Tagged With "London"
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Re: Alternative London Tube Maps.
And yet another London "map", replacing real place names with book titles. Curiouser and curiouser. Have a look .
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Re: Alternative London Tube Maps.
And map-ish, London from above, beautiful pictures . I could go on and on, and apparently mean to!
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Re: London Hits Visitor Record, Manchester Wants More
I'm not sure if all of their reasons to why tourism is up in Manchester are right, but at least some of them are. I think the main reasons tourism's up is that people are discovering how nice a destination it is and how inexpensive the city can be compared to London. And they tell their friends. Visit Manchester has really done a great job promoting the city and it's paying off. Here's a trip report from Gumbo! https://www.travelgumbo.com/blo...ty-will-surprise-you
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Wow! Iceland Express successor adds U.S. flights
The headline's not a pun; Wow Air is the company that bought budget carrier Iceland Express in 2012. The carrier will now re-enter the U.S. market with roundtrip Boston-Reykjavik-London Gatwick flights, connecting in Reykjavik with its other European...
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Provence Help
I'm going to my cousin's wedding in London in June, and I've got 10 days to play with after. I saw a crazy book...Provence 1970...full of great cooks and how they changed food here, so I want to go there. What's the best ways to spend 10 days in...
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Ten Top Art Shows for 2015
If you're one of those people (I am) who sometimes picks a travel destination because of a spate of good exhibits, here's some help or temptation from The Guardian (UK). They've published a list of ten good ones for 2015, scattered across Europe,...
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Toronto scales new heights in Tourism
Add Toronto to the list of cities, including New York and London, that have recently reported record new levels of tourism. In Toronto's case, it adds up to over 14 million overnight guests. While its sports teams, the CN Tower, markets and...
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Airbnb to be legal in London
Britain's Parliament is now considering a bill, proposed by the Housing Minister, to remove London-only restrictions that have made it illegal for tenants and homeowners to rent out their space for short stays without complicated planning permission...
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EASY WAYS TO TRAVEL IN LONDON DURING PEAK HOURS
London, which is the English capital, has an incredible public transport network. An agency, called Transport for London (TfL), controls all kind of public transport such as London Underground, Overground, Buses, Tramlink, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and London River Services. Although London has an efficient transport system, travelling could become a little less convenient during peak hours as is the case with any major city in the world. Most people travel during these times which force...
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Best Ways To Reach Heathrow Airport Quickly In London
Heathrow airport is the international airport in London, United Kingdom. It is the busiest airport in Europe and the seventh busiest in the world based on the total number of passengers travelling through this airport. It swashes 81 airlines and has 204 terminals in 80 countries. Also, it is the hub for one of the world’s biggest airlines-British Airways. London Heathrow is easily approachable from London and from all over the United Kingdom utilizing both, public and private transport...
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London claims honors for most-visited city...again!
MasterCard Global Destinations Index Based on projections for the rest of this year, London is again claiming victory over arch-rivals Paris and Bangkok for the title of most-visited city. It's held the honor 5 times in 7 years,...
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London Delays All Night Tube
London Underground's plan for an all-night service on Friday and Saturday on 5 key lines has been delayed. The launch was supposed to be this September 12. They want to settle their dispute with the train drivers over pay and conditions...
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The Space Race from the Soviet Side Displayed at London's Science Museum
There's an exhibition at the London Science museum called Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age." It has technology that put the first dog, man and woman into orbit on display and most of it has never seen outside of Russia, There...
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London Gatwick Airport Has Busiest Month Ever
Photo of Gatwick Car Parking: Wikimedia Commons, Author Mary and Angus Hogg London Gatwick announced the busiest month in its history with more than 4.53 million passengers traveling through the airport in August. This was an...
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French Embassy in London Fights to Block Tycoon's Basement Car Museum
Tower Bridge inLondon/Photo by DrFumblefinger The French government has called Jon Hunt's plans for a car museum in a new mega-basement in his mansion a...
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Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens, London (Where Gumbo Was #247)
Gumbo was visiting the Albert Memorial in London's Kensington Gardens. The memorial is a tribute to Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, who died of typhoid fever at the age of 42.
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Marriott Teleports Guests to a Marriott Future
Marriott Hotels has teamed up with companies at the bleeding edge of virtual reality to allow guests to be "teleported" to distant destinations, where a future Marriott awaits them along with local attractions in Hawaii, London and more. It's a...
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Vienna's new novelty: Wooden skyscraper
A new trend in 'green building' may be emerging with the construction of a 24-story wood building in Vienna and a taller one planned for London.
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'Swap fogs for frogs'—Paris biz plan for Brexit
Playing on Britain's slang name of 'frogs' for French people, a French business district works to lure companies fleeing Brexit.
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My Favorite Pile of Bricks: London's St Pancras
St Pancras International and the St Pancras Hotel, once tagged for demolition, live on to serve, and to captivate hearts anew.
