Jan 13
Most European women have one store on their to-visit list in London, Victoria’s Secret on New Bond Street. Opening just before Fall Fashion Week 2012, the store’s success is evident by the crowd of guys patiently waiting outside and their signature pink bags dotting the nearby streets. Inspiring women to feel sexy and confident is …
Dec 11
This time last year, I was preparing to leave the capital and enjoy the Christmas season with my family. Around this same time, about 800,000 people were also preparing to leave London. Did this create a dilemma for me? Not at all… delays on the Underground did that. The folks at Heathrow were amazing last …
Dec 10
Originally a pop-up restaurant above the Shoreditch pub Owl & Pussycat, the Flat Iron in Soho is London’s newest place for steak. Barely a week old, two steak aficionados give the grill master their seal of approval and I recommend that you visit Flat Iron before the queue starts down Beak Street. Sticking with the trend …
Dec 04
London Fact: The statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus has to be protected during Christmas from party goers and drunken climbers. A hub for tourists meeting up with friends and family, the Greek god of love is frequently a target for drunken holiday party goers and Westminster Council has had enough of it! To protect …
Nov 30
Imagine if you could bring the pages of a magazine to life and instead of reading about a gadget, you got to play with it. It would be like Toy Story but with grown-up toys, like electric skateboards, a TV you control by waiving your hand and mini helicopters. Now stop imagining, because that store …
Nov 26
Elvis might be the king of Las Vegas’s neon skyline but Chris Bracey is the king of neon and he calls Soho home. Credited for bringing neon lights to Soho’s seedier enterprises, Bracey painted the red light district green, yellow, purple and blue. Nearly 40 years after his first creation, Girls Girls Girls, he is …
Nov 15
Movember is about real men, growing real moustaches and hitting on women who find facial fur sexy talking about real issues. These types of conversations can happen almost anywhere and thanks to Gillette, guys have a comfortable place to enjoy a free drink, keep their crumb catchers in check and discuss the issues of the …
Nov 13
London Fact: Some of the beautiful greenery on the London Underground is due to its staff. Every year the London Underground hosts an internal competition – Underground in Bloom – for staff members with a green thumb. Take the District Line to South Kensington and you’ll find what I am convinced is the most beautiful …
