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We at Shlur love coffee. Thought we’d best clear that up in case the not infrequent articles about coffee and..
Sat on the west coast, Pacific breezes permeating its every street, San Francisco is a capital of coffee, so packed with cafes..
Georgetown is one of Washington DC’s oldest neighborhoods filled with old brick streets, very high end shopping, and occasional sewage..
13thCentury globetrotter Marco Polo once described this week’s Alternative Travel Destination as “without doubt the finest and most splendid city..
Made poignant by Carrie’s acceptance of Mr Big’s proposal of Sex and the City (stay with me) the padlock covered..
University of the Arts London is one of the largest creative hubs in the country, reigning in students from all..
Otto Muehl. Born 16 June 1925. Died 26 May 2013. Artist. Pioneer of Viennese Actionism. Founder of the Friedrichshof Commune...
Welcome to the second installment of Alternative Travel Destinations 2014. We began last time in Eastern Europe with Varna, Bulgaria’s..
Krakow is known to be one of the most exciting and aspiring city’s in Europe and what comes hand in..
So it’s already 2014, when did that happen? Midnight of December 31st 2013, you might say, but don’t be a..
I might be the only American so far to have ever appeared on Channel 4’s “One Born Every Minute” or..
Situated in an unassuming outskirt neighborhood on the N-II of Madrid lies Torres Blancas. Before I go into depth I..
Independent London book publishers Peirene Press have been releasing small but perfectly formed European literature for a while now, offering..
If someone tells you to spell something out in black and white, they want you to express yourself clearly. No..
The one thing I had never been prepared for on arrival to the West Bank was the nightlife. If I..
Hearsay has been so heavily the crux of London’s panic over the lifting of immigration restrictions on the EU’s neglected..
Last night I went wassailing in some woods not too far from my house with a bunch of strangers and..
Sport is a funny old thing. Often, it is literally a funny old thing. Not everyone is a sports fan,..
I have not done myself proud this year. I used to be a wrapping ninja – I could wrap my..
When I made the decision to reside in the Middle East I fully gave up the notion of celebrating Christmas...
When I first moved to England from Detroit in 2007, I was still in the euphoria of the phenomenon of..
Red Army Fiction is a collective of performers, artists and word worshippers alike, who gather once a month for nights..
As a fashion lover, and someone with not much money to spend on “it pieces” (once a wise friend of..
Periodically I stumble across an aspect of Palestinian life that simply baffles me, terrifies me or renders me completely speechless...
If you’re looking for brutalist architecture in Berlin, you’re going to have to head to the West. At the time..
It is 1.30am. Precisely 50 hours have passed since I stepped off an EasyJet plane at Schönefeld airport and took..
As the old expression goes, pictures can tell a thousand words, and it’s true. The use of art is one..
Halloween is upon us, so I decided to explore one of London’s spookiest spots, the former site of notorious Newgate prison...
Berlin has a lot of café guides. And yes, this is just another one. The difference this time is that..