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Seeking out culture in London

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I’ve been to London several times and have gone to see all the regular tourist attractions as well as a number of plays in the West End. It’s pretty easy to find out information about those attractions and plays, but there is a lot that visitors miss out on by just going along that well-trod path. I like wandering around new neighbourhoods, but I’m sure that I’ve missed out on many things that were around a different corner or just a block over. I’ve also found that some of my favourite experiences were plays that I had heard about at the last minute, such as when I wandered by a theatre in 2003 and then decided to go see Brand with Ralph Fiennes as the lead. I found out about that play by walking down the right street though, and wouldn’t have known to look for it otherwise.

Team GeckoGo was introduced to Spoonfed recently, and these guys are basically a London events site for checking out live music, arts, comedy, theatre, and alternative events happening in London at any given time. It certainly helps to check them out to get a more local vibe of the place, and be able to catch something interesting that’s just a bit different than going to see the usual checklist. Looking around, I found that their listings are pretty comprehensive. Just checking in Soho for tomorrow gave me 23 listings for the day – over 9,000 for the rest of February in London. It’s pretty convenient to be able to scan through the listings and see if there’s anything that catches my eye.

Sadly I haven’t had a chance to travel as much as I’d like recently, but the next time I’m going to London I’d definitely make a point to check them out.