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London Ghost Walk: Grabbed by the Ghoulies!

With its gloomy streets and bloody history, London provides a perfect setting for encounters with the restless souls of wronged citizens and wicked queens… Robert Szmigielski packs his ectoplasm and braves the capital’s pavements. (Photos by Erik Erxon)
“How do you murder the King of England and get away scot-free?” Boomed a deep voice from above [...]

Meets, Shoots and Leaves

Looking for someone special to snuggle up with this winter? Single man Michael Bailey hopes to snap up a partner in London when he takes part in a creative new dating experience.
“What’s your favourite tube line?” she replied. Not quite the answer I was expecting but that, one girl I asked assured me, was the [...]

London Ice Rinks: Skate Expectations

What better way to celebrate the festive season with a whirl around one of London’s romantic outdoor ice rinks? Robert Szmigielski checks out the capital’s finest… and sees if they measure up to his skate expectations.
Londoners love to ice-skate. Fact. Indeed, the first recorded example of recreational ice-skating, on the outskirts of the capital, can [...]

The Juice: London

London guidebook author Marsha Moore spills the beans on England’s sprawling capital. Roller Discos, floating gardens, South Bank strolls and stolen marbles are all part of the experience…
Covering over a thousand square kilometres with almost 8 million people, it’s hard to know where to start exploring a mega-metropolis like London. Taken as a whole, the [...]