Category Archives: News

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The Kazakhstan art exhibition in a disused London power station

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst out and about scouting a new walking tour in the East End of London, I had the good fortune to come across one of those hidden treasures which I still do so regularly even after all my exploration. Going … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Life, London, News, Travel | Tagged Art, Kazakhstan, London, Wapping, Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping project | 4 Comments

Give Peas A Chance – London loses its most seen graffiti

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

There aren’t many things in life that one can rely on in life and over the last few days hundreds of thousands of London commuters have had to deal with something that even puts Brexit in the shade. Namely the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, News, Travel | Tagged Chalfont Viaduct, Give Peas A Chance, Graffiti, Life, M25 | 5 Comments

A holiday from hell for two Russian murderers!

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve been on my fair share of nightmare holidays. Sank on the Nile, cars blown up, marooned in a live mine-field… that sort of thing but even I haven’t had quite as rough a time as Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov, … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, News, Travel | Tagged Alexander Petrov, James Bond, Murders, Ruslan Boshirov, Russia, Russia Today, Salisbury, Salisbury Cathedral, Sergei Skripal, Spies | 4 Comments

How do you like your tea?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

We are often labelled a nation of animal lovers, gardeners, shopkeepers, queue-ers, weather-watchers, good manners and apologising etc etc but surely there are few things that we are better known for than for our love of a good cup of tea. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, Life, News | Tagged Cup of Tea, Cuppa, drinking tea, Life, Milk or water first?, PG Tips, Tea, Tetley, Yorkshire Tea | 5 Comments

Imprisoned childen, phone zombies… do you ever feel like you’re living on another planet?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst walking to the cinema this week in the never-ending heatwave, it occurred to me that something wasn’t quite right. The weather was perfect, the schools are on holiday and yet I didn’t see a single person as I walked … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged Civilisation, Commuting, Internet, Life, nostalgia, online, phone zombies, Smartphones, Society | 6 Comments

The Gumball 3000 London to Tokyo 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Yesterday when I was giving one of my tours round London, I stumbled across an unexpected sight. A collection of over 100 souped up cars all ready to take place in the Gumball 3000. It wasn’t a total surprise as … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, News, Photography | Tagged Cars, Gumball 3000, Gumball3000, Sport, Supercars | 1 Comment

Buffy The Vampire Slayer! – Don’t ruin the legacy with a remake.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Like several other people trying to forget about big issues in the world, this weekend allowed some of us to become pre-occupied with a small one…. they want to remake Buffy The Vampire Slayer! At its heart was Buffy – … Continue reading →