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Magpie blog announcement

Over the coming weeks and months, I will be fiddling with both the blog theme (format) and with how I present news links. The themes I play with will still have header images – I quite like that feature – … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 16-17 March 2013

Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for this weekend. With the exception of a bit of the Circle Line at Edgware Rd and another bit between Liverpool St and Aldgate East, all the disruptions are beyond the Circle Line … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 9-10 March 2013

Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for this weekend. The notice says the Circle Line is out all weekend; the map says only part of it is closed. There are also partial shutdowns of the District Line, Bakerloo and … Continue reading

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New production boost for London black cabs

From London Independent. I didn’t realize that the maker of London’s black cabs is now owned by a Chinese company. Now comes word that they’ll be ramping up production, with a view towards building hybrid vehicles and, eventually, hydrogen-powered cabs. … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 2-3 March 2013

Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for this weekend. With the exception of a bit of the Circle Line at Edgware Rd and another bit between Liverpool St and Aldgate East, all the disruptions are beyond the Circle Line … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 23-24 February 2013

Tube system repairs continue this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. Once again, Circle Line is closed – possibly the entire line, though the map shows only the section between Aldgate and High St Ken. The … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 16-17 February 2013

Tube system repairs continue this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. The list of lines that are fully functional is shorter than the list of lines affected by disruption. Still – partial line closures on District, … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 9-10 February 2013

Tube system repairs continue this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. Partial line closures on District, Circle, Bakerloo, Northern, Piccadilly, Metropolitan and Hammersmith/City lines. Also some closures on DLR and London Overground. Bus alternates are listed … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 2-3 February 2013

Tube system repairs continue this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. The entire Circle Line will be closed for the weekend, (glad I’m not in town for this; Circle is my lifeline!) though the map seems … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 26-27 January 2013

Large chunks of the Tube will experience disruptions this weekend, especially on the Northern line. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday only. Partial line closures on District, Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines beyond the Circle Line area. London Overground will … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 19-20 January 2013

Tube system repairs are back in force this weekend. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday, per usual. Partial line closures on District, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern and Piccadilly lines beyond the Circle Line area. Also some disruption on DLR and … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 12-13 January 2013

This weekend has minimal disruption on the Tube. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday only. Partial line closures on District (between Plaistow and Upminster), Hammersmith/City (a couple of sections Liverpool St and Barking on Saturday only),  the last few … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 5-6 January 2013

The holidays are more or less over – January month-end sales still to come – and this weekend has minimal disruption on the Tube. Cannon Street station will be closed Saturday only. Partial line closures on District, Jubilee, Metropolitan and … Continue reading

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London Tube update on strike action on 26 December 2012

Information on the strike planned for Boxing Day on the London Tube. Even with a list of expected services, Transport for London is not making any hard and fast promises. A good day to stay home if you can?

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London Tube closures for Dec 2012 holidays

The Christmas and New Years holiday periods typically include greatly reduced public transportation. Here is what Transport for London says about service for the days between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day. There is also the possibility of a strike on … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 15-16 December 2012

There are hardly any planned disruptions to the London Tube system this weekend. Only one station closure, Cannon Street and only one partial closure in the early hours of Sunday on the Northern line from Camden Town north to Edgware. TfL … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 8-9 December 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London are again minimal. Cannon Street station is closed on Saturday only, the Northern line north from Camden Town is shut on Sunday and there is some disruption to London Overground and DLR.

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A visual feast at Borough Market

After seeing this outdoor food market on TV several times, I just had to pay a visit on this last trip. Borough Market was not as grandiose as it was on TV (the downside of airing old travel shows). There … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 1-2 December 2012

My apologies for skipping last weekend. I managed to stay off the computer for the entire Thanksgiving holiday weekend. No mall or big box store shopping either but I don’t do much of that at any time of year. This … Continue reading

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Virgin Atlantic awarded short haul slots from Heathrow

I got an email from Virgin Atlantic about this. Here is a link to the news as reported in the London Telegraph. Yahoo! (I love Virgin).

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London Tube closures for weekend of 17-18 November 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London will mean big headaches all over. All of the Northern Line from Charing X north, the Central line (Sunday only) west from North Acton and large sections of several other lines all weekend. Disruptions … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 10-11 November 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London are similar to last weekend’s – pretty light. Paddington is closed for Circle and Hammersmith/City, the northern reaches of a few other lines are shut and London Overground between Islington and W Croydon. Disruptions … Continue reading

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Christmas is coming to Covent Garden London

See? The holiday season can start early when Thanksgiving Day is not part of the calendar. Guy Fawkes day is November 5, then it’s off to the races! Covent Garden has lots of activities planned, including live reindeer on the … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 3-4 November 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London are some of the least disruptive I’ve seen. Mostly station closures and a few partial line closures that begin beyond the Circle Line area.

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London tube outages for weekend of 27-28 October 2012

Here are this weekend’s London Tube outage updates. Lotsa work. Lotsa disruption.

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London Tube closures for weekend of 13-14 October 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London include partial closures on several lines, including most of the Victoria line and all of the Circle line, although the color-coded map doesn’t show this. The double closure between Earls Court and Edgware Rd … Continue reading

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London Tube closures for weekend of 13-14 October 2012

This weekend’s Tube closures in London include partial closures on several lines, including most of the Victoria line. It’ll be a pain inna neck getting between Earls Court and Edgware Rd, since both lines serving that path are shut. Folks … Continue reading

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A lazy last week in London and home again

I spent all of last week in London. There were a few things planned – meeting friends for drinks, perhaps seeing a show or two, visiting my favorite outdoor spaces, like Trafalgar Square (always need to see what’s sitting on … Continue reading

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Plum jam to get next time I’m in London

From Oxford Mail. A small local producer of fruit jams has finally accepted Fortnum & Mason’s invitation. Everything sounds yummy, so I’ll be looking to get some in London, even if the only flavor at F&M is the plum conserve.

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Your London Paralympics transport website

The “regular” Olympic Games are over, but the Paralympics start in a few days. If you want to make sure you don’t get caught in a traffic mess, check this website. By 9 September, it’ll be over and done, but … Continue reading

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