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diamond geezer
Summing up 2023 The last day of the year is an excellent time to tot up what you've been doing all year... assuming...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
The last day of the year is an excellent time to tot up what you've been doing all year... assuming you've been counting, which obviously I have. Cue my Counts of 2023. (If you don't count these kinds of thing, look at all the fun you're missing out on) the number of London...
Londonist
TfL Poppy Roundels: Here Are The Underground And Overground Stations Where You'll Find Them London's trains and buses are 'wearing' poppies too.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Vine Street VINE STREET £200   London's Monopoly Streets VINE STREET Colour group: orange Purchase price:...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
VINE STREET £200   London's Monopoly Streets VINE STREET Colour group: orange Purchase price: £200 Rent: £16 Length: 40m Borough: Westminster Postcode: W1 In this year-long feature my aim has been to write just over 1000 words about each of the properties on the Monopoly...
diamond geezer
London's cheapest visitor attraction Visiting attractions in Greenwich keeps getting inexorably more expensive. And not just because...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Visiting attractions in Greenwich keeps getting inexorably more expensive. And not just because admission prices have increased but because buildings that used to be free to enter started charging money. Royal Greenwich Observatory had free admission between 2001 and 2011, then...
Londonist
The Next London Borough Of Culture Will Be Wandsworth, Followed By... Next two boroughs announced.
9 months ago
Londonist
The Superloop Loop Completes This Weekend - With The Launch Of SL2 (But yes, we know there's a gap in the loop.)
9 months ago
diamond geezer
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
In Pictures: The East End Pubs Of London Bars stools, sticky carpets, cash only - bliss.
a year ago
Londonist
Inside London's New Women's Museum Head east for London's latest cultural offering.
9 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Laxative Literally ‘Empties Out’ All Other Ads in Creative Campaign Targeting Tokyo Metro If you’ve boarded the Tokyo Metro this month, there’s a good chance you walked into a train car that...
a year ago
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a year ago
If you’ve boarded the Tokyo Metro this month, there’s a good chance you walked into a train car that was…well, different. Perhaps you felt unobstructed, light and fluid as you passed with ease through the typical blockage. If you experienced any of those symptoms, it’s the work...
diamond geezer
20 questions hide and seek I have no idea if this'll work but let's give it a try. 20 questions hide and seek I'll be there...
a year ago
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a year ago
I have no idea if this'll work but let's give it a try. 20 questions hide and seek I'll be there from 10am to 11am. I shall have Squeezy Pig with me. Your questions go in this comments box. comments if(postComments['89451144195511'] != null){document.write(' (' +...
diamond geezer
The centre of London The centre of London is generally taken to be the statue of Charles I on the south side of Trafalgar...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
The centre of London is generally taken to be the statue of Charles I on the south side of Trafalgar Square. It sits on the site of the original Charing Cross and is also the point from which mileages are measured, as a plaque at its foot attests. 1) The centroid centroid is...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 2-3 September 2023 A vintage sale, a David Bowie club night, and a wealth of festivals to kickstart September.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
A Better Way to Think About the Travel Bucket List
a year ago
Londonist
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2023: A Guide To Visiting London's Huge Christmas Festival When to go, what to see and how to save money.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Do U.S. Citizens Need a Passport to Go to Mexico?
a year ago
Londonist
The Crazy-Reasonably Priced Cafe Hidden In A Waterloo Bus Garage Next stop: a hearty lunch for as little at £4!
11 months ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 2-8 October 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Celebrate Diwali 2023 In London Including the huge, free Diwali Festival.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Dull Saturday Dull Saturday 07:30 Crumpet 08:00 Paper shop
5 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Noma’s New Pop Up by OEO Studio in Kyoto All images ©Kotaro Tanaka courtesy OEO Studio OEO Studio, a Copenhagen-based design firm, has...
a year ago
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a year ago
All images ©Kotaro Tanaka courtesy OEO Studio OEO Studio, a Copenhagen-based design firm, has recently completed the interiors of Noma Kyoto, a pop-up dining in Japan in collaboration with Ace Hotel. The 250 sqm existing dining space has been transformed under the guidance of...
diamond geezer
How deep is Crossrail? In the last week TfL have refused to answer two freedom of Information requests both asking the same...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
In the last week TfL have refused to answer two freedom of Information requests both asking the same thing. How deep are Crossrail stations? geology student at UCL attempting to complete an air quality project and the other just wanted a data dump. I am looking for the platform...
diamond geezer
Unblogged November 30 unblogged things I did in November Wed 1: I went to peripheral Hadley Wood and walked the length...
a year ago
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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
Smithfield Market Christmas Meat Auction 2023: A Guide Get your Xmas turkey on the cheap!
