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London’s Most Bizarre Festivals

This is a sponsored guest post by Yuli Linssen Kaminitz. Every summer, Europe plays host to hundreds of a myriad of festivals – from flamboyant arts festivals to colorful parades and gyrating dance parties. Each one of them is bigger, crazier and funkier than the other. London, being the hub of …

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Best Places to Watch the Royal Wedding in London

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This is a sponsored guest post by Sergio Santos. With a record number of over 1.5 million visitors expected to pour into London to catch a glimpse of the Royal Wedding this Spring, it could prove a challenge to scout out the best vantage points along the …

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Top Ten Travel Tips: London, UK

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London has a special place in many travelers’ hearts thanks to its centuries of history, vibrant pop culture and the countless famous landmarks which tourists flock to every year. With the upcoming Royal Wedding and Olympic Games, the spotlight is definitely on the capital. But if you’ve exhausted the usual tourist …

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7 New Getaway Ideas from London

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Forget Amsterdam, Paris or Barcelona. These days, the options for a short weekend getaway from London are unlimited, with exotic locations quickly sprouting up as popular short-haul destinations. Today’s sponsored post features up-and-coming getaway ideas from London, bringing us from Eastern Europe to North Africa. These destinations are just …

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The Great Welsh Showdown

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It’s a cloudy evening here in London. I’ve arrived to the capital of England ready to embark on quite an extraordinary journey. It’s not just any other press trip: With five other travel bloggers from around Asia and Australia, I’ll be taking on a four-day challenge in Wales. …

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City Break: World’s Greatest Cities

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Bright lights, skyscraping buildings and an endless flow of energy: big cities can be some of the best travel destinations. I used to be a city girl – dazed by the glitzy lights of New York and charmed by the classic English squares in London. These days, I’m …

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Londoner Tips for a Budget Trip

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This week we’ll take a break from my India journals and head back to Europe. The world’s capital, London, is the epicenter of great food, cultural enclaves and historical museums. But it’s always been notorious for its exorbitant prices and extravagant bites. This week’s sponsored post provides us with …

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5 Great Cities for Castle-Hopping

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Europe is a phalanx of royal castles and sprawling royal gardens, filled with aristocratic air and lavish imperial furnishings. For the castle lovers, it’s a treasure trove of historic palaces and stone castles. Each one of them has a story to tell and centuries of history behind them. The hardcore historic buffs can …

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7 Free Things to do in London

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While it seems like decades ago since we left London, there are plenty of things I miss about living in the world’s capital: a melting pot of culture, typical English pubs, distinctive character and more. But at the same time, London is no place for a pauper – most of our days were …

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Ryanair – a pound for a pee?

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Ryanair has recently announced their plans to implement coin-operated in-flight toilets, to supposedly, reduce the number of passengers going to the toilets, disturbing fellow passengers. Many are doubting Ryanair’s decision and render this as just another of their marketing gimmicks. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said he has approached the US …

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How to Live & Work in the UK/Australia?

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London always has this special place in my heart. Living and Working there allowed me to discover what I wanted in Life, and gave me  a push towards pursuing what I liked. It was the start of my journey away from home. Although I was never really a Harrods or English-tea-sipping kinda girl, I enjoyed [...]

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