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Ski Injuries Caused By Alcohol May Not Be Covered By Insurance, Britons Warned
December 15, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Imagine shushing your way down the slopes only to get pulled over by a cop and breathalyzed. Apparently, this happens. In Colorado, you can get fined up to $1000 for skiing while under the influence of alcohol.
I read about this in an article in The Telegraph. They want to get the word out to Britons...
Staycation Trend Cannot Survive Cold UK Winters
December 10, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
When the going gets cold, the cold get going. As they say. The trend of British “staycations” seems to be on the wane as the economy picks up and citizens are looking to flee the frigid weather. According to the Daily Mail, 67% are planning at least one vacation in their home country in 2011,...
UK Looks to Scotland and Morocco For Adventure Destinations
December 7, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
What adventure and “glamping” have in common, I’ve no idea. But nonetheless, the numbers from the National Statistics Travel and Trade Report in the UK show that the English are opting for annual vacations closer to home, according to this PR web release. Whereas adventure-seekers have...
London’s Famous Buses Get a Facelift
November 24, 2010 | Eco-Travel, Travel News, UK | Read More
Just in time for London’s hosting gig of the 2012 Summer Olympic games, the double-deckers have gone green with a makeover. These new versions of the double-decker buses contain a hybrid engine that is 40% more fuel efficient than the standard diesel-powered engines usually used for buses. The...
Big Ben Ban Hits Tourists, UK Residents Still Allowed In
November 22, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Big Ben, the famous London icon, is off limits to foreign tourists now. Due to rising terrorist threats and safety concerns, officials have made the big clock inaccessible to visitors. Security measures in place to deal with overseas tourists had become too costly and complex, leading to the current...
Britons Becoming Scared To Explore Countryside, National Trust Addressing Issue
November 12, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
The UK’s National Trust is worried that Britons are increasingly becoming disconnected with the countryside. According to The Guardian, the Trust is embarking on a 6-month campaign to explore the idea that Britons are losing touch with the outdoors. Director general of the National Trust, Dame...
Incarcer-Vacations: 11 Prisons-Turned-Hotels
October 30, 2010 | Culture/History, Featured, Offbeat | Read More
Anyone with even a slight appreciation of irony would enjoy knowing that hellish prisons around the world, closed down because of overcrowding and human-rights abuse, have reopened as posh hotels and kitschy hostels.
Although it does merit a good chuckle, if you think about it the conversions totally...
Stansted Express in Trouble for False Advertising
September 21, 2010 | Travel News, UK | Read More
Stansted Express has recently come under fire for false advertising. The advertisement indicated that the Stansted Express can get train passengers to the center of London in 35 minutes. The poster in question portrays various London-centric images, such as Big Ben and the London Eye, surrounded by the...
Hendrix Exhibit Opens At London’s Handel House Museum
September 3, 2010 | Culture/History, Travel News, UK | Read More
Hendrix in Britain, a new exhibit devoted to the London life, music, performances and enduring legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix is running from August 25 to November 7 at the Handel House Museum. While the museum at 25 Brook Street is normally dedicated to legendary 18th-century composer George Fredric...
4 Mid-Millenial Hedge Mazes You Can Still Get Lost In
August 10, 2010 | Featured | Read More
Really, how scary can a fern be? What about a ficus? A privet? Shrubs seem pretty harmless… that is, until they all band together to become a maze! Befuddling Alice in Wonderland, stumping Napoleon, and fully scaring the heck out of Hitler, hedge mazes have been around for centuries, delighting...
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