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There's More to Telluride Than Trails and Ski Lifts
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Sounds Of The Late 60s Observation: The music played on Sounds of the 70s on Radio 2 isn't what it was when Johnnie Walker...
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Observation: The music played on Sounds of the 70s on Radio 2 isn't what it was when Johnnie Walker was in the chair. Hunch: Bob Harris is playing older, gutarrier records. Hypothesis: He plays more records from the first half of the 1970s than the second half. Research: I...
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All the stations I have been to all the stations in London. It's a lot of stations. I'm including tube, DLR,...
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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...
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The Machu Picchu of Japan—and Other Sites that Compare Themselves to World-Famous Destinations See the World Without Ever Leaving Japan There are several remote corners of Japan that have been...
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See the World Without Ever Leaving Japan There are several remote corners of Japan that have been comparing themselves to world-famous tourist destinations. Whether it’s out of pride, a bid to attract tourists, or just a good sense of humor, their reasons vary. But that’s not to...
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241 to Here East Route 241: Royal Wharf to Hackney Wick (Here East) Location: London east, cross-Newham Length of bus...
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Route 241: Royal Wharf to Hackney Wick (Here East) Location: London east, cross-Newham Length of bus journey: 8 miles, 50 minutes route 241 was extended from Stratford City into the Olympic Park. No fuss was made, no hordes descended. Buses which would normally have terminated...
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London's Natural Landscape Hierarchy London's Natural Landscape Hierarchy National Parks National Nature Reserves Richmond Park: Charles...
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London's Natural Landscape Hierarchy National Parks National Nature Reserves Richmond Park: Charles I's royal hunting park, an enormous roamable oasis of ancient woods and wide-open grasslands, perhaps best known for its historic herds of deer but also home to a multitude of...
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Wellness and Outdoor Fun in Telluride This Summer
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Cheese and Biscuits
Norbert's, East Dulwich They're like the buses, these rotisserie places. You wait years for a decent, affordable spit-roast...
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They're like the buses, these rotisserie places. You wait years for a decent, affordable spit-roast chicken in the capital, and then two come along at once. one in Holborn closed (where I would go at least once every couple of weeks back in the day), then Kentish Town, then...
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The Knave of Clubs, Shoreditch I wouldn't normally feel comfortable sticking a score on a place after sampling just 2 dishes from a...
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I wouldn't normally feel comfortable sticking a score on a place after sampling just 2 dishes from a menu, but I will make an exception for the Knave of Clubs for two reasons. Firstly, they have put the rotisserie "centre stage" at one end of the large dining room and that is...
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RIP Kimiko Nishimoto: Japan’s Most-Creative Obachan We were saddened to learn that Kimiko Nishimoto, known for absurdist self-portraits, passed away on...
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We were saddened to learn that Kimiko Nishimoto, known for absurdist self-portraits, passed away on June 9, 2025. She was 97. Nishimoto’s creative journey began, unexpectedly, at the age of 72 when she decided to take a photography class. She immediately fell in love with the...
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Explore Minnesota's Best LGBTQ+ Spots and Music Venues
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6 Cultural Experiences at World of Hyatt Properties
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I've been to see some art I've been to see some art. Serpentine Galleries Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots (until 7...
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I've been to see some art. Serpentine Galleries Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots (until 7 September) [exhibition guide] Arpita Singh: Remembering (until 27 July) Serpentine Pavilion 2025 by Marina Tabassum (until 26 September) medical capsule, much enlarged, chopped up...
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Uncle Hon's BBQ, Hackney Wick After traipsing halfway across London, dodging travel works and closed Overground lines and...
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After traipsing halfway across London, dodging travel works and closed Overground lines and carriages with malfunctioning air conditioning and all the other things that make moving around this city on a weekend in the summer such an endless joy, it's equally annoying to find that...
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Great West Road 100 One of west London's most important roads is 100 years old today, the Brentford By-Pass or as it's...
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One of west London's most important roads is 100 years old today, the Brentford By-Pass or as it's better known the Great West Road. Hounslow council are making a big thing of it. The new dual carriageway swept through fields and parkland to the north of Brentford and...
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7 Great Places for a Slow Travel Adventure
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TfL FoI requests in May 2025 25 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in May 2025 1) Last year 712 trips and falls were...
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25 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in May 2025 1) Last year 712 trips and falls were reported on the stairs of buses in London, of which 52% led to a minor injury and 3% led to a serious injury. 2) The paint codes used to coat the exterior of tube rolling stock are RAL...
