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Travel Snippets 25 Feb 2010
This is the first in a series of travel news posts that will point to some of the more useful, infuriating, or bizarre developments in the travel busi...
The Palace of Westminster, London
The palace of Westminster, more famously known as the British Houses of Parliament is one of the most iconic buildings in England. Built during the ...
Portobello Market, London
London is an amazing city. For Americans it has the benefit of native English speakers so you can feel at home there right away. At the same time,...
Travel reads #25
January roundup of travel articles and sites I'm hooked on at the moment. Please do send me tips for other reading materials in the comments below or ...
Carnival of Cities - 13 January 2010
Welcome to the first Carnival of Cities for 2010. Last time, the carnival was hosted by Caitlin over at Roaming Tales. This edition sports a wide rang...
easyJet expands with 70 new routes in 2010
2009 wasn't a very good year for budget airlines with plenty of route and airport closures. However, easyJet has pledged 70 new routes in 2010, which ...
Hyde Park, London
Much like Central Park is to New York in the United States, so to is Hyde Park to London. The 350 acre park is located in the center of the city, i...
Covent Garden, London
If you want to experience London at its finest, a trip to the famed Covent Garden should be on your travel to do list! London's Covent Garden has a no...
National Portrait Gallery, London
If you find yourself in London on a rainy afternoon, instead of wandering aimlessly down Drury Lane, perhaps a visit to The National Portrait Gallery ...
UK travelers get more flights to Turkey
With Turkey really having made it onto the mass travel market radar this year, especially for Europeans, Pegasus Airlines is expanding their routes be...
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
London is one of the most beautiful and well known cities in the world, and many tourists travel there every year. There are many, many attractions th...
Tower Bridge, London
The Tower Bridge in London, England, not to be confused with the Tower of London, is probably one of the most famous bridges in the world. It is in...
St Paul's Cathedral, London
St Paul's Cathedral in London, England is the place to visit if you are interested in classical architecture or in the history of the British Monarchy...
More expensive airfare for Brits from this Sunday
Air Passenger Duty (APD) is the UK's tax on flights leaving UK airports and it's set to increase by 10-50% from Sunday 1 November 2009. This is a quit...
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace. It's on most every tourist's list while visiting London. Many people torment the guards, and watch the changing of the guards at 11...
King's Cross and St. Pancras stations, London
King's Cross and St. Pancras train stations sit across the street from each other and serve as the major hub for rail travel throughout England and ...
Early warning: Tube strikes likely over Christmas 2009
The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has rejected a pay increase of 1.5% and will be voting on striking over Christmas 2009. If the strikes ha...
Hotel room rates lower than 5 years ago
Credit crunch. Recession. Lay offs. No, not just manufacturing but also travel is suffering heavily from the poor economy. And while that means many c...
easyJet cuts Luton flights and closes East Midlands hubeasyJet will be cutting 20% of the airlines' flights out of London Luton airport and will be closing the East Midlands airport hub by 2010. This is fo...
Greyhound arrives in the UK
FirstGroup today unveiled the first Greyhound coaches which will introduce the iconic brand to the UK. Greyhound UK will launch on September 1...
Open House London 2009
Open House London is an annual event that gives Londoners and visitors the opportunity to visit, for free, a huge range of architecturally interestin...
5 further free things to do in London
Summer in London is full of activities. Most expensive, but plenty for the perfect price of free which you can do. Yesterday and the day before, we pr...
5 more free things to do in London
Summer in London is full of activities. Most expensive, but plenty for the perfect price of free which you can do. Yesterday, we presented 5 free thin...
5 free things to do in London
Summer in London is full of activities. Most expensive, but plenty for the perfect price of free which you can do. Today, we're presenting 5 great one...
Pride London 2009
This weekend is London's Pride 2009, adding to the LGBT festivities in London which now include 3 events: Pride London, Soho Pride, and Brighton Pride...
American Airlines introduces One-Way Flex Awards
In what's probably the best thing to happen for mileage award travel, American Airlines has effectively made their awards ticket one-way tickets. With...
