Tag: London

Friday 8 March is International Women’s Day. Thousands of events are held throughout the world to celebrate and inspire women; rallies, conferences, networking events, exhibitions, performances and fashion parades, to name just a few. We've brought you our pick of the best International Women's Day events in London.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | A rivalry as old as time, the London cross-city divide, takes on a whole new dimension when you add Australians to the mix.

Abundance: a very large quantity of something. London is all about abundance. Buses, cabs, pubs, people, and Pret A Manger’s.

BRON IN THE DON | Feeling sick? Usually you’d make a doctor’s appointment. However, as our resident adventurer discovers, there may just be an alternative if you’re the self-diagnosis type - #96 on the Timeout London Top 100, the Wellcome Collection.

BRON IN THE DON | Ever wondered where those books not sold at Waterstones are kept? It’s called a library, and London boasts one of the world’s best. This week our resident adventurer embraces her inner bookworm and discovers #70 on the Timeout London Top 100 - the British Library.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | Whether you are chav or posh boy, hipster or hooligan, Australian or Brit, there is one thing that men across the world have in common — image is everything, especially in a cultural melting pot like London.

POSTCARDS FROM JIMEOIN | Jimeoin is having so much fun on his UK tour he's added another date at Hammersmith Apollo on 23 November. He writes us a postcard from the road, somewhere inbetween Leamington Spa and Newcastle.

Single Aussie guys, this one’s for you. Too lazy for online dating? Haven’t yet seen any London sights since arriving? Well, we’ve found you the solution to both. DoingSomething is hosting its inaugural Wheel of Date on the London Eye 28 February 2013. The chance to have a fun night ...

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | This week our Sleuth jumps to the defence of a newly discovered UK crush — Tulisa.

TUBE TALK | This week I am preparing myself to travel to Armenia, where my family originated. It’s a very exiting journey for me as I get to discover the country of my heritage.

BRON IN THE DON| Fancy getting up close and personal with men in tights, women in tutus, or is operatic performance more your thing? Our resident adventurer discovers the spiritual home of both, and takes in a performance of The Nutcracker, when she ticks off #98 on the Timeout London ...

LOST IN LONDON | There's only one thing worse than the cross-continental set-up from well meaning Aussie friends and family this Valentine's Day. Being the third wheel on someone else's blind date.

Catch Sarah Blasko perform live from the Sydney Opera House with Sydney International Orchestra using YouTube's live streaming channel.

BRON IN THE DON | Sick of the wet weather? At a new art installation, the Rain Room, our resident adventurer discovers all the joys of the rain whilst still staying dry, when visiting #40 on the TimeOut London Top 100 — the Barbican Centre.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | Aussie men may think they have perfected the art of male bonding with their footy match getaways, but it has nothing on the British lad’s weekend for shared shame and debaucherous glory.

BRON IN THE DON | Our resident adventurer visits number 27 on the Timeout London Top 100 — Somerset House — and discovers hours of entertainment hidden in this oasis of calm in the midst of a busy city.

TUBE TALK | It's the latest epidemic to hit London and it's only going to get a whole lot worse. Each day at least five single gloves are left behind on the Tube.

In 2004 Australian Sarah Kendall became the first comedienne to be nominated for Perrier Award in almost a decade. Now she's bringing her hilarious and unique brand of political comedy to Soho Theatre from 5-9 February. Get in quick for your chance to catch this critically acclaimed Aussie stand-up comedienne ...

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | This week our sleuth tries to cement his reputation as 'the chav whisper' by going undercover, complete with camouflage to pass undetected into their ranks.

London is a city of living history - of historic sights, famous figures and hidden stories. It is a history present in everyday life, from the streets we walk to the pubs we drink in. PAUL BLEAKLEY discovers five of London's best pubs with a past - where you can ...

POSTCARDS FROM JIMEOIN | Fair Dinkum mate. Jimeoin writes us a postcard from monsoonal Queensland ahead of his UK tour.

BRON IN THE DON | At #93 on the Timeout London Top 100, the London Transport Museum helped bring the history of the city’s transport system to life for our resident adventurer.

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | This week's sleuthing leads to an encounter with London's most bizarre and confusing subculture of them all - the Shoreditch hipster.

TUBE TALK | This Australia Day let's 'Aussify' the Tube.

