capital – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk A blog from a lifestyle journo covering culture, food and style in London and beyond. Mon, 23 Jul 2018 21:50:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cropped-logo_2017-32x32.jpg capital – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk 32 32 Five Dope Tracks is a curation of dope music, five tracks at a time. Check out the monthly playlist each month on Spotify. capital – The Cultural Exposé clean episodic capital – The Cultural Exposé megerecooper@gmail.com megerecooper@gmail.com (capital – The Cultural Exposé) The Five Dope Tracks music podcast capital – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/five_dope_tracks_podcast_cover.jpg http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk What we’ve been up to… cheering at the London Marathon, Mile 21 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/what-to-do-in-london/what-weve-been-up-to-cheering-at-the-london-marathon-mile-21/ http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/what-to-do-in-london/what-weve-been-up-to-cheering-at-the-london-marathon-mile-21/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:00:59 +0000 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/?p=8893 For the past three years, my running collective Run Dem Crew has set up camp at Mile 21 along the London Marathon route to bring good vibes to the thousands taking on the challenge.  Yesterday’s “cheerathon” was nothing short of epic,  filled with laughs, tears  and even a cameo from the mighty Mo Farah! Check […]

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]]> For the past three years, my running collective Run Dem Crew has set up camp at Mile 21 along the London Marathon route to bring good vibes to the thousands taking on the challenge.  Yesterday’s “cheerathon” was nothing short of epic,  filled with laughs, tears  and even a cameo from the mighty Mo Farah! Check out some of our pics from the day below:

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The next London running events on our calendar is the We Own the Night: Nike Women’s 10k Run on 10th May and the Run Hackney Half Marathon on 22nd June.  For more info, visit: www.nike.com/gb/en_gb/c/running/we-own-the-night and www.runhackney.com

 

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]]> http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/what-to-do-in-london/what-weve-been-up-to-cheering-at-the-london-marathon-mile-21/feed/ 5 Something you should do…London Duck Tours http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/recommendations/something-you-should-do/something-you-should-do-london-duck-tours/ http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/recommendations/something-you-should-do/something-you-should-do-london-duck-tours/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:00:12 +0000 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/?p=4343 Should I be ashamed that I’ve lived in London for nearly 13 years with very limited historical knowledge about my beloved town? Probably. Well in an attempt to rectify such wrongs – and with some inspiration from an upcoming London dating site –  I tried out a London Duck Tour,  a sightseeing experience that takes […]

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]]> Should I be ashamed that I’ve lived in London for nearly 13 years with very limited historical knowledge about my beloved town? Probably. Well in an attempt to rectify such wrongs – and with some inspiration from an upcoming London dating site –  I tried out a London Duck Tour,  a sightseeing experience that takes you around the capital by road (and river).

On this particular jaunt, I was joined by Peter – a companion who was recommended to me via Doingsomething.co.uk – a site for sociable Londoners looking to break the ice with an urban adventure  – and we met on York Road before setting off on the 75 minute trip.

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As we passed notable landmarks such as Cleopatra’s needle (which is rumoured to be cursed), Waterloo Bridge (aka the Lady’s Bridge as it was built by an all-female workforce), our tour guide Luke shared plenty of quirky facts – and it was quite interesting finding out how the Sweeney Todd stories came about while driving past Fleet Street, discovering you can get a certificate if you climb up and down all 311 steps of the Monument building and learning that when Charlie Chaplin was 12, he checked his mum  into an insane asylum, now the site of the Imperial War Museum.

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The fun part, of course, when driving in a vehicle that hailed back to World War 2 and could swim (like a duck!) as good as it drives  – and as we descended into the Thames off the Embankment, it was incredible to see how close we were to the river, while getting another incredible view of the capita, and passing sights like the M16 building (pictured below).

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Peter and I agreed it was great fun all around and almost ended too soon – always a sign of a great experience.  So for more info, visit www.londonducktours.co.uk 

This experience was courtesy of Doingsomething.co.uk –  The new site that’s taking the awkward out of online dating

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