Sometimes living in a city can mean giving up some of the better parts of the world - namely nature and all things animal that aren’t dogs, cats, rodents and maybe the worst creatures ever - pigeons. While, of course, there are approximately a million parks and other green areas in London that contain about, I dunno, a billion dogs - sometimes your neighbour's poodle just can’t (ever) satisfy your yearning to commune with nature and all the lovely creatures therein. So here are some more interesting ways to get your animal fix than attacking any and all puppies you might pass on the street - although, I’m definitely not saying that isn’t a viable option, because that’s totally normal behaviour, right?

As the world has seen some stressful moments as of late what with the tragic lunacy that took place in Norway, now is a good time to stop, take a breath and get our minds back in good, working order. Luckily, we just put up a free yoga taster this week so everyone out there can give it a try to see if it helps you unwind a little. In honor of de-stressing via yoga, I thought now is an appropriate time to give a little explanation on the multitude of variations of yoga classes in London.

The thought of dieting, eating healthy or merely cutting back on some of the (apparently) atrocious things we eat has crossed nearly all of our minds at some point or another. Unfortunately, many of us are filtered out of the pool of such “healthy” lifestyles due to the common inclination that good-for-us foods are tasteless and unsatisfying.

Singing is a passion most of us share whether we like to admit it or not. If you really take the time to think about it, you’ll realize it occupies a pretty large portion of your life. Many of us walk around the house or stroll down the street subtly humming a catchy tune that (usually annoyingly) became stuck in our head the day before. Others sing in the shower where the running water and closed door allow for a little more open expression (and also great acoustics).

Here at TasterLab, we’re always looking for things that are, well, free. I’m not saying we’re poor, but we do like to think of ourselves as “thrifty.” So in honor of saving money to do cool stuff (Like our tasters, am I right?), I’ve compiled a list of some things happening around London that will cost you exactly nothing.