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Surprise! Naples Best Pizza Invades Rome
Famed for pizza and featured on film, Naples favorite da Michele is opening in Rome just ahead of a new branch in London.
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Little Venice: Unexpected London
Far from the most famous attractions of London, an unusual neighborhood along a stretch of the Regent's Canal
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East End London: Around the world in food
In a neighborhood populated by waves of immigrants for centuries, the food is varied...and wonderful.
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East End Street Art, London
London's East End has quite a bit of unusual street art, with all kinds of viewpoints. Here's a selection for you!
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September 28, 2016: London Bridge - Lake Havasu, AZ
Samantha takes us back to Lake Havasu, and the story of how the 1830 London Bridge came to the American desert.
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Nude nightclub hits locker-room snag
A proposed nude nightclub forgot to plan for lockers and security; they'll try again soon.
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London's Tower Bridge, inside and out
One of the world's most recognizable bridges, London Bridge is a fooler: Under its "old stone tower" look is a modern steel bridge.
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What Shakespeare Saw: A London listing
The Telegraph (UK) has compiled a walkable tour of what Shakespeare saw in London that you can see today.
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London: Tonight's the night for 'Night Tube'
London's 'Night Tube,' the first 24-hour service on the city's Underground system, launches weekend service today on several lines.
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London is burning to remember 1666 Great Fire
London has a month-long series of events and displays to commemorate the 1666 Great Fire that forever changed the city.
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London gets floating hotel and jobs project
London will soon have a new 144-room floating hotel that's also a job-training project.
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July 9, 2016: Greylag Geese of London
Greylag geese pose for a series of portraits by PHeymont on the banks of London's Regents Canal.
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Nov. 23, 2016: Big Ben - London
Possibly the most famous clock tower in the world...but Samantha reminds us that it's actually the bell and not the clock and tower that is Big Ben!
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November 1, 2019: London Colors
George G shares some of the colorful sights he spotted around London, noting how they added some cheer to the gray and dreary weather.
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St. Helens, Bishopsgate: Where Gumbo Was (#23)
In time for the weekend, if you are looking to attend church in London, Dr. Fumblefinger correctly identified the church in Puzzle #23 as Saint Helen's Bishopsgate in the City of London, the famed square-mile heart of Greater London. The building...
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London In 1927, Recreated Shot For Shot.
Londonist again. I didn't know there were color films in 1927. Watch this fantastic short film and the recreation, shot by shot, in modern London. Even the sound track is wonderful. Hit it! I should add, while I watched, I...
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Londonist: Anglo Saxon London Map: Updated
Londonist again. For you who enjoy gleaning a sense of what came before in places you visit, have a look at Londonist's Anglo Saxon map of London. In their words, "a map showing the London area in Anglo Saxon times (roughly speaking, 500-1066AD). It’s pieced together from many resources, showing our guess at the roads, rivers, forests and marshland that characterised the region. The main purpose was to highlight the many villages, hamlets and farmsteads whose names are still part of modern...
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Where We Went: London, Paris, Toronto
Those were the top 3 international cities with U.S. tourists last year, according to the Hotel Price Index. Mexico City, Tokyo and Dubai showed the biggest increases. MORE
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More Then & Now Photos.
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...
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Alternative London Tube Maps.
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,...
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London's Authentic Ethnic Food.
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,...
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London: Photographers' Gallery, the Americans.
Until March 30th, the Photographers' Gallery is showing the work of 3 Americans: David Lynch "I love industry. Pipes. I love fluid and smoke. I love man-made things. I like to see people hard at work, and I like to see sludge and...
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Londonist's 10 Art Exhibitions To Look Forward To In 2014.
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...
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Alaska Airlines heats up the Battle for Seattle
Alaska Airlines, for whom Seattle is a key hub, is highlighting its new codeshare partnership with British Airways by offering double frequent flyer miles on Seattle-London flights. Delta has recently been moving aggressively into the Seattle...
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Spain, Britain vie for tallest European building
It's not just the Middle Eastern oil lands that like to brag about tall new skyscrapers; now Spain and Britain are in a competition for Europe's tallest.
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London's tiny landmarks celebrate 150 years
London celebrates the 150th anniversary of its littlest—and most numerous—landmarks, the more than 900 'little blue plaques.'
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London buses to get free 'Hopper' transfers
London's new mayor starts his term with free bus transfers and a pledge to avoid fare increases for four years.
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Delta, Virgin Atlantic swap flights and add cities
Virgin will take over Delta's Portland to London service, while Delta shifts its plane to open a new Portland to UK service.
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At last! London 'Night Tube' to start in July
After nearly a year of delay's, London's plan for all-night tube service is now scheduled to begin in late July.
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U.S. London embassy to become luxury hotel
Plans have been unveiled to turn the landmark U.S. Embassy building in London's Grosvenor Square into a luxury hotel. Work starts next year.