Camden Market
Review of Camden Market Camden Market is a great place to go to buy clothes (latest fashion, home made or ethnic/antique), Jewellery, Furniture, Art or maybe just to grab some street food from the various cuisines on sale. Camden Market is actually a collection of Markets, originally they all had distinct purposes but now the [...]
London Marathon 2010
When is the London Marathon 2010? The London Marathon this year will be run on the 25th April 2010. This year’s London Marathon is sponsored by Virgin Money. The Official London Marathon site is a great resource for training tips and ways to raise money for charity. History of the London Marathon The London Marathon [...]
Discount London Eye Tickets
I recently took Lastminute.com up on their generous offer of cheap London Eye tickets and thought I would post a quick review and some photos. The original post is located here. Review of London Eye Flight We decided to take a night flight so that we could see London in all of it’s glory as [...]
Google City Tours: London
A reader of mine pointed out that Google City Tours has a suggested itinerary for walking in London: http://citytours.googlelabs.com/search?q=London,%20England I am not too familiar with this Google product but it appears still to be in beta/labs development. There appears to be only 1 London Google City Tour at the moment, but hopefully this number will [...]
Deal Request: Easter Break in London
Hi All, One of my readers requested a deal for an Easter trip to London for himself, his wife and 3 daughters travelling on the 2nd April returning on the 5th. It occurred to me that even during my former life as a travel agent, I never had to put an itinerary together for a [...]
Avatar at the BFI IMAX
I was fortunate enough to watch Avatar in 3D at the London IMAX recently. If I had got my butt in gear I would have got tickets to see it a lot earlier, but I didn’t and consequently the all screenings sold out. Fortunately BFI extended the release schedule and I was able to secure [...]
MyCityDeal.co.uk Daily Deals In A City Near You
I stumbled across this site earlier today. It is a site that gets deals and money saving offers for people who sign up. This can be anything from cheap cinema tickets (today’s offer) to restaurant deals, to half price drinks in fancy bars. The way it works is that you register for the deals, if [...]
Review of Hairy Goat London Photography Mystery Tour
My Hairy Goat London Photography Mystery Tour Review. This is an update to this post. Last Friday I was lucky enough to go on one of the Hairy Goat London Photography Mystery Tours, so as promised here is my review. We met at 11am at Tower Hill station (although this changes to Bank tube station [...]
Easter London Deals
Easter Bank Holiday In London London is the perfect place to visit during the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend. A lot of Londoners take advantage of the Bank Holiday to escpae the city so it means it is slightly quieter and easier to get around for the rest of us. Visitors during this time will also [...]
Mothering Sunday In London
Mothering Sunday is a time when children pay respect to their Mothers. It is always on the middle Sunday of lent and hence the exact date it lands varies from year to year. What’s the difference between Mothering Sunday and Mother’s day? Absolutely nothing. We just tend to call it Mothering Sunday in the UK, [...]