Go Outdoors Blog Awards 2014

Go Outdoors have launched a new walking blog award, there is a shortlist of fifteen blogs and I have been luck to be one of the fifteen.

Its a great honour to be on a list of blogs that include Chris Townsend, Keith Foskett, David Lintern and Alan Sloman.

 All these write and promote that outdoors much better that me. The winner will be decided via a poll on the Go Outdoors website, I encourage everybody to pop across and vote. If you choose to vote for me, then a BIG thank you but if not then vote for one of the BIG little guys.

Competition Winners

Sorry it has taken so long to get around to posting the winners of the Bear Gryll's Book.

I have had a major family crisis over the last week or so and haven't had time to sort out the winners.

Anyways I'm back on online for a bit so here are the winners

PhilW
Tom Hart

If the winners can send their address to londonbackpackr(AT)gmail(DOT)com I will get the books sent out as soon as possible.

Competition Time (Take Two)

You may remember I did a review of Bear Grylls Autobiography Mud, Sweat and Tears back in June.

My final paragraph was nothing to do with the book but the fact that I never received a second copy for a competition.  Well Transworld Publishers have been back in touch and sent me two copies of the book.

But these two are different, as they both have a signed bookplate by the man himself.

So if you want the chance to win a signed copy of Bear's Autobiography; leave a (reasonable) comment below to be entered into the competition.

Competition will runs until 14th August 2011

London Calling

Now that the holiday season is upon us; many will be jetting off to all parts of the world.

Once we arrive in our chosen destination, it would be nice to have a guide available to help us find the more interesting places.

This is where GPSmycity.com comes in; they have an iPhone app that works as a personal tour guide, helping you navigate independently and with ease through cities around the world; from Acapulco to Vladivostok.

In total there are 5,000 tours spanning 470 cities worldwide.

GPSmycity.com have recently released a self-guided tour for London. To celebrate this they asked me to run a Quiz/Competition on the blog.

Readers that get the following questions correct will win three free city walk iPhone apps, to the cities of their choice.

Answers must be sent to quiz@gpsmycity.com

Now on to the quiz

Discover London Quiz

1.The city of London has gone through a variety of names during its history. How was London never called like?
A. Lundenwic
B. Lundenburg
C. Londenstadt

2. A culturally diverse and multi-ethnic city, London is home to people speaking over ___ languages.
A. 100
B. 300
B. 500

3. Which one of these fine gentlemen is not from London?
A. Francis Bacon
B. Jerry Springer
C. Liam Gallagher

4. The Queen's official residence, Buckingham Palace, was built in 1702 on the site of a notorious:
A. Circus
B. Theater
C. Brothel

5. London's perhaps most famous address has never actually existed. It is of course, the world known:
A. 221b Baker Street
B. 221b Lemon Street
C. 221b Plum Tree Lane

6. How many of UK's restaurants are located in London?
A. 16%
B. 26%
C. 36%

7. When was the Big Fire of London?
A. 1666
B. 1777
C. 1888

8. Which is the oldest bridge over the River Thames?
A. Westminster Bridge
B. Tower Bridge
C. London Bridge

9. What is the “London Eye” ?
A. A large telescope in the London observatory
B. A large ferris wheel operated by British Airways
C. The nickname of London’s police

10. Whose statue is placed in Kensington Gardens?
A. Winnie Pooh
B. Mickey Mouse
C. Peter Pan

And remember answers must be sent to quiz@gpsmycity.com