Category Archives: london

the telectroscope

Posted on May 25, 2008 by jen

have you checked out the telectroscope which links nyc (brooklyn bridge) and london (um, i think it said tower bridge but being lazy & not checking). read & see video @ the bbc. i’m headed to the states the end … Continue reading →

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cosmopolitan cities

Posted on November 27, 2006 by jen

i have always said that london never felt as multicultural as nyc and now i have proof! city of sound reports on an article about cosmopolitan cities that was originally in the economist (the article is actually about canadian multiculturalism). … Continue reading →

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coffee in london

Posted on September 26, 2006 by jen

i ran across a travel article today (from about a month ago) that talked about london’s new hot coffee shop. who knows how new it is but it sounds good. flat white is run by an australian & a kiwi. … Continue reading →

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flying becomes fun again

Posted on August 11, 2006 by jen

obviously i’m glad whatever was planned has (hopefully) been stopped but i’m also glad i don’t have any flights home planned for the near future. here in AU they have said any passengers going to the states or to the … Continue reading →

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expensive cities

Posted on June 29, 2006 by jen

in the news yesterday was a report done by mercer human resource consulting – based on things like cost of housing, transport & food. the age reported a summary. below are some interesting ones. 1. Moscow 3. Tokyo 5. London … Continue reading →

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bodies

Posted on October 20, 2005 by jen

about 5 years ago i saw an exhibit in london and i think ‘bodies’ is the same. at least both seem to be preserved bodies which have had the skin removed, were posed, and sometimes sliced through. i thought it … Continue reading →

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random stuff

Posted on October 13, 2005 by jen

tired but a few things i wanted to link to. illy has a new cafe thing to educate new yorkers about coffee. runs thru mid december in soho. u know the greek coffee cup you get at takeaway places and … Continue reading →

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drink after 11p???

Posted on September 19, 2005 by leibhart

saw the bbc was talking about 24 hr licensing of pubs/bars. sez november is when the law goes into effect but i wonder how wide spread it will be? anyone know?

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great

Posted on July 22, 2005 by leibhart

while i was typing that last post, the news was on and they broke into live cnn re: new ‘incidents’ occuring in london. that lasted for about 15 minutes and then they (channel 10) decided to go back to normal … Continue reading →

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london bombings

Posted on July 8, 2005 by leibhart

tonite i had coffee with one of my friends & then went in search of a book. ended up at borders spending waaay too much money. when i got home boy, who was pretty much asleep on the couch, said, … Continue reading →

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