Archive of articles from 2012
Secret London blog: Scandinavian food in the capital
Scandinavian food outlets are popping up all across the capital, offering traditional and fusion cuisine. But why has it become so popular?
Secret London blog: London street food
Street food has exploded onto the capital’s food scene in recent years.
Secret London blog: London’s top small museums
London has many hidden little museums that celebrate the city’s vibrant patchwork of history and the living things that inhabit our world. Here is a snapshot of some of London’s best small museums:
Secret London blog: best sports bars to watch the Olympics
If Olympics or Euro 2012 tickets have eluded you, you can still get a front row seat in one of London’s many sports bars. Here is your guide the capital’s best sports bars:
Secret London blog: East London shines
The world’s spotlight will shine on East London for the ‘greatest show on Earth’ in the coming weeks, but it’s not only the Olympics that makes this historic part of the capital worth a visit.
Secret London blog: London Festivals
Summer weather in London may be disappointing but there is one thing you can’t beat in London and that’s the summer festivals.
Secret London blog: London’s summer gardens
Summer is here (well, for the moment anyway!) so it’s time to don the flip-flops and spend some quality time in London’s gardens.
Secret London blog: Why Clapham is my favourite city gem
Cat Hughes participated in a campaign by Thomas Cook to showcase the best locations in the city in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Watch the video below and see why she chose Clapham as her favourite city gem:
Secret London blog: Diamond Jubilee happenings
It‘s all happening in London this year. With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the city gearing up to celebrate a year of pomp and circumstance.
Secret London blog: In search of the modern day gin lane
Gin, in the Victorian times, was known as Mothers Ruin – and London in particular had issues with the spirit.
Secret London travel blog: Eggciting Easter egg hunts
Easter is here again and this year London is awash with Easter egg hunts. Not only a fun Easter activity, if you’ve hunted for your egg you can justify eating it all in one sitting!
Secret London travel blog: What the Dickens!
This year sees the bicentenary for one of the UK’s most prolific authors, Charles Dickens. Many of the stories he wrote were based in London – so two hundred years on, is there much left of Dickensian London?
Secret London travel blog: Meatballs restaurant
Quality food that’s also affordable is becoming a bit like Black Rhinoceros – an endangered species.
Secret London travel blog: Love Art London
The nature of secrets is that they lie behind closed doors hidden from view. Art can sometimes be like this too – an occasionally elitist and high-brow – but there is a club who have thrown open the doors of the art world.
Secret London travel blog: Refettorio
This Italian restaurant, directed by celebrity chef Giorgio Locatelli, offers some of the freshest Italian food in London.
Secret London travel blog: London on a budget
As wages go down and prices go up, is it still possible to have an enjoyable budget trip to London?
Secret London blog: what’s hot in the Capital for 2012!
2012 is here, and it’s the year the Olympics come to town. This is London’s year; the eyes of the world will be on this ancient yet modern city and there is so much for the world to see.
