Everyone likes being let in on a secret. These hidden bars in London offer good times, quirky settings and drinks that taste all the better for having finally been tracked down…

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Why do you have to go to work? Why must you rise from your bed each day when it’s still dark outside? What is it that is driving the gears inside your robotic mind as you trudge through the blistering cold toward another long day of desk-bound toil?

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Are you a London bar? Do you hope to ignite some form of fiery revelry in a legion of London drinkers? Are you searching for the secret to success so to avoid a winter of discontent? Then listen up little London bar; come closer and lend an ear as we, the London bar experts of Fluid London, impart upon you the essence of a perfect London bar during the winter months…

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Why visit London’s historic pubs? John Edwards, owner and manager of London Tavern Trails, gives some clues…

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We asked Spotted by Locals’ London locals to make a list of their favourite winter spots. Here they are!

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Written as part of Paris Romance Week for our Love Paris giveaway

The French have the apéro down to an art form. Appetites are whet with typically French pre-dinner sips such as kir, bubbly or martini blanc.

But, while it’s always fun to get down with the locals, sometimes us cocktail-drinkers just want a serious dry martini.

Here’s where you take your date to try one…

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Written as part of Paris Romance Week for our Love Paris giveaway

Paris is known as a romantic city and the mere mention of the city provokes in girls the same effect as Viagra does in men. Taking your girl to Paris is one of the best ways to rekindle the initial excitement three months after meeting her at a random indie gig…

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There’s no other city in the world that people fall in love with so deeply than Paris.

And once you’ve whiled away the hours footloose in the Jardin des Tuileries, pottered through the thrift shops in Le Marais, or proactively ticked off the tourist attractions in your guidebook, then you should be set to throw on your party shoes and whirlwind off into the beautiful Parisian night…

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Written as part of Paris Culture Week for our Love Paris campaign

Secrets from Paris: where to shop, drink, eat, visit and get pampered off the tourist trail. A goldmine of chic addresses await…

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Written as part of Paris Food Week for our Love Paris giveaway.

Cocktails in Paris have, for me, been a generally mixed bag. More often than not, I’ll be found with a glass of wine in hand because, well, wine is always a safe bet. And when I’m really, really craving a good margarita, I mix it up at home.

It’s taken quite awhile, but I’ve finally found a couple of addresses whose cocktail-mixing merits a taste, or are at least cheap enough not to feel guilty about…

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