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Jul 16th, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: Readers Contributions
Composed and submitted by Becky Colley
As a Mancunian girl, and therefore a Northerner through and through, it’s bred into me to hate ‘The South’. So imagine my surprise when I visited London for the first time this time last year and instantly fell in love.
Don’t get me wrong, Manchester is a fantastic [...]
Tags: article, london, mancunian
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Jul 16th, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: Readers Contributions
Explanation:
Perhaps I could rename it, “Fear and Loathing in London”. I might say that the whole thing is a parody of the poet, the melancholic universe created by the young hopeless pedestrian, flashing eyes at everything around him, his heart seething with discontent.
When I wrote this, I was just in that “state of mind”. Reason [...]
Tags: london, poem
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Jul 16th, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: London Attractions
Extreme took the music scene by storm in 1990 with their debut album numbers like ‘Get The Funk Out’ and the Number 1 hit ballad ‘More Than Words’. The bands familiar sound is a mix of hard rock funk in the spirit & style of their predecessors Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen & Van Halen – [...]
Tags: astoria, Extreme, hotel, london
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Jul 16th, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: Featured London Article
Strange topic for a London tourism site but we have had several requests about where to buy gold in London and where to stay nearby.
The main source that we know of is ATS BULLION which deals over the counter in gold coins and bullion so if you fancy impressing your friends get there [...]
Tags: atsbullion, bullion, gold, hotel, london
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Jul 16th, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: London Attractions
Guaranteed to be a sell out as usual, Kylie, late of the OBE award, hits the London stage one more time at the O2.
The pocket rocket has now hit 40 and has lost non of her appeal to all age groups.
There are 7 shows running from the 26 July to the 4th August and [...]
Tags: hotels, Kylie, o2, travel
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Jun 24th, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: London Hotels
Deservedly so, I see that the more “clued up” hotels on the hotel assist.com website are reducing their prices ahead of an expected fall in occupancy.
The bigger groups which have more sophisticated trend prediction software are the leaders with some superb central London bargains to be had in July and August.
The independant hotels with odd [...]
Tags: London Hotels, price reductions, special offers in London
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Jun 23rd, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: London Hotels
I suggest that you book this one quick !
Baileys Hotel London has room prices from as low as 87 pounds per night
This is a superb located hotel right in the heart of SW7 and Chelsea.
From here you can walk to Harrods and Harvey Nics
Book the Baileys Hotel London now through Hotel Assist
Tags: Baileys Hotel London, London hotel, London hotel deal
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Jun 23rd, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: London Hotels
Baileys Hotel London has some amazing prices at the moment !
Located just 30 metres from the Gloucester Road tube station in South Kensington, this must be one of the best places to stay in the whole of central london. It has supreme transport links, It has the museums, Harrods is walkable, there are countless [...]
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Jun 11th, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: London News
I wonder what would be the overall best hotel in London ?
Star rating is not the be all and end all. I have just stayed at a hotel rated in the top 10 for London and the double room was less than 4m square and being a “boutique” hotel there was no tea or coffee, [...]
Tags: best hotel in London, Danubius Hotel London, Four Seasons Park Lane, Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, Luxury Hotel, Montana Hotel, Rembrandt Hotel
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May 24th, 2008 |
By Ian |
Category: London News
21st Century Challenge - London under water
Its only a few months since I watched the movie “FLOOD” which was all about what happens when the Thames Barrier fails. The film is actually mediocre to say the least but some of the graphics were excellent and very realistic. Who knows, the aristocracy of Chelsea could fly [...]
Tags: flood, london, Thames barrier
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