In honor of London hosting the 2012 Olympics, here are some photos of London's hip East End. Once a gritty, downtrodden neighborhood, Shoreditch has become one of the hottest neighborhoods in London.

London's East End is synonymous with many things, and, until recently, few of them were good. ... "This neighborhood has always catered to immigrants," says Jackson.

East London has some great running routes. My favorite is through the canals, which connect up different parks and neighborhoods. You can run from Clissold Park to Victoria Park to Olympic Park .

John Goldsmith was too young to fight in World War II, but he remembers the rationing, the blackouts and the bombs that devastated his neighborhood in east London. And he remembers the party when ...

Walker’s neighborhood airbnb map of London With more than 500,000 rooms available to rent on any given night, Airbnb now ranks among the largest hospitality companies in the world.