today an automated algorithm will determine the order in which posts appear in your feed. This algorithm uses various factors to prioritise content with the goal of showing you the...
diamond geezer
Donkey Lane To continue this year's Christmas perambulations, three little donkeys. Donkey Lane EN1 just off...
a year ago
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a year ago
To continue this year's Christmas perambulations, three little donkeys. Donkey Lane EN1 just off the Great Cambridge Road in the London borough of Enfield. Locally the local area is known as Carterhatch, and might be known more widely had the potential Overground station not...
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...
Londonist
Dozens Of Well-Dressed Dandies Saunter Through Central London In May What Londoner doesn't like a good flan?
8 months 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
The Cosmic House: A Surreal Mansion You Can Visit In Kensington Warning: article could lead to serious house envy.
a year ago
Londonist
Dad's Army Museum: Go On A Classic Sitcom Pilgrimage On This Day Trip From London "Now pay attention..."
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Greatness means avoiding stupid mistakes consistently Shane Parrish writes at Brain Food, “Moments don’t make legends. Consistency does. And the hardest...
a week ago
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a week ago
Shane Parrish writes at Brain Food, “Moments don’t make legends. Consistency does. And the hardest consistency isn’t in doing brilliant things but avoiding stupid ones. Every mistake puts you in hard mode, forcing you to make up lost ground.” In some lines of work, a person must...
Londonist
The Top Exhibitions To See In London: April 2024 From Caravaggio to Antony Gormley.
9 months ago
Londonist
The Barbi-Ken Line? The Ickeypoo Line? What If All Tubes Were Named Like Bakerloo? Waterloo to Bank presents some options.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Bond Street BOND STREET £320   London's Monopoly Streets BOND STREET Colour group: green Purchase price:...
a month ago
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a month ago
BOND STREET £320   London's Monopoly Streets BOND STREET Colour group: green Purchase price: £320 Rent: £28 Length: 800m Borough: Westminster Postcode: W1 penultimate street on the Monopoly board famously doesn't exist, even though it has a station named after it. It's also...
Spoon & Tamago
Art & Coffee: Our Favorite Museum Cafes Across Japan Come for the art, stay for the coffee. Japan’s numerous museums offer a little bit of everything....
a year ago
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a year ago
Come for the art, stay for the coffee. Japan’s numerous museums offer a little bit of everything. Whether it’s cutting edge, contemporary art in Tokyo or a tiny museum in the countryside dedicated to a single sculptor, seeking them out is always rewarding. What’s also rewarding...
Londonist
London New Year's Eve Fireworks 2023: Ticket Details Announced See in 2024 by the Thames in central London.
a year 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
diamond geezer
Arsenal title-chasing live blog Arsenal title-chasing live blog 16:00 Could still win it. 16:05 Bugger. 16:23 Sigh. 16:43...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Arsenal title-chasing live blog 16:00 Could still win it. 16:05 Bugger. 16:23 Sigh. 16:43 Aagh. 16:45 Oooh.   17:22 Bugger. 17:53 Ooooooh! 17:54 Sigh. 17:59 Could still win it. 18:00 Didn't.
Londonist
This North American City Is Basically A Big Old Copy-And-Paste Of London Copy our homework much, folks?
11 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Make Daily Life Comical With Manga Sound Effects These acrylic manga sound effects are the perfect item to introduce some comical playfulness into...
a year ago
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a year ago
These acrylic manga sound effects are the perfect item to introduce some comical playfulness into your room or office. Need to drop off a stack of documents for your coworker to review? The ドーン sound effect accentuates the weight and intimidation of the pile. Want to show off you...
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...
diamond geezer
Gherkin Christmas
12 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
A VHS Cafe is Opening in Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa Neighborhood Despite it’s image of neon lights and cyberpunk mystique propagated by the west, Tokyo is very much...
a year ago
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a year ago
Despite it’s image of neon lights and cyberpunk mystique propagated by the west, Tokyo is very much a mash-up of old and new. It’s a city where Tower Records is still alive and well. Where vinyl record and vintage clothing shops have to employ crowd control measures. And where a...