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Soon, TSA Security Screenings Will Be Self-Service
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Dew Drop Inn, Hurley I think the Dew Drop Inn must exist, because I have photographic proof I was there on Saturday...
a year ago
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a year ago
I think the Dew Drop Inn must exist, because I have photographic proof I was there on Saturday afternoon, sheltering from the wind and rain in their front bar, cozying up next to a log fire and sipping on a pint of ale. I can see the payment on my credit card statement, I can see...
diamond geezer
Bus stops served by the most buses Sunday was the 5th best day ever on diamond geezer, visitornumberswise, and came within a smidge of...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Sunday was the 5th best day ever on diamond geezer, visitornumberswise, and came within a smidge of being the 4th. As usual it had nothing to do with something I'd just written, just thousands of people piling onto an old post which just happened to answer a question someone had...
Londonist
The Absolute Worst Things You Can Say To A Londoner "I bought my flat in the early 2000s for 150k."
a year ago
Londonist
UEFA Euro 2024 Screenings: Where To Watch Matches In London 3 x 🦁 + 👕 = ⚽
9 months ago
Londonist
Art Of The Brick: New LEGO Show Comes To London In March 90 sculptures, one million bricks.
10 months ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The London Shell Co., Highgate The first time I went to the London Shell Co., I hated it. This was nothing to do with the food, and...
a year ago
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a year ago
The first time I went to the London Shell Co., I hated it. This was nothing to do with the food, and everything to do with my aversion to anything boaty, and being trapped on one for the best part of 2 1/2 hours as it punted around the dark, damp Regent's canal in the middle of...
Spoon & Tamago
Trains Intersect with Everyday Life in Nostalgic Illustrations by Shinjiro Ogawa Trains are an integral part of daily life in Japan, supporting commutes, errands and all other forms...
a year ago
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a year ago
Trains are an integral part of daily life in Japan, supporting commutes, errands and all other forms of daily life. And while their existence can be taken for granted, their many forms and colors add to the uniqueness of each neighborhood they traverse. Capturing the scenery of...
The Forney Flyer
Our Summer Plans up in the Air... And a Motorcycle Adventure from Late Last Year I mentioned in a recent letter that we sent to many of you, that you should check this blog for the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I mentioned in a recent letter that we sent to many of you, that you should check this blog for the latest updates regarding our plans to be in the U.S. briefly this summer. Well, as you can imagine, those plans are totally muddled right now because of all the Covid-19 related...
diamond geezer
Random Remembrance Every London borough hosts a Remembrance event, maybe several. The parade lines up outside the...
a month ago
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a month ago
Every London borough hosts a Remembrance event, maybe several. The parade lines up outside the museum and awaits the signal. Everyone important's here, all the civic dignitaries apart from those who've been delegated to officiate at the borough's three other memorials. The...
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 Top Exhibitions To See In London In September 2023 A crystal dinner and chic couture in this month's top shows to see in London.
a year ago
diamond geezer
The University Challenge The University Challenge My university adventure started with a car journey to destiny, and a...
a year ago
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a year ago
The University Challenge My university adventure started with a car journey to destiny, and a selection of my worldly belongings packed into the boot. It had looked like a reasonable number of belongings when piled up in my bedroom, a stack of clothes and books and gadgets I...
Londonist
London's Best Whisky Bars Fancy a wee dram?
11 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Shibuya Unveils Graphics Discouraging Halloween Parties in Their Ward After the tragic and fatal Halloween crowd crush that occured in Seoul last year, Tokyo’s Shibuya...
a year ago
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a year ago
After the tragic and fatal Halloween crowd crush that occured in Seoul last year, Tokyo’s Shibuya ward, which has increasingly become a go-to spot for Halloween parties—often with dangerous consequences—is taking preemptive measures to discourage people from congregating in their...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Isabelle Star LaBlanc's Guide to Minneapolis
7 months ago
diamond geezer
60-odd years of game show debuts 60-odd years of UK game show debuts 1962 University Challenge 1963 Password 1964 Mr and Mrs 1965...
a year ago
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a year ago
60-odd years of UK game show debuts 1962 University Challenge 1963 Password 1964 Mr and Mrs 1965 Call My Bluff 1966 It's A Knockout 1967 Ask The Family 1968 Just A Minute 1969 Jokers Wild 1970 A Question of Sport 1971 Sale of the Century 1972 Mastermind 1973 We Are The...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Ultimate Guide to Budapest’s Historic Thermal Baths and Spas
a year ago
diamond geezer
QEOP 10 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is 10 years old this weekend. A chunk of the North Park opened more...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is 10 years old this weekend. A chunk of the North Park opened more quickly in the summer after the Games but the rest was only fully revealed on 5th April 2014, including all the good stuff round the Stadium. This was the moment that created a...
