Posts Tagged ‘
Trafalgar Square ’
Jan 28th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
The best way to get to grips with the UK’s colourful, cosmopolitan capital is on foot, says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Big Ben, Blitz, Buckingham Palace, Charles Dickens, Downing Street, High Society, Horse Guards Parade, John Bosco, London, Monument, St Paul's Cathedral, St. James’s Palace, Talk of the Town, Talk of the Town London, the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, Valentine's Day, walking tours, Westminster Abbey
Jul 17th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Ahead of the two year anniversary of the Olympic Games, London based journalist and co-founder of Talk of the Town, Kaye Holland, opens her little black book to reveal the best places to eat, shop and play in London Town
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Airbnb, Bar Italia, Brasserie Zedel, Brixton, Bruno Mars, Caravan, Cayman Islands, Chiltern Firehouse, China, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, Chris Corbin, cocktails, East London, Foxtons, George Michael, Geri Halliwell, Ham Yard Hotel, Hawaii, Incanto, Jeremy King, Kaye Holland, Kensington and Chelsea, King's Cross, London Eye, London Underground, Lonely Planet, Mayor, Olympic Games, Olympics, One New Change, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Ronnie Scotts, Rosewood London, San Francisco, Shoreditch Grind, Soho, Soho Grind, St Paul's Cathedral, Talk of the Town, Tate Modern, The Delaunay, The Shard, The Wolseley, tibits, Trafalgar Square, tube, UAE, Vicarage Road, Watford, Watford FC, Wireless, Wireless Festival
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
By The Editor
Everyone knows this London square perhaps because of Nelson’s column, the lions, the fourth plinth resplendent these days with a blue cockerel or because of the Monopoly board game.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Canada, Indonesia, Trafalgar Square, Turkey
May 27th, 2014 |
By The Editor
This Saturday, Trafalgar Square in London becomes Indonesian for the day as the country “invades” the square bringing the delights of the country to us as a travel destination.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Indonesia, Trafalgar Square
Jun 28th, 2013 |
By The Editor
In London, Canada Day is an opportunity for the Canadians to take over Trafalgar Square for the day, show us how to play hockey, (a whole tournament is planned) cook Canadian food and party. And everyone is invited to join in the funI
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Canada, Canada Day, Trafalgar Square
Mar 10th, 2012 |
By Jane Egginton
Just in time for the Olympics, a new breed of hotel spa has raised the bar in London. Jane Egginton takes a very enjoyable closer look and asks: are they worth it?
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Harry Potter, Houses of Parliament, James Bond, King's Cross, London, Marriott, Olympics, St Pancreas Renaissance Hotel, Trafalgar Square
Feb 15th, 2012 |
By The Editor
With just under 200 days to go until the Paralympics event, the countdown for the London Olympic Games is well and truly underway. But what if you missed out on tickets? Happily there are still plenty of ways to enjoy the spirit of the games – from afar or for free. Cheapflights.co.uk has the insider guide
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Belfast, Cheapflights, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hyde Park, Land's End, London, Manchester, Northern Ireland, Olympics, Scotland, torch relay, Trafalgar Square, UK, Victoria Park, Wales
Jan 18th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
A couple of days ago, I got offered a job back in Beijing (as regular readers of this website will know, I recently spent a year working in China) totally out of the blue. China is arguably the only country to have emerged from the financial crisi relatively unscathed yet this time around I wasn’t remotely tempted to take up the offer.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Beijing, China, Daniel Barenboim, George Clooney, Heddon Street, London, Lucian Freud, National Portrait Gallery, Olympics, Paralympics, Royal Festival Hall, Trafalgar Square, West End
Oct 15th, 2009 |
By Adrian Lawes
Yesterday was the last day of the three month project that saw the vacant plinth in Trafalgar Square being used for public art. Since it started in July some 2,400 have stood, sat or lain on the plinth doing whatever they wished. We have had naked people, performance art and people holding placards.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Kent, public art, Trafalgar Square