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Esquelbecq Is Named France’s Favorite Village of 2023
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
diamond geezer
Living on an airfield London contains a lot of former airfields. Hornchurch. This was formerly RAF Hornchurch, a large...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
London contains a lot of former airfields. Hornchurch. This was formerly RAF Hornchurch, a large airfield in the Ingrebourne valley which played a vital role in defending the eastern side of the capital from German bombers. It first came into service in 1915 when it was known...
diamond geezer
20 Centuries in 1 City 10 Centuries In 1 Day may not have been a very good walk. London's a Roman city, can we do 20...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
10 Centuries In 1 Day may not have been a very good walk. London's a Roman city, can we do 20 centuries? 16th-21st century This is the easy bit. 21st century Gherkin (2004) I'm going to pick The Shard (2013). It's still the tallest building in western Europe. 20th...
Londonist
An 'Accidentally Wes Anderson' Exhibition Is Coming To West London So. Much. Pastel.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Designed by Kengo Kuma, Kiki’s Museum of Literature to Open in Tokyo Fans of “Kiki’s Delivery Service” will be delighted to learn that a new museum dedicated to...
a year ago
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a year ago
Fans of “Kiki’s Delivery Service” will be delighted to learn that a new museum dedicated to children’s book author Eiko Kadono will open in Tokyo. Designed by architect Kengo Kumo, the three-story Kiki’s Museum of Literature will be located inside Nagisa Park, which is situated...
diamond geezer
Not the Metropolitan line extension Eight years ago the Metropolitan line extension to Watford Junction was cancelled when the incoming...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Eight years ago the Metropolitan line extension to Watford Junction was cancelled when the incoming Mayor chose to ditch the outgoing Mayor's underfunded project. The people of London barely noticed - they had no desperate need to go to west Watford and the money saved went on...
diamond geezer
Prince Henry's Room Open House is here again, indeed it kicked off earlier than the first official weekend which is how...
a year ago
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a year ago
Open House is here again, indeed it kicked off earlier than the first official weekend which is how yesterday I managed to visit an unvisitable tourist attraction. Open House: Prince Henry's Room (17 Fleet Street) Prince Henry's Room is a first-floor Jacobean chamber...
diamond geezer
Three Big Brother houses The 20th series of Big Brother kicked off this week, with sixteen fresh housemate wannabes confined...
a year ago
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a year ago
The 20th series of Big Brother kicked off this week, with sixteen fresh housemate wannabes confined inside a brand new Big Brother House. Where is the new Big Brother House hiding in plain sight in London's best-smelling cul-de-sac? The first Big Brother house...
Londonist
Jings! London Is Getting A Deli Selling Nothing But Scottish Food The Shoap opens in Angel in February.
10 months ago
Londonist
Support A Great Cause At The Guildhall's Spectacular Christmas Market! Festive feasting, fantastic gifts, and medieval grandeur.
a year ago
Londonist
Khan Announces TfL Fare Freeze - But Is Everything As It Seems? It does't apply to everyone...
11 months ago
Londonist
Big Improvement In London's Roadside Pollution, Says Report NO2 levels plummet, but more to be done.
9 months ago
Londonist
Smithfield Market Christmas Meat Auction 2023: A Guide Get your Xmas turkey on the cheap!
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do In London On Christmas Day Guided tours, river trips and Christmas lunch.
a year ago
Londonist
Bits Of London That Aren't In The Bit Of London They Say They Are In, But In Another Bit Of London If you see what we mean.
8 months ago
Londonist
Literary Footprints 2024: Walking Tours Around Literary London Love books? Love London? Love this.
10 months ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Cord, Fleet Street Basil Fawlty: Mr. Johnson: Basil Fawlty: Mr. Johnson: Basil Fawlty: Mr. Johnson: Basil...
a year ago
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a year ago
Basil Fawlty: Mr. Johnson: Basil Fawlty: Mr. Johnson: Basil Fawlty: Mr. Johnson: Basil Fawlty: gralefrit, we idolised the food of France, where they did things properly. Whipped into shape back in the 19th century by towering figures like Escoffier, French cuisine...
