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Best Places to Eat Near Paddington Station

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British train stations are not known for their haute cuisine or pretty much any cuisine at all unless you count a pre-packed sandwich and packet of crisps purchased from a newsagent chain store as food. If you’re stuck at Paddington Station with a rumbling stomach and have scoured the concourse for something remotely edible that doesn’t come stuffed between two slices of bread and wrapped in plastic, but found nothing, don’t despair. Paddington Station is in one of the more illustrious areas of central London. It’s no more than a stone’s throw from Hyde Park, Regent’s Park, and Edgware Road, which are all city locations where folks prefer not to eat their lunch or dinner out of cardboard packaging. Go in search of the best place to eat once you drop off your luggage at a Paddington Station storage service, and you won’t be restricted to chowing down on British cuisine. What you will come across are restaurants serving culinary delights originating from countries as far apart as Aus...

These are the 20 Smallest Countries in the World

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Haa Alifu Atoll, Maldives / Photo by Imkan Maldives / unsplash.com There’s a big world out there. It has 195 universally recognized countries , some of them stretching over immense and diverse landscapes, while others are extremely tiny in comparison and mostly overlooked when thinking about what the word ‘country’ usually means to most of us. We probably imagine a massive land area and a pretty big population, but a few of these nations are smaller than the cities some of us live in. Actually, the top 20 smallest countries in the world together have a smaller surface than cities like Los Angeles, Tokyo, or New York. Most of them are well known, while others are more obscure. Some are part of continental Europe, but most are tiny islands surrounded by ocean waters. But they all have one thing in common: they have a lot to offer to visitors, from picture perfect beaches and lush green forests to coral atolls or impressive history. Let’s find out which are the smallest countries i...

The 25 Best Eyewear Brands of 2022

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Michael Kors When it comes to standing out from everyone else there are plenty of ways you can easily do it. You can wear really expensive looking clothes or jewelry , you can wear very striking makeup or you can just slap a massive tattoo of a squirrel across your neck. While each of those is probably going to get you the result that you wanted, that being attention, if you really want to stand out and do so in a way that people will look at you in a positive light then there’s no better way to do it than to wear a really nice piece of eyewear. Glasses or sunglasses can really add to your mystique and otherworldliness and if you act accordingly people will instantly flock towards you. Another benefit to this is that by wearing a statement piece of sunglasses for instance people can easily forget about other details, like that squirrel on your neck that will be gone in no time. All jokes aside, in this article we decided to take a closer look at the 25 best eyewear brands that w...

20 Best Leather Watch Straps and Watch Bands

When most people think about watches, they often omit one important aspect. No watch is ever complete without the right strap. And when we say strap, we mean leather strap. Forget the NATO band, the silicone one or the bulky metal bracelet. Because there’s nothing as delightful as wearing your watch with a fine leather strap. Leather in itself is not the final stop either, because there’s more to it than meets the eye. When you start diving into the details, you’ll find out about full grain, top grain, nubuck, suede or cordovan. Then there’s stitched leather straps, lined, band straps or rally straps. Which one should you go for? There’s a plethora of options to choose from and a lot of factors to take into consideration before making your pick. Or picks, because we strongly believe you should own more than one leather strap for your watch, each to its own attire. Since the sheer number of options available today is overwhelming for most individuals, we’ve done our research and came...

Types of Watches: A Comprehensive Guide to All Watch Styles

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Photo by Huguenot Horology / unsplash.com There are watches and then there are one-off timekeeping marvels. The first indicate the actual time. The latter reveal the type of man you are: one who values craftsmanship, heritage, and effort. Usually, this kind of timepieces is made in a secluded part of Switzerland, where, in addition to cogs, gears, and precious metals, the craftsmen add something unfathomable and more valuable than just telling the time: class. Open any watch magazine , browse every online site, or enter any jewelry store, and you will be overwhelmed by the selection of timepieces available. Never before have there been so many options. Not only are a plethora of companies and models involved, it seems that each year a new type of watch is created. Are you a sportsman? A watch is waiting for you. A pilot? You are covered. A successful CEO? There you go! It is no surprise that choosing a timepiece can be so challenging. This is because watches are neither purel...