United Kingdom Travel October 2012 Archive

Once again, winter has arrived earlier than anyone would have wished. This year, despite my annual intentions to dress warmer and hold out longer,  I've failed yet again to make ... Read More

Traditional Thanksgiving Dinners keep springing up all over the UK. Just because you're away from home, that's no reason to miss Turkey day, football and the Macy's Parade. Americans abroad, for ... Read More

You can't get much closer to the elegant Cheltenham Racecourse than the Ellenborough Park Hotel & Spa. This is the view of the grandstand from the hotel's front lawn and ... Read More

Once you've planned your vacation budget to include transportation for the whole family, plus accommodation, meals and local travel, having to spend more on museums and attractions can really stretch ... Read More

We've still got Halloween, Guy Fawkes and, of course, Christmas, to get through, but up in Edinburgh, they're already selling tickets for New Year's Eve 2012/13. Well, when you call ... Read More

I can still remember being about five years old and dragging myself around museums behind my mother, who liked to read every single sign and caption on every single exhibit ... Read More

Halloween is usually bursting with throngs of ghosts around the UK. Vengeful witches burnt at the stake, headless highwaymen, abandoned women and children are among the wronged spirits who waft ... Read More

With more than 550 square miles of moors, uplands, river valleys and coast to explore, and with events, workshops and programs happening pretty much every day, all year round, deciding ... Read More

It may be chilly autumn in the UK but if you're still desperate for a break in the warm sunshine, the Mediterranean isn't very far away and it will be ... Read More

Halloween is just a few weeks away. If you haven't yet made plans for spooky outings, don't worry - there's no shortages of ghosts, hauntings, spooky walks and ghoulish goings ... Read More

The British Film Institute's 56th London Film Festival, runs from October 10 to 21, in theaters all over the city. Film buffs can catch up with new studio, independent ... Read More

I'm always amazed when my most well traveled friends complain about how expensive British trains are and how much they have spent on rail travel...especially when I have tried my ... Read More