Londonist
There's A Place Called Bovril Castle In South London And there was once a second one, too.
10 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Alberta’s Best Nature Escapes for Adventurous Travelers
a month ago
Londonist
How London Underground Became The Coolest Brand In The World From the first roundel to moquette trainers.
a year ago
Londonist
New 'Eurostar Snow' Service Will Whisk Londoners To Ski Resorts This Winter News comes after rumours that ski trains would end.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Algorithmic feed I'm delighted to announce that diamond geezer now has a new non-chronological algorithm. From...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
I'm delighted to announce that diamond geezer now has a new non-chronological algorithm. From today an automated algorithm will determine the order in which posts appear in your feed. This algorithm uses various factors to prioritise content with the goal of showing you the...
diamond geezer
grumpytutters Modern life, eh, it's not what it was. People are so badly behaved these days, they get away with so...
a year ago
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a year ago
Modern life, eh, it's not what it was. People are so badly behaved these days, they get away with so much and it's incredibly irritating. So many things aren't as good as they should be because rules are ignored, adults are selfish, children have no respect, officials are...
diamond geezer
London's biggest power stations The square after Pall Mall on the Monopoly board is the Electric Company. It would be too...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
The square after Pall Mall on the Monopoly board is the Electric Company. It would be too overfamiliar to visit Tate Modern and Battersea Power Station, plus neither of them still generate electricity, so I'm not going there. Instead I've identified the five largest power...
Londonist
Tower Bridge Will Be Stuck In The Raised Position, As It Closes Over Bank Holiday It's supposed to be like that.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The 10 Best U.S. National Parks to Visit with Kids
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Mamapen at the Sun and 13 Cantons, Soho There are a few pubs in London notable for their hosting of fledgling food businesses, giving...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
There are a few pubs in London notable for their hosting of fledgling food businesses, giving talented but cash-strapped teams a chance to test their market and their cooking skills without the risk and stress of opening a completely brand new restaurant. Over the years, you will...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Outdoor Adventure Inspiration and Small Businesses in Sheridan, Wyoming
a year ago
diamond geezer
Farewell Evening Standard The Evening Standard, first published in 1827, went to press for the last time on...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
The Evening Standard, first published in 1827, went to press for the last time on Thursday. <insert anecdotes here, including how it used to have competition, and how it used to be good, and how it used to cost money but you'd still buy it, and how it was never the same after...
diamond geezer
Another tube map typo Would you like to see another tube map typo? It's not a spelling mistake it's a missing word, if...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
Would you like to see another tube map typo? It's not a spelling mistake it's a missing word, if that helps you spot it. Nobody at TfL spotted it, nor anybody at the printers, or if they did they just thought never mind let's use these duff maps anyway. I've checked other...
Londonist
Tom Scott: 10 Of The Vlogger's Best London Videos From protected sightlines to buried coins.
11 months ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Bear, Camberwell Despite Camberwell's increasing reputation for all kinds (and all budgets) of great food, it still...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Despite Camberwell's increasing reputation for all kinds (and all budgets) of great food, it still seemed unlikely that this bare-bones pub, just opposite the Walworth bus depot and furnished, as far as I could tell, with tables and chairs nicked from the local secondary school,...
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Why Richmond Has The Best Art and Music Scene
2 months ago
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A Guide to Mindful Travel in Greater Palm Springs
a month ago
diamond geezer
It's this blog's 21st birthday It's diamond geezer's 21st birthday. I hope we get through the day without entering a period of...
a year ago
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a year ago
It's diamond geezer's 21st birthday. I hope we get through the day without entering a period of national mourning because that really put a damper on last year's celebrations. comments if(postComments['2129182084125'] != null){document.write(' (' + postComments['2129182084125']...
Londonist
The Top Exhibitions To See In London: February 2024 Clocks, consumerism and centurions.
11 months ago
Londonist
20+ Cheery Things To Do In London In January 2024 Events to get you through the dark winter days.
