birmingham in Midlands


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1. Travel Tip:

Bullring 4 stars

Jan 17, 2008
Alibaby
Globetrotter

A massive indoor and outdoor shopping experience. Its all shiny, clean and uber-commercial. A fantastic place to indulge in huge dose of retail therapy. Such huge shopping centre malls are normally...

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Jan 14, 2008
Shell
Explorer
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This is the biggest german market outside Germany and comes form Frankfurt to Birmingham every year. It is located in victoria square by the town hall from mid-November until 23rd December and is...

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Dec 14, 2007
melissa
Discoverer
Part of Topic Out-of-body dining experiences

Ask is a trendy pseudo-Italian restaurant close to the Birmingham city centre. I love it because they have wonderfully quirky lunch specials in addition to all the classic pizza and pasta dishes...

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4. Travel Tip:

Shogun Teppenyaki 5 stars

Dec 14, 2007
melissa
Discoverer
Part of Topic Out-of-body dining experiences

Shogun Teppenyaki may be Birmingham’s best-kept secret. I’ve been in there many times for lunch, and the place has been nearly empty, which is baffling considering how fantastic both the food...

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5. Travel Tip:

Birmingham, worth a visit 4 stars

Dec 12, 2007
melissa
Discoverer

Birmingham is no longer deserving of its reputation as a dingy, dirty industrial giant. The city is now a vibrant centre for locals and tourists alike, with cultural attractions to rival those of...

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Aug 6, 2007
tashaway
Insider

Birmingham Central Backpackers, as the name suggests, is located near the centre of Birmingham (or at least a short walk from a sign which says ‘Welcome to the City Centre’). It’s also a...

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Aug 5, 2007
tashaway
Insider

They say that the pen is mightier than the sword. That may be true, but thinking about the museums I’ve visited in the past, there's been far more swords than pens. This isn’t the case,...

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Aug 5, 2007
tashaway
Insider

When it comes to jewellery, I’m definitely not an expert. I’m not even an apprentice. What little I know about gold and diamonds was learnt in the three weeks after my engagement, when my...

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