Monthly Archives: January 2010

Winter Tourism, Volume Two: National Media Museum, Bradford

By NancyD | Published: January 13, 2010
Welcome to another brisk and ever-so-slightly treacherous day in the UK! The weather here in West Yorkshire and, indeed, over most of the country is cold, icy, and threatening more of the same for the rest of the week.  In fact, I’m home today because without a car, it was just too dangerous to try [...]
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Winter Tourism, Volume One: Tropical World, Leeds

By NancyD | Published: January 11, 2010
One of the things that many American visitors dream of when they visit the UK is seeing castles, stately manor homes, and other such pieces of antiquity that just aren’t available in our young country.  I remember being amazed when I looked down at where I was standing in Westminster Abbey and seeing a date [...]
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“Why Cant They Use £&@# Dollars!”

By Dave | Published: January 9, 2010
The title of this post was the frustrated rant a dear friend once used in King’s Cross station. He’d flown all night without sleeping, got confused by The Tube, and was hungry and thirsty. We had a few minutes before our train for him to grab a snack so he walked up to a kiosks. [...]
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What’s the Weather Like, Again?

By Dave | Published: January 9, 2010
So we’re sitting here in our own little cold snap in the southern United States.  This next week brings our vacation to (what else?) Old Blighty.  And while every time we check the departure status of our plane, it looks like its still on, news sources tell us that it is hit-or-miss at best when [...]
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