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• Friday is Rock'n'Roll London Day: Happy Birthday Jools Holland!

  

  Happy birthday to South London’s piano genius Jools Holland! Here he is chatting with his main rival for Greatest Living South Londoner (sorry, Michael Caine... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Fair Maids, Feminists and Philanthropists

  

  Guide Isobel writes… These women (above) and more feature in my walk this Saturday. Can you name them? All had or have a connection with this little corner of... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Salt of the Earth

  

  Saturday is Foodies London Walk Day! Here's Ann with a preview… There was a time when salt was salt. No longer – you need sea salt, lovingly produced from... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• London Walkies!

  

  We’ll be showcasing a few London Walks pets over the next few weeks – guide Isobel kicked off the proceedings last week with the handsome Bosun. Those of yo... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The New London Walks Podcast

  

  is ready – Episode 5 is Royal London… In the early 21st century we exist in a relatively peaceful period in the history of the British monarchy. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Cultured, Arty, Pretentious Intellectual WLTM…

  

  Adam writes… We've just been sent this infographic… … from YouGov. It maps the words most associated with the four "regions" of London – north, south, east and... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• (Spend A) Penny For Your Thoughts…

  

  When London Walks guide Kim emailed us her thoughts on pedometers last week (catch up with that post HERE), she added the following P. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• #MLKDay2014

  

  Our small contribution to the celebrations of MLK Day 2014: Martin Luther King, Jr, one of the 20th Century Christian Martyrs depicted above the Great West... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Well? Did You Defeat #BlueMonday? Here's How We Did It…

  

  It was to be the most depressing day of the year – 20th January 2014. Blue Monday. We headed it off at the pass by witnessing a gentle mist roll along the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• In and Around London... Prime Ministers

  

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  Posted on 20 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Stepping Out In Soho

  

  On Friday's Soho In the Morning walk we set the pedometer going again. Our results are pictured below. Keep 'em in mind on tonight's Soho Pub Walk. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The London List No.2: Tube Stations With Apostrophes

  

  No.2. Tube Stations with Apostrophes This list was born out of an unnecessarily heated debate about Barons Court on the Piccadilly Line. Least said, soonest... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Rock’n’Roll London Extra: Dead Dog

  

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  Posted on 18 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• London Spy: News & Links From The Week Gone By

  

  In the London News This Week… TUBE: “Brightest London” Voted Best Poster – Daily Telegraph SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Mystery of the SouthLondon Lake – This is Loca... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Friday is Rock'n'Roll London Day

  

  On Monday we visited The Ace Café – you can catch up with that post here – where we saw the plaque dedicated to Lord Sutch… David Sutch (1940 – 1999) – the... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• God’s Assassin

  

  Yes, that’s right. That’s what they call him. But he’s got some other names as well. Or aliases if you prefer. So, yes, let’s name names. Rufus, for example.... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Master Bo'sun Lionel Flea - He is the Very Cat for Me!

  

  London Walks guide Isobel is embarking on some of her Rep Walks in the next few weeks. Here we find her ruminating on cats, inspired by this ‘andsome specimen... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Further Steps…

  

  More pedometer testing. Here's Kim… On the pedometer front, I've had a couple over the years but they are a bit fiddly. More basic are the stepometers that... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The London List No.1: Birthplaces of the Canonical Five

  

  On a nightly basis we tour the locations of the Jack the Ripper murders. Here, in this “pre-title sequence” we list the birthplaces of the five canonical... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ghostly Footsteps…

  

  Adam writes… If you’re joining me tomorrow on the Ghosts of the Old City walk, here are our pedometer stats from Saturday’s walk… So, there you go:... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL