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This is a new Burger joint that opened on December 2012!

each time i pass by it i see a long que and that got me interested! .. i mean .. with the weather so cold why would i stand in line for such a small place .. there is a secret behind that for sure!

We decided to try this place and i put it as a must in my to try list before going back to Kuwait!

the day came .. we stood on the que .. and now its our turn .. let us get inside!

it is really a small place where you can share a table with others .. maybe it can hold around 25 to 30 persons!

They do have a small menu and for me .. such places are challenging because having a small menu will make you concentrate on specific things but what if they tasted horrible!!

For this place .. this is not the case thankfully .. the burgers were amazing .. they worth the wait .. and the waiters were nice and fun .. it feels like if they have put all their money together to make this place and they are working from their heart with a smile on their faces

you need to try this place if you went to London someday!

i also forgot to mention that they do have take outs .. so you can order by phone and collect it if you don’t want to stand in ques .. but i recommend dinning in the restaurant

For more info check their website

London is all about chocolates .. you will always find someone asking you to bring them chocolates from London!

although there are a lot of kinds that you can’t find in Kuwait .. it is also not that easy to find them in London!! .. You need to know where to go!

Danderma told me that Sainsbury’s is the place to look for .. and you will find a lot around the city .. but you should look for the big ones!

So here is a list of places that i used to buy chocolates from!

1. There is a big Sainsbury’s store in a place called O2 Center .. it is near Finchely Road station in the Jubilee Line!

2. Cybercandy store in Covent Garden .. They sell chocolates from different countries around the world .. most of them are imported from the US. see what they have here

3. This place is known as a book store but they also sell chocolates.

4. Selfridges have a lot of chocolate brands in the basement!

and there are a lot more other places to find chocolates in .. the problem you might face is that they don’t usually share the same products so whenever you find something you like just take it and don’t say i’ll check other places unless you have time!

Also you should watch out for the offers .. sometimes the offers are great so look for them to get better deals in buying chocolates

Don’t forget to count me with you if you are buying ha

If you are looking for special and abnormal stuff then you need to visit Spitalfields market!

It is a market that contains different stuff and hand made .. just like the booths you see in Covent Garden & Jubilee Market!

The underground station you need to go to is Liverpool street station .. and from there it should be easy to find Spitalfields market!

For more info about the timing and shops click here

This Burger joint is located in Wardour Street!

They have 3 branches around the globe .. two of them are in Lebanon .. and this one in London!

Their burgers were one of the best i tried in London .. although it might feels its not going to be yummy .. the taste is something else!

Their fries was yummy also .. its a nice and tasty place to grab a burger on!

for more info about the restaurant click here

One of my favorite places. I like how it feels cozy and warm!

This place has a lot to offer .. there are some unusual shops in there .. entertainers in the yards .. theaters around .. and even the transport museum!

There is also a small market for hand made things and stuff next to it .. called Jubilee Market!

If the weather is good .. go have some Ben’s Cookies there .. or Laduree if you wish!

It has also some restaurant .. Union Jack is there by the famous chef Jammie Oliver!

you can see also that they are using the front yard for different occasions .. when i was there .. they were spreading those painted eggs around .. they were for sale!

If you never been there .. try to visit it .. you will like it there

you can visit there website for more info here

My story with london begins back in 1995 .. in that year .. I traveled to Cardiff, Wales.

That trip was my first trip to UK .. i’ve never been to london back then and we decided to visit London for a day .. it was a 4 hours trip by train i think .. or 2 hours .. i’m already getting old and things are being slipping out of my mind a lot lately so don’t judge me :p

My cousins who went with me on that trip been to London before so they were like my guides in the trip .. where should we go and what to see!!

I can’t say they were bad guides but i’ll make you judge on that .. as soon as we arrived there they took me straight to Edgware Road!! (a place that doesn’t belong to London from where i see it!)

I hated the place .. i’m walking around and Arabic signs were all over the place!! .. Arab tourists walking around or sitting in Cafes on their striped Dishdashas! (we wear it as a pyjama for god sake!!)

I couldn’t wait to leave the place as soon as possible .. then we changed the place to the Hyde Park! .. it was Summer Time .. and Arab tourists were all over the place .. i really felt i was walking around in an Arabic country!!!!!!!!!! .. is that London?!! .. is that the city everybody was talking about?!!!! … eeekkh!!

Two years after that .. i went for an English course in a summer school in Nottingham! .. and the school took us on a trip to London for a day again .. and i was with the same guides .. nothing changed .. London is still as i saw it for the first time .. i still hate it .. i’m not coming to you again my dear!

between 1997 and 2012 i haven’t been to London again .. and each time i hear someone talking about London i tell them i hate it and i’m not thinking of going back to it .. although they kept telling me you should visit it again and we will tell you where to go!

our fellow bloggerette Danderma was always posting about London and what to get and where to go .. but i didn’t really felt that i wanted to go there to try any of the things she was talking about!

The turning point was last year .. back in November a friend of mine called me up asking me to join him on a London trip .. he should attend a training course there so he offered me to buy my ticket and bring my pocket-money .. he is paying for our accommodation!

Thinking about it .. i said i would give it another try and maybe try to discover it alone .. with some help from Danderma blog! .. so i said OK .. i’m going!

We went for a week .. far as i remember .. when i was in london back in the 90s .. shops were closing at 5 PM!! .. people were not nice and i felt they hated us Arabs!

Things were really different when i went in 2012 .. people were nicer .. shops are opining longer .. city is safer!

I saw the real London .. away from Edgware Road .. in fact .. i didn’t even went to the Hyde Park!

When i got back .. i felt i want to go again .. and i actually did .. i went again on March 2013 .. and here are what i have to say about it:

I booked my tickets with British Airways .. they were having special offers and i got the ticket for 198 KD.

The Pros:

- Direct Flight.

- if you need extra weight you can buy by bags .. you will be for an extra bag which will give you 23 kilos extra .. each passenger can have up to 3 bags .. the first bag costs around 15kd .. the second bag will cost more.

- a separate terminal for British Airways .. not that crowded .. and relatively new compared to other terminals!

- Big airport with a lot of check in counters that you can use to check in your luggage.

- VAT counter is not that crowded compared to other terminals since Kuwait flight is sharing the flying time with one or two flights only .. so the airport feel empty!

- Arrival time is great as you don’t have to wait for the check in time in your hotel, also arriving at almost 12 pm will give you the rest of the day to count in your holiday!

The Cons:

- Buying the cheapest ticket will put you in the regular economy class .. which is kinda small in terms of leg space.

- Kinda old plane, in my return flight my screen wasn’t working so imagine how would i spend the 6 hours flight!

- Departure time is not that great .. it might be good as you can still have time to go around in your last day in London but your flight will be @ 9 PM .. you are checking out your hotel @ 12 PM or 1 PM at most (The Cumberland) and you have to leave to the airport @ around 5 PM so you can avoid the rush hour!

- Arriving to Kuwait will be @ 6 AM which means its hard to come back on Saturday and arrive on Sunday .. you will take Friday flight for sure!

Those are the point that i remember about the flight so far!!

I stayed in The Cumberland ..

The Pros:

- It has a good location .. although i didn’t like it much myself .. but everything is just around the corner for you .. it is in front of the Hyde Park .. Marble Arch station is next to it .. KFC is very near .. PRIMARK is across the street!

- Stylish reception and a fast serving staff.

The Cons:

- For me .. the cons is that it is far from the places i like to go to .. it is in a good place if you are a fan of silfredges and Harrods .. i’m not .. i know you would say there is an underground station next to me .. but it is actually not a main one .. only the red line is operating in it!! comparing to Waterloo station (the one i stayed near in my visit in 2012) .. it is nothing!

- Rooms are kinda small .. not heated enough!

I will be posting about places and restaurants i tried in the coming days!

as for this post .. it is closing up .. just some points i need to raise!

- London is expensive .. it is always nice to learn in your travels and try to figure out your way around .. so stop using Taxis .. walk more .. get an Oyster card from the underground stations .. you can get a week pass which will allow you to use underground and busses as much as you want for a whole week for around 15 kd!