UK SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | It is difficult to ‘come out’ in such a public forum, but it feels good to get it off my chest after all this time.

BRON IN THE DON | Covering 350 acres in central London, our resident adventurer discovers #53 in the Timeout London Top 100 — Hyde Park — holds many delights for locals and visitors alike.

Last week, readers were treated to the first five of London’s Top 10 best-kept secrets — until now. GEORGE KATRALIS is back to give you the next five on his list of this city’s hidden sights and secret delights.

TUBE TALK | It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.

SECRET LONDON | London is a dynamic and vibrant city, and it can sometimes be hard to make sure you have your finger on the pulse. GEORGE KATRALIS lets us in on a few of his favourite off the beaten track London haunts with Part 1 of his Top 10 ...

BRON IN THE DON | With fireworks featuring in the Timeout London Top 100, our resident adventurer made it her mission to see as many as possible in 2012 and crossed #39 — Fireworks, off her list.

The New Year is always a good time to reflect on the year that has passed. ALEX BRUCE-SMITH looks back on a year in London, from shopping to shandys in the sun.

New Year's Eve can be hard to organise, with the looming question ‘Am I having enough fun yet?’ hovering over us all. Whether you’re new in town or a seasoned London party goer, Australian Times is here to help. We’re debunking the oldest New Year traditions and giving you some ...

More than two decades after their hit Especially For You topped the charts, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan will perform the song live for the first time this Friday.

London has rated poorly when it comes to friendliness, cleanliness and ease of getting around, a worldwide survey has shown.

A Jack the Ripper walking tour is an essential item on many visitors to London to-do lists. PAUL BLEAKLEY indulges a secret childhood desire to be a ‘Ripperologist’ and leads a Jack the Ripper tour of his own around London’s East End.

21 December 2012: The end of the world is nigh! But it’s not all doom and gloom. We’ve found London’s best parties and events celebrating the impending apocalypse, so you can make most of the end of civilization - right up to the moment a flesh-eating zombie devours your skin.

It doesn’t take much to perform an act of kindness this winter. ANNA BOW discovers she is rich in many ways.

INTERVIEW | She crowd surfs, she smokes not one but two (fake) cigarettes at once and she can sing beautifully in three languages (English, French and German). She is postmodern cabaret sensation Meow Meow and she is ready to set the Southbank Centre stage on fire in her show Little ...

TOP TEN | Staying in London this Christmas? Say “goodbye” to seafood and backyard cricket, and “hello” to mulled wine, roasts, log fires and ice skating. We've shortlisted our Top Ten Christmas activities in London, so you can make the most of this festive season.

REVIEW | A must-see for film buffs, the V & A Hollywood Costume Exhibition even has a few surprises for the discerning Australian viewer.

Can Australians tell a tale to top all others? Come find out at the London Storytelling Festival, where three Australians - comic and radio presenter Sarah Bennetto, screenwriter and comic Deborah Frances-White and comic storyteller Asher Treleaven — will entertain and engage with their funny fables.

This year Halloween is right in the middle of the week, which means you’ve got two weekends to celebrate it! If you haven’t had your fill of frights, here are this weekend’s eeriest events and activities around London.

Let’s light up the sky! Aussie’s love a display of pyrotechnics better than anyone, so this Guy Fawkes Day we’re sure to help show the locals how to celebrate in style. Here’s our picks for the best places in the east, south, west and central London to watch the fireworks ...

Two Australian photographers have earned commendation in this year’s Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Their images are amongst the one hundred that have made a competitive shortlist, and are currently captivating audiences at the Natural History Museum in Kensington, London.

Billed as the “contemporary art event of the year”, GARETH MOHEN searches for meaning at London’s Freize Art Fair.

TUBE TALK | London: I’m coming for you. But Australia, I will always call you home.

LOST IN LONDON | The Lonsdale, of Notting Hill, is like the mullet of English pubs. It’s all business out the front, party on the inside.

REVIEW | Endless culture, socialising in the hippest bars, and keeping up with the latest trends from high street. These are just a handful of the many fragments creating the London ideal luring so many Australians across the globe. For some, however, the London dream is very far from reality. ...

FilmFest Australia kicked off on the weekend with packed theatres in Clapham enjoying a smorgasbord of Australian independent film.

As an outsider moving to London, my head was filled with pseudo erotic tales of London’s famous hidden scenes.