With the world’s busiest single-use runway at Gatwick Airport and the highest volume of international traffic at Heathrow, every year sees millions of holidaymakers depart the skies of London to take a well-deserved break from the norm. However, organising flights, transfers, accommodation and insurance can be a difficult and time-consuming process, which is why more…
Whether you are a foreigner traveling to London or a local, no doubt that in order to keep your idle times when on the road, one sure thing to break the boredom is through your mobile phone. Indeed, with the innovations of smartphones nowadays, entertainment applications are certainly the first things we all look up…
Every day, for the past 30 years people have been coming to me to buy tickets for West End show – even at the weekend a friend or family member will call me and ask for tickets – “because you can get good tickets right? Simon?” Well yes, I can. And every day for the…
The trouble with airports is that everyone sees them as a link; a checkpoint you need to pass through in order to get somewhere a little more desirable. Well, if you’re checking into Gatwick any time soon, it might be worth taking a look around its surrounding areas rather than zipping off on your next adventure. At best you’ll…
Newham Council have developed four free local audio walking tours around east London. free local audio tours Perhaps worth doing before it gets too much like a building site out there, what with the olympic developments going on. Life in London (part of www.londonforfree.net)
The October Gallery is holding an exhibition this month from the 11th of September to 11th of October. SAMANTHA HOBSON: Our life … is land … is culture At 27, Samantha Hobson is one of a handful of young celebrated Aboriginal artists exhibiting widely both in her native Australia and overseas. Life in London (part…
Q: We intend to come into London on 1st or 2nd August and we will have free time until Tuesday 5th August.Do you have any suggestions for good but inexpensive accommodation in or near London My wife and I would be interested in possible tours or a Thames cruise in or around London.We have seen…
Fitzrovia dates back to the 18th century and has been for many years well known for its writers and artists. From H.G. Wells and George Orwell, to Charles Dickens and Virginia Woolf – its inhabitants have left an indelible mark. Although it is well known that the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw resided in Fitzroy…
Thought these two recent announcements might be worth sharing. Firstly, the Museum of London and the Times news have worked together to create a map showing places in central London where there are skeletons still buried. Its a fascinating map and you can zoom into certain areas. No signs of any body parts, though the…
For those interested in Jack the Ripper, the police files and related pieces of evidence are to go on public display from May 2008 at the Museum in Docklands. More about it here. Life in London (part of www.londonforfree.net)