Gordon White » London http://gordonwhite.co.uk Trying to be less shit at London life. Also at cooking. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:19:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Boris bike delivery http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/07/boris-bike-delivery/ http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/07/boris-bike-delivery/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:59:35 +0000 Gordon White http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/07/boris-bike-delivery/

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Thank you, Icelandic volcano

The other part of it is that this is apparently…

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Of course, this meant that the Monday turned into…

]]> http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/03/brighton-interrupted/feed/ 0 How To Fail At London Tourism -By An Expert http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/02/how-to-fail-at-london-tourism-by-an-expert/ http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/02/how-to-fail-at-london-tourism-by-an-expert/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:55:00 +0000 Gordon White http://gordonwhite.co.uk/?p=783 My first recommendation would be to make plans with a one Megan Lloyd, like I did yesterday. Then personally suggest and execute a string of alternative options based along London’s least reliable tube line. Then realise the expedition needs a…

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]]> http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2010/02/new-internet-things-of-note/feed/ 0 Antipodean Christmas in London http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2009/12/antipodean-christmas-in-london/ http://gordonwhite.co.uk/2009/12/antipodean-christmas-in-london/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:55:47 +0000 Gordon White http://gordonwhite.co.uk/?p=726 What a hardcore couple of days. One of the very few benefits of being canned just before Christmas is that you can devote days to preparing a meal of absolute awesomeness. So that is what I did.…

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The document in question originated from the general Dalston area and was penned by this man,…

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You see, Christmas belongs here. Traditional Yuletide fare is essentially Western European survival foods: goose, preserved fruits, Christmas pudding (which lasts for…

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In his defence, it was truly fucking horrible. He got smashed in the face by…

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