11 months ago
Londonist
The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Drives Into London This Week Merry fizz-mas!
a year ago
Londonist
"My Obsession With London's Modernist Council Estates" The beauty of the capital's social housing.
9 months ago
Londonist
Festive Theatre Shows To Enchant The Whole Family This Christmas Disney, Peppa Pig and The Snowman, live on stage.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Lessons learned 40 things I've learnt about sex over the last 40 years 1) Nothing ever prepares you for the first...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
40 things I've learnt about sex over the last 40 years 1) Nothing ever prepares you for the first time... 2) ... not even the fact that the biology textbook always falls open at the same page 3) The first time is always a ghastly mistake (I'm extrapolating this from a single...
diamond geezer
The news from Barking and Dagenham Yesterday I went to the Becontree estate to take some photos of its churches. Then I added those...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Yesterday I went to the Becontree estate to take some photos of its churches. Then I added those photos to yesterday's post about churches on estates. I didn't add this photo, even though it was my favourite. This is St Cedd's in Becontree. It has a lovely postwar copper roof...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Driving Across Norway, the Most Electric Car-Friendly Country in the World
a year ago
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How to Explore Dallas’ Culturally Diverse Arts Scene
5 months ago
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The Best Theme Parks, Festivals, and More in Florida
5 months ago
Londonist
Tips For Australians In London - From An Australian In London Zoë Coombs Marr advises.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Amsterdam Plans to Ban Large Cruise Ships: What to Expect
a year ago
Londonist
RAF Hornchurch: Visit The Fascinating Museum Of This East London Airfield Zeppelins, Guinea Pigs and the Great Escape.
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 18-24 December 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Whitehall WHITEHALL £140   London's Monopoly Streets WHITEHALL Colour group: pink Purchase price:...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
WHITEHALL £140   London's Monopoly Streets WHITEHALL Colour group: pink Purchase price: £140 Rent: £10 Length: 500m Borough: Westminster Postcode: SW1 Whitehall is one of the most famous and historic streets in London but has been tucked away on the cheap-to-middling side of...
Londonist
20 Pithy Ian Nairn Quotes About Modern London Buildings "A joke title for a joke of a building."
a year ago
diamond geezer
The Vyne NATIONAL TRUST: The Vyne Location: Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HL [map] Open: 10am-5pm...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
NATIONAL TRUST: The Vyne Location: Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HL [map] Open: 10am-5pm (House open 11am-3pm) Admission: £15.00 Website: nationaltrust.org.uk/hampshire/the-vyne Four word summary: slimmed-down Tudor pile Time to allow: a couple of hours The Vyne to show...
Londonist
300 Of Elton John's Photos Go On Display At V&A This Summer Marilyn Monroe, the AIDS crisis and 9/11 feature.
9 months ago
Londonist
The Best Music Festivals In London 2024 Party in a field without leaving the capital.
10 months ago
Londonist
Mesmerising Shots Of London From Above At Christmas Ding dong merrily on (very) high.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
60-Year-Old Machiya Adapted into Hender Scheme’s New Osaka Flagship All images © toha courtesy DDAA Hender Scheme’s flagship store in Kansai is an adaptive reuse of a...
a year ago
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a year ago
All images © toha courtesy DDAA Hender Scheme’s flagship store in Kansai is an adaptive reuse of a sixty-plus-year-old one-story wooden house near Umeda Station in Osaka. With a spacious area of around 175m² and impressive high ceilings, the store has been designed to reflect...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 14-15 October 2023 A rum festival, a new fashion exhibition, Cocktail Week and more.
a year ago
One from Nippon
A peek into the world of Japan's electric rice cookers It's been a while since our last post - life got in the way. A big thanks to everyone who reached...
a year ago
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a year ago
It's been a while since our last post - life got in the way. A big thanks to everyone who reached out! We are now restarting our articles, though we might not always write once a week. If we don't think it's interesting, we
AFAR Media - Travel...
