Tagged With "UK"

Sigh... 1908 to 2013 comparisons give me a thrill and glow. 1980 to 2013 comparisons make me feel time is passing me by I wonder why!

On the subject of "ghost" stations, tours are offered of Aldwych station, used for movies now, including the latest incarnation of 'Sherlock'. Find out how here .

And yet another London "map", replacing real place names with book titles. Curiouser and curiouser. Have a look .

And map-ish, London from above, beautiful pictures . I could go on and on, and apparently mean to!

Millions of holidaymakers are abandoning the beaches of far flung climes and sticking with a staycation in the UK - and in bigger numbers than ever before. Good news for the domestic economy, holidaying Brits are choosing to spend their hard-earned cash and home. The figures make for great reading… In the first quarter of 2016, 10% more people were holidaying in England than at the same time in 2015, a Rise of some 7.3 million holidaymakers. But why? What has changed to prompt people to stay...

As some may be learning, I love old photos and how things appear at the same locations now.  Here are a few from Londonist, London of course.  Some old and some fairly recent, some things utterly changed and some, remarkably, pretty much the...

More from Londonist,  and these I love.  Called Alternative London Tube Maps, the first maps Ghost Stations, the disused and abandoned stations.  The other, maybe a bit more useful as we can actually visit these, Coffee Shops,...

My last offering for the day from Londonist's newsletter is a very useful list called "10 of London's Most Authentic Restaurants".  There's something for everyone here, anyone that is who, like me, is a fan of ethnic food.  There are Asian,...

Today's newsletter arrived from Londonist with this excellent list for gallery-goers: http://tinyurl.com/lvwgby4 The site is a good one for finding more off-beat things to do in London, for all you offbeat characters (and wannabes).  Also...

I think the shooting you refer to took place in Tunisia, not Sardinia. As for being bored of abroad, we're just setting off for Greece ...