Let’s be honest, the prospect of going to any theme park is a bit naff. You have to drive to the middle of nowhere, pay a king’s ransom to get in and then spend most of your time either queuing for every ride or looking for your lost friends and family who are probably stuck […]
The Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men exhibition at the Museum of London is gruesome. It’s grisly. And it’s also fascinating. I don’t know why people find death so interesting. Yes, it’s morbid but most love reading about it. Think of how popular the Patricia Cornwell crime thriller genre books are. Perhaps it’s fascinating because death […]
Often when you walk into a chain restaurant you can spot it’s one of many because of certain telltale signs. The decor seems neutral and simple. Think Pizza Express. Is there anything remarkable about that restaurant chain’s interior design? Walking into Bill’s Restaurant and it’s an entirely different story. Candles light the room, mismatched wooden […]
What’s a RIB? I’d usually say something smothered in hickory sauce but in this case it means a Rigid Inflatable Boat – think a rubber dinghy with a solid floor and two massive engines. It’s not the usual sort of pleasure craft or ferry you see plying the waters of the Thames in London. So […]
Millions of people frequent London’s pubs each year but how many of these patrons think about the establishments’ history? On this London pub crawl you’ll learn more about the history of the city’s watering holes, rather than getting blind drunk – which seems the aim of most other London pub crawls! One of the best […]