Isabelle Star LaBlanc's Guide to Minneapolis
7 months ago
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BIPOC Guide to Asheville's Outdoors
10 months ago
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3 Great California Travel Itineraries to Inspire Anyone
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Bourneview London has eight public footpath level crossings, and today I'm going to walk you across another of...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
London has eight public footpath level crossings, and today I'm going to walk you across another of them. Bourneview (CR8 5AD) Kenley in the London borough of Croydon, a couple of miles southeast of Purley. Two railway lines wend down this dry chalk valley but we want the line...
Londonist
Play On The Guitar Of Your Dreams At This Gibson Showroom Live out your Nigel Tufnel fantasy.
10 months ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 26 February-3 March 2024 Things to do for under a fiver.
10 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Eco-Friendly Vacation Ideas in Aspen
7 months ago
diamond geezer
BustopMas Now that December's here the festivity in London is palpable! And as Christmas grows closer our...
a year ago
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a year ago
Now that December's here the festivity in London is palpable! And as Christmas grows closer our appetite for seasonal treats grows ever stronger. It can mean only one thing: winter is upon us and Christmas has officially arrived. This year's big ticket event is BustopMas, a...
Londonist
Theatreship: London's Newest Cultural Venue Is On A Boat Cinema, theatre, lecture hall, bar...
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Bus of the day 177 Bus Route Of The Day 177: Peckham to Thamesmead Quadrant: London southeast Length of journey: 12...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Bus Route Of The Day 177: Peckham to Thamesmead Quadrant: London southeast Length of journey: 12 miles, 75 minutes Because it's 17th July I've been out riding the 177, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. There are more glamorous ways to travel. 177 is your friend, and...
diamond geezer
Bow Road Anyone can visit Bow Road for free. 20 things to see on Bow Road n.b. The following are all things...
a year ago
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a year ago
Anyone can visit Bow Road for free. 20 things to see on Bow Road n.b. The following are all things I haven't blogged about before. Odds 1) Autumn is a particularly good season to see Bow Road because many of our trees do the pretty yellow thing before the leaves fall...
Cheese and Biscuits
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Not a Hotel: A Unique Timeshare Concept Redefining Luxury Travel All images © Kenta Hasegawa courtesy Suppose Design Office “Buy a vacation home that doubles as a...
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All images © Kenta Hasegawa courtesy Suppose Design Office “Buy a vacation home that doubles as a hotel.” That’s the tagline for ‘Not A Hotel,’ a real estate start-up founded by Shinji Hamazu. The company challenges the traditional hotel model by treating it as a timeshare and...
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Fenchurch Street FENCHURCH   STREET STATION 🚂 £200   London's Monopoly Streets FENCHURCH STREET STATION Group:...
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FENCHURCH   STREET STATION 🚂 £200   London's Monopoly Streets FENCHURCH STREET STATION Group: British Railways Purchase price: £200 Rent: £25 Annual passengers: 10 million Borough: City of London Postcode: EC3 Fenchurch Street was between 1923 and 1948. It's a small and mostly...
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13 Excellent Events Near London: February 2024 Snowdrops, cocktails and a special afternoon tea.
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Exploring Fort Myers: A Local's Guide
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Things To Do In The Borough Of Kingston Upon Thames Or ROYAL Kingston upon Thames, if you insist.
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What Is Old Oak Common? A Guide To The Future HS2 And Elizabeth Line Station A site tour of London's new interchange.
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Where To Eat And Drink In Stratford Eats in E20.
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Fundraising Events In London For Medical And Humanitarian Aid In Gaza Some ways to support emergency response efforts.
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Rooms Through TIme The Museum of the Home in Hoxton has evolved again. It used to be the Geffrye Museum, a linear...
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The Museum of the Home in Hoxton has evolved again. It used to be the Geffrye Museum, a linear celebration of historic middle-class interiors. In 1998 it extended beyond the almshouses into a loopy extension with cafe and gift shop. In 2021 they added a thematic basement, shifted...
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London's longest countdowns Works to remodel the Old Street roundabout are nearing completion, above ground at least. It was...
