Tag Archives: living in London

Freshers: What to Expect from Your First Year of University

Posted in: Blog | August 15, 2016 at 3:26 pm

Make your first year count with these top tips! By Sophie-Anne Bradley, from StudentJob.co.uk Starting university can be a daunting experience for many, moving away from home, moving to a new city and meeting a lot of new people. But it can also be a very exciting time, full of...

A Five Day Strike Is Set To Hit Southern Railway in August

Posted in: Useful Articles | August 1, 2016 at 2:44 pm

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A Five Day Strike Is Set To Hit Southern Railway in August

Can’t get worse? More disruption set for UK’s worst rail operator By Steph Dye (follow Steph on Twitter: @HelloIAmSteph) In terms of transport, London has generally got it pretty good. Most of the time, it offers easy travel to great locations across the six zones of central London. However, if the past few...

Farmopolis: A Floating Farm is Coming to Greenwich

Posted in: Useful Articles | July 29, 2016 at 2:49 pm

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Take a walk on the wild side at Farmopolis, London’s floating garden By Steph Dye (follow Steph on Twitter: @HelloIAmSteph) Forget the Garden Bridge. What do you get when you put together several thousand plants, an award-winning collective of designers and a praised, independent events company? A floating, urban-farming destination, of course!...

Cheap English Lessons in London

Posted in: Tips | June 16, 2016 at 6:11 pm

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Where to find cheap English lessons in London… By Kelly Henderson (follow Kelly on Twitter @kellythekiwi) Learning in English in London can be expensive but I am here to prove to you that it doesn’t have to be. I would personally avoid the pages and pages of Gumtree posts advertising...

10 Ways to Escape London Without Leaving Zone Six

Posted in: General Advice | May 5, 2016 at 1:44 pm

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12 ways to escape London without leaving zone 6

Travel the world using just your oyster card as a passport! By Steph Dye (follow Steph on Twitter: @HelloIAmSteph) With summer just around the corner and the urge escape the hot, sticky confines of the city growing ever stronger, it can be easy to dream of far away, exotic locations when...

Top 7 Budget Asian Restaurants in London

Posted in: General Advice | April 6, 2016 at 9:21 am

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Taste the Far East and still get change from a tenner. By Steph Dye (follow Steph on Twitter: @HelloIAmSteph) It’s easy to get caught out when ordering Asian-inspired dishes. All too often, eyes-bigger-than-stomach syndrome gets the better of us and the temptation to over-order leaves us with overly full stomachs and disastrously empty pockets...

A Super Guide to Budget Meal Planning

Posted in: General Advice | March 21, 2016 at 7:16 pm

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How to cook great food on £16 per week By Limahl Asmall (follow Limahl on Twitter: @peelandquarter) London’s come a long way since the days of jellied eel and leathery roast beef, (although the rest of Europe might need convincing of that). We’ve got our fair share of great restaurants and...

Top Cheapest Club Nights in London

Posted in: General Advice | February 15, 2016 at 8:41 pm

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Spending Night’s Out Without Spending Too Much By Kath Butler (follow Kath on Twitter: @k_butler92) With London being the nightlife mecca it is, you’ll be hard pressed to find a resident who doesn’t enjoy a night, or five, out on the town. It may not be globally dubbed the city that...

Top 5 Budget Burger Joints in London

Posted in: General Advice | February 11, 2016 at 1:08 pm

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Top 5 Budget Burger Joints in London 2016

The best £10 or less burger deals in town By Antonis Kazoulis The almighty burger – a food that transcends cultures, generations and nations with the sheer simplicity and deliciousness held in between its two buns. It’s a dish that manages to stay both classic and relevant, reinventing and reintroducing...

5 Free Romantic Things to do in London

Posted in: General Advice | February 8, 2016 at 12:57 pm

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Romantic things to do in London… for free! By Kelly Henderson (follow Kelly on Twitter @kellythekiwi) With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I am scratching my head trying to come up with a budget-friendly way of celebrating the day with my boyfriend. In the past we have baked cookies,...