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In photos: Look Shopping Street in Shin Koenji, Tokyo, Japan
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2020 | No CommentsLocated a short train ride from Shinjuku, Look Shopping Street in Tokyo is a great place to browse for second-hand clothing at bargain prices. Here’s some photos from my recent visit: -
![They don’t mess about when it comes to Christmas markets in Bavaria, and earlier this month I was lucky enough to pay a flying visit to the Aschaffenburg Christmas market in southern […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/xmas-market-aschaffenburg-01-1-115x115.jpg "A mighty big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany")
A mighty big Bavarian Christmas Market: December in Aschaffenburg, Germany
Posted on Friday, Dec 30, 2016 | No CommentsThey don’t mess about when it comes to Christmas markets in Bavaria, and earlier this month I was lucky enough to pay a flying visit to the Aschaffenburg Christmas market in southern […] -
![December is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/christmas-london-2014-011-115x115.jpg "An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch")
An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014 | No CommentsDecember is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The […] -
Baubles in October – the big Christmas cash-in kicks off in central London
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 15, 2014 | 1 CommentIt may be 70 days away, but the Big Christmas Cash In has already started in London’s West End, with several stores putting out their festival baubles. -
![Located in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/berlin-flowmarkt-neukolln-011-115x115.jpg "Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket")
Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac […] -
![Taking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/turkish-market-maybachufer-berlin-neukolln-011-115x115.jpg "Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany")
Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany
Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2014 | 1 CommentTaking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the […] -
New York’s famous Pearl Paint art and craft shop closes for good
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 22, 2014 | No CommentsI was saddened to hear that the legendary downtown New York art-supplies store, Pearl Paint, has closed down. -
![Whenever I’m in New York, I always take a walk through the Union Square farmers’ market where there’s plenty of fresh fruit,veg and snacks to be bought. The market is […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/union-square-christmas-market-121-115x115.jpg "Photos of Union Square Farmers’ Market and Holiday Market, New York")
Photos of Union Square Farmers’ Market and Holiday Market, New York
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 | 2 CommentsWhenever I’m in New York, I always take a walk through the Union Square farmers’ market where there’s plenty of fresh fruit,veg and snacks to be bought. The market is […] -
![It’s been tragic seeing Brixton’s main shopping drag turn into a long, dull strip of bland corporate retail units, and I’m not holding out a lot of hope for what […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/brixton-road-shop-115x115.jpg "Last remaining Brixton Prime Shop unit awaits its new owners – but will it be another phone shop?")
Last remaining Brixton Prime Shop unit awaits its new owners – but will it be another phone shop?
Posted on Monday, Feb 4, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s been tragic seeing Brixton’s main shopping drag turn into a long, dull strip of bland corporate retail units, and I’m not holding out a lot of hope for what […] -
![It was feared that London had lost one of its oldest music retailers when Foote’s Soho drum store closed last year, but the good news is that the store is […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/footes-drum-store-london-01-115x115.jpg "Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London")
Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London
Posted on Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 | 2 CommentsIt was feared that London had lost one of its oldest music retailers when Foote’s Soho drum store closed last year, but the good news is that the store is […] -
![There was a time when central London was full of record stores, but On The Beat records is one of the few survivors. Tucked away in Hanway Street off Tottenham Court Road […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/on-the-beat-records-london-01-115x115.jpg "On The Beat Records, 22 Hanway Street, London W1 – a great old record store")
On The Beat Records, 22 Hanway Street, London W1 – a great old record store
Posted on Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsThere was a time when central London was full of record stores, but On The Beat records is one of the few survivors. Tucked away in Hanway Street off Tottenham Court Road […] -
![For decades, Tottenham Court Road in central London was the place to go for any kind of electronics, and I’ve spent many an hour stomping up and down the street trying […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tottenham-court-road-1-115x115.jpg "The decline of Tottenham Court Road, former electronics capital of London")
The decline of Tottenham Court Road, former electronics capital of London
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 | 16 CommentsFor decades, Tottenham Court Road in central London was the place to go for any kind of electronics, and I’ve spent many an hour stomping up and down the street trying […] -
![I was really saddened to hear of the imminent demise of one of London’s longest-serving music stores, Chas E Foote Ltd in Golden Square, London W1. (Update: the store reopens […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chas-footes-drums-london-closes-01-115x115.jpg "Footes drum store in central London to close after 90 years – but swiftly reopens in Store Street W1!")
Footes drum store in central London to close after 90 years – but swiftly reopens in Store Street W1!
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 | 6 CommentsI was really saddened to hear of the imminent demise of one of London’s longest-serving music stores, Chas E Foote Ltd in Golden Square, London W1. (Update: the store reopens […] -
The Edwardian elegance of Daunt Books, Marylebone, London
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 3, 2012 | 1 CommentOffering a huge selection of books, this magnificent bookshop can be found on Marylebone High Street, central London. -
TK Maxx opening up in Brixton at 9am on 10th May 2012
Posted on Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 | 1 CommentBrixton should start bracing itself for a stampede of bargain hunters on 10th May, when the new discount retailer TK Maxx opens up.