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Works to remodel the Old Street roundabout are nearing completion, above ground at least. It was still possible to drive round it five years ago, then massive sequential roadworks intervened and the northwest arm was slowly pedestrianised. Cars now have to negotiate a very...
Spoon & Tamago
Discover Fukui Sake Along the Kuzuryu River at Eshikoto all images courtesy Furuya Design Eshikoto is a brand created by Nizaemon Ishidaya, proprietor of...
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all images courtesy Furuya Design Eshikoto is a brand created by Nizaemon Ishidaya, proprietor of the Kokuryu Sake Brewery which was founded in 1804 in the mountains of Fukui. With a motto not dissimilar to the famous quote from Field of Dreams–”if we make good sake, people will...
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Tips for Avoiding Crowds and Enjoying Croatia
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Martin Luther King Gets A London Blue Plaque The activist visited Bloomsbury in 1961.
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Hammersmith Bridge Is Reopening To Cyclists... But Only For 10 Weeks And it's got something to do with West Ham fans.
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What to Do in South Lake Tahoe, California
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High Rocks: Stunning Views, Steam Trains And 18th Century Graffiti Oh, and a top-notch pub right across the road.
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The Audley, Mayfair I ended up in the Audley, newly refurbished and reimagined gastropub in Mayfair, rather by accident...
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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...
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Brent Cross West station For decades the two mile gap between Hendon and Cricklewood stations didn't need a station. The...
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For decades the two mile gap between Hendon and Cricklewood stations didn't need a station. The surrounding area was mostly retail parks and rundown industrial estates, and the site itself was occupied by Cricklewood traction maintenance depot. But 'rundown industrial estate' is...
Londonist
5 Amazing Places To Eat Asian Food In Central London As chosen by chef Jeff Tan.
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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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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...
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Explore Holborn's Two 'Secret' Platforms On This New Hidden London Tour Torches at the ready.
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The 10 Least Visited U.S. National Parks and How to Visit
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Redditch Gadabout: REDDITCH Redditch is an old market town a dozen miles south of Birmingham and marginally...
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Gadabout: REDDITCH Redditch is an old market town a dozen miles south of Birmingham and marginally in Worcestershire. It's also a new town, one of the second wave designated in the mid 1960s, and expanded considerably to create a car-friendly constellation of residential nuclei....
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The Putney Sculpture Trail A Nice Walk: Putney Sculpture Trail (1½ miles) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk,...
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A Nice Walk: Putney Sculpture Trail (1½ miles) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, nothing too taxing, a bit of a stroll, lots to see, pretty views, tidal waterside, pockets of history, nine bronzes, multiple refreshment opportunities, entirely step-free, won't take...
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Where's Gail's? The bakery chain Gail's has been busy spreading its sourdough tentacles across London over recent...
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The bakery chain Gail's has been busy spreading its sourdough tentacles across London over recent years. It had been doing this successfully and also quietly until it dared to suggest opening a branch in Walthamstow Village whose residents promptly set up a petition to campaign...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 25-31 March 2024 Catch up with the best Londonist articles from the past week.
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Bow Roundabout update #8 The major roadworks at the Bow Roundabout are now into their second month (or their third month if...
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The major roadworks at the Bow Roundabout are now into their second month (or their third month if you're the manager who cancels buses). a curve of concrete block paving that's due to become roadway, so fairly trivial. Previous updates: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7
One from Nippon
A peek into Japan’s Hot Springs (Part 3) Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part article. Part 1 and Part 2 painted the history of...
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Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part article. Part 1 and Part 2 painted the history of onsens and the science behind them. In this article we take a deep-dive into the business of onsens. Onsen as a Business Despite all the hype in Part 1
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The Open House London 2023 Programme Has Been Announced - Including BT Tower Tours Plus tube station tours, and other landmark buildings.
a year ago
diamond geezer
dg's TikTok tips dg's TikTok tips: the iconic phonebox shot only one has the pixiedust to glam up your socials big...
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dg's TikTok tips: the iconic phonebox shot only one has the pixiedust to glam up your socials big time. It's the red phone box in Parliament Square, north side, and if you stand alongside you can combine the holy trinity of a) red phone box b) the actual Big Ben c) your pouting...
