Oct 18th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Jessica Watson likes to travel, but she approaches the concept a bit differently. The 16-year-old Australian just left Sydney Harbor today, and she wants to take on the world. Her goal is to sail 23,600 miles alone -- through some of the toughest waters in the world -- and become the youngest person in history to do so.
The trek has kicked off some debate in Australia as to whether Watson's ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Teenage Aussie set to sail around the world
Oct 18th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Jessica Watson likes to travel, but she approaches the concept a bit differently. The 16-year-old Australian just left Sydney Harbor today, and she wants to take on the world. Her goal is to sail 23,600 miles alone -- through some of the toughest waters in the world -- and become the youngest person in history to do so.
The trek has kicked off some debate in Australia as to whether Watson's ...Travel to Spain suffering
Aug 22nd, 2009 at 4:00PM: It really is a shame: summer travel to Spain is off 6.1 percent this year, as the global economic decline is making the decision to travel tougher for everyone. The country's Tourism Ministry puts the number of July arrivals at just over 6.6 million. For the entire year (through the end of July), arrivals fell 10.3 percent to 30.2 million visitors. This follows a record 33.6 million for the same ...And the happiest place on Earth is ...
Jul 6th, 2009 at 4:00PM: ... not Disney World!
Despite the theme park's claim, Costa Rica actually takes the top spot, according to the New Economics Foundation. This Britain-based independent research firm uses the "Happy Planet Index" to determine and rank the countries with the happiest people. The organization's goal is to build a new economy that focuses on people and the environment.
This year's survey covered ...Cambridge, England honors fallen American soldiers
Jul 1st, 2009 at 8:00AM:
Arlington National Cemetery has no parallel, yet for some families, it's not enough. If yours is not resting in Arlington, then the national treasure takes a back seat to the bit of earth that matters more to you. As many people as Arlington serves, there are large U.S. cemeteries elsewhere that are profound in the numbers they protect. This becomes clear when the enormity of the Cambridge ...Fill your bottles before going to UK ... because you can
Mar 15th, 2009 at 1:00PM: The British government is planning to ease its ban on the amount of liquid you can take into and out of the country. Currently, passengers are only allowed to carry 100 ml bottles. Improved airport X-ray machines are expected to render that limit unnecessary. If all goes well – based on secret technology being tested by German scientists – the ban could be lifted by the end of the ...Britain's most embarassing place names
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Jan 23rd, 2009 at 1:30PM: You tend to think of the British as a smart, buttoned-up lot. We're talking about a country with a history of lots of curtsies, foxhunts and tea at high noon. It's surprising then to learn that the British apparently are not quite so polite when it comes to naming their towns and cities. Yesterday's New York Times takes a look at some of the more unintentionally hilarious place names in the United ...Love from London: Luxury camping at British music festivals
Mar 1st, 2008 at 11:00AM: Last year, some of Britain's best music festivals got flooded (read: people - tents - muddy mess). This year, the UK is ready to cater to a traveler's every need, even the ones that require 300-thread cotton sheets in their "tents."
The Times offers a few tips, from luxury tepees with furniture and furs to carpeted cabins, via your own 10-man tour bus complete with booze rider. Read more ...Love from London: The best pub in Britain
Feb 28th, 2008 at 2:30PM: As you well know, the Brits take their pubs very seriously, so nobody should be surprised that they actually vote for the best pub in the country every year. The judges say the competition "analyzes all the criteria that makes a good pub - including the quality of the beer, atmosphere, décor, customer service, clientele mix and value for money."
According to the Times Online, the The Old ...Is the beer too cheap in Britain?
Nov 12th, 2007 at 1:30PM: Apparently, some people in Britain are mad because stores are charging less for beer than they are for bottled water. When I was in parts of Czech Republic and Poland last month, beer was always cheaper than water. And did it affect me? Well, yes, it did -- but that's because I had a hard time discerning which bottles of water were carbonated or not. There were times when I never did figure it ...Hotel staff trained to deal with naked sleepwalkers
Oct 25th, 2007 at 12:49PM: Apparently, there's been a surge in sleepwalking among guests in one of Britain's largest budget hotel chains. And the sleepwalking itself wouldn't be a huge problem, except that the majority of these zombie-like guests don't bother to put any clothes on before they take their nocturnal stroll. Reuters reports that the budget chain Travelodge has seen a seven-fold rise in sleepwalking in the past ..."Look kids, Big Ben!" -- Those Crazy Roundabouts
Aug 16th, 2007 at 11:44AM: One of the best travel-related scenes in a movie is from European Vacation when Clark and family enter the huge roundabout in London and can't get out. "Look kids, Big Ben," he says over and over again each time they round the circle. (Don't know what I'm talking about? Here's the scene on YouTube.) My family and I found ourself in a similar situation once. We were in Paris; Dad was driving a ...Blind Pilot Makes Successful International Flight
Apr 30th, 2007 at 2:02PM: If there's one thing common to all adventure travelers, it's the drive to overcome adversity. One British man exemplifies this spirit -- flying 13,500 miles from London to Sydney even though he's completely blind.
Under the supervision of a sighted co-pilot, Miles Hilton-Baber took to the skies for 59 days in a microlight aircraft, competing with snowstorms, freezing temperatures, and torrential ...How To Insult Someone Using British Sign Language
Trouble With Your Love Life? Visit the New Sexual Theme Park
Apr 21st, 2007 at 9:02AM: As I've mentioned on a number of occasions, the sunny, temperate afternoons and lush green countryside make the UK a great pace to visit during the Spring and Summer. Ahhh.
Now there's yet another reason for Britain-bound travelers to celebrate -- a new sexual "theme park" is has opened in London.
In tourist-friendly Piccadilly Circus, you'll find Amora, a "love and relationship academy" ...
