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One of the reasons why the Georgian House incredible fortunate and proud of its location is that a landmark reflecting true English heritage and culture lies a short walk away from our front door! Since 1837, Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of British royals and more than 50,000 lucky people visit as guests to magnificent events hosted inside the beautiful building. What’s more, thanks to the special Summer Openings, the picturesque Palace has been welcoming more and more visitors through its glorious doors with a record number of 413,000 reached in 2010! If you have not considered spending a day out exploring one of the most wonderful landmarks in the country, here’s why we think you should!

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When you hear the words ‘summer holiday’, do you immediately think of whisking your family away to an exotic destination far away from home with the sun shining bright, comfortable loungers waiting for you and lots of fun activities to keep the kids busy? Let’s be honest, many of us imagine these wonderful things and it is a great experience for children to explore the world and the cultures within. However, what we sometimes forget, is that the perfect summer holiday can even be spent in a vibrant city, just like London! Our blog this week is to help find you some exciting plans with your family for the summer before it flies away and the clouds start to creep their way back over our skies.

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Proposals are unsurprisingly quite a common thing in London and thanks to its picturesque beauty and its unbeatable charm; you could take your special someone to a wide variety of unforgettable places and ask that life-changing question. However, this blog is dedicated to those who have most likely seen lots of cliché proposals in Hollywood movies (ring hidden in the cake kind of thing). We agree the idea is deliciously romantic, but this week we’re looking at ideas that will guarantee the special moment to be the most memorable of your life (until you get married, of course).

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London is one of the most culturally vibrant cities on Earth with an estimated over 300 different languages being spoken and 37% of its population born outside of the UK. What’s more, 84% of Londoners see the city’s cultural scene as essential for quality of life and we totally agree! London wouldn’t be the fascinating and thrilling location it is without the remarkable diversity it holds. Whether you’re a resident in or out of the city or if you are a tourist charmed by the capital, trust us when we say, there’s nowhere else like London. So, how can you immerse yourself into the cultural capital of the world this summer? Check out these exciting events happening in the city centre that absolutely anyone can be a part of.

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Before we begin with this week’s blog, let’s take a moment to be thankful for the 7th Duchess of Bedford, who back in the 1800s when two meals a day was the norm, she decided to set a daily time to have an afternoon snack. And behold, afternoon tea was born. Now, this English tradition is becoming even more popular than ever in restaurants, hotels and beautiful tea rooms offering all kinds of delightful treats. So, fancy something quirky? Here are or recommendations for London’s top afternoon tea locations.

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Fascinating fact of the day: More than 8 million people fly to another destination every single day. Back in 2013, the number of air passengers remarkably set the highest record in history, standing at 3.1 billion people. This astonishing figure is one of many that can show in an instant how important travel and tourism are as a part of our modern-day lives and technology is only becoming even more advanced, allowing us to be anywhere in the world, whenever we want. To some, this is an amazing thing, but to others it can be shocking. Global ethical/eco-tourism organizations are consistently keen to encourage particularly frequent travellers to consider how their participation in tourism is benefitting the physical surroundings and the society of the destination being explored. Can tourism offer favourable income to local families and hard workers? Can events mean development of an economy? Can hospitality help to reduce carbon emissions? The answer is yes! So, what can you do to travel, with the world in mind?

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