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geezer's postbag Thank you for your occasional emails, which I generally try to get round to answering...
11 months ago
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Thank you for your occasional emails, which I generally try to get round to answering eventually. storm names as agreed by the British, Irish and Dutch Met Offices. Hi, Agnes got a one word reply, and it wasn't Yes. adventuregameco.com/things-to-do I did not allow Babet to...
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Bletchley to Bedford for £1 This is England's best value rail ticket. £1. Why? What is going on here? Explain! Marston Vale...
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This is England's best value rail ticket. £1. Why? What is going on here? Explain! Marston Vale line, a minor branch line which has been suffering from an embarrassing lack of rolling stock recently. It was supposed to be operated by three converted District line trains -...
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
Bow Roundabout update #10 Major roadworks at the Bow Roundabout continue to create long queues of traffic. This is a queue...
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Major roadworks at the Bow Roundabout continue to create long queues of traffic. This is a queue of traffic moving very slowly in brief bursts towards the end of Bow Road. On this particular day the back of the queue was around Bus Stop M although often it goes a lot further....
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Mansfield Park Some buses terminate at the most evocative literary destinations. K4 to Mansfield Park Location:...
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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...
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5 Trip Ideas Around the World for Adventurous Travelers
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Free And Cheap Things To Do In London This Week: 25-31 March 2024 Things to do for under a fiver.
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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...
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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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Euros final liveblog Euros final liveblog 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇪🇸 19:00 Only an hour to go. 19:10 I'm having steak and ale...
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Euros final liveblog 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇪🇸 19:00 Only an hour to go. 19:10 I'm having steak and ale pie. 20:00 Kick-off. The score is nil nil. 20:48 Off for oranges at half time. 21:05 Back. 21:06 Goal 😢 21:32 Goal 😀 21:46 Goal 😢 21:54 ENGLAND HAVE COME SECOND! 21:55 I'm sure...
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A Family-Friendly Travel Guide to Minneapolis, MN
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A Christmas Carol - London Locations Mapped Book and film locations - and plenty more!
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Spoon & Tamago
150-Year Old Florist in Yanaka Blossoms with a New Cafe all photos by Takuya Seki courtesy Maru Architects Founded in 1870, Hanaju is a florist that has...
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all photos by Takuya Seki courtesy Maru Architects Founded in 1870, Hanaju is a florist that has served Tokyo’s Yanaka neighborhood for over 150 years. The flower shop is located near the entrance of Yanaka Cemetery and is surrounded by traditional homes and businesses, including...
Londonist
Metro Memory: The Addictive Tube Game You're Going To Be Playing All Week "Just five more minutes..."
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
A Spoon & Tamago Guide to Ishikawa Prefecture this post was sponsored by the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau This travel guide originally...
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this post was sponsored by the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau This travel guide originally appeared in February 2023 and ever since Covid restrictions were lifted, Ishikawa prefecture has seen a steady climb in tourism. However, the tragic Noto Earthquake at the beginning of...
diamond geezer
The zone 1 challenge It's time once again to go on a pointlessly challenging train journey. How many zone 1 stations can...
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It's time once again to go on a pointlessly challenging train journey. How many zone 1 stations can you travel through without repeating any? And there are 72 zone 1 stations altogether, so it's going to be a long journey. It's perhaps best to think of the question as...
Londonist
A Free Bowie Exhibition In London's Golden Fitzrovia Chapel A London Day lands in March.
10 months ago
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A Free Exhibition Featuring Virtual Rainforests Is Coming To Oxo Tower Wharf Shrug off the city and immerse yourself in a forest.
a year ago
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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
diamond geezer
Where's WHS? I needed to buy something from WHSmith but they didn't have it in the Stratford Westfield branch so...
a year ago
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a year ago
I needed to buy something from WHSmith but they didn't have it in the Stratford Westfield branch so I went to Canary Wharf instead. Except it turned out there isn't a Canary Wharf branch, there hasn't been for years, despite Google telling me it existed and was open. I did some...