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5 Bucket-List Luxury Trip Ideas
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The Banstead Loop If you ever fancy a cheap excursion into Surrey by train, all without travelling beyond zone 6, try...
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If you ever fancy a cheap excursion into Surrey by train, all without travelling beyond zone 6, try the Banstead Loop. It's not technically a loop, you have to get off and walk in the middle, also that's not an official name (it just passes through what used to be Banstead...
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The Best Beachfront Suites in the Caribbean
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Bakerloop and beyond In April 2024 Sadiq Khan proposed introducing an express 'Bakerloop' bus route in lieu of a Bakerloo...
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In April 2024 Sadiq Khan proposed introducing an express 'Bakerloop' bus route in lieu of a Bakerloo line extension. It was part of a proposed doubling of the Superloop network. BL1: Waterloo → Elephant & Castle → Burgess Park → Old Kent Road → New Cross Gate → Lewisham January...
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The news from Watford The news from Watford Here's some news from Watford in insufficient detail, some of which I could...
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The news from Watford Here's some news from Watford in insufficient detail, some of which I could have written more about, one of which I might return to and one of which I definitely will. • Watford has a new website encouraging you to visit Watford, live in Watford and move...
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Unblogged May 31 unblogged things I did in May Thu 1: After seeing the bluebells BestMate drove us on to Maldon....
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31 unblogged things I did in May Thu 1: After seeing the bluebells BestMate drove us on to Maldon. We watched the tide coming in, visibly, admired the sailing boats and stood by the squidgy creek at the point where the annual Mud Race would be taking place at the weekend. It...
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Why Sandals Resorts Are More Than Just an All-Inclusive Stay
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New TfL walking maps TfL have issued two new maps based on that perennial question, is it better to walk? Both were...
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TfL have issued two new maps based on that perennial question, is it better to walk? Both were released as part of National Walking Month. Mr MapGrump @mrmapgrump They've knocked up a West End map and a City map rather than attempting to sprawl across all of central London...
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Four things I wrote 50 years ago Four things I wrote 50 years ago You may have had something similar, a small notebook used to...
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Four things I wrote 50 years ago You may have had something similar, a small notebook used to record the spellings you needed checking when you were writing something in class. If we had a query we'd go and queue at Miss Green's desk and she'd tell you what the spelling was...
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Dull transport news Dull transport news If you want a weekly summary of rail-related transport news, Ian Visits and...
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Dull transport news If you want a weekly summary of rail-related transport news, Ian Visits and London Reconnections have you covered every Friday. I'm here with a much less interesting Saturday round-up of London's less newsworthy dregs, some of them not even about trains. 🚡...
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V&A East Storehouse This is Blythe House, a monumental Edwardian office block round the back of the Olympia exhibition...
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This is Blythe House, a monumental Edwardian office block round the back of the Olympia exhibition centre. Swindon, the British Museum are off to Reading and the V&A shifted their repository to the Olympic Park... opening yesterday. New in E20: V&A East Storehouse Location:...
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How This Resort Is Redefining Dining in the Caribbean
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carpe Solis When June comes round a heck of a lot of events happen. Temperatures are up, daylight's almost at...
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When June comes round a heck of a lot of events happen. Temperatures are up, daylight's almost at its max, the sun should be out and it pays to make the most of these optimum conditions. Some pencil in July or August, but an awful lot of diary organisers flick no further than...
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Where to Hike, Bike, and Relax in San Luis Obispo
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How to Plan a Safari and Beach Trip in East Africa
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Northampton Square 45 45 Squared 21) NORTHAMPTON SQUARE, EC1 Borough of Islington, 70m×60m square at the quieter end of...
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45 45 Squared 21) NORTHAMPTON SQUARE, EC1 Borough of Islington, 70m×60m square at the quieter end of Clerkenwell, half of it old and half new, and all a bit on the wonk. It's tucked away in the slice of streets between St John's Road and Goswell Road, somewhere between Angel and...
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Merstham One Stop Beyond: Merstham In this series I'm taking the train one stop beyond the Greater London...
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One Stop Beyond: Merstham In this series I'm taking the train one stop beyond the Greater London boundary, getting off and seeing what's there. Today that means Merstham, one stop beyond Coulsdon South on the Brighton line. For positioning purposes it lies at the foot of the...
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One photo from each day last week One photo from each day last week Sunday 1st June - Carshalton Beeches This is a bakery in...
