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Dispatch from Camden, London’s Global Marketplace

There are few places in Europe that encompass almost every cultural category or way of life as well as a certain little marketplace hidden in an Industrial Revolution-era canal-side nook. Here you can feel the pulse of the twenty-first century global economy in action, and the excitement of a thousand different faces speaking a hundred [...]

Exploring the Secret River Flowing Beneath London [Gallery]

Man in London Sewer © Jon Doe (sub-urban.com) Miners’ lamps flash against the cold, damp subterranean walls and the tunnel ahead looks interminable. And if claustrophobia and darkness were not enough to deter the faint of heart, there are rats and the rising tide to think about while splashing through a foot of dirty water. [...]

Touring London’s Dangerously Seductive Bookshops

Every great city has a particular place that book-lovers know. In Istanbul it’s Sahaflar Carsisi, the bookseller’s souk, where cats doze on top of the books or dodge the feet of passers-by; in Paris it’s the left bank of the Seine, where the bouquinistes have their barrows; and in London, it’s the area around the [...]

A Slow-Motion Bus Tour of London [Video]

Proof that everything looks better in slow-motion … and with a nice, faded vintage film effect to boot: Details via Vimeo.

Madame Tussauds Hires Guard to Stop Tourists From Heiling Hitler

Wax Hitler © Ashley R. Photography Due to a series of complaints London’s most popular attraction, Madame Tussauds, has hired a guard to monitor its wax Hitler and prevent tourists from giving it the Nazi salute. Tussauds’ wax figures of Hitler have always been controversial. Previously the London version was kept behind glass to protect [...]

Six Best Cities to Get Lost In

Venice, Italy © Accidental Hedonist For the directionally challenged, Lonely Planet compiles a list of the six best cities to toss out your pathetic map and just get lost. The cities all have one thing in common–an easy way to find your bearings and get un-lost when the need arises. Who knows what you might [...]

Undead Destinations

Bran Castle © Horia Varlan The recent pop culture obsession with vampires has led to a surge in fang tourism. Lonely Planet has compiled a list of the best places around the world to delve into the mystery of the undead. Explore ancient legends of beautiful Pontianaks– Indonesia’s version of a vampire–in their namesake city [...]

10 Cities with the Best Free Attractions

Pike Place Market Seattle, Washington © two gypsy hearts Broke ass budget backpackers can even afford these sites. From Seattle to Hong Kong, AOL Travel has a list of cities with attractions priced just right (free!).

First Backwards Running Championship Held in London

Running Shoes © Guttorm Flatabø Apparently driving on the wrong side of the road isn’t enough for the Brits. From Reuters, London is holding the first ever “backwards running” championship. In the video, note the runner in blue who takes the “turn-your-body-sideways-but-keep-your-head-looking-backwards” strategy to fool the judges: Apparently running backwards burns more calories, which I [...]

How to Travel Around London Like a Local

Night Time in London © Robert Brown London has many things to see and do and though many of them are close enough together to walk, there are plenty of other methods of transport to get you about the city nights or days. The Underground railway or Tube is probably the most common way of [...]

Lost London: Archival Shots from the 19th Century [Gallery]

© (unknown) Neatorama points us to a fantastic photo gallery of London photos – some dated as far back as the 1880′s. Lovely archival shots, all.

Never Too Early for Olympic Dreams

Landmarks of London © Dimitry B. London’s annual Chap Olympiad and Tweed Run may just temporarily be upstaged by the Games of the XXX Olympiad, scheduled to take place in the summer of 2012. The luminous rings are up in St. Pancras, and the city rumbles on with anticipation. If you’re thinking of heading there [...]

‘The King’s Speech’ Movie Tour of London

The King's Speech on Location in Portland Place, London © David Barrie As a fitting follow-up to last week’s 10 Can’t-Miss London Locations for the Traveling Movie Buff, we look at how to tour London with The King’s Speech in mind. It is of course the movie that’s been on everyone’s lips, especially after it [...]

10 Can’t-Miss London Locations for the Traveling Movie Buff

London is the star of a number of recent blockbuster films – The King’s Speech naturally enough has the city as a major character, as does Black Swan. And so it’s no surprise that people want to see the film locations in real life. As Danny Bearham, Head Concierge of the Park Plaza Victoria Hotel, [...]

