Nov 15th, 2009 at 2:30PM: In anticipation of the Christmas Day release of the new Sherlock Holmes movie (starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law), Visit Britain has developed a microsite to help guide fans to the London locations used in the film. The site also offers possible itineraries for a Holmes-themed tour of London.
The list of London stops on the Holmes tour includes St. Paul's Cathedral, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Explore London with Sherlock Holmes
Nov 15th, 2009 at 2:30PM: In anticipation of the Christmas Day release of the new Sherlock Holmes movie (starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law), Visit Britain has developed a microsite to help guide fans to the London locations used in the film. The site also offers possible itineraries for a Holmes-themed tour of London.
The list of London stops on the Holmes tour includes St. Paul's Cathedral, ...Hollinwood? Not so famous, but they do have a similar sign
Aug 11th, 2009 at 4:30PM: Nobody is likely to confuse Hollywood, California, the capital of the movie industry, with Hollinwood, UK, an industrial town near Manchester, but apparently someone is trying to cause some confusion.
The BBC has reported that a three-foot-high reproduction of the famous Hollywood sign, but spelled "Hollinwood", has appeared next to the M60 motorway. Hollinwood (pictured here) is less than five ...Gadling's guide to Summer music
May 29th, 2009 at 8:30AM: Summer. Music. Could any two words in the English language possibly go so well together? There's just something about warm weather that makes you want to be outside, bare feet touching soft grass and dirt underfoot, hands in the cool night air, eardrums fluttering to the vibrations of a strumming guitar. And aside from Summer, what could go better with music than travel? Whatever your favorite ...Museum Junkie: Manchester exhibit on life as a POW
May 27th, 2009 at 4:00PM: A fascinating exhibit on life as a POW has opened at The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, England.
The exhibition, called "Captured: The Extraordinary Life of Prisoners of War", combines pictures, artifacts, and real-life anecdotes to give a glimpse into the experiences of prisoners of war from all armies during the Second World War (1939-45). It also features the only known film of German ...Cabin pressure drop sends Brits to Athens, not Egypt
Mar 2nd, 2009 at 5:00PM: A charter flight bound for Egypt made an emergency landing in Athens when cabin pressure dropped. The flight originated in Manchester, England and carried 192 passengers. Five passengers complaining of ear pain were taken to a local hospital as a precaution, according to the Greek state television station. No other injuries were reported.
Jet2.com, the low-cost carrier operating the flight, has ...Cities That Need a Vacation
Jul 19th, 2007 at 8:05PM: The August 2007 issue of Men's Health (don't ask me why I read it being a woman of poor heath) gathered a list of the "most workaholic" U.S. cities. They measured how residents punch the clock and logged their overtime; monitored their commute times, blood pressure and self-reported stress.
Yep, you are all wrong ... New York ranked 37 on the list.
Here is the Top 10 list of cities that are all ...
