Taking a ‘trip of a life time’ is something of a cliché but should you be looking to journey to some of the most dramatic places on earth, trek through rainforests and desert plains, hike great mountain ranges, and experience the extremes of the Poles—that’s probably what you’re looking for.

For centuries beer and London have gone hand-in-hand. Some of our oldest pubs are said to date back to the fourteenth century which was also around about the same time that the Brewers Company of London released a statement that an, “ale shall be made—but only [with] liquor (water), malt, and yeast.” To put it simply: London knows its beers.

Laurence Kirwan (MD FRCS FACS ) is a pioneering aesthetic plastic surgeon with practices in Harley Street, where he spends up to two weeks each month, and on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.

Dr Kirwan has been named in numerous magazines including Tatler’s Top Docs Supplement for several years running and has also been rated as one of the 1,000 most influential Londoners by the Evening Standard for the last three years. .

Catherine is a cashmere knitwear designer currently working for the luxury Eric Bompard brand. She is the first British designer to join the all-French design team adding a quintessentially English flair to the collection and to the most recent Autumn-Winter 2010/11 line. Catherine spends the majority of her time in the East End of London

Check out Catherine Crowther’s favorite haute spots in London at Haute Secrets.

Where in the world can you buy a pair of Havaianas, a Dior shoe, the iconically red-soloed Louboutin or a Fendi flip flop or some Repetto flats in a space designed by a worldclass architect and while having a glass of champagne? Good old London of course.

Selfridges’ new Shoe Galleries is about to change the way you shop for shoes forever.

Imagine a world without jeans. In fact stop that right now, it’s just not possible. We’d have nothing to wear. Nothing to dress up, nothing to dress down. Nothing to grow into as the denim moulded to your body and changed through washes, wear, and tear. Nothing to feel a little sad about when the time comes to throw away a trusted pair, and nothing to feel excited about as you pull on a new crisp pair ready to bond with and grew a littler older with.
Jeans. Can’t live without them. Period. Marie Teather looks as the best places to get your next pair in London.

Restaurateur and successful entrepreneur, Divia Cadbury is no stranger to celebrity chefs nor star-studded restaurants.

Divia started her working life in the kitchen, working for master chef Roy Yamaguchi in Hawaii. This was followed by a stint at the TV food network in New York, before she returned to London to found Bonsai, her highly successful catering company.

After 10 years away from the catwalk, Elizabeth Emanuel’s spring/summer 2011 collection dedicated to the Little Black Dress went down a storm at Il Bottaccio and the catwalk was packed tight with famous faces who have adored Elizabeth’s designs over the last three decades.

Critics say that unlike other metropolises of the world London, London is not truly a 24/7 city. Shops have a habit of closing early in the evening, if it’s mid-week most bars are emptying by 11pm, trying to get a decent bite to eat after 9pm is a huge challenge and if it’s a Sunday, only take-away joints seem to take any business. But that’s if you don’t know where to look. London has a cool handful of late night eating joints and Marie Teather has taken it upon herself to track them down.