Londonist
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
Bow Roundabout update #10 Major roadworks at the Bow Roundabout continue to create long queues of traffic. This is a queue...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
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....
Londonist
Spotted These Circular Tube Maps Doing The Rounds? At last! The Circle line makes sense.
10 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
The New 12 Kanda Co-Working Space Supports Small Businesses all photos by Toshiyuki Yano Right across the Kanda River from Akihabara Station is 12 Kanda, a new...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
all photos by Toshiyuki Yano Right across the Kanda River from Akihabara Station is 12 Kanda, a new co-working space dedicated to supporting small businesses and startups. A visually eye-catching building, it features multiple stories with different forms and functions stacked on...
Londonist
"The Tube Is Ripe For Comedy - So I Wrote A Play About It" Chances are you'll recognise some of the characters in Cockfosters.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Hotel Review: Penny Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Ropemaker, Emsworth As I have surely said on this blog plenty of times over the years, I will never go to any holiday or...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
As I have surely said on this blog plenty of times over the years, I will never go to any holiday or short trip without at least one meal booked that stands a better than average chance of being decent. This is partly just for the sheer joy of eating out (how sad must your life...
Spoon & Tamago
Five Things To Look Forward to at the 2025 World Expo Japan Pavilion The 2025 World Expo in Osaka, slated to take place in Osaka, is just 6 months away. Taking place...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
The 2025 World Expo in Osaka, slated to take place in Osaka, is just 6 months away. Taking place from April 13 to October 13, 2025, the expo aims to be a participatory, experiential, solutions-oriented exposition, offering the world an opportunity to come together in one place to...
diamond geezer
Anorak corner - bus edition Anorak Corner [bus edition] (annual update) Once again TfL have silently published their annual...
a month ago
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a month ago
Anorak Corner [bus edition] (annual update) Once again TfL have silently published their annual spreadsheet listing the number of passengers using every London bus route and how many kilometres those buses travelled. Data is for April 2023 - March 2024. Comparisons are with the...
Spoon & Tamago
Kawazu Cherry Blossoms in Shizuoka Now in Full Bloom The Kawazu-Zakura cherry blossoms  If you’re sick of winter and ready for spring, head to Shizuoka’s...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
The Kawazu-Zakura cherry blossoms  If you’re sick of winter and ready for spring, head to Shizuoka’s Kawazu City, the host of one of Japan’s earliest cherry blossom festivals. The Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms are known for blossoming early and some trees are already beginning to...
Londonist
TfL Releases Treasure Trove Of Historic Tube Maps, Photos And More The transport motherlode via Google Arts & Culture.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Ten ways to solve London's housing crisis Ten ways to solve London's housing crisis 1) Pave over golf courses golf courses in London covering...
a week ago
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a week ago
Ten ways to solve London's housing crisis 1) Pave over golf courses golf courses in London covering approximately 3% of the capital by area, a ridiculously wasteful proportion. A lot of fairways are also very close to existing railway stations so could swiftly become a key part...
Londonist
Stratford Sphere Nixed By Mayor: But Where Else Could They Build It? Where to put a giant glowing sphere?
a year ago
diamond geezer
Waverley This is Waverley, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer. She's currently on a two week foray...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
This is Waverley, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer. She's currently on a two week foray up and down the Thames Estuary and adjacent coasts. And if you'd been in Gravesend on Sunday evening you could have enjoyed a two-hour voyage up the estuary to Tower Bridge for just...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Where Was Game of Thrones Filmed? 11 Locations You Can Visit
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Discover Nine Ways to be Present in Los Angeles.
9 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
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
Herbert Lui
Itoya and the charm of stationary While corporations such as Staples or Office Depot may sell supplies, a retailer like Itoya sells...
a week ago
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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...
diamond geezer
Looking ahead to 2024 Looking ahead to 2024 Jan: Londoners ignore the New Year Parade; the popular blog diamond geezer...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Looking ahead to 2024 Jan: Londoners ignore the New Year Parade; the popular blog diamond geezer publishes a New Year quiz but in the afternoon when regular readers aren't expecting it; this year's Apprentice candidates are grating smug muppets Feb: new London bus routes include...
AFAR Media - Travel...
