Who says that your subject has to be at the center of your picture. I loved this picture of my lovely wife sitting looking at a church in Cambridge England. It was a beautiful day to explore the university and the green area of the “backs”. We had been walking around for a while and [...]

Vauxhall Bus Station
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I understand the need for security but sometimes the line between safety and silly is pretty fine. A tourist had their photos deleted for taking a picture that I was able to find hundreds of on the web.
Police delete London tourists’ photos ‘to prevent terrorism’
Austrian tourist who photographed bus [...]

According to guide book publisher Dorling Kindersley, Bristol is one of the top 10 cities to visit in 2009. Having lived in Bristol for the last 15 years, I already knew that it was not only a fantastic place to live, but a great place to explore for a couple of days if you’re [...]

This story starts with a misunderstanding and perhaps prejudice, but it is the last paragraph that I find inexcusable.
9 Muslim passengers kicked off flight after remark
Nine Muslim passengers were kicked off a flight from Washington, D.C., to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark about airplane security. “My brother and his wife [...]

This story sounded like one right out of the movies.
Pilot blinded by stroke is guided safely to ground
LONDON (AP) — A British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was talked safely down by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday.
You’ve just hijacked a bus, what are [...]

It might not make sense to you (it does not to me) that when it seems like the U.S. economy is melting down the dollar is getting stronger but that is just what has been happening. Since mid-Summer the dollar has risen against many other currencies including the British pond and the Euro.
Fans of the [...]

Here is a travel nightmare for you. You are on vacation and your travel company goes out of business. What could be worse news? How about 40,000 passengers stranded around the world.
Anger at airport as XL rescue turns into a fiasco
Stranded victims of the XL holiday firm collapse threatened to riot and scuffles broke [...]

England – to London – May 16 & 17
As were getting ready to head out the door for a two and a half week journey we got a call from my son Mike that his car had a flat tire along the busy highway 101 near Santa Barbara. We had cell phone connectivity long enough [...]

Rape alert campaign on Greek beaches
An anti-rape campaign has been launched by the [British] Foreign Office in resorts in Greece following alarm at the numbers of attacks on female British tourists. More rapes and sexual assaults are reported by British nationals in Greece than in any other tourist destination, according to research by the FCO. [...]

As I get ready for my upcoming trip to London I have been doing my homework and stumbled across this video that is a great overview of the monuments in London that are related to the great London fire.
Starting at Monument and winding along the streets of the city towards Spitalfields, this walk follows [...]