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AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Excursions With Afar and Atlas Ocean Voyages
a year ago
diamond geezer
Filling holes One of the key drivers behind London’s bus network is that 95% of the population should live within...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
One of the key drivers behind London’s bus network is that 95% of the population should live within 400m of a bus route. There are indeed very few residential holes, at least with any significant population, as I documented in a past post called “Where in London is furthest from...
diamond geezer
London's three fare scales Ever since contactless travel became the norm, people have got used to swanning round London without...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Ever since contactless travel became the norm, people have got used to swanning round London without knowing what their journey costs. Swipe, travel, swipe, and somewhere around four the next morning your bank balance is adjusted by the requisite total. The capital's fare system...
The Forney Flyer
View From My Office Window I never cease to be awed by the beauty and diversity of God's creation.  Over the years, I've...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I never cease to be awed by the beauty and diversity of God's creation.  Over the years, I've flown/worked in quite a number of regions/countries, and had the unique privilege of enjoying many awesome landscapes in some of the most remote and isolated parts of the world... and...
Londonist
Ticket Alert: The Devil Wears Prada Musical On Sale From Today Tickets? For the West End? Groundbreaking.
a year ago
Londonist
The Must-See London Exhibitions To Look Forward To In 2024 A glance ahead to the capital's upcoming blockbuster exhibitions.
a year ago
diamond geezer
St Andrew's/Jubilee Square 45 45 Squared 15) ST ANDREW'S SQUARE, KT6 Borough of Kingston, 100m×60m Surbiton, the quintessential...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
45 45 Squared 15) ST ANDREW'S SQUARE, KT6 Borough of Kingston, 100m×60m Surbiton, the quintessential Surrey suburb, although it's no longer in Surrey and the etymology of 'suburb' and 'Surbiton' are entirely separate. As is so often the case the town owes its existence to the...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Premier Yachting in The British Virgin Islands
over a year ago
Londonist
Non ULEZ Compliant Car? TfL Wants You To Give It To Ukraine Help Ukraine, the environment - and get paid!
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Ashley English’s Favorite Things to Do in Asheville
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
A Guide to the Best Food in Kansas City
a year ago
Londonist
60 Of The Best Things To Do In London This Spring Your March-May diary, sorted.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Barn at Moor Hall, Ormskirk In restaurants that offer both an A La Carte and parallel set menu I often play a bit of a thought...
a year ago
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a year ago
In restaurants that offer both an A La Carte and parallel set menu I often play a bit of a thought experiment. If there was no such separation of options, and if all the dishes available were priced evenly on the same list, which would I end up going for? Set menus (usually,...
Herbert Lui
Commit first, plan later My former colleague at Figma, Claire Butler, recently wrote a really great post about what she...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
My former colleague at Figma, Claire Butler, recently wrote a really great post about what she learned working at Figma. The lesson that stood out to me most was this one, “When you’re stuck, commit to action. Strategy will follow.”  In other words, if you’re making something...
diamond geezer
TfL 25 Happy Birthday to TfL, who are 25 years old today. Celebrations started in January with a panoply...
a month ago
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a month ago
Happy Birthday to TfL, who are 25 years old today. Celebrations started in January with a panoply of posters highlighting past successes, also scattered silver roundels reminding Londoners that Every Journey Matters. But the actual birthday is today, a founding date shared...
Londonist
In Pictures: The Demolition, And Resurrection, Of The Bank Of England One masterpiece makes way for another.
a week ago
One from Nippon
$450 for a School Bag?! Every year, around March, a curious social custom occurs in Japanese families. Parents of kids...
a year ago
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a year ago
Every year, around March, a curious social custom occurs in Japanese families. Parents of kids entering elementary school visit the grandparents and gingerly tread the topic of buying the kids a very expensive item: a randoseru. And gingerly they must tread. The randoseru, a...
diamond geezer
Cygnet Square / Shakespeare Square 45 45 Squared 6) CYGNET SQUARE, SE2 Borough of Bexley, 75m×60m Tavy Bridge, a broad concrete walkway...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
45 45 Squared 6) CYGNET SQUARE, SE2 Borough of Bexley, 75m×60m Tavy Bridge, a broad concrete walkway leading from acres of concrete housing to the banks of Southmere lake past an elevated parade of shops boasting a butchers and a VG supermarket. Initially it looked fabulously...
Londonist
Theatreship: London's Newest Cultural Venue Is On A Boat Cinema, theatre, lecture hall, bar...
a year ago
Londonist
Expect To Hear Lots More Buskers In Tube Stations Over The Next 2 Weeks It's the X Factor of the London Underground.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
What to Know About Renting an Electric Vehicle
over a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Alaska Airlines Launches Flights From West Coast to Bahamas
over a year ago
diamond geezer
Archived LT staff magazines TfL maintains a sizeable archive of historical documentation within its Corporate Archives, a...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
TfL maintains a sizeable archive of historical documentation within its Corporate Archives, a grouping responsible for safeguarding the corporate memory of Transport for London and its predecessor companies. A small but substantial proportion of this archive has been uploaded to...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Best Small Ship Cruise for Alaskan Wildlife and Wilderness
5 months ago
Londonist
Street Art Hopscotch Appears In London, With A Potent Anti-War Message “Stop talking about the politics of war and think more about the children suffering from conflict."
