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Christmas is only five days away now, and that means those that haven;’t finished their shopping are dealing with pushy crowds, and the stress of finding something that isn’t as basic as some socks. We can always try to convince ourselves that Christmas shopping is going to be better this year, but it never is. There’s too many people in the exact same situation who think they deserve the last toy on the shelf more than you do. Along with that you probably will lose every piece of your sanity and still haven’t even started wrapping your gifts yet. So we have some tips to make these last few days before Christmas as simple as possible so you can make all your friends and family happy.  Something you may think is so obvious but a lot of people just brush over this. A list. Make a list of everyone, with a budget, and some ideas too. It will help you budget exactly what you;re spending. Plus when you get those ideas together and you need to head down to the shopping centres, you ca...

We’re well into December now, and that means we’re Christmas Shopping. There are loads of shopping centres all over, but we like the idea of getting super festive, and involved in the Christmas spirit. That means we’re heading down to all the best Christmas fairs and markets going! Prepare to find all you want for Christmas, no matter what you;re looking for! There will be festive food such as Mince pies, mulled wine, German hot dogs too! Then there’s traditional decorations, cutting edge arts and crafts. If you;re looking for that last minute gift then a classic Christmas market is great for that too! Now let’s get into just a few of the best! Starting with Leicester Square, it's been on since the 8th of November, and will go on all the way up until the 5th of January, so don’t worry about not getting there before Christmas, you can carry on with that festive fun all the way into 2020! At the very heart of the London district, a beautiful sparkly market is happening! You can w...

The stunning Christmas lights of London are in full swing, on every street you can see beautiful bright lights celebrating the most festive time of year! London boasts some of the best Christmas lights, however this time we’re not talking about all of the most festive streets like Oxford Street, Carnaby Street and more. We wanted to go a bit more fairytale and a lot less big buildings on long streets. We’ve decided to piece together a few of the most scenic Christmas lights you can see this December.  Starting off with Syon Park Forest which will be lit up like a Christmas tree. A longstanding west London rival to Kew’s display, the woodlands of Syon Park will light up for the winter with an array of colourful lighting displays. This one’s ticketed, so book yourself in on their website.This will be the 14th year that they’ve decided to enchant the 6-century-old woodlands using a spectrum-worth of lights, lasers, strobes, floodlights, and other such modern wizardry. Now over ...