Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Walk across Ribblehead Viaduct
The Settle-Carlisle Railway has confirmed that they expect to be doing walking tours across the famous Ribblehead Viaduct on Sunday July 22nd while the railway is closed for repairs. An original idea to take a train trip on the Saturday…
Don’t forget the pancakes on Jif Lemon Day!
Today is Shrove Tuesday, better known as Pancake Day - or in the UK, in irony - often referred to as Jif Lemon Day.
I am advised that the famous Ribblehead Viaduct will be closed on the 22nd July, and it “may” be possible to walk across it. An odd mix of train anoraks and architecture fans – on that day, there will be…
I have been banned from drinking coffee for 2 days after I had my teeth cleaned. I am not sure how I will cope. I am also banned from red wine and curry. I might just end my life frankly.…
Finally got round to uploading a load of photos from last weekend’s little jaunt down to Bath and Bristol. Clikie on the “photo gallery” link on the sidebar to see them. It was a nice little weekend break, half a…
Has the Royal Mail taken over the USA Embassy
It seems so according to Google Maps. If you do a search, the sidebar address is indeed, correct – however, the marker on the website is not lurking over Grosvenor Square, but planted firmly on top of the Royal Mail…
So, today I went to apply for a Visa to visit the USA. Despite holding a full UK passport, I am deemed SO dangerous that I have to make a special application for a full Visa. It’s quite amazing to…
I read quite often in the many marketing industry emails I get each day that the modern person generally multi-tasks in the evenings, tending to have the TV on in the corner, while browsing the web, chatting on IM –…
Will we face an advertising backlash?
Everywhere I look, I am reading about how advertising is going to save the world. In the past week, Google talked about how adverts can fund mobile phone charges, Vodafone announed an advertising subsidised service and a virtual network operator…
It’s two years to the day since I collapsed outside the office and ended up being carted off to hospital in an Ambulance. And the start of several months of serious ickyness – although in hindsight, I had been ill…
It is now officially “Christmas”
The local starfucks is packed full of xmasy stuff and they have dragged out the red paper festive cups. I now declare it is officially Christmas.
