Tracey Emin - 20 Years To Edinburgh
Tuesday July 29, 2008
It seems hard to believe that controversial British artist Tracey Emin has been around long enough to have a retrospective. But the international splash created by her Unmade Bed was ... Read More
Edinburgh's Art Festival Can Hold Its Own
Sunday July 27, 2008
August is festival month in Edinburgh and, while the big noise is the Edinburgh Fringe Festival you can still take a time out now and then to contemplate other art ... Read More
Bestival Not Quite Sold Out After All
Friday July 25, 2008
Bestival, the self-billed "boutique" music festival, September 5-7 on the Isle of Wight, has been sold out for months.
Not surprising with Amy Winehouse as the scheduled headliner, along with top ... Read More
Family Shows Under the Stars at England's Stately Homes
Tuesday July 22, 2008
The manicured lawns and grounds of many of the UK's stately homes and castles make perfect natural amphitheaters for outdoor performances and events. If you are touring the UK, especially ... Read More
Back to School - August Vacation Rentals With a Twist
Monday July 21, 2008
The charm of tiny, country schoolhouses may not readily come to mind when you think of a vacation in England. Think again. The Little House on the Prairie did ... Read More
And Now For Something Completely Cheesy
Saturday July 19, 2008
Remember Blur, the BritPop band turned English alternative rockers in the 1990s? If you do, you may also remember Alex James, the band's bass guitarist. The band hasn't recorded or ... Read More
Emperor Hadrian in a Major British Museum Exhibition
Thursday July 17, 2008
Hadrian's Wall, is one of the UK's most popular visitor attractions, stretching across the North of England from Newcastle to Bowness on Solway. But most of us don't know ... Read More
Somethings Never Change - And Isn't That Nice?
Friday July 11, 2008
Once upon a time - a very long time ago - I stumbled upon the little North Yorkshire town of Helmsley, quite by accident. I was so ignorant of ... Read More
Cardiff Festival in Full Swing Throughout the Summer
Tuesday July 8, 2008
The Cardiff Festival brings together all kinds of events - many free - throughout July and August. Among the highlights are:
The Lloyds TSB Welsh Proms Top Welsh and British musical ... Read More
On the Road Reviews - A New Feature You Can Help Create
Saturday July 5, 2008
We've all had those moments when traveling:
Hunger pangs along the way with nothing in sight but hamburger chains and fried chicken joints - or worse, nothing in sight from the ... Read More
Taking the Mystery Out of Finding Vacation Rentals
Friday July 4, 2008
I know I go on a lot about how a vacation home rental - aka self-catering in the UK and Europe - is a great way to save money, live ... Read More
The Big Bang is Coming! See it Now in Liverpool
Wednesday July 2, 2008
Somewhere deep underground on the Franco-Swiss border, at CERN - The European Particle Physics Laboratory - the chambers of a gigantic machine called the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are being ... Read More