LONDON ENCOUNTER

Becoming a cocktail connoisseur in Notting Hill s ultra-cool bars Learning the Tower of London s gruesome history with a Beefeater as your guide Bargain-hunting in Spitalfields vintage designer clothes shops Eating your way around the world at London s many ethnic restaurants Enjoying a duck s-eye view of the city on a boat trip along the Thames Hearing the next big thing before anyone else at a Camden Town gig