TimeOut!

I know I’m stating something that many other people already know, a former employer told me one that you could get a high paying job for stating the obvious, but in many large cities there is a publication called TimeOut that lists many of the different cultural things to do in that city for the week.  TimeOut London is fantastic and can help you filter through the overstimulation of activities in such a large metropolitan area.  They include a hotlist of activities from which you can choose, including multiple different categories, including art, theatre, live music, cinema, restaurant reviews, lectures and community oriented events.

For those of you visiting as tourists, there are travel guides for each city that are refreshing in tone and real in their candor.  Written by locals for locals, you get a realistic picture of what you can do while you are in that city to experience the city just like a local.  If you want a less touristy, more authentic city experience, then TimeOut guides are for you. Otherwise, stick to Frommers and end up in the same 20 restaurants and sights that everyone and their brother has attended.  TimeOut also publishes a very open and frank Gay and Lesbian Guide for London that speaks to all of the different scenes that one could possibly want.  Clubs, pubs, the underbelly, it’s all there.

Check their worldwide site here.