- If you are traveling with one bag .. you can use the Heathrow Express .. it has the advantage of being faster than Taxis in most times .. and it is cheaper to get a return ticket .. it will drop you to Paddington station and you can take a Taxi from their to your hotel!

- If you need a cab from your hotel to the airport .. it is better if you find one yourself .. don’t take the ones in front of the hotel as they will charge you more .. and the ones the hotel will call for you might take more than what should be .. make sure you mention how many person and how many pieces of luggage you have .. for me .. i took a cab from Cumberland to Terminal 5 .. we were 2 persons with 4 pieces of luggage other than the carry ons .. it costs me 45 pounds!

- You can always do your VAT refunds before going to the airport .. all you need is your passport and your receipts with the VAT forms .. there is a currency exchange place in front of Debenhams in Oxford street that can do the refunds for you .. they will pay you in cash.

- If you bought anything from a place and you forgot to get the VAT form you can take your receipt to any branch of the place you bought from and they could do the form for you!

- Coins do have a real value there!

- If you are shopping for chocolates .. make sure to scan the supermarkets before you start buying as some supermarkets may do some offers that will let you get it half the price!

Yesterday, I tried R.V Burger for the first time!

I remember that i read about it before and i’m already following them on Instagram but i didn’t have the chance to try them until yesterday!

What they offer is simply an RV Burger .. single or double .. Real Veal that is!!

you can add whatever toppings you like from their menu of toppings as the burger comes with onion, lettuce, tomato, pickles and RV sauce!

as for the sides .. you can choose between the regular fries, cheese fries or chilli fries.

What we ordered was the single burger and the three kinds of fries!

The burger tastes yummy .. not the top i tried so far but it still yummy and i could happily order again!

The fries was good also .. the best of them all was the chilli!

They might need to work on the delivery thing as we received the order cold and that really made a big difference in the taste .. i believe if we have eaten all of that when it was hot we would love it even more .. so if you wanna try it .. unless you are living in Shuwaikh .. don’t order a delivery .. go eat at the restaurant that is located in 52 Degrees!

Location: 52 Degrees

Instagram: rvburgerq8

Tel: 60917748 – 22254569

I still remember when i first heard about Ben’s cookies and how good it is .. i wanted to try it so bad back then .. i remember i searched and found out that they have a branch in Dubai .. but only in the Airport .. and specifically .. in Terminal 3!!

That didn’t stop me from wanting to try it out so i got a ticket to Dubai on the Emirates just to land on Terminal 3 and try Ben’s cookies!!!!!

I liked it .. i was happy that it tastes good after all that i done .. But then .. i went to London .. and tried it out there!

It was sooo yummy in London .. different than the one in Dubai .. maybe because i was buying it freshly baked just out of the oven! .. and their Hot Chocolate was also yummy!!

After London i went back to Dubai and tried it again .. that is before it opened in Kuwait! .. i felt the difference between London and Dubai but it was still tastes good and i could accept the difference for the distance sake .. and then .. Taraa Raa Raa Raaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Kuwait Branch is open .. WOOOHOOOOOO .. YEAAAAAAAA BABYYYYYYYYY

That was my emotions before i try it .. and after trying it .. BOOOOHOOOOOOOO … GOOOOO AWAAAAAAYYY .. YOU ARE A CHEATER .. YOU ARE NOT THE SAME SHOP!!!

the worst Ben’s cookies i tried so far .. way to go Kuwait branch .. if you will keep serving things like that and call them cookies you will not survive in front of any of the cookie ventures in Kuwait .. yes you heard me right!! .. Back in London i was eating in a daily basis 2 or 3 cookies and i’m loving it .. here in Kuwait .. i can not even complete one piece .. they are sooooo greasy .. heavy .. and obviously not made well .. it is wither the machines are new or the staff are not trained enough to perfect the cookie!!!!!

So this post is dedicated to the owners of Ben’s cookies .. please please please .. don’t make me hate Ben’s cookies because of the things you are serving and call cookies .. i’m sure you are aware of the quality difference and i hope you could fix things soon .. i know you just opened and things might not be in the right place just yet .. but still .. that is not an excuse .. we’ve been waiting for this for a long time now .. so make it right or keep us waiting more .. but don’t disappoint us!