Archive for February, 2010
Rugby on skates: Women’s roller derby
They’re part of a team, or league, called the London Rockin’ Rollers here for a routine Roller Derby practice session, which is one of Britain’s fastest growing grass root sports.
Take me out: An east-meets-west food adventure
After taking a look at the city’s bright festivities and the dilemmas of personally celebrating Chinese New Year, Anna and Heng decided to join forces for a fun cultural encounter over dim sum. Their delightful and hilarious experience is enough to get you down to Chinatown.
Pint Sized, Podcast 2: Navigating London housing
Looking for somewhere to live in a new city can be a challenging task, and with so many accommodation do’s and don’ts out there, we’ve dedicated our second episode to the housing issue in London.
Tube etiquette in London
We’ve all used London transport enough times to know there’s an unspoken etiquette – and it’s not exactly the nicest. People keep to themselves. Eye contact is rare. But every once in a while, something bizarre happens – and you can’t help but smile.
Celebrating Chinese New Year – London style
What’s Chinese New Year without a bit of well-earned traditional guilt? Paying social debts, washing away past sins (or future good luck), seeing ‘old friends’—for Heng Lu, celebrating the new year is one large balancing act.
EuroWars: A street art battle
Sick of the usual pubs and clubs? Allya Davidson and Johannes Ledel Karreskog have uncovered a new form of entertainment on a night out. Combining graffiti and competition. Secret Wars have arrived in London.
Football Chants 101
What better way to enjoy entertaining British culture than to sing along to the most unholy yet hilarious sounds of football chants!
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