Monday to Friday and the City of London is alive with power-suited bankers and their smartly-attired secretaries, busily bringing down the British economy. Crowds commute, offices bustle with industry, important conversations are shouted into mobile phones and earpieces, and eateries thrive as innumerable business lunches are put on expense accounts. On this sunny Sunday afternoon [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2010’
The Juice: Krakow
Krakow is one city that casts a charm over all who visit. Duncan Rhodes experiences the allure of Poland’s ancient capital, with its myths, magicians and medieval architecture. “Magiczny Krakow” (Magical Krakow) is how Poles refer to their ancient capital, and the epithet fits in more ways than one. Yes, there are tales of shoe-makers [...]
The Juice: Rome
The Eternal City still shines with life, and Susana Cristalli reveals the secrets of squats and square-shaped pizza, along with ancient shopping centres and Christian catacombs. Imagine you’ve been around for over two thousand years and people still come from all over the world to see you and take your picture. That’s what happens with [...]
Rockin’, Ravin’ & Misbehavin’: Festival Guide 2010
As the fug lifts, the alcohol-to-blood ratio in your veins resumes normal service, and that rash resolution to go to the gym three times a week kicks in, you may find your first impressions of 2010 are fairly bleak. Especially if you made a prat of yourself at the office Christmas party… What we all [...]
