Heading to London for Wimbledon? Thanks to the unparalleled excitement surrounding the world’s oldest tennis tournament, June/July is always a great time to visit the wider South West corner of the capital and surrounding green spaces. In the desirable heart of the action and with an eclectic mix of rustic pubs, stylish restaurants and luxury… Read More »
This is the moment even seasoned airline travelers dread. One moment you’re calmly floating around at 37,000 ft. In the next phase, all hell breaks loose without any warning. Severe turbulence can toss passengers and belongings around an airplane cabin and make for a scary ride. A British man died and more than 30 people… Read More »
The best nights out are the ones that extend into the evening; Suddenly it’s 4 a.m. and you’re dancing at a bar and you can’t quite remember the circumstances leading up to there. Since the pandemic – and likely before – London, despite being a world capital, has lost more than 1,000 venues that would… Read More »
London’s Caledonian Way is currently multi-tasking as a literary metaphor, thanks to Andrew O’Hagan’s new novel. But real-life stores include AperiDeli; here oftentimes locals, myself included, gather next to takeaways of all-Italian pasta for cheerful, informal wine tastings. At one of these I attended, owner Stefano Cossalter started with a delightful, sparkling rose. Fantastic, I… Read More »
Michelle Terry, artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, described the response to his role as Richard III as “disproportionate” and said much of the anger directed at him in recent months had been misogynistic. The Globe faced widespread criticism when it was announced that Olivier-winning actor and writer Terry would play Shakespeare’s “deformed, incomplete” king when… Read More »
At least one person died and dozens were injured as a result of severe turbulence on the flight from London to Singapore. A Singapore Airlines flight had to return to Bangkok due to the death of one passenger and injuries to 30 people. This follows many other high-profile incidents in recent years. Three passengers on… Read More »
The Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet may be full of museum fashion and diamonds that come with their own fleet of guards, but I care as much about the clothes leaving Nice Airport as the clothes that grace La Croisette. A-Listers who know there’s a group of photographers waiting are more likely to fly in… Read More »
2006 novel by Will Self Dave’s Book – The book, in which the author blends a contemporary comic book with a science fiction dystopia, includes a map showing London After the Flood. All that remains of the rest of England, now called the Ing Archipelago, are a few jagged islands. This is an extreme version… Read More »
People visiting or living in central Paris between July 18 and 26 will need to show a QR code to walk on the street. No one without a code will be able to access major tourist attractions such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Notre Dame, as well as the Gare de Lyon station.… Read More »
Crossing the lush Devonian strips from Totnes to Salcombe via Halwell, Kingsbridge and Marlborough, the Southern Hams do not seem to have much in common with Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula or Sardinia’s Nuoro Province, and certainly not with Japan’s. Okinawa Prefecture. Admittedly, they are all pretty idyllic, photogenic places; This is evident even after the… Read More »