Jul 17th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Have you ever listened to the hit Beatles song and dreamed of spending the night in an actual "yellow submarine"? Now you can, with the newest quirky accommodation in Liverpool.
Aptly situated in the home of the Fab Four, the floating submarine hotel is painted to resemble the vessel from the cover of the "Yellow Submarine" record. According to the Daily Mail, the hotel floats on a mooring in ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Beatles Fans Can Now Sleep In A Real Yellow Submarine Hotel
Jul 17th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Have you ever listened to the hit Beatles song and dreamed of spending the night in an actual "yellow submarine"? Now you can, with the newest quirky accommodation in Liverpool.
Aptly situated in the home of the Fab Four, the floating submarine hotel is painted to resemble the vessel from the cover of the "Yellow Submarine" record. According to the Daily Mail, the hotel floats on a mooring in ...Win the trip of a lifetime from Lonely Planet and Bing
Dec 27th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Your dream vacation could become a reality through a new holiday sweepstakes hosted by Bing and sponsored by Lonely Planet.
The Grand Prize winner and a guest will work with Lonely Planet staff and authors to devise a customized 15 day/14 night itinerary exploring up to four destinations around the world, up to a value of $30,000.
The sweepstakes kicks off on December 29th at midnight PT/3 ...The future of budget travel: Q&A with Benji Lanyado
Dec 16th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Many budget travel topics are old hat. Everyone interested in traveling on a budget knows, for example, about the money-saving potential of hostels, supermarket dining, train passes, and low-cost airlines.
We can come up with tips, talk about new stylish hostels, pass on information about fare sales, and strategize about how best to exploit a particular train pass, but the truth is that there ...Five great European budget-friendly travel sites
Dec 3rd, 2010 at 9:30AM: Practical, how-to budget travel advice is indispensible. There's something particularly valuable about travel advice that opposes the emphasis on expensive hotels and other forms of high-end consumption that characterizes the contemporary travel media, perhaps especially in regions like Europe where costs are generally quite high.
Budget-friendly travel in Europe is no impossible dream, and the ...Flying Ryanair no cup of tea: Poland flight diverted to Germany
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 11:00AM: When wackiness hits the European skies, it's usually safe to guess that Ryanair is somehow involved. A British plane from this discount carrier had to land in Germany – rather than in Poland, its intended destination – because a passenger couldn't keep her tea in her cup.
The 56-year-old British woman spilled hot tea on herself, according to German police, forcing the flight from ...Ringo's boyhood home threatened with demolition
Aug 22nd, 2010 at 9:00AM: If you want to see where Ringo Starr was born, you better hurry.
Number 9 Madryn Street in Liverpool, where the Beatles drummer was born in 1940, is one of a neighborhood of decrepit homes slated for demolition. The little Victorian rowhouse was never glamorous, and fell into disrepair years ago. While John and Paul's childhood homes are now preserved by the National Trust, Ringo's place ...Visiting the new Liverpool
Mar 1st, 2010 at 12:30PM:
Liverpool has changed.
I attended the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (the Paul McCartney "fame" school) for three full years and thought I knew the place, but in the six years since my last visit, a series of events -- particularly its run as European Capital of Culture in 2008 -- has led to impressive developments of the "and New York still hasn't finished Ground Zero?" variety.
...A look inside Liverpool's Beatles-themed hotel
Feb 12th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
The Hard Days Night Hotel is a Beatles-lover's must-see, located right in the heart of Liverpool's city center, just around the corner from the famous Cavern Club. I recently had the opportunity to visit said hotel, which Scott Carmichael told you about back in May (Liverpool Hard Days Night Hotel offers the real Beatles experience).
tweetmeme_url = ...Listen: Liverpool's famous Scouse accent
Feb 5th, 2010 at 10:30AM: If you've ever been to Liverpool, one thing you surely remember about Liverpudlians (no really, that's what they're called) is their distinctive accent. If you haven't been to Liverpool and you think you know what they sound like there, read on.
"Scouse," as the accent is called, is an expressive, melodic speech comprised of emphatic vowels punctuated with harsh rasps. Think less of the Beatles ...Liverpool Hard Days Night hotel offers the real Beatles experience
May 28th, 2009 at 6:30PM: Beatles fan? Sure, the Amsterdam Hilton may be the one that made it to one of their songs, but the "Hard Days Night" hotel is located in the city where it all began. This Liverpool hotel features standard and deluxe rooms decorated with Beatles posters, but it is their Lennon and McCartney suites that really show off the Beatles Theme. Rooms start at GBP85 (about $135) per night. The hotel is ...17,000 people overtake London Liverpool street station - for a Flashmob
Feb 9th, 2009 at 4:30PM: Flashmobbing is not new - in fact, the last time a massive flashmob took place at a railway station, it became one of the most popular posts we've ever covered here on Gadling. This newest flashmob took place in London several days ago, and all started when a Facebook member saw a TV commercial for T-Mobile. Inspired by the dance routines in that commercial, he invited a couple of friends to ...
Beatlemania returns to Liverpool
Jan 24th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Since Liverpool is the The European Capital of Culture for 2008, the "Liverpudlians" have scheduled some interesting events--namely concerts--for this year. The local authorities have invited Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to help present Liverpool as the place to be. Liverpool hopes to attract people to come here and celebrate its link with the Beatles.
You can't escape references to the Beatles ...International Beatles Week
Aug 20th, 2007 at 2:00PM: Attention Beatles fans: Love is not all you need if you want tickets to the headlining events of International Beatles Week in Liverpool -- you'll need money and you'll need to move fast because space is limited. That said, the festival looks like a grand old time for fans of the fab four, or really, anyone. It kicks off August 22 and features a number of events, including markets, conventions, ...The World's Sexiest Cities (That Are Still Secret ... Shhh)
Jun 20th, 2007 at 6:05AM: I'm going to try to sneak this post in right here, real nonchalant-like. Why? Because the details are still secret. MSN recently put together a list of the sexiest "secret" cities around. Apparently, they compiled the list so that you could "get a head start on your fellow travellers." Cool, huh? And thoughtful? By the way, by "sexy" they mean bursting with culture -- not filled with strip clubs. ...Liverpool Uses Robots to Get Tough on Pigeons
Mar 26th, 2007 at 1:02PM: I lived in Liverpool for a little over three years, and despite it's reputation for being a dreary, post-industrial wasteland where you're likely to get mugged, the city is a wonderful place -- full of nightlife, beautiful architecture, and great people.
Unfortunately, it's also full of pigeons. Pigeons that get fat and won't leave because they're fed by the public. Pigeons that pooped on me. ...
