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In case you’re losing sleep over where to book your 2012 travel destination, make it London. The city is primping for the onslaught of visitors. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics are the big ticket items. However, the great…
Continue readingLondon’s Boris Bikes (Barclays Cycle Hire) are the Rolls Royce of bikes. Nothing fast, but sturdy and easy to ride. Bikes
Continue readingIf your future travel plans include London (maybe the London 2012 Olympics?) the Oyster Card is your best travel card friend. The Oyster Card is a blue and white smartcard that can be purchased on-line, at Tube stations, Overground stations,…
Continue readingIt was Marco Pierre White who gave me the idea. It was a summer lunchtime – in a New York park – and we were hungover from a night of Sambuca at Jay-Z’s party. Sat on the grass, and eating…
Continue readingWhat would you think if you discovered that you can go on vacation, experience amazing sights, stay in luxury accommodation, and leave a legacy through meaningful interaction via volunteering or philanthropy? Well, it is possible. Hands Up Holidays enables you…
Continue readingBy Sheila Hula, Around the Rings I always chuckle when I read about the inevitable outrage that follows when people who wanted to buy tickets to the Olympics miss out on the lottery. My advice: don’t worry. Tickets are ALWAYS…
Continue readingA Picasso, of course! The Tate Modern in London has, on loan, Picasso’s Nude, Green Leaves and Bust. Art titles have always amused me. Picture Picasso sitting before his masterpiece (painted in one day), staring at those incredible brush stokes…
Continue readingWhy is everyone flocking to Chelsea’s Physic Garden? Might be to get up close and personal with Bella Donna, the poisonous berry that “ladies of the evening” would put a little of the juice in their eyes to dilate their…
Continue readingHampton Court, the residence of British royalty since the 16th century. Watch as David Ingham and Annie Coburn, co-authors of Walk London, walk you through this magnificent palace just 12 miles outside of the center of London. David explains the…
Continue readingThe London Underground, affectionately known as The Tube, is one of the longest (250 miles of track), oldest (started in mid-1850’s) and busiest (more than 1 billion passenger journeys in 2007) in the world. Since 2000, Transport for London (TFL) …
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