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Top 5 Free Lunch Break Activities in London

Posted in: General Advice | April 9, 2015 at 1:26 pm

Great free daily lunchtime activities By Afro (follow her on Twitter: @graphiclondoner) Here at Broke in London, we support an on-going resolution to maintain a balance between your work life and your lunch break. Stylist’s Reclaim Your Lunch Break campaign taught us how to start owning our lunch breaks again, (find more inspiration by...

The Best UK Bank Accounts 2015

Posted in: General Advice | April 7, 2015 at 11:44 am

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See our comparison of the UK’s best current accounts – including overdrafts, savings and ISAs By Helly Barrett (follow Helly on Twitter @helly_barret) Current accounts, savings accounts, overdrafts, credit cards, stocks, shares, bonds, ISAs… The world of banking and finance can be pretty damn complicated. With so many options out there,...

Top 10 Budget Rooftop Bars in London

Posted in: General Advice | March 19, 2015 at 3:16 pm

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London’s best budget rooftop bars By Helly Barrett (follow Helly on Twitter @helly_barret) With the sun shining in London over the recent weeks, there’s definitely a spring/summer vibe emerging throughout the city. So, grab your sunglasses and a map of London and read on to find out where this summer’s...

Top 5 Vintage Fairs in London

Posted in: General Advice | February 26, 2015 at 11:34 am

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A quick guide to vintage shopping with flair By Nicolas from fleamarketinsiders.com If London is world famous for its edgy fashion, blowtorch curries or its (sometimes) comically inept government logic, it is also renowned for its prohibitive cost of living compared to many places in the world. However, as long as you plan...

Free London Festivals 2015

Posted in: Blog | January 31, 2015 at 3:10 pm

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The Best Free Festivals in London 2015 By Joshua Neil While most festivals this time of year are still determining their dates, we know that you want to get planning early for those big party nights, or simply to see what’s around before you make plans elsewhere. To help out,...

An Insider’s Guide to Hackney

Posted in: Blog | January 8, 2015 at 9:53 am

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Key Hackney landmarks to check out by Samuel Bakowski (Sponsored Post) The gentrification of Hackney over the previous decade has seen a once distinctly working class district transformed. The city’s greenest borough, a moniker that in the past was used to blanket over the crime rate and social ills, has...

How to Travel the World without leaving London

Posted in: Blog | December 15, 2014 at 12:49 pm

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Travel the world in London! Everyone dreams of travelling the world, of seeing new things, interacting with new cultures and meeting new people. Yet, for most of us this remains just a dream – we don’t have the time, money or freedom to be swanning off around the world non...

5 Must See London Christmas Markets

Posted in: Blog | December 10, 2014 at 11:15 am

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London Christmas Markets that you must visit by Kelly Henderson (@kellythekiwi) It’s the time of year when we wrap up warm, sip on mulled wine and start panicking about our Christmas shopping. This year, instead of panicking, I recommend taking in the atmosphere of London’s many Christmas Markets. With so...

Tips for the French Moving to London

Posted in: Blog | December 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm

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Making the Transition from France to London By Adam Stokes The bread, the wine, the cheese. You’ve decided to leave it all behind for jellied eels, hot cross buns and roast beef dinners – but London isn’t all about the food… we’ve got rain here too! We decided to get...

London’s first cereal cafe opening in December

Posted in: Blog | November 3, 2014 at 8:12 pm

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London's first cereal cafe opening in December

Cereal Killer Cafe opening on Brick Lane When we heard about London’s first Cereal killer cafe earlier in the year we have to say it oddly excited us. The idea of a cafe that sells over 100 different cereals, 12 milks and 20 toppings is very appealing! The identical twin owners,...