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Norwegian gives Oakland its first-ever London non-stop

December 22, 2015

Oakland International will be the base for Norwegian’s new California-to-London service—a big step for the expanding carrier and for the airport that’s locked in competition with nearby San Francisco and San Jose. The service will start May 12, using 787 Dreamliners. The London base is Gatwick, where Norwegian is now the third-largest carrier, with service to 50 European cities. Altogether, along with the airline’s Oakland flights to its Oslo and Stockholm hubs, Oakland passengers can…

German director for British Museum

September 26, 2015

For the first time since the middle of Queen Victoria’s reign, a non-Briton has been tapped as director of the British Museum. He’s Hartwig Fischer, director the Dresden’s City Art Collections. Ironically, the man he will replace is moving to Berlin…

The Space Race from the Soviet Side Displayed at London’s Science Museum

September 20, 2015

There’s an exhibition at the London Science museum called Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age.” It has technology that put the first dog, man and woman

London Gatwick Airport Has Busiest Month Ever

September 11, 2015

Photo of Gatwick Car Parking: Wikimedia Commons, Author Mary and Angus Hogg London Gatwick announced the busiest month in its history with more than 4.53 million passengers traveling through the airport in August. This was an…

London Delays All Night Tube

August 28, 2015

London Underground’s plan for an all-night service on Friday and Saturday on 5 key lines has been delayed. The launch was supposed to be this September 12. They want to settle their dispute with the train drivers over pay and conditions…

Mr. Carson invites you to London…

August 8, 2015

Jim Carter, known to millions as Mr. Carson, the stiff and formal, but warm-hearted, butler of Downton Abbey, has taken on a new job as a spokesman for VisitLondon’s “Autumn’s Season of Culture” digital campaign. London doesn’t like to boast,…

Eurostar expands routes for winter skiing

July 20, 2015

If cruisers are dreaming of Caribbean warmth for the coming winter (see item above), skiiers are already thinking of freshly-packed powder and warm drinks after…so now, in the heat of summer, we are seeing the winter services being announced.

Good news, bad news on UNESCO’s world heritage

July 5, 2015

The good news: The Great Barrier Reef is no longer one of the most endangered World Heritage sites. The bad news: a number of World

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, June 14, 2015: Visiting the Shard, London

June 14, 2015

I’ve lived in London for the past 5 years and watched, with great anticipation, the Shard being built from its foundations to one of the

London claims honors for most-visited city…again!

June 5, 2015

MasterCard Global Destinations Index Based on projections for the rest of this year, London is again claiming victory over arch-rivals Paris and Bangkok for the title of most-visited city. It’s held the honor 5 times in 7 years,…

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Norwegian gives Oakland its first-ever London non-stop

Oakland International will be the base for Norwegian’s new California-to-London service—a big step for the expanding carrier and for the airport that’s locked in competition with nearby San Francisco and San Jose. The service will start May 12, using 787 Dreamliners. The London base is Gatwick, where Norwegian is now the third-largest carrier, with service to 50 European cities. Altogether, along with the airline’s Oakland flights to its Oslo and Stockholm hubs, Oakland passengers can…

German director for British Museum

For the first time since the middle of Queen Victoria’s reign, a non-Briton has been tapped as director of the British Museum. He’s Hartwig Fischer, director the Dresden’s City Art Collections. Ironically, the man he will replace is moving to Berlin…

The Space Race from the Soviet Side Displayed at London’s Science Museum

There’s an exhibition at the London Science museum called Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age.” It has technology that put the

London Gatwick Airport Has Busiest Month Ever

Photo of Gatwick Car Parking: Wikimedia Commons, Author Mary and Angus Hogg London Gatwick announced the busiest month in its history with more than 4.53 million passengers traveling through the airport in August. This was an…

London Delays All Night Tube

London Underground’s plan for an all-night service on Friday and Saturday on 5 key lines has been delayed. The launch was supposed to be this September 12. They want to settle their dispute with the train drivers over pay and conditions…

Mr. Carson invites you to London…

Jim Carter, known to millions as Mr. Carson, the stiff and formal, but warm-hearted, butler of Downton Abbey, has taken on a new job as a spokesman for VisitLondon’s “Autumn’s Season of Culture” digital campaign. London doesn’t like to boast,…

Eurostar expands routes for winter skiing

If cruisers are dreaming of Caribbean warmth for the coming winter (see item above), skiiers are already thinking of freshly-packed powder and warm drinks after…so now, in the heat of summer, we are seeing the winter services being announced.

Good news, bad news on UNESCO’s world heritage

The good news: The Great Barrier Reef is no longer one of the most endangered World Heritage sites. The bad

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, June 14, 2015: Visiting the Shard, London

I’ve lived in London for the past 5 years and watched, with great anticipation, the Shard being built from its

London claims honors for most-visited city…again!

MasterCard Global Destinations Index Based on projections for the rest of this year, London is again claiming victory over arch-rivals Paris and Bangkok for the title of most-visited city. It’s held the honor 5 times in 7 years,…