Notting Hill Carnival is back again this weekend!
The carnival runs every August bank holiday and is mass of colourful costumes and hundreds of Caribbean food stalls and wonderful floats. The carnival pretty much takes over west London for the weekend and is used by most people as a good excuse to get pretty drunk and generally have a good time. You can find out more about the event on the Notting Hill Carnival website.
This year the festival is starting with a steel band competition on the Saturday and a kids …

As a hobby photographer, I did a little research recently into photography courses in London. There are loads of courses available out there, from lots of different institutions and colleges. Choosing a photography course to take in London is a little bit like saying ‘how long is a piece of string’!
With literally hundreds of courses on offer and lots of places to take courses, I think choosing the right course boils down to your requirements and aims in terms of what you want to get out of it. Also, this …

Sugru hack gallery

Sugru is a London based invention which is pure genius! The idea is simple you use Sugru, a silicone based product to hack things better…
Sugru is a putty like substance made from silicone which sets when exposed to air after around 30 minutes. It takes 24 hours to set fully and can be molded and textured to any shape imaginable. Sugru has endless applications and now comes in a few colours, you can even add phosphorescent powder to make it glow in the dark!
We recently spoke to …

Red Bull X-Fighters is coming back to London on the 14th of August!
X-Fighters is the world’s biggest Freestyle Motocross (FMX) tournament as is coming to Battersea power station as part of the UK leg of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010.
After the huge demand for tickets and success of last year’s event, the London leg of the series will now be held in front of a huge 28,000 crowd, giving more fans the chance to experience a night of electrifying, high-octane action. Those with tickets will not only be able to …

Boris recently unveiled the new Barclays cycle hire scheme in London you can find out all the info you need about how to hire a bike and how the scheme works on the tfl website.
Tfl have also made a cool video explaining how the scheme works which answered most of my questions give it a watch below:

All the illustrations for the new cycle hire scheme are really cool and seem pretty geared to making new cyclists understand road safety:

I haven’t tried the scheme out yet but will do just to …

We were recently asked to take a look at an ebook from London Cyclist called ‘25 London Cycle Routes’, which unsurprisingly is a list of 25 cycling trips in London. The book costs around seven pounds - which is really decent considering you get lots of ideas for trips out on your bike. So even if you only go on one or two rides then you are getting your monies worth.
If you think of it in terms of pub items it roughly works out at two drinks and will no …

By Yuli Linssen- Kaminitz
London is one of the most vibrant cities in Europe- Unlimited number of museums, more than 100 theaters, the famous royal family, numerous vintage shops and of course Katt Moss. Even though London attracts more than 27 Million tourists a year, many people from outside Europe still find it an extremely expensive destination to visit.
In order to make life easier for those of you who cannot afford to go to on a shopping spree or watch three theaters shows in a row, here are the …

Riding a bike in London is like being in the jungle, there are certain rules you should follow if you want to get out alive and unscathed! I have been cycling around London for a while now and consider myself a fairly competent cyclist having been down the Death Road in Bolivia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yungas_Road) and the Scar Road in Nepal (http://indicatorloops.com/scar/scar.htm).
However I have still managed to get into some close shaves in the capital which have, on post reflection been quite amusing, like slamming into the back of a taxi, narrowly …