(This page is relatively new, so there's not much here yet. We are creating and updating the guides all the time - please write in!)

travel tip

Erm... none yet.

accommodation

We'll be posting up details of the best beds and the fleapits here. Is it possible to stay in a hotel in Central London without feeling it might have been cheaper buying your own place? Please let us know.

food

recommended

Esarn Kheaw, 316 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush. (Tel:  020 8743 8930) An excellent little place for north eastern Thai food. Because it's small and very popular, booking is recommended, especially at weekends. Expect to pay about £20 per head for dinner with drinks extra; Thai beer costs about £2.50 a bottle.

Tarboush, 11 Wardour Street, Soho. (Tel:  020 7287 1220) Lebanese cuisine at its best. A good deal is their £15 per head, three course set meal which comes with a huge variety of starters (3 per person, so if there's four of you, you get 12 starters!). The food is wonderful but the downside of this restaurant is that a bottle of wine costs from £15, so although the food is a bargain, chances are you'll still get a large bill.

pubs

We'll be bringing you a few pubs here soon. In the meantime, if you have any particular favourites - or absolute no-nos - please write in and tell us!

shopping

Wing Yip, the wholesale and retail Oriental supermarket has two branches in London - one on Purley Way, Croydon, the other near Wembley. They supply Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Malaysian and Thai food, drink, cooking equipment at very competitive prices compared to other supermarkets. Their range of exotic ingredients is second to none. Where else can you buy Bai Horapa, fresh lime leaves, and all the other ingredients so necessary for authentic Thai cuisine?