9 Original Honeymoon Adventures

2nd September 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

While this year’s wedding season begins to slow down, preparations for next years celebrations start to hot up.

So, if you’re searching for honeymoon ideas and you want more than just another beach holiday, memories that outlast the hotel bill and a bit of an adventure, look no further. Ooh.com has an unending supply of inspirational trips and adventures; here are a few romantic getaways that have recently caught our eye.

Reindeer sledding in Sweden
Think saunas under the stars, a 2 day reindeer sledding tour in the beautiful Lapland landscapes, igloos, furs and the northern lights.


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Beach Blanket Babylon party at Notting Hill Carnival

31st August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff

Over the weekend, Ooh.com was lucky enough to swing an invite to the Gallo Rose carnival party at the opulent, Rococo-styled Beach Blanket Babylon in Notting Hill.

Gallo Rose had laid on a last attempt to reclaim the ebbing British summer with an Ibiza-style bar and dance area featuring real sand and bartop dancers! The music was top notch, with a DJ line-up including Dan Williams and Jade Jagger, quickly hurling the party into full carnival spirit. We thought we’d share our photo highlights from the event!

More photos after the jump.

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Simple guide to the London Barclays cycle hire scheme

31st August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, Sport

If you are a Londoner – or have recently visited – you should have noticed two things…

- Summer is basically over (booo)
- New blue public hire bicycles all over the place (yay)

But ‘how does that work?’ we hear you cry. Well basically, in the UK, we have a couple of days of boiling hot weather around June time – that’s what we like to call ‘Summer’ – and then it rains until September when Autumn starts.

Oh, the Barclays cycle hire scheme you mean? – OK, if you want to know how to use the blue bikes,  read on for our simple guide:

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What to do this weekend: Notting Hill Carnival

26th August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff

The biggest party this weekend is no doubt Notting Hill Carnival. Held every Bank Holiday since 1966, you mustn’t miss the festival of tail feathers, blasting music and Caribbean food.

We’ve handpicked a couple of events, you really should check out.

Sound systems

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Calling all birdwatchers!

25th August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff

Birdwatching is a burgeoning past-time in our environmentally enlightened age, and more and more people are starting to take notice of their local bird habitats and the incredible variety of species they can see. So we’re putting a call out for anyone who runs birdwatching courses, trips or workshops – anywhere in the world – to list them for free on Ooh.com!

Photo: grrlscientist

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Going Going Bike and the cycling revolution

20th August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, Sport

Horrah – A bicycling revolution is upon us!

What with London still in shock over the introduction of the Barclay’s city bike scheme and the recent unveiling of the amazing Copenhagen wheel – a Hybrid e-bike wheel that turns a normal bike into an electric cycle.

And now the launch of Going Going Bike –  an on-line community and auction site for bicycle lovers. If you are into biking or think that one day you might want to buy or sell a bike, this is a name you should remember.

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Gardening: some of our favourite finds

20th August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff

We’re always on the look-out for new and interesting gardening courses, so it’s not surprising that our hunt leads us to all sorts of other useful gardening resources. And I wanted to tell you about a couple today.

First up is a new community site called UK Veg Gardeners. The brainchild of the brilliant lady behind My Tiny Plot blog, UK Veg Gardeners is a great site that’s easy to use and is attracting lots of enthusiastic gardeners of all skills to sign up and take part. Highly recommmended.

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Who says Parisians take themselves too seriously – Not this August

19th August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, Travel

If you find yourself in Paris this August wondering where everyone is… well they’re all on Pampellone beach in St Tropez aren’t they, kicking back at Club 55.

Jealous much? Nope, because a group of young über hip Parisians are bringing summer jolity and silliness to the streets of Paris – with the Colonie de Vacances - Summer camp-themed parties aimed at bored grown-ups.

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What to do this bank holiday weekend

19th August 2010 > Craft & Creative, Food, Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, Sport

We’ve got the best staycation ideas for this bank holiday weekend. Whether you’re looking for adrenaline fuelled days or chilled out activities  the listers on Ooh.com are here to help. So if you haven’t made plans yet, we bring you inspiration for what to do the last weekend of August.

Brave the waves in Cornwall

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Calling all gardeners!

18th August 2010 > Leisure

Gardening is huge, and more and more people want to learn how to garden and grow their own. So we’re putting a call out for anyone who runs gardening courses, classes or workshops – anywhere in the world – to tell us about them and list them for free on Ooh.com!

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