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Entries from February 2009

Franco Manca – Best Pizza in London…

February 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Before I start I must confess that I’m not the first to rave about this. It’s so good The Guardian did a 2 page write up. Real Italians with real Italian pizza at real Italian prices. What more could you ask for? These guys really know how to make pizza. Nestled deep in Brixton (last [...]

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Tags: London · Review · food

Stansted Express – Some sort of sick joke!

February 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Flying into London, the self professed ‘best city in the world’ (I love London, but really?), I’m always glad to escape the clutches of the direct selling personnel until I remember what comes next. Airports aren’t my type of place. Paranoid and expensive, if I’m lucky enough to land on-time and before the last train [...]

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Tags: London · Travel

New Hotel in Donnybrook – sneak(ish) preview

February 12th, 2009 · No Comments

I managed to combine two of my favourite activities: I got to test out the movie function on the Nikon D90 and I got material to opine on Dublin’s newest hotel. The Hampton opened this week on the site of an old Dublin landmark, the Sachs hotel.
I got to talk to several ladies of [...]

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Tags: Dublin · Ireland · Review · hotel