How to Apply for Canada's New Digital Nomad Visa
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
New Luxury Cruises in the Adriatic and Baltic Seas
3 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...
diamond geezer
24 things to see in SE24 Only one London postcode area reaches the heady heights of 24 (because N tops out at N22). Come with...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Only one London postcode area reaches the heady heights of 24 (because N tops out at N22). Come with me to Herne Hill SE24. 24 things to see in SE24 1) Visit Brockwell Park finest parks perfectly plonked on a small hill with commanding views across much of central London. It...
diamond geezer
dg Q&A dg Q&A Thank you for your questions. How many spoons do you have? Have you ever milked a...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
dg Q&A Thank you for your questions. How many spoons do you have? Have you ever milked a cow? What did you have for lunch on 30th July 1989? What's the most northerly object in your flat? Which is the most-read Diamond Geezer post? Does the UK have the worst pedestrian...
Londonist
Previously Off-Limits Areas Of Buckingham Palace To Open To The Public Including the room behind that world-famous balcony.
8 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
What to Eat, Do, and See, and Where to Stay, in Maine
4 months ago
Londonist
Mesmerising Shots Of London From Above At Christmas Ding dong merrily on (very) high.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
4 Outdoor Adventures Near Marriott Hotels in Florida
5 months ago
Londonist
Alternative London Tube Map Shows Great Engineers From Bazalgette to modern day pioneers.
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 4-10 December 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Oxford Street OXFORD STREET £300   London's Monopoly Streets OXFORD STREET Colour group: green Purchase price:...
a month ago
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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
The Best London Pubs With Private Function Rooms To Hire Looking to party? We've got the pub for you.
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do In London In The Easter Holidays 2024 Family-friendly events in the capital this spring.
9 months ago
Londonist
Ever Noticed These Decorative Panels At Guy's Hospital? Three scenes of hospital life.
a year ago
Londonist
Eurostar Launches Flash Sale - With Tickets From £35 Dépêchez-vous!
9 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
U.S. Airplane Bathrooms Must Meet New Accessibility Rules
a year ago
Londonist
The Legendary India Club Is Closing Next Month Restaurant owners are "heartbroken".
a year ago
diamond geezer
Counties visited Now that my blog is really old, I thought it might be interesting from time to time to go back and...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Now that my blog is really old, I thought it might be interesting from time to time to go back and revisit a post from 20 years ago. Ideally exactly 20 years ago, which in this case would be 8th February 2004. When I asked this.  Sunday, February 08, 2004   I've visited the...
Londonist
Where To Be Scottish In London Kilty pleasures
a year ago
diamond geezer
Bus of the day - 146 Bus Route Of The Day 146: Bromley North to Downe Location: Outer London south Length of journey: 6...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Bus Route Of The Day 146: Bromley North to Downe Location: Outer London south Length of journey: 6 miles, 25 minutes Because it's 14th June I've been out riding the 146, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. The 146 is one of TfL's handful of hourly buses, and by far the...
diamond geezer
The best value London sightseeing bus The best value London sightseeing bus It's hard to get an objective opinion. If you head to the...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
The best value London sightseeing bus It's hard to get an objective opinion. If you head to the Visit London website it turns out they have an affiliate deal with Golden Tours and promote them heavily at the top of their list, with two other operators tucked a long way down and...
diamond geezer
Hayling Island Seaside postcard: Hayling Island Hayling Island lies just off the south coast near the mouth of the...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Seaside postcard: Hayling Island Hayling Island lies just off the south coast near the mouth of the Solent, just east of Portsmouth. It's England's 7th largest offshore island and 5th most populous, some way behind Wight and Portsea respectively, both of which are nextdoor. It...
Londonist
Get Your Broken Stuff Fixed At These Workshops Across London This March Most are free, too.
9 months ago
Londonist
Never Before Seen Images Of The Rolling Stones To Go On Show In Notting Hill 27 rare pics of Mick, Keef and co.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
November 2024 in summary I'd like to apologise to readers who don't like trains and railways because all of this week's posts...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
I'd like to apologise to readers who don't like trains and railways because all of this week's posts have been about trains and railways. I'm aware that many people do like trains and railways, including The Men Who Leave Comments When I Write About Trains And Railways, and their...
diamond geezer
I wish it could be every day I wish it could be Christmas Eve every day • Shopping would always be madness. • No more Countdown...
12 months ago
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12 months ago
I wish it could be Christmas Eve every day • Shopping would always be madness. • No more Countdown on C4, just endless reruns of The Snowman. • You'd forever be wrapping presents but not opening them. • You'd soon run out of sellotape. • Christmas jumpers would no longer be a...