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One photo from each day last week Sunday 1st June - Carshalton Beeches This is a bakery in Beeches Avenue, Carshalton Beeches, called The Bakery. It looks old and if you were trying to guess how old it is you might well use the 0181 phone number to date it somewhere between...
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Mr MapGrump says Mr MapGrump @mrmapgrump the new tube map? Have you SEEN what they've done with it now?! They've...
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Mr MapGrump @mrmapgrump the new tube map? Have you SEEN what they've done with it now?! They've buggered Bond Street. And now it looks like this. Words FAIL me! And all because someone couldn't resist asking "wouldn't it be better if...?" » Only the Elizabeth line gets...
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The Afar Insider’s Guide to Detroit
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Artist Yukiko Suto Finds Beauty in Japanese Residential Neighborhoods “Garden of a youth hostel – Katsunuma” (2024). Pencil and watercolor on paper mounted on panel...
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“Garden of a youth hostel – Katsunuma” (2024). Pencil and watercolor on paper mounted on panel Wielding just pencils and watercolors, and an eye for the small things in life, artist Yukiko Suto traverses Japan, capturing the nostalgia and beauty of residential neighborhoods. Old...
diamond geezer
Indie News Week It's Indie News Week, which I know because I picked up a copy of this month's Enfield Dispatch and...
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It's Indie News Week, which I know because I picked up a copy of this month's Enfield Dispatch and it's on the back page. The Public Interest News Foundation have thus launched an awareness-raising/crowdfunding campaign for independent news - slogan No New Is Bad News - and 30...
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8 Luxury Trips From Africa to South America
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3-Day Sonoma Valley Itinerary Featuring Sonoma-Cutrer Wines
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Walking London's boroughs WALK LONDON London borough walks (on London borough websites) who else will? 2008, then again in...
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WALK LONDON London borough walks (on London borough websites) who else will? 2008, then again in 2012, then again in 2016, then again at the start of 2021. Four years on, the majority of these borough websites have upgraded. A few have merely reorganised, breaking previous links....
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Initial Silvertown data TfL are holding a Board meeting next week, and amidst the 252 pages of documentation are these...
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TfL are holding a Board meeting next week, and amidst the 252 pages of documentation are these statistics and revelations relating to usage of the Silvertown Tunnel thus far. Let's bash some figures. Early analysis of data up to 11 May shows traffic volumes across the combined...
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Thames Ditton One Stop Beyond: Thames Ditton In this series I'm taking the train one stop beyond the Greater...
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One Stop Beyond: Thames Ditton In this series I'm taking the train one stop beyond the Greater London boundary, getting off and seeing what's there. Today that means Thames Ditton, one stop beyond Surbiton on the Hampton Court line. Obviously it's beside the Thames, in this case...
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Little Holland House London's Lovely Bits: LITTLE HOLLAND HOUSE Location: 40 Beeches Avenue, Carshalton SM5 3LW...
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London's Lovely Bits: LITTLE HOLLAND HOUSE Location: 40 Beeches Avenue, Carshalton SM5 3LW [map] Open: 11am-5pm (1st Sunday of the month ONLY) Admission: free Website: friendsofhoneywood.co.uk/little-holland-house.html Virtual visit: video/3D walkaround Four word summary:...
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Dangleway cabins with glass floors An extraordinary thing has happened at the cablecar. The bottom of the cabin has been removed and...
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An extraordinary thing has happened at the cablecar. The bottom of the cabin has been removed and replaced with what I assume is an impressively chunky sheet of glass. It's not a small window, it's pretty much the entire floor, allowing a completely new perspective on a flight...
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The shortest night Tomorrow is the summer solstice (3:42am BST).   Date    Sunrise   Day length   Sunset  Night...
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Tomorrow is the summer solstice (3:42am BST).   Date    Sunrise   Day length   Sunset  Night length Jun 1504:42:1316h37m54s21:20:077h22m03s Jun 1604:42:1016h38m24s21:20:347h21m35s Jun 1704:42:0916h38m50s21:20:597h21m13s Jun 1804:42:1216h39m08s21:21:207h20m57s Jun...
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Station Square 45 45 Squared 20) STATION SQUARE, BR5 Borough of Bromley, 90m×60m Why this one? I had ten minutes in...
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45 45 Squared 20) STATION SQUARE, BR5 Borough of Bromley, 90m×60m Why this one? I had ten minutes in Petts Wood yesterday between trains and there it was. Why the name? It's a square immediately beside the station. Is it square? Hell no, it's more a trapezium with two long sides...
