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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.
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On her fortieth birthday, Janet Mohapi-Banks got word of the devastation in Haiti. An earthquake – 7.0 in magnitude – struck that day not far from Port-au-Prince, destroying the region’s infrastructure and killing, injuring and displacing its inhabitants.
Discontented by the thought of a simple donation, she decided to take efforts into her own hands. A [...]

No stranger to Hollywood-induced tourism (scenes of Harry Potter were filmed on its grounds), Oxford University is back in the limelight for its ties with the story of Alice in Wonderland.
Though the tours aren’t new, the city of Oxford should expect a big boost in ticket sales around the March 5 release of Tim Burton’s [...]

I’ve booked private rooms in a couple hostels and found them to be far more accommodating than those shared, but I still don’t think I’d go as far as comparing these stark sleepers to “boutique hotels.”
In an interview this week with the Associated Press, Hostelworld.com’s spokeswoman Aisling White makes that very assertion, claiming that hostels [...]

This is the British Isles’ answer to Germany’s radler. The shandy is a blend of your favorite lager and lemon or ginger soda. It’s light and refreshing and another good cocktail for student travelers who’ve figured out that beer is the cheapest thing at the pub, but aren’t quite sure they like it.

My My.
There’s Graceland, there’s the Beatles Story and now, in London, there’s ABBAWORLD.
Deemed “a major world event,” ABBAWORLD is a 25-room exhibition that takes visitors through the journey of the Swedish sensation, beginning with an introductory video and ending with a holographic illusion that puts you on stage with the band. Costumes, instruments and even [...]

Film has a special appeal for the traveler.  It provides an intriguing visual backdrop, a source of nostalgic pleasure, and a cultural window into a particular place and time.  Movies are also, of course, works of art that can say a lot about their origins.  Here are several movies from different places in Europe, recommended [...]

You may already be drinking this in America under the name “hot toddy,” but hot whisky (sometimes called hot whisky punch, although “punch” is usually served cold) is a great tradition of the Gaelic isles. It’s made in both Scotland and Ireland, using their respective whiskeys, and the best part of it is that it’s [...]

The Isle of Man is a tiny British island nation, which sits somewhere between the northeast coast of Ireland and the northwest coast of England.