Londonist
"Displeasing And Absurd": A Hatchet Job Review Of A Christmas Carol From 1843 There's always one.
a year ago
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...
diamond geezer
Last week unblogged 10 things I've seen/done/read over the last week Tuesday (a): Last week I wrote a post about...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
10 things I've seen/done/read over the last week Tuesday (a): Last week I wrote a post about housing built on former airfields. Today I found myself standing outside some housing built on a former airfield, a fact made plain by someone mounting a model plane on the front of one...
diamond geezer
Hampton Water Works The square after Coventry Street on the Monopoly board is the Water Works. London has all kinds of...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
The square after Coventry Street on the Monopoly board is the Water Works. London has all kinds of water infrastructure, from sewage treatment works to reservoirs and ring mains, not to mention sewers, pumping stations and the Tideway Tunnel. But I thought I'd visit the largest...
diamond geezer
The 24th pub on the A24 Yesterday I attempted to buy a pint in the 24th pub on the A24. Let's see how I did. A24 is a major...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Yesterday I attempted to buy a pint in the 24th pub on the A24. Let's see how I did. A24 is a major trunk road linking London to Worthing in Sussex. It starts outside Clapham Common tube station and follows the Northern line down to Morden, then continues through Cheam, Epsom,...
diamond geezer
Numberplate games and how to play them Numberplate games and how to play them  A 123 BCD  CNPS, in which you have to spot all the numbers...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Numberplate games and how to play them  A 123 BCD  CNPS, in which you have to spot all the numbers from 1 to 999 in order. First you spot a 1, then a 2, all the way up to 999. It just takes a very long time to complete. I played it once and it took nearly four years, eventually...
diamond geezer
Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Things on Hills: Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Where the heck are we? The far side of Redbridge,...
a month ago
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a month ago
Things on Hills: Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill Where the heck are we? The far side of Redbridge, almost in Havering Be more precise: On the southern edge of Hainault Country Park Nearest tube station: Fairlop, but 1½ miles away so hardly near Nearest bus routes: both the 247 and...
Spoon & Tamago
Keep Cool This Summer With the Komorebi Uchiwa Komorebi (木漏れ日) is one of those uniquely untranslatable Japanese words. It means “sunlight filtering...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Komorebi (木漏れ日) is one of those uniquely untranslatable Japanese words. It means “sunlight filtering through the tree leaves” and embodies a poetic appreciation for nature and its changing seasons. Capturing that aesthetic, and embedding it into a beautiful handheld fan (uchiwa),...
diamond geezer
Why did they say that? This post is about announcements I’ve heard on TfL services recently. The announcements split into...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
This post is about announcements I’ve heard on TfL services recently. The announcements split into two groups. a) Why did they say that? b) Why did they say that now? Why did they say that? "Customers using the escalators are advised to carry pets at all times" [Whitechapel...
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
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 4-5 November 2023 Fireworks displays, a reopened museum, a roller disco -- and more!
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Where to See Music & Performing Arts in Asheville, NC
a year ago
Londonist
Fitzrovia Chapel - Gloriously Golden Church Is Now Open 3 Days A Week What. A. Ceiling.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
Freshwater fish quiz Freshwater fish quiz (quiz complete... all answers now in the comments box) 1) roost 2) plump 3)...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Freshwater fish quiz (quiz complete... all answers now in the comments box) 1) roost 2) plump 3) long spear 4) below tenor 5) director Ken 6) former Sussex MP 7) Surrey MP     8) vehicle (quiet) 9) phone company (large) 10) 10 swiss 11) 60 secs at present 12) 500 + 1 13) 1000...
Londonist
London's Going Snowdrop Crazy This Month - Here's Where To See Them The flower that's about to take over your Instagram feed.
11 months ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Buxton, Brick Lane Continuing a recent theme, here comes along another example of excellent restaurant pedigree...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Continuing a recent theme, here comes along another example of excellent restaurant pedigree producing a fantastic place to eat. The Buxton is a smart and buzzy spot halfway down Brick Lane, within trotting distance of sister restaurant the Culpeper which is also a lovely (if...
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I was out in the City at lunchtime, not far from St Paul's, and found myself amid a horde of businessfolk buying lunch. They were flocking to nearby shops, mainly specialist food outlets, for a calorific haul to tide them over into the afternoon. You could tell it was peak...
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Where Is The Heart Of London? Answer: everywhere.
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The Best Luxury Hotels to Book in France in 2023
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Things To Do This Weekend In London: 28-29 October 2023 London's newest exhibitions, plus Halloween events, rugby screenings and more.
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Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 28 August-3 September 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
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7 New Luxury Hotels in California You Should Know About
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The Ballot For Wimbledon 2024 Is Now Open Ace!
