Exploring London since 2007
As you may know, the Emirate’s Air-Line, the new cable car across the Thames that joins the Greenwich Peninsula south of the river with the Royal Docks in the north, opened last week. Earlier this week I had the opportunity to board it for the first time, travelling the kilometre between the terminals in just [...]
Here’s a guest post from James Daughtery on culinary choices during the London 2012 Olympics: So you’re coming to London to be part of one of the biggest celebrations Britain has ever seen, but where are you going to eat? For a few weeks London will become an international playground, but rest assured that there’s [...]
The West End has a long history of spectacular musicals, and ranks alongside New York’s Broadway as home to the biggest theatrical productions and the most loyal crowds. The past thirty years or so in particular have seen productions get larger and more elaborate and many of the West End’s top shows have been adapted [...]
With the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games set to take Stratford by storm this summer, East London has cemented itself as a ‘must visit’ destination for tourists – many of whom will be taking mini-breaks to the capital. With such a huge offering, it can be a confusing forest of possibilities for those strapped for [...]
This a bit of a departure for the Londoneer, but I’ve just been told about a new app which has just been released for the Android smartphone platform which you might be interested in. It’s from our official tourist information body, ‘Visit England‘, and is called ‘Enjoy England‘. The app is very straightforward – you [...]
At the end of the week I was lucky enough to meet up with Henry and Matt, the creators of CurioCity, for a chat over a very early breakfast at Borough Market. CurioCity, for the uninitiated, is a fold-out map of London with a twist. Now up to its second edition, ‘B’, its a really [...]
I haven’t been able to find a map that draws together significant locations in London relating to Diana, Princess of Wales, so I’ve taken the opportunity to create one. A feature that I have left out of this map is the memorial walk which takes you on a route through three of the central London [...]
