Category: Things You Must Do

Suggestions for London locals.

Look For Longer: Spot the London Tube Stations

*Update October 2013: Looking for #LookforLonger 2? Click here.

Last week this bloke got in touch over email with a rather cryptic request, asking whether he could send me something in the post.

And because most of the post that arrives at my flat consists of BT bills, takeaway menus or a previous resident’s NHS test results, I was all “yeah, alright then – make my day”, even though it could have ended up being a lunchbox full of mould or something.

A few days later, this huge envelope arrives with a poster inside, and a hashtag printed at the bottom: #lookforlonger. It takes about half an hour of head scratching and going “I DON’T GET IT, WHAT THE HELL, COOL PIC THOUGH TOTALLY PUTTING IT UP IN MY ROOM” before it clicks: everything on the picture represents London tube stations.

Anyway, it transpired this week that it’s all part of a rather clever marketing campaign promoting procrastination in the workplace (ok CBS Outdoor but whatever) – and you’ll probably see this very poster at Embankment and other tube stations around London.

It’s also online as an incredibly addictive “spot the tube station” game which you can play here:

www.lookforlonger.com

My score currently stands at 50.

*Updated, Friday: 57. Still so far to go…

*Updated, Monday: Warning! Spoilers / help below.

Have a go. How many can you spot?

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4th October 2012
Three Outdoor Things for the Last Sunny Weekend

Just a short one, but there are a few outdoor events going on this weekend that you should probably know about. Mostly because after this weekend, it’s probably never going to be sunny ever again (i.e. it’s going to get cold), so here are some places where you can soak up some last minute vitamin D…

Dog lovers, observe!

There’s a dog show happening on Primrose Hill from 11am – 5pm today all in aid of Pupaid – a charity that raises awareness about puppy farming. Raises awareness that it’s bad, I mean. Not promoting it, that would be weird. Oh, you know what I mean. Anyway, there will be dogs, celebrities, and probably a lot of people standing around going “No, Flora darling, we cannot get a puppy.” It’s a brilliant cause and an even better way to spend the day in the last day of summer sunshine.

Poetry lovers, observe!

If you missed The Poetry Takeaway earlier in the year down on the Southbank, never fear – tomorrow it’s back. Part of the yearly Thames Festival happening all this weekend, you can grab your very own bespoke poem down by the OXO Tower. My advice? Go early.

People who didn’t get tickets for any Olympic stuff, observe!

Before tomorrow’s closing ceremony, you’ve got one last chance to get some Paralympic spirit in your face. The road marathon will be running (geddit) through central London tomorrow, so ignore the warning about huge crowds and go line the route.

And with that, we wave goodbye to summer and the Olympics and Paralympics.

See you later, sunshine. It’s been fun.

8th September 2012
The SheLovesLondon September To-Do List

It’s nearly September, and I’m marking the occasion for two reasons.

Firstly, because I be getting another year older this month (next week, to be exact), and secondly because September’s that funny time of year when all the nifty little events and popups that run over the summer months tend to come to an end. Or, err, move inside.

So before we succumb to autumn and return to our favourite local pubs where roaring fires await, here are a few things to do when September hits.

1. Mussels and Prosecco

The Mussel Men are back in sunny Dalston this weekend with their popup at Fabrica584. Here’s the deal: two of you can get a kilo of mussels, a bottle of Prosecco and frites for £27, and if no one wants to go with me on Saturday afternoon, then I will be table-for-one-ing on my own because just reading about this kind of stuff makes me hungry. Tickets here.

2. Street Feast London

Despite it being about 5 minutes down the road from me, I’ve yet to visit this night market which has been feeding the masses every Friday in Hartwell Street, E8 throughout the summer. Street Feast London will be in Dalston until the 14th September, then it’s moving to somewhere in Hackney. So if you live in Daston and you’re a little bit lazy (like me), the countdown is on to get some neighbourhood grub.

3. The London Picnic Club

On Wednesday night, I hopped down to this popup restaurant which will be continuing to feed and water people at the Skyroom in SE1 until September 8th. The food is excellent, the cocktails are unusual and strong, and the surroundings are all about the picnic hampers, garden shrubs, and wooden benches: everything you’d expect from a picnic themed concept set high above London Bridge. We ate beautifully crisp confit duck, we drank, cocktails with Camomile in them, we retired to a platform that stuck out precariously over the street below. And yes, there’s a roof and heaters to protect you from the elements.

4. The Never Ending Story at the Prince Charles Cinema

One of my favourite childhood films is being shown at one of my favourite London cinemas on Tuesday 25th September. A collaboration between lifestyle blog Domestic Sluttery and the Prince Charles, it’s time to don the luck dragon costume and get some 80s nostalgia in your eyes and ears. This is happening. Also, ATRAAAAYYUUUUUUUuuuuu

5. Kings Cross Ice Cream Festival, N1

First up, everyone likes ice cream. Second up, the Goods Way end of Kings Cross is looking kindddd of sharp at the moment and third up, Saturday’s not meant to absolutely hammer it down alá last week. Therefore, I conclude that an ice cream festival is probably a good thing to do this weekend. Oh! And it’s free. Get in thy belly.

Enjoy the weekend, my little London pork pies.

30th August 2012