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The Square Peg, Tunbridge Wells There was an opinion that did the rounds a few years ago, that any restaurant critic needs to have...
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a year ago
There was an opinion that did the rounds a few years ago, that any restaurant critic needs to have spent at least some time in a professional kitchen or front of house to be able to pass judgement on anywhere charging the public for dinner. Personally, I think that's rubbish, but...
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Where To Eat Pancakes In London Our favourite pancake spots, any day of the year.
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The Barbi-Ken Line? The Ickeypoo Line? What If All Tubes Were Named Like Bakerloo? Waterloo to Bank presents some options.
a year ago
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6 of The Best Dude Ranches to Visit in Arizona
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diamond geezer
Bourneview London has eight public footpath level crossings, and today I'm going to walk you across another of...
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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...
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It's official Journalists working at various media portals are under increasing pressure to churn out more and...
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2 months ago
Journalists working at various media portals are under increasing pressure to churn out more and more stories because the more they write the more page views they get. Clickbait isn't going away any time soon. But a trope that's sadly gathering more prominence lately is a...
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Navigating Austria by Rail: A Guide
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A Myrtle Beach Travel Guide for Travelers with Disabilities
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The great Banksy cover-up I visited the new Banksy on Hornsey Road on Day 3, which proved the optimal time. Days 1 and 2 it...
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8 months ago
I visited the new Banksy on Hornsey Road on Day 3, which proved the optimal time. Days 1 and 2 it had been rammed with people crowding round the railings, so getting a decent photo was difficult. Day 4 someone chucked white paint over part of the artwork closest to the road and...
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Leicester Square LEICESTER SQUARE £260   London's Monopoly Streets LEICESTER SQUARE Colour group: yellow Purchase...
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3 months ago
LEICESTER SQUARE £260   London's Monopoly Streets LEICESTER SQUARE Colour group: yellow Purchase price: £260 Rent: £22 Area: 2 acres Borough: Westminster Postcode: WC2 And so to the yellows, the 'entertainment' corner of the Monopoly board. One theory has it that their ordered...
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Best Of Londonist: 28 August-3 September 2023 Escaped monkeys, the Great Fire, and a new Eurostar service.
a year ago
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The Forney Flyer
Still Here... Again. Folks, I'm still alive! I don't just mean that figuratively, I mean it literally. It seem like I've...
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over a year ago
Folks, I'm still alive! I don't just mean that figuratively, I mean it literally. It seem like I've made a lot of excuses on this blog over the past year, for the chunks of time where I seem to disappear for a while. Well, this time I really had a good excuse!  Last October I...
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...
diamond geezer
439 In March 2020 TfL published a Croydon Bus Study, a 54 page examination of the local bus network and...
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9 months ago
In March 2020 TfL published a Croydon Bus Study, a 54 page examination of the local bus network and how it might need to change in response to proposed development, particularly to the south of Croydon. Essentially it said "if more people are going to live here they'll need...
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The Best Theme Parks, Festivals, and More in Florida
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Another Free Quentin Blake Exhibition In April The master illustrator is back.
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When Are London's Christmas Lights Switched On For 2023? Three...two...one... CHRISTMAS!
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Spoon & Tamago
Show Your Japan Prefectural Love With These Enamel Pins This series of enamel pins, with each representing one of Japan’s 47 prefectures, are the perfect...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
This series of enamel pins, with each representing one of Japan’s 47 prefectures, are the perfect way to show love for your hometown, or simply keep as mementos from your travels. Not only do they accurately capture the shape of each prefecture but the colors were also carefully...
One from Nippon
Emoji Open your phone’s keyboard and go to the emojis. Scroll past the same five emojis you’ve used for...
a year ago
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a year ago
Open your phone’s keyboard and go to the emojis. Scroll past the same five emojis you’ve used for years and see what others exist. You will soon see 🍡 🈸 🍙 and other weird-looking pictures. What the hell are these things, and why are they in
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5 Amazing Places To Eat Asian Food In Central London As chosen by chef Jeff Tan.
10 months ago
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One Of The First Victorians Born Was Called 'Hyde Park' Apparently.
a year ago
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Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 4-10 September 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
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In an Appeal to Young Workers, a Manufacturing Company Steps Away from Obscurity all photos by Takumi Ota courtesy Schemata Architects For decades, Japanese manufacturers have...
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2 months ago
all photos by Takumi Ota courtesy Schemata Architects For decades, Japanese manufacturers have worked in obscurity, churning out parts for the world’s biggest automakers and smartphone brands. And for the most part—largely owing to the confidential nature of their work—they have...
