Living in London04/10/2008
Gourmet food experience
Whole Foods Market in Kensington gives premium food at a *very* premium price. A wonderful food hall and great shop window installations make you hungry by just looking around.
The restaurants are also top notch. The sushi is rolled infront of your eyes and is a very refreshing experience.
Whole Foods Market
Kensington
The Barkers Building,
63-97 Kensington High Street
London, W8 5SE
020.7368.4500
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If you need to do some serious shopping in London and you want everything under one roof - then Selfridges it the place. It is the leading department store in London for premium goods.
The range of fashion is wide and exciting and the food hall is superb. The stylish interior design makes it a pleasure to journey through it’s expansive floors of goodies
Selfridges London
400 Oxford Street
LondonW1A 1AB
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13/06/2008
Setting up a business? If you are there is a great guide to the entire process on www.businesslink.gov.uk. It’s well structured and easy to use. Essential for any business person in the UK.
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27/05/2008
Buying a house in London
Where do you start?
Every country has a different approach to buying and selling houses. I found a handy UK guide; firsthomebuyersguide.co.uk. What is very helpful about this site is that it takes you through the buying process step by step. Really simple and understandable.
Finding a property
When buying you need a site that gives you a broad selection of properties and secondary services such as mortgage and finance information. After using several sites primelocation.co.uk proved to be the best. It is souseful it even gives Land Registry Data onthe history of sales data for a postcode. Good stuff.
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11/05/2008
Spring in Holland Park
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05/05/2008
Holland Park
What an oasis! In the middle of London’s hectic wealthy west side this park is just wonderful. Containing classic English and Japanese gardens the space has many places to explore. It is rich with wildlife such as squirrels and peacocks. A charming spot to visit. Read more about Holland Park at wikipedia.
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03/02/2008
London Quickfacts
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- Offical site of London is london.gov.uk
- London has an official population of 7,512,400 (as of mid-2006) within the boundaries of Greater London[2] and is the most populous municipality in the European Union.
- The urban area of London extends beyond the limits of Greater London and has a population of 8,278,251 (as of 2001).[3]
- The metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of between 12 and 14 million.[4][5]
- London’s diverse population draws from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and over 300 different languages are spoken within the city.[14]
- It is an international transport hub, with five major international airports serving the area and a large port. It serves as the largest aviation hub in the world,[15] and the multi-terminal Heathrow Airport carries more international passengers than any other airport in the world.[16]
- Note: All data is from Wikipedia
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Thinking smart!
The Oyster card is a very handy way of getting around London. You can use train, tube and bus services with the card. It’s a “smart card” that acts as a ticket for all the main transport services. It’s cheaper than regular tickets and you can manage the account online. A handy little service. Read more
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Getting connected
During the first months in London I had no internet access at home. As a result I used several wi-fi(wireless) services for my laptop. BT and T-Mobile are the popular services. I found BT to be very buggy as a service and the speed generally poor. T-Mobile whilst being expensive, was a reliable service. You’ll find the T-Mobile service in any Starbucks. PS. McDonald’s and public libraries also provide free wi-fi.
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02/02/2008
About this blog
When I recently moved to London I was suprised how hard it was to find information about living in the city. After several searches I would only find poor quality information. Grrrrrrrhhhhh! So I decided to pick the best things in London and share them with readers.
This site hopes to cover; handy web sites and tips for transport, entertainment and any other relevant things that improve quality of life.
You can read more about me at my blog.
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