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5:33 pm
16 March 2009

unka

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hello there,

i've never ever used a forum… i'll spend some days in london and oxford next month and i thought it'd be a good idea to ask for some recommendations for clubs, pubs etc. by locals. anyone?

thanks!

5:34 pm
16 March 2009

unka

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we obviously like the same music…

5:37 pm
16 March 2009

clara

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Where are you going to be staying in London,Unka?

A desert has its own rules - outside the circle its cruel

5:43 pm
16 March 2009

unka

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hi clara! i used to be katschunka (remember me?), but had to re-register.

i'm staying somewhere near bayswater station.

5:56 pm
16 March 2009

clara

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Hi Katschunka!

nice to see you on here…

I don't know of many pubs round bayswater, but the West End (Oxford St) isn't that far,you could get a bus along to Oxford St,then you could go along to Piccadilly Circus/Leicester Square area,lots of pubs round there.

A desert has its own rules - outside the circle its cruel

6:06 pm
16 March 2009

unka

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pubs around piccadilly circus and leicester square are probably crowded by tourists? well, i'm a tourist as well but i'd like to go somewhere off the beaten track and i don't mind taking the night bus and stuff

6:33 pm
16 March 2009

Londy

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There're a lot of pubs in Bayswater and it's near to Notting Hill and Hyde Park too, anyway you could get the tube (there're 2 stations: Bayswater and Queensway, just a few stops to Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Street, Covent Garden etc etc etc), that's the fastest way to go around the city

I'm italian but I love London and I know Bayswater very well Wink

6:38 pm
16 March 2009

clara

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Difficult to find somewhere off the beaten track that isn't touristy,

in London.Most pubs will be pretty crowded. Smile

A desert has its own rules - outside the circle its cruel

6:47 pm
16 March 2009

Garp1978

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Post edited 6:49 pm - 16 March 2009 by Garp1978

I love Camden, nice pubs and clubs and it's great for shopping too.

Oh, and I spent a nice/wild night at The Borderline last time I've been to London, it's near the old Astoria.

My name is Garp and I’m a Maximoholic.

7:05 pm
16 March 2009

Antje.

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Is Camden still the place to go? Does the Good Mixer still exist? Laugh

I went to a pub in Oxford once - it had a weird name but I don't remember what it was … But I have fond memories of a certain singer walking in with his “muse”.

And everything I got, best believe I bought it!

7:07 pm
16 March 2009

clara

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@Unka-yes,North London might be a better place for nightlife,depends how far you want to travel.

A desert has its own rules - outside the circle its cruel

7:15 pm
16 March 2009

MyDogCassie_x

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Around The Angel Islington isn't bad, they have a lot more bars/nightlife then they used to. Apparently Upper Street is the 'New west end' but i'm not so sure

7:18 pm
16 March 2009

unka

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thanks for your comments - it was bath, book and bed-time for my son, but now i'm back

i've been around bayswater and camden and brick lane etc. and i think i'll just try my luck. i'm travelling alone but when i think back to the aftershow party at the forum, it seems like the british like to connect

do you know the indie travel guide where bands introduce you to their hometown? don't know if it is published in the uk. the old blue last in bethnal green seams to be nice.

antje, i'll look for the strange pub in oxford, should be easy to find as it is a small city

7:20 pm
16 March 2009

unka

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