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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Grab your passport; the World Shakespeare Festival is running
See Shakespeare’s plays performed by troupes from around the world as well as the RSC. This link connects to an immediate ticket deal from WhatsOnStage, in case you can make the Brazilian take on Richard III in early May. Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged RSC festival 2012, UK travel, World Shakespeare Festival
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Seeing the Cotswolds without a car and a new Rolling Stones museum
A bus-train travel promotion for discovering the Cotswolds without a car. From Oxford Mail. A Rolling Stones museum opens in Germany. From France 24.
Another new pub opening soon
This guy made a pile of money from stocks and is opening a pub in Banbury. A beer festival will be held at the pub on Monday, May 7, including Yorkshire’s Black Sheep Best Bitter. I wish I could be … Continue reading
Spring events in Netherlands and Germany
From Dutch News. Upcoming events in Netherlands for festivals, exhibits, concerts and more. From Deutsche Welle. May’s calendar of events in Germany.
Crystal from Bohemia and singing butchers from Cologne
Handmade and gorgeous, Bohemian crystal has been a favored choice for more than 100 years. Unlike other crystal, it uses no lead. From Prague Post. A different sort of musical choir – singing butchers in Cologne. From Deutsche Welle.
Stories coming soon
My stories and photos from Bulgaria, Bratislava, Budapest and a long past trip to Australia and New Zealand have been in the works for a long time. These trips predated my digital camera, so selecting and scanning photos is taking … Continue reading
Czech trams crossing borders
Škoda’s Czech trams run in places beyond Czech Republic and are adding foreign locations. Even some U.S. has cities have bought their trams From Prague Post.
mark your calendars and update your anti-virus
In case you haven’t heard and/or you’re likely to freak out… July virus warning, from the FBI via London Independent.
Bottoms up if you want to live
From London Independent. A small town in England where booze seems to hold the secret to long life, at least for the men. And make sure to read the last bit – sounds like a little known ‘festival’ to put … Continue reading
Clay court tennis season underway in Europe
Maybe we just can’t stand the fact that American tennis players are mostly lousy playing on clay, but it’s a big chunk of the year and unless you’re rich enough to add the Tennis Channel to your cable package, there’s … Continue reading
Wallace will be at the Proms, and other news
A grand day out at the Proms on 29 July only. Main Proms link here.
Upcoming fun stuff from Time Out London
A new, occasional blog post. Stuff to do this weekend, this month or this summer. From London Time Out.
Art museum robberies increasing. On the other hand…
Chinese artifacts stolen from UK museums. From London Independent. But then there’s another report of a piece of ‘art’ tossed by a security guard. From Dutch News. I suppose nobody got a photo beforehand, I couldn’t find one. Oh well. … Continue reading
London Tube closures for weekend of 28 – 29 April 2012
London Tube closures this weekend are relatively limited on the District (both days), Bakerloo (Sunday) and Jubilee (Sunday) lines. London Overground have some disruptions on both days.
Posted in General magpie travel, London travel, UK news
Tagged london travel, London Tube, UK travel
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slide show from Floriade 2012
Until I can visit later this year, here are some pictures from Floriade, the Dutch horticultural fair held every ten years. Courtesy of The Guardian, found on DutchNews.
My favorite European beers and one for 007
I get quite a bit of traffic on blog posts about food and alcohol. Especially alcohol. Must say something about my audience. I’ve been a red wine drinker for quite a long time now. Years ago, I tried to learn … Continue reading
book festival coming to Prague in May
Countries from around the world will be promoting their authors at the 18th International Book Fair and Literary Festival in mid-May.
An official’s view of UK tourism numbers for 2012
From the London Independent… (bolding is travelmagpie’s) Tourism chief: 2012 visitor boom unlikely Any increase in the number of tourists visiting the UK during this Olympic year would be “against all the odds”, the chairman of VisitBritain has warned. Speaking … Continue reading
Art exhibit at Hampton Court Place
A new exhibit at Hampton Court Palace from the collections of Charles II, thru the end of September. From London Independent.
Posted in General magpie travel, London travel, UK news
Tagged Hampton Court Palace, london travel, news from Europe, UK travel
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New air service between Oxford and Isle of Man
Not terribly expensive, a new small plane service from Oxford could be exciting. From the Oxford Mail.
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Tagged Isle of Man by air, news from Europe, Oxford plane service, oxford travel, UK travel
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Possible changes to Schengen to be aware of
A change to Schengen border controls designed to stem illegal immigration means you should keep your passport handy. From Deutsche Welle.
Travel news updates for April
If you’re a fan, as I am, of AMC’s The Killing on US TV, you might be interested to know that a Scandinavian bridge gets a part in The Bridge, a British show from the Danish team who created the … Continue reading
Some locals’ views on the London Olympics
There are fewer than 100 days until the start of the London Olympics. Not everyone is thrilled at the prospect. From the London Independent.
Posted in All Suzanne's travel essays, London travel, UK news
Tagged London Olympics, london travel, news from Europe, UK travel
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Another nifty German word – Klinkenputzen
A German word that’s almost as cute as schmutzfink! Courtesy of Deutsche Welle.
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Tagged Germany travel, Klinkenputzen, news from Europe
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London Tube closures for weekend of 21 – 22 April 2012
This weekend’s Tube closures in London include Paddington Station on the Circle Line and Hammersmith & City. District Line Paddington is apparently open. This is for both days. District Line closure is outside Zone 1 and much of London Overground is also … Continue reading
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Hotel for sale in Prague
I remember walking past the Four Seasons the day I tried to visit Prague Castle. The Castle was closed because Medvedev was on the premises. The security forces guarding the hotel entrance were much more imposing (“You stay away or we … Continue reading
Staropramen has new owners. Rats!
From Prague Post. Just when I thought that StarBev was safe. The last statement in the article is particularly scary.
James Bond at Beaulieu
There’s an exhibit of James Bond vehicles at Beaulieu, a place best known for its splashy car museum. Might be worth a look if you’re down that way in 2012.
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Tagged James Bond at Beaulieu, news from Europe, UK travel
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Tackling power needs in Europe
I try to keep away from political topics, but enjoyable travel, power grid needs and climate change may get more tangled up together. Here are some news items on the topic from the last few issues of the London Independent… Sounds … Continue reading
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Tagged news from Europe, travel and power needs
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a different sort of return to life
From the Oxford Mail… It pays to know how to dig. These guys are different.
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