november-2011

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Liverpool
England
real ale lovers. It
features jazz nights
and 12 varieties of gin.
LIVE MUSIC
Philharmonic Hall
(Hope Street, tel: 0151
709 3789) November’s
musical off erings at
the splendid art deco
hall include Englebert
Humperdinck and
Grammy awardwinning
Toumani
Diabate. Home to the
world-renowned Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra, it also hosts
comedy and fi lms.
LATE & LIVELY
The Krazyhouse (16
Wood Street, tel: 0151
708 5016) With doors
open from 10pm to
4am and a bar until
6am, you really can
party all night at one of
the longest-established
and most diverse
nightclubs in town.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Almost as
legendary on the
Liverpool musical
scene as the Beatles,
Probe has fed a broad
range of alternative
tastes for four decades.
Vinyl is venerated,
but they also stock a
comprehensive range
of CDs covering psych,
prog, soul, funk, punk
and many more (The
Bluecoat, School Lane,
tel: 0151 708 8815).
SEE A major
exhibition revealing
the life of the dinosaur
65 million years ago
leaves London for
the fi rst time. Sights,
sounds and smells
of the Jurassic and
Cretaceous periods
include life-like
animatronic dinosaurs
and real dinosaur
poo (World Museum,
William Brown Street,
tel: 0151 478 4393).
ESCAPE If you love
designer clothes
but hate the prices,
Cheshire Oaks is
for you. At the UK’s
biggest fashion outlet
village, 145 stores off er
permanent reductions
on designer goods,
from diamond rings
to dungarees. It’s
about 45 minutes
from Liverpool (Kinsey
Road, Ellesmere Port,
tel: 0151 348 5600).
NO WAY!
Liverpool’s Gladstone
Dock was home to the
world’s fi rst port radar
system. Installed in
1948, it allowed the
monitoring of shipping
in the River Mersey and
approach channels.
Gerry Corner
SEFTON
COASTAL PATH
GO A coastline
featuring beaches,
impressive sunsets
and sculptor Anthony
Gormley’s 100 iron
men is a 15-minute
train ride from the
city centre (Sefton
Coastal Path).
Ljubljana
Slovenia
DIALLING CODE +386
CURRENCY €
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Paris (CDG)
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TAXI
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A local taxi costs
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Buses leave
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8pm. Tickets: €4.10.
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BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Cutty
Sark (1 Knafl jev
Prehod, tel: 01 425
1477) Long held as the
city’s favourite ex-pat
pub, this friendly
city-centre oasis also
attracts plenty of
locals. They come for
the beer and the
decent pizzas.
EXCLUSIVE River
House (31 Gallusovo
Nabrezje, tel: 01 425
4090) No staid old
timer, this fresh,
young restaurant
off ers quality and a bit
of a funky vibe down
by the river in the Old
Town. Enjoy properly
cooked pasta,
excellent fi sh from
Slovenia’s Adriatic
coastline and some
lovely wines.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Neboticnik (1
Štefanova, tel: 040 60
1787) You don’t have
to order food to get
the chance to summit
what was once
Yugoslavia’s tallest
building. They have
a café at Neboticnik,
so you can just chill
out and take in the
city skyline over
a cup of coff ee.
LATE & LIVELY
Ultra Club (6
Nazorjeva) This
popular club may
attract mostly locals,
but it’s a friendly place
so you should feel
welcome, especially
if you enjoy fun
dance music.
THIS MONTH
GO Head to the Art
Nouveau Quarter,
which is a charming
oasis right in the city
centre. Make sure to
look up to view the
architecture as you
walk along Miklosiceva.
The ornate art
nouveau touches are
unmistakable as are
the distinctive, bright
colour schemes.
NO WAY!
France Preseren is
Slovenia’s romantic
and tragic poet whose
odes to lost love
have captured the
national heart. His
A Toast even became
the national
anthem in 1989.
robinmckelvie.com
London
UK
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LUTON
TAXI
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National Express
tickets can be
bought onboard.
Tickets: £14 single;
£19 return. Ask your
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Trains from Luton
Airport Parkway
go to London St
Pancras. Tickets: £12
(fi rstcapital
connect.co.uk).
GATWICK
TAXI
A local taxi costs
£100 to London.
The Gatwick
Express to
London Victoria runs
every 15 minutes from
4.35am–1.35am.
Exclusive easyJet
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SOUTHEND
TAXI
A local taxi costs
£115 to London.
Up to eight trains
an hour run
to Liverpool Street.
Tickets: £14 single.
STANSTED
TAXI
A local taxi costs
£120 to London.
National Express
runs a bus service
to London Victoria.
Tickets: £17 return.