Publicity - The Travel Guidebook Gap
Where rolling stones gather moss...
Guidebooks do a great job of telling you where to go, but not why those places matter. On this travel podcast we explore neighborhoods through everyday spaces, including pubs – revealing rhythms, stories, and hidden histories. Favoring observation over itinerary, we give you the tools to make best use of your travel time, and not return home having missed out.
Where guidebooks end, and understanding begins. Travel the way it could be.
Episodes
12 episodes
Bite Me - London's Best Street Food - The Upper Crust & Underbelly
It's all about London's great street food in this episode. We start with a famous Earl who named the humble sandwich. John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich, is remembered not for his long career at the Admiralty, nor for giving Hawaii its first...
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Episode 9
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41:30
Ep 9 Trailer Bite Me - The Upper Crust & Underbelly of London Street Food
Bite Me – The Upper Crust & Underbelly of London Street FoodApril 1779. A man waits outside a London theatre with two loaded pistols. A lady he’s enamored with is about to leave the building. The problem is she’s the mistress ...
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Episode 9
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2:51
Body Snatchers & Marylebone Pubs
We're off to Marylebone - using the neighborhood's dark origins as a launch pad for a story of spectacular reinvention. Our walk begins at Marble Arch, where a barely-noticed pavement plaque marks the site of Tyburn Tree - London's ...
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28:56
Episode 8 Trailer - Body Snatchers & Marylebone Pubs
Trailer for Episode 8 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Marylebone StyleThis is Marylebone. Its story - told through its pubs - is one of execution and resurrection, bodysnatching and high society, muddy fields and marble halls.
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Episode 8
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2:59
Covent Garden - Where London Veered off Script
In this episode, we rip the polished Instagram filter off Covent Garden and ask a far more interesting question than “Where’s the Apple Store?”We ask what scene this place is playing. Beneath the street performers and opera c...
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Episode 7
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34:13
City of London - What the Pubs and M&S Reveal
What if the secret to understanding a London neighborhood and its pubs… were the grocery stores?In this episode of Publicity – The Guidebook Gap, Expat Andy takes us to the City of London - where historic pubs and modern finance...
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Episode 6
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34:48
London’s Hidden River Pubs, Part 2 - To the Thames
Brutalist estates, haunted pubs, Roman temples, and a river you've never seen—Part 2 of our world exclusive Walbrook walk dives deep into the hidden heart of London. Join Expat Andy as he traces the true, long-lost path of the Walbr...
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Episode 5
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34:41
London’s Hidden River Pubs, Part 1 - 600 Years Off Course
Beneath London’s bustling streets flows a river you’ve never seen—and until now, we’ve all been walking it wrong. In this world exclusive, Publicity uncovers the true path of the lost Walbrook River, hidden for over 600 years. Join ...
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Episode 4
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40:45
The Pubs That Built Notting Hill
A guided walk through 275 years of urban failure, reinvention, and the long, slow gentrification of Notting Hill - told through the pubs that developers built first (usually before they went bankrupt). From gravel pits and pig farms...
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Episode 3
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33:51
London’s Pub Map - Ice No Lemon
Why did Bermondsey’s working-class pubs serve up pints to tanners reeking of dog poo. While Hampstead boasts literary haunts filled with poetry and spa visitors? It’s not luck. It’s topography - for the answer is buried deep. From g...
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Episode 2
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35:27
Chelsea – Missed the Miniskirt, Don’t Miss the Pubs
Welcome to Publicity - London By Pub - the travel podcast that helps you actually experience London, not just tick off landmarks.In this debut episode, we crack open Chelsea - London’s posh-meets-punk neighborhood -where ...
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Episode 1
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29:53
Publicity -The Guidebook Gap Trailer
Ever traveled only to realize you walked past everything that mattered? Hosted by British expat Andy from Miami alongside an American traveler and a London local, Publicity explores London's neighborhoods through their historic pubs - not as dr...
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