The Chocolate Festival returns to Southbank Centre for its annual Christmas celebration this weekend. The festival offers an ideal opportunity to discover the goodness of real, artisan, fine chocolate as well of course as being a chance for total, justified indulgence and a perfect opportunity to bag some thoroughly irresistible Christmas presents. The only problem will be not eating the prospective presents!
Chocolate is a passion that deserves to be indulged and what better time than Christmas to celebrate the joy of chocolate and share it with your loved ones. This …

London is one of Europe’s top cities when it comes to poker games, with a little something to appeal to players of all levels and bankrolls. Unlike some areas such as Monte Carlo that cater more to the high roller, London casinos have plenty to offer the casual player just looking for a cheap and friendly tournament or cash game to take a seat at. Any of the casinos listed below are a great place to start as far as getting a taste of the London poker scene and all …

The time for the London Design Festival has swung back around again. There are hundreds of events this year with numerous exhibitions, talks and shows being held at the V&A Museum and a littering of high class shops and boutiques partaking in the Design Festival including The Conran Shop, The Royal College of Art, Ligne Roset and the Designers Guild.
More details about events can be found on the official London Design Week Festival website, the festival runs from the 19th to the 25th of September 2011.
18th Century Modern
Designers …

Historically, London was one of the world’s major trading and financial hubs due to its position as the seat of the British Empire. As time went on, it became the centre of transatlantic trade.
Today it is the largest of Europe’s metropolitan areas, with a population of over 12 million people and is still one of the world’s financial capitals, considered, with New York, to be the most important financial centre in the world, and thought by some to be one of the world economy’s “command centres”. The city economy of …

There are so many attractions in London that when you live in the big city, there are plenty of great places to visit that simply slip through net. Kew Gardens was a prime example of one these places that I had never got round to visiting, until recently that is …
On a recent Saturday morning we popped on the overground with a couple of friends and worked our way across London from Hackney to the posh climates of Richmond. Kew Gardens is pretty easy to locate once you stumble …

London is full of great places to take pictures and walking around the city can be an
extremely enjoyable hobby and a great way to spend time with friends or even make new
friends through photowalks or getting involved with photography groups.
Like any capital city London is full of bright lights and sights to take photographs of
and many iconic things that can only be found in London like red telephone boxes, the
traditional red London bus and popular tourist attractions like Big Ben, the London Eye
and the Gherkin.
Digital SLRs are extremely popular with …

Racing bikes are extremely popular in London as they have the benefits or versatility and
reliability while remaining extremely functional for nipping around the big city.
Prices for a road or racing bike is like asking how long a piece of string is, as setups
can vary immensely due to the large range of cutting edge components and super light
technology. However most leading companies offer competitively priced road bikes,
which are well suited to the streets of London.
A racing bike also benefits from the added bonus of being extremely light-weight if made
from carbon or …

Folding bikes have become extremely popular in London over the last few years as
folding bike technology has advanced greatly and there are more folding bikes available
on the market from a wider selection of brands.
Folding bikes are ideal for London because they can be carried onto tubes and stored
under desks at work without the worry of theft. Although slightly more expensive than
standard bikes folding bike options tend to reduce the overall cost of kitting yourself out
with a bike, as there is no need for expensive bike locks.
Also folding bikes like the …