Since summer’s unexpected Brexit vote, the British pound has cratered against most major currencies. Its exchange rate against the dollar, in particular, has imploded—at one point this month it reached a 168-year low. (Since then, the sterling has stabilized against the dollar at around 20 percent lower than recent averages.) In other words? A trip [...]
Kew Gardens © Getty Images They’ve got a tree or two down at Kew Gardens – actually, around 14,000 of them – so if you want to see autumnal colours across the skyline, it’s the place to be. Climb the 118 steps up to the Treetop Walkway to watch nature’s greatest art show. Get the [...]
What: A village of pop-up cocktail bars, experiences and food vendors - see all the pop-ups below! Where: Old Spitalfields Market, London, E1 6EW When: October 3rd till 9th - Mon 5pm-9.30pm, Tues-Sat Midday-9.30pm, Sun Midday-7pm From October 3 -9 Old Spitalfields Market, usually home to antique dealers and speciality stalls, will become a huge [...]
Back again for its seventh year, London Cocktail Week brings the best of the city’s drink scene to the forefront of your world for a full seven days. More than 200 bars are involved, offering drink specials, throwing crazy parties, and developing immersive experiences. And unlike some of the massive mud pits you may have [...]
The Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts registration window closes on Monday 3rd October 2016 so this weekend is your last chance to be in for a chance of gaining access to the world’s most eccentric and famous Summer Festival. Michael and Emily Eavis, the festival’s creators and curators, have stated that there will be a [...]
London Oktoberfest Thursday September 29 2016 - Sunday October 9 2016 Transport yourself to a Bavarian beer tent at one of London’s annual Oktoberfest celebrations. Waiting staff will be sporting dirndl and lederhosen and amber suds brewed by Bavaria Fester Brewery can be enjoyed at long sharing tables. Drinks can be accompanied by traditional grub including [...]
A wooden replica of 1666 London was set ablaze on the River Themes to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. The 120 metre long installation was lit up on Sunday in memory of the inferno that ripped through the City of London, destroying homes, businesses and iconic structures such as St [...]
Blur have announced details of a 25th Anniversary reissue of debut album ‘Leisure’. The record reached #7 in the UK Album Chart back in 1991, featuring singles ‘She’s So High’, ‘There’s No Other Way’ and ‘Bang’. The coloured 12” will be out via Parlophone on 26th August, 25 years to the day after its original [...]
In 1983, an employee of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London took a lock of David Bowie’s hair to help create a color-matched wig for his wax figurine. That lock of hair, which the employee kept in a frame, went up for auction this past weekend in Los Angeles, where it netted $18,750. (That’s over [...]
While swimsuits were once merely something to cover up in as you enjoyed the pools and oceans or lakes, today they have been turned into a form of art. While some appear on the main four runways, we find that the major bulk of the swimwear comes from Miami and Sao Paolo, representing additional fashion [...]
