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Bens Cookies London
February 15, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Bens Cookies London

Cookies are the kind of treat that can either send you off into a seventh heaven rapture or make you wish you’d never wasted the calories. Gooey yet crunchy, melt in the mouth and sweet, …

Wax Jambu Islington London
December 10, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Wax Jambu Islington London

It has been one of my pet gripes recently that there is nowhere left in London to go at the weekend that doesn’t involve being wedged into a tiny space fit for 200 with 300 …

Camden Passage Antiques Market, Islington London
November 4, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Camden Passage Antiques Market, Islington London

About a month ago I had to start thinking about what to buy my sister for her birthday. Past decisions have not proved particularly successful as I have tended to throw money at the problem …

Gorilla Kingdom, London Zoo Regent’s Park London
November 3, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Gorilla Kingdom, London Zoo Regent’s Park London

Sometimes its difficult to know what to do to amuse children at the weekends, particularly considering most of the stuff they seem to want to do involves consuming vast amounts of sweets or burgers or …

St Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul’s London
October 14, 2009 – 7:00 am | One Comment
St Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul’s London

There are several iconic buildings that make up the greater part of the London skyline – the Gherkin, the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament, the Canary Wharf towers and even maybe the bold, puzzlingly …

Central Perk, Soho, London
October 6, 2009 – 9:37 pm | No Comment
Central Perk, Soho, London

Everyone remembers Friends right? The long running hit TV show has lasted longer on our screens than pretty much any other, probably because of the almost continuous re-runs that seem to happen across a wide …

Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, Russell Square
September 17, 2009 – 6:45 am | No Comment
Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, Russell Square

The sport of ten pin bowling dates back to ancient Egypt and also appeared in ancient Finland, Yemen and Germany in 300 AD, although probably in a slightly different form from the game we have …

Pure Groove, Smithfield
August 25, 2009 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Pure Groove, Smithfield

Record shops have had a hard time of it in recent years if you ask me – first there was the drop in vinyl sales, followed by the digital revolution and now everyone just downloads …