With one heatwave down and plenty more on the horizon (we hope!), It’s time to start planning day trips to our beautiful UK beaches. And any seasoned beach-goer knows that turning up with the right kit can elevate your enjoyment infinitely. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail, right? Many of you will be surprised to … Read more
What’s cooler than cool? Iced coffee! London Town is getting warmer and warmer, and when the weather’s hot, you don’t necessarily want a piping hot cappuccino or latte to get your caffeine fix right? Luckily for us, we’ve got some damn fine iced coffee here too at some of the city’s best coffee shops. So … Read more
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is an annual highlight for London culture. It is the world’s oldest open submission exhibition. What does that mean? It means that anyone can enter their work to be considered for inclusion. Yes, anyone. So, we get to see artworks from incredible Royal Academicians and artists most will never have … Read more
For a year now, some swish new bikes have been popping up throughout London… With their iconic blue front wheel, Swapfiets’ bicycles are now the best way to roam the streets of the capital freely, with zero stress! The disruptive Dutch brand offers its members a package deal curated specifically for peace of mind: you … Read more
An unassuming white building behind King’s Cross conceals a wonderful interior and rooftop garden. This is the Aga Khan Center, opened in 2018 to house several divisions of the Shi’a Ismaili charity and its design incorporates a collection of gardens, courtyards and terraces all based on Islamic principles. It’s also open for tours. While it … Read more
Hong Kong is running out of Covid-19 quarantine hotel rooms to cope with inbound travelers in summer. A lawmaker urged authorities to regulate agencies occupying hotel capacity, deploy government isolation facilities and consider scrapping hotel quarantine for returning Hongkongers. A designated quarantine hotel in Hong Kong. Photo: GovHK. Under Hong Kong’s current Covid-19 rules, all … Read more
Laura Reynolds Summer Lights: Beautiful Free Art Trail Returns To East London An installation by Liz West at Summer Lights 2021. New artworks will be unveiled this year. Photo: Tabish Khan (@londonartcritic) Love a light festival but hate the cold winter weather that goes with them? Solution = Summer Lights. The free festival launches on … Read more
Ah, summer. In London, we pine for it all year then usually end up complaining once it arrives. Why? Well, it has a tendency to be one extreme or the other – those being pissing rain and underwhelming temperatures, or sweltering heat for a week that seems to shut the whole place down (read: this … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) says that it is bringing forward the launch of London Overground services on the extension to Barking Riverside, following good progress being made in the completion of the station commissioning and testing stages. Extract from tube map (c) TfL Construction work on the 4.5km extension from Barking station to the new … Read more
When the weather’s good it’s a shame to be sat inside a dark cinema rather than laid out on the grass with some bevvies to hand, so it’s a good thing that outdoor cinemas are pitching up in London again this summer for another season of al fresco film screenings. Popcorn at the ready…. The … Read more