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If you’re anything like us, you may be struggling to get back into the swing of things after your lovely holiday break. Work to do, bills to pay, perhaps you’ve got essays to write or a gym membership to make use of. Doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? Luckily, there are plenty of exciting things to do in London all year round - you don’t have to wait until Easter! The novel ‘War Horse’ came...
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Now that all the excitement has died down, we’d like to wish you a very happy new year for 2012. By now you’re probably back to the daily grind, counting down the days until your Easter break! We can’t blame you. The weather is grey, cold and windy - typical for a British January. However, don’t despair; there’s plenty to look forward to this year! As if you didn’t already know, London was awarded the great...
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The Roundhouse in Camden is renowned for hosting jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring performances. It’s a creative space aimed at a young audience, giving a platform for music, dance, film, theatre and circus performances. Camden is a great location for a venue like this; not only is the area a haven for enthusiastic, artistic and experimental types, but it’s also easily accessible on public transport and in Camden minicabs. Chalk Farm and Camden Town stations are just a...
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It’s nice to go and watch a film at the cinema on Friday night. A nice, relaxed evening that’s great for the whole family, complete with popcorn and sugary goodness. But wait - what’s that? Today’s the release date of the latest ‘Twilight’ installment, ‘Breaking Dawn - part 1’? Bang goes your leisurely evening in London! You’d better prepare yourself for thousands of screaming girls queuing around the block to be the very first viewers...
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We’re used to bands and music artists going on tour. Thousands of people flock to hear their music in London minicabs, paying anywhere from a few pounds to a few hundred pounds to get their hands on a ticket. You can find some absolute bargains for a relatively unknown or local act, or battle it out in online auctions for the chance to see an international superstar. The venues across London are also used to...
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Believe it or not, the time of year is upon us; this week, the Eurovision Song Contest will be gracing our screens once again. It tends to have the same effect as Marmite, dividing the nation (and probably the rest of Europe) into lovers or haters. Some will gather their friends and family, crowding around the television and waving Union Jack flags to show their patriotic support. They might have a full blown party with...
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Fancy dress costumes. Cocktails. Barbecues. Face painting. Live music, vintage fairs and hoards of people lining the streets, waving flags. Is it a carnival? A festival? A jubilee? Nope, just a regular bank holiday in London. Ok, perhaps not quite a ‘regular’ one; in fact, it’s the extra day we’ve been given off work to celebrate the wedding of Great Britain’s golden couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton. The royal darlings have been together since...
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Just in case you haven’t yet heard, a member of the royal family is getting married this week. Did you like our little joke there? Hm? Of course you’ve already heard! The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is absolutely inescapable; it’s all over the radio, the television, newspapers and magazines. They even made a dodgy film version of how they met, which didn’t quite make the cinema! It’s the biggest royal wedding since...
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The Guinness advert says that good things come to those who wait, but luckily there are only two more days until the St Patrick’s Day celebrations begin. We’ll be digging out our greenest clothes (although the original colour associated with this saint was blue), pinning on our shamrocks and donning daft hats. On 17th March each year, we pay tribute to all things Irish, regardless of whether or not we have any Celtic roots. Any...
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Look out, Londoners; we’ll be out and about on the city streets this afternoon! You can’t miss us; we’ll be in bright yellow hooded tops to match our colourful website - now there’s a way to stand out in the crowd! This fine chap is Adam, one of our team here at Tick Tock Taxi. He helps us maintain a relationship with all the partner cab offices around London, which is a really important part of...
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This Saturday night, 12 March 2011, Flames and Fortune are hosting one of their now infamous ‘End of the World’ parties. Don’t worry, the world won’t really be blown up by an asteroid (we hope), but that’s the theme of the night; it’s your last night on earth, and this is the party to end all parties. Wear what you’ve never dared, dance till you die and go out with a bang. As in the usual...
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Thousands of revellers mourned when super club ‘Matter’ closed last year. Brainchild of the creators of Fabric, the club would draw people from all over the country to hear some of the world’s best DJs. Based in the O2 (previously the Millennium Dome, for those of you who have been living under a rock for the last four years), the club was big enough to hold 2,600 people over three floors of dance space. With...
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A lot of Londoners enjoy a drink or two, though sometimes it ends up more like a drink or six. With so many bars, pubs and clubs right on your doorstep, it’s no wonder that alcohol plays such a large role in so many people’s lives. After a long day at work, temptation can get the better of us! Although getting tipsy can be fun, there are down sides to drinking alcohol. First there’s the...
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It’s unlikely that anyone has been to every single bar and pub in London. It’s fair to say that there are quite a few drinking holes in the nation’s capital; we’re talking in the thousands. Some people just stick to their local haunts, others go for the ones that are well publicised or highly prestigious. Unless they have fantastic reputations, the small pubs down side streets are unlikely to be discovered by those who are...
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We like to keep you up to date with what’s on around London, and this week we’re taking you to Waterloo. If you’ve already done the Millenium Pier, the London Eye and the IMAX, don’t fret; there are always new things happening in the capital, making sure you’re never short of things to do. If you enjoy the theatre but you’re looking for something new and relevant, we’ve got the perfect solution for you. Head...
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Do you remember reading Roald Dahl when you were little? His children’s books illustrated by Quentin Blake were, and still are, tremendously popular. They are read in Primary schools and at home, as well as being adapted to stage and screen. But what some people don’t realise is that Dahl had a huge repertoire of darker material too, aimed at a higher age group. These fables aren’t for the faint hearted; over the years, Roald...
