London 2012 Olympic Games

my struggle to cycle from london to paris

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I am picking my way through the thick foliage on a long-disused railway embankment somewhere outside Sevenoaks, using my bike as a battering ram against the brambles and nettles. My guide has disappeared into the wilderness ahead of us. Beside and beyond us are fields and vistas, but I can’t see them. I am asked, … Read more

Inside the transformation of the BT Tower into an ultra-luxury hotel

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Completed in 1964, the BT Tower rises 189 meters above London – Alexey Fedoren/iStockphoto For Gavin Patterson, abseiling down the BT Tower remains a memorable highlight of his tenure as CEO of the telecoms giant. The stunt, performed with TV adventurer Bear Grylls, was just one of many charity events hosted at the London landmark … Read more