London Travel Writing and Travel Photography
London's Jolly Good Show
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London,
England
For decades, London had the reputation of having good theater and bad food. Today, all that has changed as new attractions, along with some of the noted old ones, come into play. Even the food has been made over, with offerings to please every palette. But London is a big city with lots to see and do. Trying to do everything will surely overwhelm you.
Notting Hill Carnival
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London,
England
For a little over 360 days a year the trendy West London suburb of Notting Hill is a tranquil leafy locale ruled by the latte and boutique beer set. The cafés and restaurants do a roaring trade but Jamaican pasties and blackened corn on the cob rarely feature on the menu. There's more Mozart than Marley. And in the pubs and clubs you're more liable to spot the jilted step of a drunken city banker than the smooth soca of a Caribbean queen.
