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“Why Cant They Use £&@# Dollars!”
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 [...]
What’s the Weather Like, Again?
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 [...]
Also posted in News, Transit Tagged ba, BBC, british airways, England, Heathrow, Sky, The Met Office, The Weather Channe, UK, United Kingdom Leave a comment
Right, so that’s how much “American?”
In thinking about Dave and his family’s upcoming trip to the UK, I started thinking about the things that might be helpful to know in terms of conversions – clothing/shoe sizes, money, temperature, etc. I’d also like to share some of the helpful online converters I’ve bookmarked in my nine months living here.
First, let’s [...]
Also posted in Accommodations, Culture, Food and Drink, Transit Tagged Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion, clothing size conversion, conversion, currency, currency conversion Leave a comment
Winter Tourism, Volume Two: National Media Museum, Bradford