Next week one more free newspaper is saying goodbye to the streets of London. London Lite, from Associated Newspapers, is closing its door after three years of life. The paper was born in August 2006 and it was the first evening paper distributed in the capital for free. Its main competitor, News International's The London Paper, has already closed its doors.
What does that mean then? That means that this global economic downturn is still alive and well and is still killing jobs in the media industry. That also means we will miss our catch up reading in the Tube or bus journeys.
All is not lost though. Evening Standard is now free and distributed to a larger number of people daily. We don't know how this story will ends but I hope other free papers will come to keep competition alive as the reader is the most benefited with this market battle. The only question is "is there space for many free publications in the market?" Apparently no.
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Friday, 2 October 2009
Breaking news
Really excited, waiting for the Olympic games announcement!!!! Rio or Madrid? Fingers crossed!
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Tasting Spain in Knightsbridge
I went to a Spanish restaurant called L in Knightsbridge last week. There are great Spanish bars and restaurants in London and I’ve been to quite a few, but this one is really, really good.
If you want to relax, enjoy good food and feel at home, go to L. The staff is kind, the ambience relaxing, the food A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and it is a good value for money. I do recommend the “zarzuela de pescado” that I ate which was tasteful and rich. For desserts, we had a sample of four desserts (I think there were four) which was outstanding!
Go to L when you have a chance!!! Definitely planning to go back there for another terrific night out. More info: http://www.l-restaurant.co.uk
If you want to relax, enjoy good food and feel at home, go to L. The staff is kind, the ambience relaxing, the food A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and it is a good value for money. I do recommend the “zarzuela de pescado” that I ate which was tasteful and rich. For desserts, we had a sample of four desserts (I think there were four) which was outstanding!
Go to L when you have a chance!!! Definitely planning to go back there for another terrific night out. More info: http://www.l-restaurant.co.uk
Monday, 14 September 2009
What a night!!!!
Went to ABBA concert at Hyde Park yesterday. After five years, finally went to a concert at the park on Saturday, as you know, and on the following day to see the ABBA tribute.
What a night! Even though it was extremely cold - at least for this Brazilian lady, I had loads of fun. When the Mamma Mia casting went to the stage, it was sensational. We danced and sang a lot. I danced, chatted with friends and ate the delicious food (kibbeh and sweets) from Maroush, my favourite Lebanese restaurant.
The best of the experience was going to a show and picnicking at the same time. This is something that London gives to us and this is great! I had a high-quality end of Sunday. Hope you had a good one as well.
Have a lovely week!!!!
What a night! Even though it was extremely cold - at least for this Brazilian lady, I had loads of fun. When the Mamma Mia casting went to the stage, it was sensational. We danced and sang a lot. I danced, chatted with friends and ate the delicious food (kibbeh and sweets) from Maroush, my favourite Lebanese restaurant.
The best of the experience was going to a show and picnicking at the same time. This is something that London gives to us and this is great! I had a high-quality end of Sunday. Hope you had a good one as well.
Have a lovely week!!!!
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Proms in the Park for the first time
We went to Proms in the Park yesterday at Hyde Park for the first time.
We prepared our picnic backpack and went to the show around 18h. The atmosphere was great, the place was full of people but with enough space for our picnic “table” and to dance with our friends.
The best performance for me was Katherine Jenkins singing Hallelujah. It was breathtaking. Loved as well when Barry Manilow song Copacabana, it was really fun. Just to give you an idea of how great it was, when we realized, it was already 22h.
I can summarise the event as a "must go" concert. I am already planning to go to the Proms next year.
Today will be the ABBA concert called Thank You For The Music... A Celebration Of The Music Of Abba at the same place where great artists will sing the best songs of ABBA. Write tomorrow to tell you how it was...
Friday, 11 September 2009
The weekend will be busy in London!!!!!
I am looking forward to go to these two amazing events that are taking place in the city this weekend: Proms in the Park and the ABBA show.
The first one will be a great experience as it is an orchestral classical music concert that happens during the summer every year in the UK. According to the wikipedia, the total number of concerts in 2009 will reach 100 for the first time. Uau!
The second event will be as great as the first one as we can enjoy ABBA songs sang by famous people such as Kylie Minogue and Chaka Khan. The event will be hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast live on Radio 2.
Will keep you informed on that. Really excited about going to these events. Think will be loads of fun as I am meeting lovely friends there. Try to tweet from there. Have a good end of Friday!
The first one will be a great experience as it is an orchestral classical music concert that happens during the summer every year in the UK. According to the wikipedia, the total number of concerts in 2009 will reach 100 for the first time. Uau!
The second event will be as great as the first one as we can enjoy ABBA songs sang by famous people such as Kylie Minogue and Chaka Khan. The event will be hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast live on Radio 2.
Will keep you informed on that. Really excited about going to these events. Think will be loads of fun as I am meeting lovely friends there. Try to tweet from there. Have a good end of Friday!
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