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150 | DESTINATION GUIDES More free monthly guides available at traveller.easyjet.com<br />
London<br />
England<br />
The Stansted<br />
Express runs<br />
every 15 minutes until<br />
00.30am. Exclusive<br />
easyJet discounted<br />
fares available when<br />
you buy onboard.<br />
For transport in<br />
London, Oyster<br />
cards are available to<br />
with £20 of credit. Buy<br />
on board, tickets: £23.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
Satsuma (56 Wardour<br />
Street, W1, tel: 020<br />
7437 3389) Famed<br />
for its katsu curry, this<br />
Japanese restaurant<br />
has just had a refurb<br />
and has great satsumacoloured<br />
booths to<br />
dine in. A katsu curry<br />
is a must, as the menu<br />
has more than 10<br />
varieties on off er, but<br />
also try a selection<br />
of tempura and the<br />
miso aubergine to<br />
start your meal.<br />
UP TO €30 Wright<br />
Brothers (13 Kingly<br />
Street, W1, tel: 020<br />
7434 3611) One of<br />
the fi rst importers of<br />
oysters to the city, the<br />
Wright Brothers have<br />
a popular outpost on<br />
Borough market, but<br />
this opening is a nice<br />
mix for those who are<br />
not as keen on the<br />
molluscs. The delightful<br />
fi sh restaurant boasts<br />
great half pints of<br />
prawns and fabulous<br />
daily specials.<br />
UP TO €50 Ora (6<br />
Little Portland Street,<br />
W1, tel: 020 7637 0125)<br />
For genuine Thai food<br />
just a hop from Oxford<br />
Circus, Ora is your best<br />
bet. In a warm, low-lit<br />
basement the perfectly<br />
attentive staff will be<br />
happy to tell diners<br />
what to order. Those<br />
who listen will<br />
be rewarded with<br />
delicious calamari and<br />
a fi ery red curry.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Yauatcha (15–17<br />
Broadwick Street,<br />
W1, tel: 020 8968<br />
0202) Delicate dim<br />
sum and seafood<br />
dishes are what won<br />
the restaurant a<br />
Michelin star when it<br />
opened in 2004. The<br />
experience has only<br />
been improved since<br />
then, and as you graze<br />
through dish after<br />
dish of dim sum – the<br />
fi nest with venison –<br />
sip light Chinese teas<br />
while gazing at the<br />
fi sh tank, which runs<br />
under the bar.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Village<br />
East (171 Bermondsey<br />
Street, SE1, tel: 020<br />
7357 6082) A chilledout<br />
bar-restaurant<br />
close to London<br />
Bridge in an old cloth<br />
factory warehouse.<br />
Take the load off your<br />
feet down this quiet<br />
street and choose<br />
a luscious cocktail,<br />
wine or beer from the<br />
extensive menu, or for<br />
the brave there’s<br />
a 20-strong vodka list.<br />
LIVE MUSIC The<br />
Garage (20–22<br />
Highbury Corner, N5,<br />
tel: 020 7619 6721)<br />
The Garage presents<br />
nightly live music of all<br />
genres up on Highbury<br />
corner, a perfect<br />
location, not far from<br />
the bars of Angel. Enjoy<br />
indie, rock and techno<br />
music, plus DJ sets and<br />
weekly club nights.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Volupté (9 Norwich<br />
Street, EC4, tel: 020<br />
7831 1622) One of<br />
the capital’s gems,<br />
if you like your<br />
late-night supper<br />
clubs to be a mix of<br />
fl air and fl irtatious<br />
fl amboyance. Ground<br />
level is a chic and<br />
atmospheric cocktail<br />
bar; downstairs is an<br />
intimate showcase for<br />
fi ne dining followed<br />
by the best cabaret,<br />
burlesque and tonguein-cheek<br />
decadence.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Bicester Village<br />
is just an hour from the<br />
centre of London, and<br />
can be combined with<br />
a trip to Oxford. For 15<br />
years this shopping<br />
village has been<br />
selling great brands<br />
GRANGE TOWER<br />
BRIDGE HOTEL<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Opened in June, this<br />
hotel has a variety<br />
of modern facilities<br />
and is situated in<br />
London’s famous<br />
Tower Bridge district.<br />
