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British travelers have been seeking replacements for damaged passports at a staggering rate, but the reasons why might defy logic.
According to the British Government, claims for emergency travel documents jumped 300 percent last year. As you might ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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People Do Weird Things With Their Passports
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British travelers have been seeking replacements for damaged passports at a staggering rate, but the reasons why might defy logic.
According to the British Government, claims for emergency travel documents jumped 300 percent last year. As you might ...Gay Rights Groups Boycott Russian Vodka Over Harsh New Discrimination Laws
Slog News and Arts
If you care about gay rights, you might want to rethink your drink.
Gay rights groups are boycotting Russian vodka after the country cracked down on gay activists and pride parades, the BBC reports. In addition, new legislation makes it illegal to teach ...Archaeologists Find Mystery Coffin At Richard III Burial Site
University of Leicester
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester in England have discovered a strange coffin at the same site where they discovered the remains of King Richard III earlier this year.
The team was digging in the foundations of the Franciscan friary ...Heathrow Is Now Tracking How Late You Are
eGuide Travel, Flickr
Is your flight in 30 minutes or 45? You don't have time to look at your boarding pass, so you hustle as fast as you can, awkwardly managing your oversized carry-on which you know that you are going to get scolded for. When you get to security, instead ...Giant Blue Rooster In Trafalgar Square Leaves Londoners Bemused And Befuddled
Trafalgar Square in London has a new statue -- a giant blue cockerel. It's the latest work of art to adorn the Fourth Plinth, a nineteenth-century base flanking Nelson's Column. The other three plinths all have statues but the Fourth Plinth never got one, and so in recent ...
Travel Advice For The Royal Baby (And His Parents)
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Royal watchers greeted the new prince this week with pomp, circumstance and silly hotel packages. Prince George Alexander Louis' first trip will likely be to his mother's hometown of Bucklebury, about an hour west of London, or to visit his ...7 Travel Options For Those Obsessed With The Royal Baby
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In anticipation of Prince William and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge's firstborn, Great Britain has had baby fever. Now that the royal baby has finally arrived, the travel industry is taking advantage of the frenzy. Even Heathrow gave out special ...Scenes From The Royal Baby Watch In London
Update 3:38 p.m.: Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Kate Middleton has given birth to a baby boy. An official announcement of the birth has been placed on an easel outside the palace.
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Camera crews and tourists from across the world are anxiously waiting outside ...
Eccentric England: The Headington Shark
Henry Flower
Once again, I'm back in Oxford for my annual summer working holiday. I love this place. This quintessentially English city offers beautiful colleges, the world's coolest museum, even the chance to bump into the Queen.
But all this pales in comparison to the ...Call An Ice Cream Truck On Demand Today With Uber
Today is the hottest day yet in New York City's latest heat wave, and the summer weather is no less forgiving in many other cities in the western hemisphere. To help beat the heat, car service app Uber is offering ice cream trucks on demand, today only from 11-5 p.m. in ...
Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie: A Cruise Ship Wedding?
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It wouldn't be the first time a wedding was performed at sea; cruise line captains do it with some frequency. Accepted internationally as a legal deal, it often beats the price of a fancy wedding on land too. For high-profile celebrities Brad Pitt and ...Video: Dorset, England Now Has A Dragon Skull On The Beach
If you happen to be in the area of Dorset, England, in the near future, you might want to check out the giant dragon skull that is currently sitting on its Jurassic Coast. Blinkbox oversaw the skull-building project, which is, at its core, a celebration of the release of ...
Don't Burn Toilet Paper While Camping, Experts Say
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Camping is a fun summertime activity, and everyone who cares about the outdoors wants to reduce their impact on the environment as much as possible.
That's why many people burn their used toilet paper. Dirty toilet paper is ugly and unhygienic. It takes ...Royal Baby's Arrival To Be Celebrated At Heathrow
Heathrow Airport
London's Heathrow airport has plans for a very special "arrival" of the royal baby. The first 1,000 arriving passengers in each terminal after the royal birth, whenever that may be, will be informed of the future heir's birth with complimentary bespoke ...British Airways Tests Electronic Luggage Tags
Courtesy Designworks
It's 2013: we can carry hundreds of books on a pocket-sized device, video chat anywhere in the world and order nearly anything to be delivered to our door. So why do we still use paper luggage tags and rely on outmoded technology to track our missing ...Secret Toilet Discovered In Scottish Castle
Wikimedia Commons
Archaeologists working on a conservation project at Drum Castle near Aberdeen, Scotland, have discovered two secret chambers, one of which includes a medieval toilet complete with its wooden seat.
Drum Castle features a 13th-century castle keep that's ...The Day I Jumped In Regent's Canal And Tried To Save My Wet iPhone With Uncooked Rice
There are plenty of ways for Americans to make a good impression in London. Scurrying into stores dripping wet, asking for large sacks of rice and zip lock bags isn't one of them. I was enjoying a relaxing walk along Regent's Canal after a visit to the Camden Lock Market in ...Fascinating Map Of London By Stephen Walter
Stephen Walter has a way of creating complex and obsessive art -- specifically, maps. His maps of various areas in England are often enlightening, but he has himself beat with one of his latest creations: a fascinating map of London and its underground. The map was ...Photo Of The Day: Summer Sanctuary
Jon Bowen, Flickr
For me, summer means spending time in the countryside – finding a quiet corner to explore that's far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. It's a time to breath in fresh air and take a moment and hit the "reset" button. That's what I call a ...Scuba Diving Amid The Imperial German Fleet At Scapa Flow, Orkney (VIDEO)
The Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland offer an amazing variety of things to do, from visiting prehistoric monuments to bird watching and traditional music in cozy pubs. Orkney is also a popular spot for scuba diving thanks to it being the site of the sinking ...
