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This surprising London borough has the most CCTV cameras
CCTV cameras are everywhere you look in London. Not just in public places like on buses and in tube stations, these days cameras are in every shop and every pub. Increasingly, they’re even used on private property by homeowners. All in all, one study...
London Underground: Our 25 Top Tube Usage Tips for London Travelers
Here’s our list of handy Tube Tips for making the best use of London’s Underground. These tips, learned from twenty years of travel in London, will turn you into a Tube pro in no time! This list originally appeared in London Tube 101: History, Culture, and...
Aldi is opening two brand-new London stores
Aldi, the UK’s fastest growing supermarket, recently announced 22 areas where it is planning to open new stores across in the UK. And don’t fear, Londoners: you won’t be left out. The budget supermarket’s plans include a couple...
Muggle Tours Review: The Search for Harry Potter in London
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog Like a fair few of you, I’m a bit of a book nerd. And as the luck of my age would have it, I grew up with the Harry Potter book series. I...
A stage version of sci-fi classic ‘Minority Report’ is coming to London next year
Although theatre is generally pretty good at dystopias, it’s generally not a medium that tends to give good science-fiction. Which makes the centrepiece of the Lyric Hammersmith’s 2024 season doubly intriguing. Most people will probably...
10 Tourist Things To Do in Central London
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog When we booked our holiday apartment in London, we found ourselves located pretty much in the centre of London. I was a bit hesitant when...
These are the eight best restaurants in London for solo diners, according to the Michelin Guide
Making plans with friends as an adult is hard. In fact, it’s pretty much impossible unless you do it months in advance, follow-up three times and pick an incredibly neutral location that no one can complain about. Sometimes, you just want a nice meal...
Go East! Guide to the 10 Things to do in East London
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog Because it’s just so pretty…and the air is fresh! Want more reasons why you should visit East London? Check out and follow my...
UK Cities You Have to Visit with Kids
If you are planning a UK Cities road trip with kids anytime soon, these are UK cities you will want to add to your travel wishlist for a good measure of history, drama, and intrigue. The United Kingdom has an extensive and captivating history featuring...
This south London train station could be getting a major upgrade
London’s transport network always seems to be growing and changing, whether that be with new train services like the Elizabeth line or dazzling station glow-ups like the ones in Leyton and Colindale. And now yet another London train station is having some...
Bond Street has been renamed – and the internet isn’t happy about it
London Fashion Week is just around the corner (September 15-19), and some brands are pulling out all the stops to make their mark – or tube stops, in some cases. Bond Street has officially transformed into Burberry Street, as part of the...
Four things we spotted in the new ‘Sex Education’ trailer
The fourth and final season of ‘Sex Education’ hits Netflix later this month, just in time for freshers’ week/cuffing season/the whole bed-rotting trend. The new trailer has dropped and things are looking as juicy as ever for the students of...
Review of PGL Holiday | Adventure Holiday for Kids
Over the Summer in 2023 my eleven year old twins went on a PGL adventure holiday for three days and two nights. It was an incredible experience for them and some well needed Summer holiday childcare for me. If when you’ve finished reading you want to book, we...
A Graphic Design History of the London Underground
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog A history of the London Underground’s graphic design including Frank Pick’s design direction, Edward Johnston’s typography...
10 Interesting Facts and Figures about Oxford Street
London is a city full of history, culture, and entertainment. One of the most famous places in London is Oxford Street, which is known for its world-class shopping and vibrant atmosphere. Whether you are a local or a tourist, Oxford Street is a must-visit...
Waterstones Piccadilly has had a dazzling makeover
London has bookshops for every kind of bookworm, from awesome architectural literary havens like Daunt in Marylebone to second-hand goldmines like Judd Books in King’s Cross. But there’s only one bookshop that can claim to be the city’s...
The Fiver – Five American-style Diners in London
There’s something comforting about a diner. You walk into any greasy spoon in the United States, and you know there’s going to be coffee, burgers, breakfast at all hours, and—most importantly—good company. The diner is probably the most American of restaurant...
Exploring the UK Together: Family Adventures in a Motorhome
Are you looking for a unique and exciting means of exploring the UK on a holiday with family, such as the upcoming October half-term holiday? If so, a motorhome adventure could cater for these requirements – when travelling this way, one has the freedom to go...
The world’s best bar is coming to London – for two days only
Do you only drink at the finest bars in town? Well, if you’re someone who only sips at sublime spots, you’ll want to put September 16-17 in your diary, as the bar voted the world’s best in 2022 is coming to London’s Fitzrovia for a...
The 7 Best Child-Friendly Beaches in Devon
Devon is a classic UK holiday destination for many families throughout the summer in particular. Travelling far and wide to find places where little ones will be safe, and a place where parents have everything they need, can be daunting. So, to save you the...
The Fiver: Five of the Most Expensive Restaurants in London
Having just booked some dining reservations for my upcoming birthday, food can be pretty expensive if you go to a fancy restaurant. As the capital of the United Kingdom and a pretty fashionable city in its own right, London has dozens of restaurants that...
Get your deckchairs out: it’s set to hit 30C in London this week
It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for. After a depressingly wet ‘n’ miserable couple of months, this week London is set to get some proper summer weather. Not only will temperatures sit in the high 20Cs, but we might even get a bit of...
Tube History: A Brief History of the Victoria Line
It might be hard to believe, but the Underground line, named after the United Kingdom’s second-longest serving monarch, is actually one of the babies when it comes to the Tube. It’s also one of the only Tube lines to have just one extension. Running from...
The best films out in UK cinemas and on streaming in September
Rejoice, film fans – August is over! The end of summer is famously regarded as an end-of-summer dumping ground for major studios, and this year seemed particularly dismal. But with September comes slightly cooler temperatures and definitively movies as...