It's our weekly London
roundup starting with a few headlines that caught the eye in London this week,
click the links for the full stories…
BOOKS: North London Music Legend Ray Davies Gets The Biog Treatment - New Statesman
DRINK: A Pop-Up Soho Whisky Bar – Daily Telegraph
CARS: Abandoned Chevy In South London. Is It Yours? – Evening Standard
ARTS: Fire at Battersea Arts Centre – The Independent
TOURISM: Top 40 UK Attractions – Daily Mail
GALLERIES: The National Gallery Bans Selfie Sticks – The Guardian
FASHION: Alexander McQueen Exhibition at The V&A – Washington Post
POLITICS: Pankhursts Back On the March – International Business Times
CULTURE: London Stereotypes – Time Out
Italy’s antitrust authority has fined the travel planning website TripAdvisor €500,000 (£392,000) following complaints of improper business practices.
In a statement, the authority stated that TripAdvisor had failed to adopt controls to prevent false reviews, while at the same time promoting the site’s content as “authentic and genuine”.
A UK regulator has previously said that TripAdvisor needs to stop claiming that all the reviews on its British site were written by independent travellers and therefore reliable.
If You Do One OTHER Thing In London This Week…
Our weekly slot in which we point you in the direction of
other happenings and events in our great city. A new exhibition, a gig, a
museum, a pop-up-shop – the best of London within a few minutes of a London Walks walking tour.
The Museum of Brands
is staging a late-night Guinness themed treasure hunt with cocktails and live
music to celebrate St Patrick's Day 17th March!
The Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising
2 Colville Mews
Lonsdale Road
Notting Hill
London
W11 2AR
Admission
Adults (includes gift aid): £6.50
Children (7 - 16): £2.25
Family: £15.00
Concessions: £4.00
Carer for disabled guest: Free
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 11am - 5pm
Monday: Closed, except bank holidays
Seriously, folks: it's
really REALLY good for you. Keep walking…
A recent study has shown that, “Physical activity may create a ‘reserve’ that protects motor
abilities against the effects of age-related brain damage.”
Read the full story in
the Daily Express.
Seriously, folks: this
has to be really REALLY bad for you…
For some women,
finding the perfect pair of boots is nearly impossible, and they're willing to
go under the knife for slimmer legs. Monica Escobar, 39, is one of those women.
This year Escobar
decided to take a drastic step towards getting the calves of her dreams by
having calf boot surgery, also known as calf liposuction.
Full tale HERE.
Are cowboy boots EVER
a good look? Certainly not in this tale from Tulsa:
Police in Tulsa,
Oklahoma say a naked intruder is now behind bars.
They arrested Shawn
Miller Monday night after a woman reportedly found him naked in her garage.
According to the
police report, the woman screamed, and the accused thief, wearing nothing but
cowboy boots, ran out of the garage.
Full story HERE.
Travel etiquette, when
on roam…
"The authorities on the islands of Phi Phi in Thailand are to put
up signs in public toilets telling Chinese tourists not to clean their feet in
the wash basins, according to a local news website."
Full story in the
South China Morning Post.
And finally… Bean
Boots. Frankly we've never 'eard of 'em, but by all accounts they're back in
style:
"They’re all over
college campuses and high schools,”
L.L. Bean spokesperson Carolyn Beem told Boston.com. “Without changing
anything, they’re back in style.”
In fact, the boots are
so popular they sell out every winter. In December, Boston.com reported that
between 60,000 and 100,000 pairs were backordered."
We found this story in
UK Business Insider – but if any of you Daily Constitutionalists and London Walkers can give us a
personal recommendation, then drop us a line at the usual address.
A London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
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