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Extreme bus stops Ten years ago I visited (and blogged about) London's most extreme bus stops - that's the most...
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Ten years ago I visited (and blogged about) London's most extreme bus stops - that's the most northerly, easterly, southerly and westerly bus stops inside the Greater London boundary. But TfL's reach spreads wider than that so today I'm going one better, to the most northerly,...
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Hendon to Mill Hill A Nice Walk: Hendon to Mill Hill (3 miles) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, nothing...
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A Nice Walk: Hendon to Mill Hill (3 miles) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, nothing too taxing, bit of heritage, proper healthy, municipal-focused, hilltop views, football-related, flying balls, disused railway bridge, a bit of a stroll, won't take long. So here's...
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Ferry Square 45 45 Squared 22) FERRY SQUARE, TW8 Borough of Hounslow, 40m×20m square's in old Brentford, inasmuch...
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45 45 Squared 22) FERRY SQUARE, TW8 Borough of Hounslow, 40m×20m square's in old Brentford, inasmuch as old Brentford still exists, although all its buildings have somehow survived the recent cleansing of the riverside. The ferry in question was a horse ferry to Kew, an important...
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Hyperlocal news in brief Hyperlocal news in brief 1) As of yesterday the 205 bus goes to Marble Arch rather than Paddington....
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Hyperlocal news in brief 1) As of yesterday the 205 bus goes to Marble Arch rather than Paddington. This means you can now get a bus to the end of Oxford Street from both sides of Bow Church. Route 205 starts from Bus Stop J and goes to the western end, and route 8 starts from...
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How to Spend a Summer Weekend in Telluride
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Thamesmead by DLR Yesterday TfL launched a consultation proposing an extension of the DLR to Thamesmead. And not just...
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Yesterday TfL launched a consultation proposing an extension of the DLR to Thamesmead. And not just "we think it would be a good idea to extend the DLR to Thamesmead" because they did that consultation last year. This is the proper full-on version including where the stations...
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The Best Way to See Northern Lights in Norway
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geezer's mailbox Thank you for the emails you've been sending. Tom emailed on 16th January. ✉ Not sure if you have...
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Thank you for the emails you've been sending. Tom emailed on 16th January. ✉ Not sure if you have come across the National Archives’ 2023 competition on stories from 1920s streets, but it seems completely in your zone. The only thing that would have made this article better...
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The news from Havering The news from Havering (black holes, Schrodinger's bus and thatched rabbits) roundabout in north...
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The news from Havering (black holes, Schrodinger's bus and thatched rabbits) roundabout in north Havering has closed to traffic for 12 weeks. It is an almighty constriction. Gallows Corner flyover can be strengthened, even made safe for HGVs, safeguarding it for the next 60...
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Tour of London I toured London yesterday. Barking and Dagenham I thought OK that's quite enough, I should probably...
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I toured London yesterday. Barking and Dagenham I thought OK that's quite enough, I should probably go home now. Barnet the hotel was still heavily promoting a wedding fair they held in March 2022. Bexley I admired the two Empathy Revolution elephants placed there by...
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7 Things to Know Before Seeing a Broadway Show in New York City
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The Best Luxury Hotels to Book in France in 2023
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The jellyfish knows how to survive uncertain times A lion’s mane jellyfish can release up to 45,000 eggs per day. The jellyfish’s strategy is to lay as...
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A lion’s mane jellyfish can release up to 45,000 eggs per day. The jellyfish’s strategy is to lay as many eggs as possible and leave them to fend for themselves. Most of these eggs don’t survive, probably fewer than 0.1%. In ecology, this approach is known as a high reproduction...
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Housekeeping Broadband update Abbreviated version: Hurrah, my broadband finally started working again yesterday...
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Broadband update Abbreviated version: Hurrah, my broadband finally started working again yesterday afternoon. I had eleven days without. What happened: A couple of Saturdays ago a fibre optic cabre somewhere in Mile End failed. Before dawn on Monday Openreach sent an engineer...
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MAF Liberia A few weeks ago I was asked to pop over to Liberia (on the west coast of Africa) to help with their...
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A few weeks ago I was asked to pop over to Liberia (on the west coast of Africa) to help with their flying for six weeks. Our Liberia program has been short on pilots and very busy with flying, so of course I was happy to help! Above is a shot of a bunch of Covid vaccines...
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