On our recent trip to London we discovered the Covent Garden version of On The Bab – Korean Street Food restaurant. The small, rustic cafe is tucked amongst pubs, cafes, shops, and museums near Covent Garden, making it an easy spot to stop while exploring the iconic central London destination. With a mix of tourists…
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Celebration Of Light announces 2017 competitors
The Honda Celebration of Light has revealed the 2017 competitors for the annual summer fireworks festival. Canada’s largest fireworks festival brings thousands to the shores around English Bay July 29, August 2 & August 5 at 10pm each evening. Since its inception millions of spectators have welcomed fireworks crews from around the world for awe-inspiring…
Bondax debut at Fortune Sound Club
UK duo Bondax have been getting a lot of buzz for their online release of the latest single “All I See” and now are set to debut the single on all platforms. Released on Ultra Music in Canada on October 13th the duo are celebrating with a pair of Canadian shows; Vancouver, tomorrow October 8th…
Bastille Storms Vancouver
Bastille – April 7, 2014 – Commodore Ballroom The Commodore Ballroom was bursting with energy as a sold out audience awaited Bastille to take the stage. The four-piece appeared on a dark stage to the ethereal Twin Peaks theme. Then the lights burst on as the band broke into “Bad Blood” amidst huge applause. Lead…
Topman Top Picks
With the opening of Topman in Vancouver, the British retailer has brought their reasonably priced, accessible, fashion forward line to the West Coast. Since The Bay and Topshop/Topman have decided to not tailor the line for the West Coast we are getting the same looks as London’s Oxford Circus store, the only Topshop/Topman store larger…
Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
In leafy suburbs of West London lies a historic and important verdant oasis, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Founded in 1759, the 121 hectare Kew Gardens is the world’s largest collection of living plants. The Garden’s staff of 650 play an important role in the preservation and cataloguing of the world’s plants, the site…
English Country Pub vs London City Pub
Everyone visiting the United Kingdom should have experience the classic British Pub. Having just returned from a visit to London and visiting other friends out in the country it was interesting to note that there is two versions of the pub. The traditional English country side village pub and the more upscale London city neighbourhood…