(Almost) Still Life: 7 Seconds on a Station Platform, London [Video]

Director Henry Cowling filmed out of the window of a moving train for the seven seconds it takes to pass through Ravenscourt Park station in London – the result is a one-take slow motion video for band SixToes. Inspired by a YouTube clip called Glide2 by StrayLight, Cowling’s film involved 40 volunteers, a Photron BC-2 [...]

Hyperrealistic Sculptures Are Equal Parts Awesome, Creepy

Australian-born sculptor, Ron Mueck, creates some of the most realistic sculptures I’ve ever seen. TwistedSifter notes: “Mueck explores the human condition and psyche, often conveying feelings of loneliness, vulnerability and alienation.” His art is technically intriguing … Head Sculpture by Ron Mueck … and emotionally unsettling … Gigantic, Hyperrealistic Baby Sculpture by Ron Mueck © [...]

80 Gigapixel London: World’s Largest 360 Degree Panorama Photo Ever Created

Jeffrey Martin is a photographer with some serious time on his hands. He spent six weeks stitching together nearly 8,000 photos to create the largest 360 degree panorama photograph in the world! At 80 gigapixels, his photo depicts London in a level of detail never seen before. Zoom, pan, and scan the amazing full size [...]

Dining Atop the London Eye: Just $15,000 (Tip Not Included)

During next month’s annual London Restaurant Festival, eleven of the world’s top chefs will launch a pop-up restaurant in the world’s tallest observation wheel – the London Eye. For the low, low price of just £10,000 (approximately $15,000), you and nine of your closest, well-heeled friends can dine with your choice of culinary master: In [...]

Photo of the Moment: Big Ben & The Parliament, London

© Bethany Salvon With only one night in London, I dashed from the rush hour congestion of the Tube to capture these iconic landmarks in the early evening light.

Signspotting: This is Not a Photo Opportunity, London

© dan taylor

High Culture on a Low Budget: London’s British Museum

Tessellating, innit it? © J. Salmoral In need of an art fix similar to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY while in London? Fortunately, the most expensive city in Europe (and the second most expensive city in the world next to Tokyo) features an array of free and top-notch museums. The British Museum — [...]

Photo of the Moment: The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square, London

© ** Maurice **

High Culture on a Low Budget: London’s Royal Opera House Student Standby

Flora Hall at London’s ROH © moakb £10 will barely get you into a movie in London, but it will get you into one of the most famous (and most exciting) opera houses in the world. And before you start to think nosebleed seats, horned helmets, and lots of sound barrier-breaking high notes, consider Covent [...]

Signspotting: What Are You Looking At?, London

© nolifebeforecoffee Banksy strikes again.

Photo of the Moment: Backseat Cab Driver

© jonrawlinson

Photo of the Moment: Passing in Victoria Station, London (1951)

Public Domain / Taken from the Toni Frissell Collection

The Telectroscope: Window Between London and New York City

It’s a window to the world. More specifically, it’s a window between London and New York City, and it’s called the Telectroscope. It claims to be a tunnel, buried through the earth, connecting the two cities. If you stand on one side in Brooklyn, you can see out the other end, in London City Hall. [...]

Afghan Hijacker Found Cleaning Heathrow Airport

Airport security in Britain has come under scrutiny after a former hijacker, who was involved in the hijacking of a Boeing 767 in Afghanistan, was found working in Terminal 5. Nazamuddin Mohammidy was one of nine Afghans who took over the Afghan airliner in 2000. The plane was flown to Stansted, where the hijackers demanded [...]

Britain’s New Mile High Club … Sort Of

Not to be outdone by the rash of sky high buildings spreading in the East, a group of British architects have proposed a mile high eco-friendly tower. The proposed construction resembles a vertical cylinder, and is designed to accommodate 100,000 non-acrophobic people, across 500 stories, besides space for hospitals, schools and shops for all residents. [...]

London Set to Open Massive Sports Complex

Londoners will soon be able to surf the waves 365 days a year. The Silvertown Quays Venture Xtreme, a gigantic outdoor sports complex, is slated to open in 2011. Phase one of the 1.5 billion pound project will include the surf pool and the outdoor sports complex. Phase two will be completed with the construction [...]

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