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Summer is just around the corner, if the weather wants to cooperate or not, it's still coming. This time of the year also brings a lot of great festivals right in the heart of London, one of the main ones being Field Day. With great line-ups throughout to fill every music taste. As always the day of the festival is the most important but with all the social media hype you can barely wait to get there, bloggers, graphic designers, and more doing everything they can to get you to go to it, and they clearly know what they're doing as it’s sold out every single year. I’ll be covering some of the history, and internet hype of this legendary festival. With various types of music but predominantly alternative rock, it’s been going for just over ten years now with their first festival being August 2007. The original capacity was only 6,000 which was quickly brought up to 10,000 just before the event for how popular it had been. Now every single year they sell out 20,000 s...

Why Flat sharing? You might be thinking about why flat sharing is a better alternative to renting a house or even buying one, and so here are some reasons why flat sharing is the way to go. Flat Sharing Flat sharing is renting a room in a flat, which means the kitchen, toilet, and your room is all on the same floor in a flat. Flats are more like an apartment. Some of our rooms have amazing views overlooking canary wharf, the river thames, even central london. We also have flats with a gym, swimming pool, a spa, and private parking in a garage. Flats are also usually brand new properties, and so you might be the first person to ever live in that room. Flat sharing is usually 2-3 rooms per flat, and so there are usually less rooms than a house. House Sharing House sharing is when you rent a room in a house, the toilet and kitchen may not be on the same floor, and there might be a living room, or maybe a garden.  House sharing is great because a group of friends can ...

The summer may be drawing to a close, however one thing to look forward to is that the new football season is finally upon us. After months without regular week in week out entertainment, if you’re an avid Arsenal fan, a cheerful Chelsea fans, or maybe a sanguine Spurs supporter, you’ll be glad to know that the action is back, and in finally in full swing.   If you’re not exactly the biggest follower Of English football, or particularly the premier league, I’ll give you a quick rundown. There’s 20 teams, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Brighton, Burnley...you get the point. Every team plays against each other twice, once at their home stadium, and the other being away from home, at their opponent’s stadium. This means that every team plays a total of 38 games, 19 at home and 19 away. Whoever finishes the season with the most points wins, simple right?   The premier league, this season will celebrate its 26 th year, and is gaining popularity from all across the globe, makin...

With one of my blogs from last week being based on the London Athletics, hosted in the London stadium, I have discovered another point of interest, at the doorstep of the stadium itself. Voted as TimeOut London’s Number one thing to do in 2016, The Slide at the ArcelorMittal Orbit is one of the hottest quirky attractions for locals, tourists, and in particular, London’s thrill seekers.   So, you may be wondering, what exactly is this thing you call the ArcelorMittal Orbit? And you’d be right to be a little puzzled, as I myself only recently found out that this was the name of the unusual sculpture, based within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. Better known as the Orbit tower, the masterpiece was designed by sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor and engineer Cecil Balmond. The ArcelorMittal Orbit is one of the most striking and enduring visual legacies of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Its extraordinary looping structure has become a byword for design inno...

Thorpe Park When you live in London you have a variety of cultural and entertainment (museums, parks, exhibitions, theater ...) but if one day you want to release tension and have an adrenaline rush, just over half an hour by train is Thorpe Park, the park's most popular attractions of the country. A great place to spend time with family or friends. Although there are attractions of all kinds, without a doubt, what makes Thorpe Park a very attractive park is its extreme roller coasters. And watch out, do not talk of 1 or 2 or 3 ... Thorpe Park are 5 mega-roller coasters!! The Swarm - a new roller coaster that was installed in 2012 and is inspired by a plane crash. Around the tracks there is a crashed plane and split in two, a fire truck on fire, a burned and overturned ambulance and a helicopter (supposedly are the rescue services who have gone to attend the plane crash). . From this year you can hop back on the Swarm, which makes the attraction even stronger feelings, not...

Sure you use it often and may not know all their history and curiosities it has. The first section of the metro, called Metropolitan Railway, initially took a journey between Paddington (Bishop's Bridge) and Farringdon Street, a temporary station near the present Farringdon station. This line became the first path underground passenger railway in the world. The London Underground, known colloquially as “The Tube ” because of the form of their tunnels, is the oldest and the second largest in the world. It became operational in 1863 and currently has 270 stations and 11 lines. Every day three million passengers use the London Underground, around billion a year. Because of the Blitz (bombing of London by German aircraft), since mid-1940 many Metro stations were used as air raid shelters. in which they even develop health and food facilities. The escalators in the London Underground stations include some of the longest in Europe. The longest escalator is at Angel station, 60 met...

There are many other places in London apart from BigBen, Camdem or Tower Bridge that are worth visiting. This amazing city hides other beautiful spaces where you can walk around for free, enjoying differents environments and tasting delicious dishes. Some of our favourites are: Little Venice This is a magic place that drives you to the iconic Italian city, here everyone walks slowly and without worries. You can completely forget about problems having a hot coffee inside one of the boats or maybe attend to a funny puppet theatre show. Spitalfields In this area you can find one of the best vegetables and fruits market, it’s located in the heart of an old building which also contains some restaurants, shops and food stands. It’s a good choice if the weather is bad and you don’t want to stay at home. You can also have fun at Spitalfields on sunny days, the best plan is take pleasure in the farm taking care of goats, rabbits or even donkeys. All of them are lovely a...