Through September, London’s Tower Bridge is holding a small but interesting exhibition on the facts, medal counts and trivia of each of the modern Olympics.
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As London hotels sell out at sky-high prices, other UK cities are offering rooms for less than £100 per night, less than two hours by train from the Olympic events.
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In East London, the Hackney Weekend (23 and 24 June) will feature some of the biggest acts on the planet, all just a shot put throw from the Olympic venues.
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As host city for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the English capital’s transport network will have extra services and facilities for visitors with mobility problems.
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Go for the culinary gold in neighbourhoods soon to be swamped with visitors to the Games.
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According to a recent survey, London tops the list as the city where executives spend the most time, followed by Shanghai, Singapore, Beijing and Toronto.
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Scope out stunning scenery in northern England
Surfing in wind chill and primordial surrounds
Festive feasts and rollercoasters in Hyde Park
The way of the shepherd
Asia
Hiking and houseboats in Sausalito
San Francisco
Matinee jazz in a Manhattan parlour
New York City
Classic sights in the City of Light
Paris
Italy’s stolen treasures come home
Rome
Living in... cities of the future
South Korea
Forms of ID: Geraldine DeRuiter
My city: Mumbai
Mumbai
The Spanish ritual of baby jumping
Spain
Beijing’s labyrinth of history
Beijing
America’s best little beach towns
Washington
Duct tape designs take form in Ohio
USA
Reader Q&A: Mini breaks from London
London
Johannesburg’s hip transformation
South Africa
See eye to eye with a butterfly
San Francisco
Spain’s super-charged sport
Spain
Walking in Inca footsteps
Peru
Jaffa, an Israeli city in flux
Israel
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