Spoon & Tamago
Pioneering Japan’s Zero-Energy Hospitality, ‘ITOMACHI HOTEL 0’ Ito-Machi, launched in 2020, is an urban development in Saijo, featuring a master plan by the...
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10 months ago
Ito-Machi, launched in 2020, is an urban development in Saijo, featuring a master plan by the esteemed Kengo Kuma Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. Related posts: Stay in Artist Designed Hotel Rooms at the Park Hotel Tokyo Hotel NUTS by Upsetters Architects Kamikatsu in...
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Where to Eat, Drink, and Unwind in Virginia Beach
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diamond geezer
Vehicle registration letters My latest numberplate-spotting game, as I said yesterday, is trying to spot all the pairs of letters...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
My latest numberplate-spotting game, as I said yesterday, is trying to spot all the pairs of letters at the start of a vehicle registration plate. I tried spotting L-pairs over the weekend - a dozen attempts in various parts of town for roughly fifteen minutes each. The dark...
Londonist
Get A Dose Of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum Small museum that's free to visit.
a year ago
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London's Fear Of The Number 13 Our triskaidekaphobia city.
a year ago
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London Then And Now: Aerial Shots Show City Grow Over Past Two Decades Our city's put on a bit of a growth spurt since the 2000s...
a year ago
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This Free Quentin Blake Exhibition Lands In London At The End Of January You can even buy the artworks.
11 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...
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...
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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
Cycle All Day For £3, As Santander Cycles Introduces New Day Pass We feel a challenge coming on...
11 months ago
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TfL Moves To A Bigger Lost Property Office The network's only getting bigger, after all.
a year ago
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A Family-Friendly Travel Guide to Minneapolis, MN
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Eight Must-See Places and Women-Owned Businesses in Kansas City
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Where to Relax and Eat Seafood in Corpus Christi, TX
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Why Hyatt's Zilara Riviera Maya Resort Is The Best Vacation Destination
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Union, Rye Over the last, I don't know, ten or fifteen or so years - certainly since the expansion of the St...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Over the last, I don't know, ten or fifteen or so years - certainly since the expansion of the St John universe but also since places like Lyle's and the Sportsman and the Draper's Arms spread their wings - a kind of consensus has appeared on what constitutes a Modern British...
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...
Spoon & Tamago
3D Printing and Traditional Wood Joinery Techniques Give Life to the Tsuginote Tea House all photos by Eiichi Yoshioka courtesy Kei Atsumi Japanese wood joinery dates back to the seventh...
a year ago
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a year ago
all photos by Eiichi Yoshioka courtesy Kei Atsumi Japanese wood joinery dates back to the seventh century and is a craftsmanship technique that involves complicated, interlocking wooden joints that form bonds without the use of nails, screws or adhesives. Practical use of these...
diamond geezer
Interview with a Bus Rescheduler An interview with Liam Fennell, TfL Bus Rescheduler DG: Hi Liam, tell us what you do. Liam: Hi, I'm...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
An interview with Liam Fennell, TfL Bus Rescheduler DG: Hi Liam, tell us what you do. Liam: Hi, I'm the guy who slows the buses down. DG: I've always wondered who that was. Liam: It's quite a responsibility! DG: So how does that work? Liam: You know when you're on a bus, pootling...
Londonist
Things To Do In London This Autumn Your September to November 2023 calendar, sorted.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Eu-stun For two decades Euston had a very long departures board across the front of the station...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
For two decades Euston had a very long departures board across the front of the station concourse. large expectant crowd often gathered. switched off to be replaced by two new departure boards in the centre of the floor space. If you feel the need to tell us you would have...
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Travel by Sea With Luxury, Sustainability, and Adventure
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Top 10 Family-Friendly Luxury Resorts in the U.S.
a year ago
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4 Reasons to Visit Amelia Island, Florida
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Londonist
20 Pithy Ian Nairn Quotes About Modern London Buildings "A joke title for a joke of a building."
a year ago
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Conkers In London: Where To Find Them, Where To Play Our hard-hitting guide.
a year ago
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Goodbye Glory, Hello Divine - East London's New-Not-New LGBTQ+ Club "One New Year's Eve lock-in with Keira Knightley and Chelsea Clinton got a bit wild..."
10 months ago
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How (And Why) To Get Tickets To The London Railway Station You've Never Heard Of London International (CIV).
10 months ago
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Stafford Gadabout: STAFFORD Stafford is a West Midlands market town at the heart of its own county, located...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Gadabout: STAFFORD Stafford is a West Midlands market town at the heart of its own county, located halfway between Crewe and Birmingham. It may be the same size as Crewe but it's over a millennium older, has much better shops and boasts a castle and some nice old buildings. It's...