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 26 February-3 March 2024 Our top stories from the last seven days.
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Find Eduardo Paolozzi's Sculptures In London They're scattered across the city.
a month ago
Londonist
What's The Commonest Baby Name In London? 2024 Stats Announced Find out the commonest names in your borough.
3 weeks ago
Spoon & Tamago
The Yakitorill is our Kitchen Appliance of 2025 Yakitori lovers take note. Grilling yakitori at home just got a lot easier thanks to the new...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Yakitori lovers take note. Grilling yakitori at home just got a lot easier thanks to the new Yakitorill: a combination of the words yakitori and grill. This beautiful kitchen appliance, developed by Fukuoka-based firm Guardner, promises less smoke and an overall cleaner...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Amsterdam Plans to Ban Large Cruise Ships: What to Expect
over a year ago
Herbert Lui
On lateness and imperfection At my first job, I realized that I’d missed a meeting invite and my team had started without me. I...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
At my first job, I realized that I’d missed a meeting invite and my team had started without me. I was early in my career, and hesitant to join the meeting late in-person. I felt embarrassed and, without knowing it, I started beating myself up. How could I be so inept? If I could...
Londonist
Things To Keep You Busy For LGBT+ History Month 2024 In London Museums, guided walks, cabaret and kids events.
a year ago
diamond geezer
33 facts you never knew about London's boroughs 33 facts you never knew about London's boroughs Barking and Dagenham: Barking and Dagenham has the...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
33 facts you never knew about London's boroughs Barking and Dagenham: Barking and Dagenham has the highest proportion of overweight 11 year-olds in London [data] Barnet: Barnet has 60 miles of 'A' Roads, more than any other London borough [data] Bexley: 1.6% of Bexley residents...
AFAR Media - Travel...
How to Explore Graz's Food Scene
a year ago
Londonist
International Women's Day And Women's History Month 2024 Events In London Guided walks, talks, exhibitions and more - all celebrating women.
a year ago
Londonist
This Free Quentin Blake Exhibition Lands In London At The End Of January You can even buy the artworks.
a year ago
diamond geezer
All the stations I have been to all the stations in London. It's a lot of stations. I'm including tube, DLR,...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
I have been to all the stations in London. It's a lot of stations. I'm including tube, DLR, Overground, Crossrail and all National Rail services, even trams, and that's why it's quite so many stations. Also when I say 'been to' I mean properly used, not just passed through on...
Londonist
This Oxford Circus Building Is The Mini Me Of An Iconic Manhattan Skyscraper Palladium House is a tribute to the American Radiator Building.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Visit the Stunning Echigo Yakuso Distillery Where Award-Winning Gin is Produced all photographs by Koji Fujii(TOREAL) courtesy EA Research and Design Office Located in tranquil...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
all photographs by Koji Fujii(TOREAL) courtesy EA Research and Design Office Located in tranquil Joetsu City, Echigo Yakuso is a health food company that has been researching medicinal herbs and fermented foods for over 40 years. During their production process of products, which...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 17-18 February 2024 VAULT Festival returns, plus a cheese market and a day of Lego.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Explore the Arctic's Beauty and Wildlife on a Luxury Cruise
11 months ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 2-8 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Bucket-List Luxury Trip Ideas
2 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Where to Ski, Stay, & Explore Outdoors in Alberta's Winter
9 months ago
diamond geezer
Route R6 RIP London's next dead bus R6: Orpington to St Mary Cray Location: southeast London, outer Length of...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
London's next dead bus R6: Orpington to St Mary Cray Location: southeast London, outer Length of journey: 4 miles, 25 minutes 347, 118 and 414 have already been extinguished and at the end of this week it's time for the R6 to join them at the big terminus in the sky. You won't...
diamond geezer
VE Day - 80 years of peace VE Day 1945-2025: eighty years of peace 1946 Greece civil...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
VE Day 1945-2025: eighty years of peace 1946 Greece civil war 1600001947 India independence 8000001948 Madagascar independence 150001949 China civil war 10000001950 Korea Korean War 3000000 1951 Malaysia civil...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best Outdoor Locations in Toronto, Canada
a year ago
Londonist
Gorgeous Shots Of The Thames In New Riverside Photography Book London's Riverside in Photographs, by Franco Pfaller.
a year ago
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
Londonist
Places That Closed Down In London In 2024 Rooftop bars, kids' attractions and a beloved market.
a year ago