London police force tourist to delete photos of bus station
An Austrian architecture fan was stopped by Metropolitan police for taking photos of London's Vauxhall bus station which he appreciated as a work of m...
Chilango Fresh Mexican Kitchen
If you're in the mood for a good bite of Mexican food while in London, you could do (much) worse than Chilango. Chilango is a small chain of Mexican f...
Carnival of Cities 5 FebruaryCaitlin over at Roaming Tales hosted the Carnival of Cities: From marbles in Kansas City to snow in London this past week, and I thought to share a co...
Europe Travel Carnival for February ’09
Karen over at Europe A La Carte just published the Europe Travel Carnival 2 February 2009 post where my piece on Amsterdam’s Café Am&eacu...
Chinese New Year in London 2009
Start the Year of the Ox by celebrating Chinese New Year at London's Trafalgar Square. With traditional dances, cultural stalls, fireworks and stunn...
Valentine’s Day in London
Bustling London is perfect to celebrate a romantic Valentine’s Day with a wife or girlfriend. Whether it’s making chocolate, going to a co...
2 great breakfasts spots in London
The first and most important meal of the day, breakfast becomes even more important when you're traveling. For some fantastic breakfast food, visit th...
Some tips from Carnival of Cities
This week's edition of Carnival of Cities included a number of stonkingly good articles. Here are a few linked and a link to the full carnival at the ...
Christmas events in London 2008
During the Christmas period, London’s buzzing with different events up until the big day. Many are free, and fun for kids and adults alike.
Win...
Heathrow Airport
Out of London's 5 main airports, Heathrow Airport is the most well known and most used. Around 90 airlines fly from Heathrow to over 180 locations wor...
Tips for free travel from SmarterTravel
SmarterTravel.com's new "Free Travel Special Report" uncovers free (or nearly free) travel deals and offers a comprehensive list of attractions at top...
Lemonia - Greek Cypriot food in Primrose Hill
To celebrate some good news, my wife and I went to Lemonia in Primrose Hill last night to have a nice meal. And it was very nice indeed. Lemonia is lo...
Eating on the cheap in London
Visitors to London usually think of fish and chips, lackluster meals at Wetherspoons, or hot dogs with onions when cheap food comes up in discussions....
Tapas at The Gore Hotel’s Bar 190
The fancy The Gore Hotel in London's South Kensington now serves tapas in the chic Bar 190. Not only that, they're a bit of a bargain too.
All the me...
Best London Pub Awards 2008
Each year round the middle of October, where-to-imbibe experts, Fancyapint.com, get together to celebrate the anniversary of their site by presenting ...
Heritage-led developments reveal a new way to rescue heritage
Constructive Conservation in Practice and English Heritage on Tuesday 7 October, championed the 20 best development schemes in historic plac...
A cooler Tube journey from 2010
Boris Johnson yesterday unveiled a mock-up of the new "S" stock trains being constructed for the Metropolitan, Circle, District and Hammersmith & ...
Discover London's East End with these unique walking tours
Tower Hamlets’ residents can take a step back in time and discover the borough’s fascinating history with the help of a free self-guide tr...
Mildreds - vegetarian in Soho, London
A cozy spot in London's Soho neighborhood, Mildred's serves exclusively vegetarian food for the area's bohemian and tourist denizens.
Mildred's pride...
Carbon offsetting programs
A single long-haul flight between London and Los Angeles will rack up 2.6 tons of carbon emissions in your personal pollution account.
Most airl...
Cheap theater tickets in London
London's West End is on par with New York's Broadway theater district when it comes to top quality big budget theater productions. But with the US Dol...
The best street markets in the world
One of the coolest things about travel is to trawl the street markets wherever you end up. Here’s our collection of the best, and strangest, str...
Great reads #20
A very late issue of my roundup, which I've decided to make monthly rather than weekly. Let me know if you'd like to see more travel articles, more of...
London for free summer 2008
Eyeflare's guide to 10 brilliant things to do in London that don't cost a penny. In a city where money most often flows very freely, these are some tr...
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