Spoon & Tamago
Icoma Foldable Electric Bike Inspired by Japanese Transformable Toys The moment we saw this foldable electric bike, something awakened our inner child. We couldn’t quite...
a year ago
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a year ago
The moment we saw this foldable electric bike, something awakened our inner child. We couldn’t quite put our finger on it bit it was a feeling akin to seeing a brand new toy in a toy shop. It turns out that the origin story of the Icoma Electric Bike is very much a part of...
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Here's Your 7-Day Escape to the British Virgin Islands
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
MUJI Fans Can Now Rent this Countryside MUJI Kominka MUJI’s new rentable townhouse in Kamogawa MUJI, everyone’s favorite Japanese lifestyle retailer, has...
a year ago
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a year ago
MUJI’s new rentable townhouse in Kamogawa MUJI, everyone’s favorite Japanese lifestyle retailer, has been in the homebuilding business for over 15 years. But in a new initiative they’re calling MUJI Base, the company has begun restorring, renovating and renting countryside...
diamond geezer
Trafalgar Square TRAFALGAR SQUARE £240   London's Monopoly Streets TRAFALGAR SQUARE Colour group: red Purchase...
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4 months ago
TRAFALGAR SQUARE £240   London's Monopoly Streets TRAFALGAR SQUARE Colour group: red Purchase price: £240 Rent: £20 Area: 3 acres Borough: Westminster Postcode: WC2 four streets on the Monopoly board (all the pinks plus Strand) and is also a property in its own right. I've...
One from Nippon
A peek into Japan’s Hot Springs (Part 2) Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part post. Part 1 can be found here. The Hot Spring...
a year ago
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a year ago
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part post. Part 1 can be found here. The Hot Spring Act of 1948 Lest you think any old well could be an onsen, the Japanese government has very clear rules on what can be called an onsen. These are
Londonist
London In Teeth A tribute to London's best gnashers.
10 months ago
One from Nippon
A peek into Japan’s Hot Springs Editor’s Note: Due to the sheer amount of interesting material here we decided to break this into a...
a year ago
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a year ago
Editor’s Note: Due to the sheer amount of interesting material here we decided to break this into a three-part article. We thank our avid reader “S” who suggested this topic and graciously helped with our research. Could a nation’s bathing culture be influenced by
Spoon & Tamago
School Lunch Provider Creates Manga Milk to Encourage Kids to Finish Their Milk Seki Milk, a Gifu-based provider of milk and other dairy-based products to local schools, had long...
a year ago
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a year ago
Seki Milk, a Gifu-based provider of milk and other dairy-based products to local schools, had long been dealing with an inconvenient truth. A large majority of students—65%, according to their own research— weren’t finishing their milk. This was leading to food loss but also a...
Londonist
Join The Race To Help Beat Childhood Cancer On A Family-Friendly Fun Run RBC Race for the Kids returns.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Bouchon Racine, Farringdon Such is the cyclical nature of these things, trends in food or clothing or plenty of other areas...
a year ago
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a year ago
Such is the cyclical nature of these things, trends in food or clothing or plenty of other areas besides will, given long enough, find themselves fading in and out of favour. There was a time, within living memory, when French cuisine was considered the gold standard of...
diamond geezer
What if the world ended? What if the world ended? It could happen. var randno = Math.floor(Math.random() * 199) + 2100;...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
What if the world ended? It could happen. var randno = Math.floor(Math.random() * 199) + 2100; document.write(randno );. Or var randno = Math.floor(Math.random() * 49) + 2050; document.write(randno );. Perhaps var randno = Math.floor(Math.random() * 19) + 2030;...
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Five Great Places to Visit on Your Next Vacation to Florida
8 months ago
Spoon & Tamago
Uenosuke Shitanosuke: Twin Tumblers that Fit Perfectly Together For all the preaching on the health benefits of drinking more water, very few tools help us actually...
a year ago
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a year ago
For all the preaching on the health benefits of drinking more water, very few tools help us actually achieve this. So when Taro Mukasa, an illustrator and toy designer at creative agency Zariganiworks came across a manga panel in which the protagonist declares that his hobby is...
Londonist
The Woods At The End Of The Elizabeth Line Where You Can Take A Sound Bath De-stress among the trees in east London.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
merry = 𝑥 - mas We have the best signwriters at Bow Road station. merry = 𝑥-mas
2 weeks ago
Londonist
Kong And Godzilla Appear By/In The Thames For Epic Selfie Op! They're only here till tonight.
9 months ago