Open House London is truly one of the best weekends of the year in London (for nosy-parkers, at least), giving visitors a peek into many buildings, areas and spaces that are normally closed to the public. This year’s event – which took place this weekend just gone – snuck up on me a bit for some reason; I’d […]
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Review: Design Junction London 2013
Attending Design Junction London 2013 was my first time attending this design show – the third instalment, which takes place during the London Design Festival each year. I wouldn’t especially call myself a design aficionado, and neither – unfortunately – do I have the budget to indulge in many of the superbly high quality items […]
Stage Eight of the Tour of Britain in London
The tenth Tour of Britain concluded on the streets of London yesterday – or round the streets of Westminster, to be precise. This was another one of those events that reaffirms my belief that London is one of the greatest cities in the world – a top class sporting event, featuring top class athletes, right […]
Camden Beach – chilling on a beach in the centre of London
Camden Beach, atop The Roundhouse in Camden (but sort of in Chalk Farm, really) opened up at the end of last month to give us Londoners an opportunity to stretch out and relax on a “beach”, right in the heart of the city. Open for the second year running, Camden Beach has real sand (really!), […]
A non-cyclist gives the Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle a go!
This past weekend saw the capital’s many cyclists take over the streets of London – legitimately, and for a bit of fun and/or sport, depending on which event you were taking part in! (Note: obviously, not all the streets of London – that would be crazy. And, at the same time, rather cool. But quite […]
New in town: The Granary King’s Cross
Okay, so the The Granary King’s Cross isn’t 100% absolutely brand new, but it is newish. Sort of. And it has some new components (restaurants) to it. So there. But, if you haven’t paid The Granary building or local area a visit recently, you will be really rather surprised by what’s there and how nice it is […]
