Alex Landon, Author at Secret London

Alex is the Executive Editor of Secret Media in Asia-Pacific. Having spent most of his professional career at SMN, he's thrilled to be helping developing dynamic new media outlets in an exciting part of the world. On days off, he'll be eating all the street food, lost in a bookshop, or shouting at his favourite sports teams on TV.

Here’s When We Might Be Able To Go On Holiday Again

All the dates for your diary if you're thinking about a holiday this year. With England's roadmap out of lockdown now unveiled, attention is quickly turning to when we can enjoy the freedoms we're soon scheduled to get...

England’s Roadmap Out Of Lockdown Has Been Revealed, And Here’s What You Need To Know

Key dates in England's exit from lockdown have been revealed under the PM's roadmap. With the number of vaccinated people in the UK nudging 18 million, the R rate falling nationwide, and Covid cases in London falling o...

Things to do

Here’s A Peek At The Swish New Shopping Centre Opening Inside Battersea Power Station

The Battersea Power Station shopping centre will welcome some big name arrivals. Battersea Power Station's Turbine Halls once powered the homes and businesses of London, but soon, they'll be powering something quite di...

Wellness & nature

This Concerning Map Shows How Much Of London Could Be Underwater By 2100

Sea level rise could dramatically threaten London. With the immediacy of global climate change, it's impossible to escape the frightening headlines about the current trajectory of Earth if our actions and lifestyles re...

Wellness & nature

Adorable Baby Otters Were Born At Battersea Park Zoo, And The Pictures Are Just Too Much

Baby animals are back to save our lockdown. There's a lockdown baby boom a-happening across London, and we aren't talking about the humans. In the first lockdown, we saw the arrival of cute baby otters at ZSL London Zo...

Escapes

Summer Holidays To Greece Could Be Given The Green Light Soon

The UK and Greece are in discussions about summer holidays for this year. With lockdown measures looking likely to begin easing in March, our attention is turning decidedly towards the future once more - and with it co...

Culture

A New Campaign Wants To Bring The Crystal Palace Bowl Back To Life, And You Can Help

Many a star has graced the stage of the Crystal Palace Bowl. We're all eagerly awaiting the return of music festivals once the pandemic is under control, but I do think we should be looking to have even more concerts i...

Culture

The Design Museum Will Open An Exhibition Dedicated To Sneakers This Spring

Sneakers Unboxed celebrates the cultural impact of our shoes. The world is divided between those who just want comfortable shoes, and those who want their shoes to be a true object of desire, a design symbol for all oc...

Things to do

The Race To Mars Turns Deadly With This Space-Themed Online Murder Mystery

Is there life on Mars? ... If staring up at the night sky has awakened a little interplanetary wanderlust in you, then we've got good news. In Race to Mars, you can now take a virtual trip to the Red Planet for a trip...

Every UK Adult Could Have Both Doses Of The Coronavirus Vaccine By August

By August, the whole adult population of the UK might have the Covid jab. Though government ministers have raised the possibility of ever over-18 being offered the jab by September, there's tentative evidence to sugges...