Gluten Free Afternoon Tea, London, England
If you can’t do gluten, you can still do high tea – get to Barnes Bridge rail station or take the 209 bus to Orange Pekoe at 3 White Hart Lane. The website is orangepekoeteas. It won the Time Out 2008 Best Tearoom award and caters for the wheat-free very nicely. Image: Courtesy of Orange […]
French Fixed Price Restaurant in London, England
French Fixed Price on Dean Street Soho’s Dean Street has an excellent French restaurant called Prix Fixe (fixed price) which offers a set lunch for well under ten pounds. Expect French bistro fare. Visit prixfixe. Nearest tube Leicester Square – find them at 29 Dean Street. Image: Courtesy of Prix Fixe
Amazing Dim Sum in London, England
There is a set classic dim sum lunch for well under ten pounds at Pearl Liang if you care to hop on the train to Paddington or order a cab to 8 Sheldon Square W2. London Chinese love it – always a good sign. Scallop dumplings or mango pudding, anyone? Visit pearlliang. Image: Courtesy […]
Footnotes Audio Walks for London, England
Download guided walks for London for a mere six squid at Footnotes Audio Walks, which you can find at footnotesaudiowalks. Put on your sneakers and go!
Sunday Markets, Brighton, England
Brighton Sunday Markets Head to The Marina for the Sunday Markets (it’s a cheap taxi from central Brighton, or a Number 7 bus). Get there for 7am for the best bargains, and climb the stairs to the very top of the giant multi-storey car park which dominates The Marina. There on the top storey you […]
Little Korea in London, England
Little Korea in New Malden If you’re Korean, miss the place, are dating a Korean…or just love the food…go to New Malden (30 minutes from Waterloo by train) and pretend you’re in Seoul. Head for High Street and you’ll find the bakeries, supermarkets, restaurants and kimchi ingredients of your dreams. Check out Burlington Road too, […]
The Mercer, New York, USA
Marc Jacobs Stays Here The Mercer is crazily famous, and insanely luxurious and expensive. The bar and library, the vast rooms and the sexy bathrubs are worth at least one night of your honeymoon…or your first date? For more information on the place Marc Jacobs prefers, visit mercerhotel.
Queue and Save with Same Day Theatre Tickets in New York, USA
Queue and Save on Same Day Theatre Tickets Oh, that queue….But oh, the savings on Broadway shows. You can drop in to see award-winning plays with famous names for around $50 less than the usual ticket price. Be flexible: if you don’t get your first choice at the window, experiment and try something else. TKTS […]
Ice Skating in New York, USA
Uncrowded Ice Skating If you’re overwhelmed by the winter crowds at The Pond at Bryant Park or The Rockefeller Center, consider the Trump Wollman Rink in mid Central Park at 59th Street. Reasonable entry and skate rental. For more information: wollmanskatingrink Image: Courtesy of Trump Central Park Wollman Rink
Pop-Up Clubbing in New York, USA
Pop-Up Clubbing Saturdays in Summer sizzle at the pop-up club P.S.1 Warm Up, held at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center at 22-25 Jackson Avenue at 45th Road, Long Island, Queens. Cheap, chic and frequently soulful. For more information visit www.ps1.org.
IFC Film Centre in New York, USA
The Utterly Cool IFC Film Centre Indie, arty, foreign, fabulous – and cult. It’s often the launch venue for American movies and it’s well worth checking the website to see what’s on, and who’s on. Visit www.ifccenter.com.
Children’s Art and Craft In New York, USA
The Children’s Museum of the Arts hosts hands-on, gooey sessions with paint, paper and clay for your kids. There is an Admission fee, but while they play, you can wander. Find it at 182 Lafayette Street. For more information: www.cmany.org.