United Kingdom
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
London's food landscape is constantly changing. As new restaurants come and go, it can be hard to keep up with what's hip and happening. If you happen to be stopping through in the next few months, here are some of London's trendiest restaurants right now.
Ceviche ...
by Reena Ganga (RSS feed) (8 days ago)
The British TV series "Downton Abbey" has taken America by storm with millions of viewers tuning in each week to watch the lives of the wealthy Crawley family unfold. The glamorous outfits, the decadent dinners, the lavish estate – it's a splendorous life most of ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (9 days ago)
If the private jet's a rockin' don't come a knockin', the saying goes. Or does it?
A new UK-based travel company is offering up the chance to get down with yo bad self at 5,280 feet. For a base price of £4999, travelers can pay for "the most discreet pilot currently ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (9 days ago)
Looking to lure all the avid Olympic-viewers into real-life sightseers, Visit London has just launched a new tourism campaign that will gift competitors with six themed trips over the course of the next six weeks.
To enter, competitors must follow the tourism board's ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (13 days ago)
This Photo of the Day, titled "Telephone, St Paul's," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member American Jon who captured the image with his new Olympus E-M5.
This one caught my attention because, while it has been years since I was in London, I remember those buses, phone ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (14 days ago)
It all started with a damn good slice of pound cake at the British Museum in London. Then I wondered why the bowl of corn chowder I devoured at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art cafeteria, Lickety Split, was the best thing I'd eaten in weeks. And by the time I had ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (15 days ago)
In the wake of the media blitz around the discovery of King Richard III's remains under a parking lot in Leicester, England, archaeologists have announced they're looking for another medieval English king.
The Times reports that archaeologists are seeking permission to ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (18 days ago)
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have confirmed that they have found the remains of King Richard III beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England.
Richard III was the last of the Plantagenet kings and fought an epic struggle with the Tudors during the War of ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (21 days ago)
Today London officially opens its newest landmark, a 1,016-foot skyscraper that has been under construction since 2009. As you can see above, the irregular pyramid-shaped building is entirely covered in glass, and resembles an icicle or chip of glass – hence the ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (22 days ago)
An examination of some strange ceramic disks found at the Fishbourne Roman Palace is changing how we look at some of the most private aspects of Roman life.
Excavations at the palace in the past 50 years have uncovered dozens of pieces of broken pottery that had been ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (26 days ago)
ARTSPACE London is one of London's lesser-known art venues for out-of-town visitors. It opened in May of 2012 and focuses on Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish art. The original ARTSPACE is in Dubai, and the owners decided to open a London branch to expose ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (27 days ago)
One of South America's top ski destinations is Valle Nevado, located just 20 miles east of Santiago, Chile. Already the largest ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere, Valle offers access to over 7,000 acres of Andean terrain, as well as a full-service, self-contained resort. ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (28 days ago)
A research team in Scotland and the Czech Republic has developed a tractor beam.
A press release from St. Andrews University reveals that scientists at that university and at the Institute of Scientific Instruments in the Czech Republic have for the first time been able ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (29 days ago)
How much do we really know about the Vikings? A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh asks this question and comes up with some interesting answers.
"Vikings!" collects more than 500 objects from the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm to show a ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
A ship in the British navy came to the aid of a stranded cruise ship in the Antarctic last week, helping to clear a path through the ice that had entrapped the civilian vessel. While no one was injured and the entire operation took just a few hours to complete, the incident ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
A new year isn't just the time to look ahead, it's also the time to look back and commemorate. 2013 marks plenty of centennials, from the birth of civil rights activists to metro lines. Here is your chance to not only explore new destinations, but also learn a little bit ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
If you've been thinking about crossing the Atlantic and heading to the United Kingdom, now is a great time to snag a deal. British Airways and VisitBritain have teamed up to offer "The Big British Invite," a promotion gifting free two-night stays when travelers book ...
by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
We just don't get programming like this in the states anymore. A new show on BBC Two called "Wonders of Life" is shaping up to be one of the best shows on science and travel in a while. In the preview above (yes, that's Monty Python) we're privy to beautiful ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
The holiday gifts have all been opened and some of Santa's "nice" kids received exactly what they wanted. Others, leaning a bit towards the "naughty" side, not so much. If a cruise vacation was on that gift list for you, all hope is not lost. It is indeed possible to ...
by David Farley (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
I get annoyed with myself when I eat a bad meal – especially at a restaurant. And even more so when I'm traveling. Such a waste of time and money and calories, I think. Yes, these are first-world problems but frustrating nonetheless.
Rather than meditate on the ...
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