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The Ash Cloud that wreaked havoc on Europe’s airways in mid-April continues to affect the traffic patterns in England, Ireland and Scotland.
Heathrow (Europe’s busiest airport), Gatwick, Stansted and London City airports are currently closed and scheduled to remain so until at least 7 a.m. Monday morning, while Dublin’s international airport will remain closed until at [...]

The thought of a major modern art institution opening its doors to the public free of charge might leave you more perplexed than some of the works contained within it. But this weekend — in celebration of ten years of posh modernity — London’s Tate Modern will do just that.
Art lovers should (and will — [...]

You may not think “elephant” when you think of London, but taking a walk through the city between now and July will surely put the leathery, lovable creatures on your mind.
And hopefully on your conscience too, because the Elephant Parade is an attempt to save the Asian elephant from an approaching extinction. In an effort [...]

Lonely Planet just released their list of the best places in the world to experience music. We all know that Austin, Texas and Nashville are great live music towns, right? What about hearing live music in Europe?
There are 10 cities from all over the world on the list, and five of them are in Europe. [...]

Manchester, England.
Maybe it’s not the most ideal vacation spot in the world, but if you’re a lover of music (and of course, soccer), then it might hold a special place in your heart. The city has been recognized as a musical Mecca of sorts, launching the careers of popular groups like The Bee Gees, Oasis, [...]

The U.K. has one of the highest costs of living in Europe (which, admittedly, has fallen a bit with the drooping worldwide economy) and Brits are unabashedly proud of their currency, and their country’s unwillingness to change to the Euro.
We already discussed what you can do with €10 Euro, but what about the coveted Pound [...]

Even with the falling pound, not enough tourists are going to England these days.  Or at least that’s what England thinks.
The country recently launched a 10-year plan to bring in more tourists with its national tourist board, VisitEngland, as a public relations tactic and an attempt to get more people to visit the British nation.
England hopes [...]

It’s the ultimate comfort food. A one pot dish that evokes memories of your childhood American eats. A sloppy paradise of cheese, meat and potatoes piled into a casserole dish (or ramekins for the more ambitious), then baked and broiled into soft, simmering bliss. So familiar you swear you’ve eaten it prior, a variation on [...]

I’m a big fan of any afternoon pick-me-up, but few variations compare to England’s clotted cream-complemented afternoon tea.
It’s a ritual as timeless as it is tasty and, though not exactly budget-friendly, must be experienced at least once while in London. For that one experience (and others, once the addiction sets in), a recent Rick Steves [...]

My initial post on Cakes For Haiti got you thinking about tying on your apron and whipping up some treats, right?
Good, because now that the Disasters Emergency Committee – the final recipient of Janet Mohapi-Banks’s brain child Cakes For Haiti – takes all types of credit cards, you have no reason not to do so.
I [...]