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@1stContact/london-bloggers

A list of people blogging on life in London

  1. IanVisits ianvisits Loads of photos of the railway tunnels under Smithfield taken - just hopping some of them come out OK when I get home. 30 minutes ago via Dabr
  2. IanVisits ianvisits Time to head into town - time to photgraph some tunnels. about 5 hours ago via Dabr
  3. Krista kristainchicago Watching the impossibly thin woman next to me shovel down 3000+ calories at breakfast. about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  4. IanVisits ianvisits The Dragon spacecraft will fly directly under the space station at about 12:20 - live video feed: j.mp/KMrBxw about 6 hours ago via bitly
  5. IanVisits ianvisits Lovely hot day, balcony doors open, waves crashing on the river shore... is spending the afternoon photographing some tunnels. about 6 hours ago via Polygius
  6. IanVisits ianvisits Telford Council is seeking grave diggers - quality of hole is half of the contract award criteria. j.mp/KAXQeH about 6 hours ago via bitly
  7. IanVisits ianvisits This is why you might have seen an RAF rescue helicopter in Regents Park this morning: j.mp/Jzn8As about 8 hours ago via bitly
  8. IanVisits ianvisits RT @TheFactCompiler @GAOTG: PHOTO: Women's GB Volleyball Team in action at Parliament Sq yfrog.com/kidoyfcj about 10 hours ago via Polygius
  9. IanVisits ianvisits RT @SIRJoshuaToThee Mr Kenneth LIVINGSTONE does disregard the No More Than Two Gin & Tonics Before Broadcast rule. #newsnight about 10 hours ago via Polygius
  10. Krista kristainchicago Inconsistency in hotels bothers me. Today I got free water next to bed. Last night I didn't. about 17 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
  11. Krista kristainchicago 2.5 weeks til London. about 20 hours ago via web from São Paulo, São Paulo
  12. IanVisits ianvisits Mind the Map at the Transport Museum j.mp/LpuNz2 about 21 hours ago via bitly
  13. IanVisits ianvisits Just a skipping rape... j.mp/Jy2K2F about 22 hours ago via bitly
  14. IanVisits ianvisits WHAT DO WE WANT! "Freedom for trapped nerves!" WHEN DO WE WANT IT! "Soon please, it's damn uncomfortable". 9:02 AM May 23rd via Polygius
  15. Krista kristainchicago Have just been invited to party at Chinawhite in London tonight. Apparently there will be lots of "high end" models in attendance. #prfail 6:51 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  16. IanVisits ianvisits Unexpected headline of the day... "Doctor Who Helped Find Bin Laden Hideout" j.mp/JpRT6f 6:38 AM May 23rd via bitly
  17. IanVisits ianvisits RT @richardwestcott This is where your bag goes at Heathrow, behind the scenes twitpic.com/9obcih 5:00 AM May 23rd via Polygius
  18. IanVisits ianvisits My weekly guide to what's on in London goes out this afternoon - free sign up here: j.mp/HGGIHM 3:21 AM May 23rd via bitly