London – The Inside Track

A world famous city, and quite rightly so, London is our capital, and, arguably a little country of its own. With over 10 million people currently living in London, it has a bigger population than the likes of Portugal, Sweden…

These majestic train routes will change the way you travel.

By: Victoria Heath Human history is shaped by transportation, and the railroad in particular has become a sought-after time capsule for travelers to explore and romanticize. Every summer, teenage backpackers embark on weeklong journeys throughout Europe via rail as a…

This new bookshop is providing customers with a digital detox by going technology-free

  By: Adrian Smith Because so much of our lives exists online these days, it’s hard to find quiet time away from the web. For many, there are days when most communication takes place online. This has prompted Liberia, a…

These two guys are renting out a room in their $15 million penthouse for free

BY: JESSICA BEUKER Last week a new ad appeared on SpareRoom – a flatshare site in the UK – for a £8 million ($14.8 million) penthouse in Paddington, London. The 4,000 sq ft property includes a cleaner, chauffeur and a…

Is McDonald’s new design fighting gentrification in London or offending its citizens?

BY: CAROLINE ROLF If the mass-produced toxic food wasn’t bad enough, fast food giant, McDonald’s, may have another reason to apologize. In a poorly thought out marketing attempt aimed towards the inner city life troubled by tagging in Brixton, south…

Squatting communities are putting experience above objects on the fringes of London (Photos)

BY: TYLER FYFE While glossy advertisements on home decorating magazines might tell you different, home isn’t defined by space, it’s defined by the people who inhabit it. Photographer, Corinna Kern found a community of eclectics living on the fringes of…

One hundred cameras were given to London’s homeless to show us the city through their eyes

BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ This past July a project by Café Art supplied the homeless people of London with disposable cameras and the opportunity to show people the city through their eyes. One hundred disposable cameras were given to the cause,…

Money with David Bowie’s face is being used as real currency in Brixton, England

BY: SWIKAR OLI By now, most of us know we can use our money as protest—or rather, not use it. But many residents and businesses in Brixton are not only being particular about where they spend their money, but what…

Gas masks, beakers and blue meth: a Breaking Bad-themed bar is opening in London

BY: JESSICA BEUKER If you’re anything like me, you reluctantly watched the Breaking Bad pilot after all of your friends kept ranting about how amazing the series was, only to become more obsessed and addicted than the meth junkies onscreen.…

A potential bridge between Russia and Alaska could lead to the ultimate road trip

BY: ZOE MELNYK The ultimate road trip stretching from New York City all the way to London could be possible if Russia’s plans work out to build a mega highway connecting Russia’s easternmost border with Alaska’s westernmost border. The idea…

This summer London is opening a public eco-pool that is filtered entirely by plants

The UK’s first naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool is opening in London this May. The bathing pond will use plants instead of chemicals or machinery to keep the water clean, which will in addition provide habitat for wetland fauna. The…

This Guy Turned His House Into A Concert Venue To Revive The Starving All-Ages Music Scene

BY: ALEX DOWNHAM After a “slump” in London, Ontario’s music scene, local Preston Ell has morphed his own house into Satan’s Cove, the city’s smallest all-ages venue. Inspired by the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) movement, Ell’s bungalow – home to three others…