From €165, book at<br />
hotels.easyJet.com.<br />
at bargain prices. The<br />
outlet houses top UK<br />
fashion names such as<br />
Dunhill, Mulberry, Paul<br />
Smith and Alexander<br />
McQueen, among<br />
others (Bicester).<br />
SEE Until 26<br />
November, catch the<br />
Playboy of the Western<br />
World at the Old<br />
Vic. One of Ireland’s<br />
greatest plays,<br />
performed under John<br />
Crowley’s direction,<br />
the play follows the<br />
troubled times of<br />
Christy, a young man<br />
who has apparently<br />
just killed his father<br />
(The Cut, SE1).<br />
GO Find everything<br />
you need at upmarket<br />
Bond Street in the<br />
West End. Steeped<br />
in London history,<br />
its renowned as the<br />
place to go for couture<br />
fashion by designers<br />
including Chanel and<br />
Alexander McQueen.<br />
A host of shops,<br />
restaurants, museums<br />
and beauty salons are<br />
sure to catch your eye.<br />
ESCAPE Head off for<br />
the day to Cambridge,<br />
the famous university<br />
city just 90 minutes<br />
from London. As well as<br />
being able to soak up<br />
the student life, visitors<br />
may also go to the<br />
Fitzwilliam Museum,<br />
a grand building with<br />
an extensive range<br />
of art and artefacts<br />
(Trumpington Street).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Arsenal is the only<br />
football club to have<br />
its own, eponymous<br />
tube station.<br />
Amy Dennis<br />
Luxor<br />
Egypt<br />
DIALLING CODE +20<br />
CURRENCY EGP<br />
FLY FROM<br />
London (LGW)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs<br />
50LE to the East<br />
Bank, and 100LE<br />
to the West Bank.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Nile<br />
Valley (Near the ferry,<br />
tel: 010 618 5684)<br />
Perfectly located on<br />
the banks of the Nile,<br />
with a panoramic view<br />
overlooking Luxor<br />
temple, this is a great<br />
place for a meal.The<br />
menu features<br />
a mixture of Egyptian<br />
and international<br />
dishes, with regional<br />
specialities such as<br />
stuff ed pigeon.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
1886 Restaurant<br />
Old Winter Palace<br />
(Corniche el Nile,<br />
tel: 095 238 0422)<br />
This wonderful hotel<br />
was the home of the<br />
upper-class tourist<br />
in the days of Agatha<br />
Christie and Lord<br />
Carnarvon. The wines<br />
are expensive but the<br />
food is surprisingly<br />
reasonable, though it’s<br />
Do you own a holiday let, commercial<br />
property or buy-to-lets?<br />
Yes? The taxman could owe you money.<br />
still a special place for<br />
a special meal. Formal<br />
dress required.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Space<br />
Observers Luxor<br />
(Desert, tel: 010 606<br />
0319) Explore the<br />
wonders of space and<br />
the night sky of Egypt.<br />
This unique experience<br />
takes place in a remote<br />
desert location with<br />
state-of-the-art GPS<br />
telescopes. You’ll need<br />
to call ahead and ask<br />
for a pick-up.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Tutotel Disco (Sharia<br />
Salah ad-Din, tel: 095<br />
237 7990) The disco<br />
is located in the cellar<br />
of this building, and<br />
it is one of the most<br />
popular dancing<br />
places in town.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SEE The tomb of<br />
Ramose in the Valley<br />
of Nobles is unique,<br />
having both the<br />
traditional Pharaoh<br />
Amenhotep III and the<br />
“heretic” Akhenaton<br />
with his wife Nefertiti<br />
depicted. It also has<br />
the most exquisite<br />
limestone carving,<br />
wonderful colourful<br />
pictures and as it is<br />
unfi nished, there<br />
are guidelines for<br />
the artists.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
At the South Assasif<br />
project they are using<br />
the same equipment<br />
they use to investigate<br />
glaciers to check<br />
for underground<br />
structures.<br />
Jane Akshar<br />
0121 228 7178<br />
info@hedge-tax.co.uk<br />
www.hedge-tax.co.uk
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