London is one of my all-time favourite cities. This guy Yutaka has created a Japanese/English Web site to celebrate all of the city’s best-known landmarks. It’s called Yutaka Loves London. His site says, “No touristy stuff,” so it contains his comments and his spin in a very different and refreshing way. Just click on a…
Madonna bowled here. So did Sienna Miller. “Here” is All Star Lanes, a private hire bowling club in London that offers upscale alley cats way more than traditional lanes. With four lanes, a cocktail bar and a diner serving very upscale food, the Main Hall can accommodate 175 (but only 24 bowlers at a time),…
With cab rides costing $100 US from Heathrow to your hotel, it is very wise to seek a bargain hotel in London. In the City Center, lodgings might run up to $175 US per night. But hotels near the 1-milliion square foot ExCel Enhibition Centre in the Docklands area east of Canary Wharf on the…
British Airways is having a Winter Promotion: Book one round-trip flight to over 100 worldwide destinations starting at $149 and they’ll give you two free nights in London. Offer ends February 2, 2006 — and you can save $20 more when you book at www.ba.com.
In another move to elevate itself to a higher service level than other airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways has introduced one-to-one BlackBerry Clinics to its Upper Class passengers this month. These weekday training clinics from 9am to 5 pm for business travellers using the Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry handsets will take place in the new…
We’ve all stayed in airport hotels. They’re usually big chains with the usual room, a restaurant on the roof, and a convenient location at the terminal. But if you want some “aspirational luxury at a low cost,” this summer, the YO! Group will open a 40-room hotel at London’s Heathrow, followed by a 50-roomer at…
For 61 years, Londoners and visitors alike loved stepping aboard a Red Doubledecker Routemaster Bus. I remember my first ride on one during my college visit to Europe — the drivers were friendly, the cashiers were polite, and your fellow riders were all smiles. My last ride on a Big Red was a year ago…
For those who travel a lot or a little, on business or on pleasure, for a weekend or a long holiday, hotel living can get a bit old. So the great folks at StayingCool.com are offering more space and flexibility than a hotel, with more style and originality than you’d expect from a serviced apartment…
Tired of the same old, same old in upscale cross-Atlantic flights? Try Eos, a new airline for discerning travelers offering daily flights between NYC’s JFK and London’s Stansted International. It launched in October, offering 21 sq. ft. of space per passenger and plans to give Virgin Atlantic and British Airways a run for their money…
I fear I’m being stalked by Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Camilla, the Dunchess of Cornwall… First, last December, they sat two rows from me at “The Producers” in London’s West End. But yesterday, they visited the small town of Point Reyes Station in western Marin County, north of the San Francisco and the…
Traveling to England these days is a lot like having a baby. Everyone tells you the shock you’re in for, but you don’t realize how much everything costs until you actually experience it. For starters, our taxi ride cost $100 US from Heathrow to a hotel near Parliament. Meals were double what they’d be in…
Are you bound for Berlin? Passing over the Atlantic to Paris? Landing in London? Navigating to New York? The Very Style Guides are pocket-sized, city-biblettes that are part mini-magazine and part personal shoppers’ diary for boutiques, restaurants, bars, cafés, neighbourhoods, clubs, theaters, spas and much more. Soon, they’ll offer a VERY for Rio, Sao Paulo,…