Londonist
Where To Eat And Drink In Upton Park And East Ham: The Best Restaurants, Cafes, Bars And Pubs Hope you're hungry...
a year ago
Londonist
See Dozens Of Tube Sketches At Barbican Library Martin Church's vibrant portraits in free exhibition.
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Rail & Heritage Loop A Nice Walk?: Rail & Heritage Loop (18 miles) Buro Happold, in association with social enterprise...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
A Nice Walk?: Rail & Heritage Loop (18 miles) Buro Happold, in association with social enterprise Footways, have just launched a new circular walking route linking 10 central London rail termini. It's not meant for speedy connections, more for recreational wandering, and ticks...
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London's highest lettered house What's London's highest lettered house? Sorry, that's a bad question. I don't mean the highest...
a year ago
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a year ago
What's London's highest lettered house? Sorry, that's a bad question. I don't mean the highest above sea level, not like the highest station I blogged about on Thursday. And letters aren't generally higher than other letters, F isn't higher than E, it's more an alphabetical...
Londonist
Where To Celebrate Hanukkah 2023 In London Where to celebrate Chanukah this December.
a year ago
Londonist
The Grant Museum Of Zoology Is Reopening Very Soon And yes, the jar of moles will still be there.
10 months ago
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11 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...
diamond geezer
England's 100 largest towns One reason I went to Redditch is that it's one of England's largest towns and I'm trying to turn...
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One reason I went to Redditch is that it's one of England's largest towns and I'm trying to turn this list blue. Admittedly it's only number 98, but every blogpost counts. England's 100 largest towns and cities by population 1-10: London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol,...
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
Herbert Lui
Fast & Furious The Fast & Furious franchise was inspired by an article on street racing culture by Kenneth Li. The...
2 weeks ago
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The Fast & Furious franchise was inspired by an article on street racing culture by Kenneth Li. The first three movies in this Fast & Furious franchise—Fast & Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift—maintained its signature by staying true to this...
Spoon & Tamago
Tolerance Poster Show Debuts in Japan The Tolerance traveling poster show is a socially driven initiative that asks prominent designers...
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The Tolerance traveling poster show is a socially driven initiative that asks prominent designers from around the world to create artworks with the word Tolerance in their language. The exhibition, which leverages art & design to spread its powerful message of respect for...
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Inconsequential transport news Inconsequential transport news The graphic shows a child standing beside an adult, well away...
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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...
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Why Madeira, Portugal Is the Ideal Stopover Destination
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Tachinomi Ura is a Standing Eatery in Kurashiki Carrying on Local Sake and Cuisine Culture unless otherwise noted, all photos by Go Itami courtesy Schemata Architects Located steps from...
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unless otherwise noted, all photos by Go Itami courtesy Schemata Architects Located steps from Kurashiki Station in Okayama is Tachinomi Ura, a new standing eatery that opened late last year. Ura emphasizes local ingredients and seafood sourced from the Setouchi region, stylishly...
Spoon & Tamago
An Architect Collaborated with 7 Renowned Artisans to Create this Stunning Home All images © Koji Fujii / TOREAL courtesy Cubo Design Architect “We believe houses that are rooted...
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All images © Koji Fujii / TOREAL courtesy Cubo Design Architect “We believe houses that are rooted in an understanding of Japan’s cultural context and a respect for the skills and innovations of our ancestors, which can nevertheless be passed onto future generations, are the kind...
Londonist
Life Drawing With Wolves... In A London Hotel Anyone can get involved... even kids!
a year ago
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Spring Vacation at This Historic Arizona Hotel
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diamond geezer
Unofficial tube map news 2 I always keep my eyes peeled for a new tube map, even when one isn't scheduled. So I was surprised...
a year ago
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a year ago
I always keep my eyes peeled for a new tube map, even when one isn't scheduled. So I was surprised to see a cover I'd never seen before in the rack at Bow Road station yesterday morning. It was mostly black, and they don't make tube maps with mostly-black covers so I thought that...