Jul 12th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Long before I became a mother, people told me that the first six months is the easiest time to travel with a baby – before they walk, talk or require children's activities. Others told me to travel as much as possible before you have children, as it's too difficult to go places for the first few years. I can confirm that you don't have to turn in your passport when you have a baby, as my ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Knocked Up Abroad: Lessons Learned From Traveling With A Baby
Jul 12th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Long before I became a mother, people told me that the first six months is the easiest time to travel with a baby – before they walk, talk or require children's activities. Others told me to travel as much as possible before you have children, as it's too difficult to go places for the first few years. I can confirm that you don't have to turn in your passport when you have a baby, as my ...I Miss The 'Crap' English Weather
Jul 8th, 2012 at 11:00AM: I've just returned from a five-day trip to England, in which we saw the sun for an aggregate of about 15 minutes, but I miss the English weather already. It's supposed to be 102 today in Washington, D.C., and 104 tomorrow. Factoring in the heat index, it will feel like a place well within easy commuting distance of hell.
June went down as the wettest June in the U.K. since rainfall records ...A Fan's Pilgrimage to Wimbledon
Jul 5th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Twenty-five years ago, while on holiday in London with my parents, I insisted that we make a pilgrimage out to The All England Club, where Wimbledon, tennis's grandest tournament, has been held nearly every summer since 1877. The tournament wasn't on at the time, but we checked out the club's museum, which offered a tantalizing glimpse of the fabled Centre Court, and bought some souvenirs that I ...London Day Trip: Cambridge
Jun 30th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
London is an amazing city for art, culture, dining and nightlife. It can get a bit overbearing at times, though. If you want to get away from it all you're in luck. There are plenty of day trips you can do.
One of the best destinations is the university town of Cambridge 60 miles to the north and easily accessible by train or bus. With its Gothic towers, verdant gardens and storied history, ...British Museum Highlights Strange Money From Around The World
Jun 29th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
What's this? A knife? A razor? Actually, it's Chinese currency dating back to the 5th-3rd century B.C. It's one of the many rare and unusual pieces on display in the newly reopened money gallery at the British Museum in London.
The Citi Money Gallery looks at world history through money, starting with the Bronze Age and going right up to the Age of the Credit Card. This has always been one of ...London's Most Famous Landmark Gets A New Name
Jun 27th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Pop Quiz: what's this called?
Undoubtedly, 99% of people will immediately answer, "Big Ben." Actually, only the clock's bell is called Big Ben. The tower as a whole is called Clock Tower. Everybody knows this iconic sight in London but nearly everyone misidentifies it.
Now the name is getting changed. In honor of the Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee, the UK government has decided to honor her ...60 Years Of Royal Travel: Queen Elizabeth II's State Visits
Jun 7th, 2012 at 2:00PM: This week, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries are celebrating the Diamond Jubilee, commemorating 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II on the royal throne. The Times has an interactive, multimedia infographic detailing six decades of royal travel. Each decade details her Commonwealth and international trips with video and photographs from some of her most important visits. The 1970s-'90s ...Olympics 2012: Best Markets And Shops For Food Lovers
Jun 4th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Just because you're in London for the Olympics and watching world-class athletes torch calories, doesn't mean you should be deprived of saturated fats and carbs. Despite its former reputation as a culinary wasteland, 21st century London has become one of the world's great food cities, renowned for its fine dining and ethnic eateries, markets, specialty shops, and food artisans.
Take one for the ...The World's 10 Scariest Haunted Castles
Jun 4th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
From a Czech forest castle reported to house the gates of hell to a gargantuan castle right here in the United States, the world's most haunted castles boast histories rich with frightening details. Specters haunt the halls of these old castles and travelers visit to experience brushes with the paranormal. Some of these castles possess secrets darker than a moonless night, and when ...Queens To Meet In London For Big Event
Jun 3rd, 2012 at 2:00PM: This June 5 is a big event in the UK as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on the throne. Cunard Line will bring Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations to a close with the first ever Cunard Royal Rendezvous in the fleet's home port of Southampton, England.
Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth will be brought within close proximity of each other as a ...Ancient Curses Uncovered In Two Countries
May 25th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
It's been a good week for ancient curses.
A "cursing stone" has been discovered on the Isle of Canna, Scotland. More precisely called a bullaun stone, they're natural or artificial depressions in a stone that catch rainwater and give it magical properties, usually to heal or to help women conceive a child. A shaped stone is placed in the hole that's turned to make a prayer or curse.
The ...Four UK Museums On Shortlist For Art Fund Prize
May 17th, 2012 at 1:30PM: Four UK museums have made the shortlist for the Annual Art Fund Prize. The winner will get a hefty £100,000 ($161,000) donation, most welcome in these times of economic austerity.
One of the museums, the Hepworth Wakefield, only opened a year ago and has already smashed attendance expectations by attracting half a million visitors. Located in Yorkshire, it focuses on contemporary art and ...British Tourism Q&A: Travel Writer Donald Strachan
May 11th, 2012 at 9:00AM: British tourism is a big topic in 2012. With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee next month, the Olympics in July and August, and the Paralympics in August and September, the United Kingdom is under some serious scrutiny, in particular as a national brand and a tourist destination.
Here I ask Donald Strachan, travel journalist, guidebook writer and all around Twitter delight, some questions about the ...Roman Fort Attacked By Moles, Archaeologists Benefit
Apr 26th, 2012 at 3:00PM: When you stroll through a museum, you generally assume that all those ancient artifacts you're seeing were dug up by professional archaeologists or found by accident by some farmer plowing his field. Mostly you'd be correct, but researchers into England's Roman past are getting some unexpected help. . .from moles.
Moles at the site of Epiacum, a Roman fort dating from the first to the fourth ...Overlooked London: Saint Bartholomew The Great Church
Apr 25th, 2012 at 9:00AM: London is a city full of historic churches. Some can be a bit hard to find and get missed by the casual visitor. One of these is Saint Bartholomew the Great in West Smithfield.
Built by a courtier of King Henry I, it has been open for worship since 1143 and was the center of a large complex of church buildings before the Dissolution of Henry VIII took away most of its lands and two-thirds of ...Cutty Sark Reopens After Disastrous Fire
Apr 24th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
The famous tea clipper Cutty Sark will be once again open to the public this Thursday after years of restoration work to repair damage from a fire in 2007. The Queen will perform an official reopening ceremony on Wednesday.
Located in Greenwich, London, this beautiful ship has been a longtime favorite of Londoners. It went on its maiden voyage in 1870 and is the last surviving tea clipper in ...Carlisle Castle Celebrates 1000th Birthday
Apr 24th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
One of England's most besieged castles has turned the ripe old age of 1000 this year.
A new exhibition at Carlisle Castle in Carlisle, England, tells its thousand-year history. Well, approximately a thousand years, since nobody actually knows when the first castle was built here. Like with many great English castles, it got its start with a Roman fort. This fell to ruins and was replaced in ...London Tube 'Ghost Station' May Be Brought Back From The Dead
Apr 16th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
A London Tube station that hasn't been used for more than half a century may become the city's newest attraction, the BBC reports.
Brompton Road station on the Piccadilly Line closed in 1934 because it was underused. During World War II, it served as the headquarters of the Royal Artillery's anti-aircraft operations. The station has changed little since then, with much of the wartime ...New Ancient Egypt And Nubia Galleries At Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Apr 14th, 2012 at 2:30PM:
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has always been famous for its collection of art from Ancient Egypt and Nubia (Sudan). It recently revamped these galleries as part of a major remodel.
While the new galleries reopened in November, I didn't want to write it up until I got to see it for myself. The old galleries were dark, cramped and had endless cases crammed with artifacts. In other words, they ...Six Of The Most Scenic Train Trips In Europe
Apr 11th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
Forget flying around Europe. At 30,000 feet it's impossible to truly experience the continent's remarkable landscapes. Rather than being shuttled around in a plane that only allows a birds-eye view, train trips immerse travelers in the terrain. There's a reason why trains are often thought of as the most romantic mode of transportation: riding the rails makes you feel more connected and in ...
