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Well & Bucket

I’ve been to a few places when I crave a taste of the sea, and often places try to be too posh when they serve oysters, but not the Well & Bucket in London‘s Shoreditch High Street. Others are too generic but the Well & Bucket feels more one of a kind – reflected in […]

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S.O.S. Venezuela rally in London

The rally, called S.O.S. Venezuela, was in support of students and protesters in Venezuela who are standing up against President Nicolas Maduro’s regime. A group of Venezuelan expatriates held a rally on Saturday February 22 in London at the Venezuelan Embassy to show support for friends, family and countrymen as Venezuela has been rocked by […]

Palais Jad Mahal

Come to Jad Mahal for dinner and be seduced by the setting and sensual pleasures of belly dancers and fire eaters. We arrived for our reservation at Palais Jad Mahal, recommended by the concierge from the Four Seasons. It was dark and mostly candle lit , we were seated in a lounge area by a smallish […]

Jemaa el-Fnaa – A circus of weirdness

Jemaa el-Fnaa, the open square in the middle of the medina of Marrakech features dancers, storytellers, teeth pullers and snake charmers, and other entertainers in what really is an outdoor circus of weirdness. An awkward feeling of amazement and disgust, theatre and strange acts, and some very uncomfortable animal handling. Children, as young as 8 […]

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Marrakech – Morocco

A fascinating video of the colourful culture of this city in Morocco, an inside look at all the best that Marrakech has to offer. After my first experience of Morocco in Tangier in the 1990s, I was somewhat concerned about what to expect in Marrakech. What I found and experienced changed my view of Morocco completely. Staying in a traditional riad helps […]

Riad Dar Anika

Look no further than Riad Dar Anika, a paradise within the medina of Marrakech. A real oasis of pleasure and comfort from the moment you enter it’s doors until the time to say farewell. Dar Anika is peaceful and tranquil inside, a riad, a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior courtyard, converted into a hotel. The word […]

BA Tripseeker puts Malta in Montana

British Airways has placed the island of Malta in the state of Montana, according to its online Tripseeker map. Yep, while researching possible places for 2014 I discovered the error while using its Tripseeker tool, to find that Malta was incorrectly placed in the United States. Though not a bad fare of £108 return, considering […]

book of life

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Earth Video Camera – UrtheCast

On November 25th (2013), strapped into a Progress cargo ship aboard a Soyuz rocket, two Urthecast cameras will begin the journey to the International Space Station. Once installed, they will provide the world’s first continuous HD video feed of Earth, streamed from space. As they orbit the Earth sixteen times a day aboard the ISS, […]

Only STOP sign in London

Could this be the only STOP sign in London? Having lived abroad for more than a decade in London, I have got used to the weather and reverse customs of British life such as seeing passenger seats on the left while the driver sits to the right, and traffic moving on opposite parallels than those […]

Oblix – The Shard

One of London‘s newest landmarks The Shard boasts a top of city eating experience on the 32nd floor at Oblix Restaurant. Dress code of smart-casual, it offers sophisticated, urban, casual dining with some incredible views, if you manage to get a seat next to a window, and offers dishes from a menu of spit roast, […]

LONDON Underground Labyrinth

LONDON Underground Labyrinth – an artwork commissioned for London Underground to celebrate its 150th anniversary, installed in every one of the Tube’s 270 stations. The location of the artworks is different at each station, whether in the ticket hall or on the platform, encouraging people to seek them out. The artwork created by contemporary artist Mark Wallinger, wishes to forge a link […]

London Cocktail Week

More than 250 bars participate in the London Cocktail Week which is held every year in October. Once you obtain your London Cocktail Week wristband you then have free entry into many bars, restaurants and even clubs that participate in the event, who have created a unique drink for the event for only £4 a cocktail. […]

BT Tower

The BT Tower was the tallest building in both London and the United Kingdom when it was completed in 1964, a title it held until 1980. It gradually became a very prominent landmark that could be seen from almost anywhere in London. A communications tower located in Fitzrovia London, with a total height to 191 metres (627 ft). It has been previously known as […]

La Tasca: Spanish Tapas Bar

While on a visit to Portsmouth, I visited a chain of Spanish tapas bars in the United Kingdom known as La Tasca. It is the first I have heard or seen of them but made good sense since I was travelling with a friend, and what better way to have a meal than to share […]

Spinnaker Tower

Visible beyond 23 miles away; it overlooks the Portsmouth Harbour, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, City centre and all of Portsmouth and its neighbouring towns and suburbs. The Spinnaker Tower was built as part of the centrepiece of the of Portsmouth Harbour, a public and educational facility built to celebrate the new Millennium, has become Portsmouth’s most […]