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Atlas Obscura: Cemetery Edition

30. October 2009

This month, Atlas Obscura leads us through the dark alleys of Highgate Cemetery in London, St. Sebastian’s Cemetery in Salzburg, and Merry Cemetery, Romania. Happy Halloween!

Jack the Ripper Tour of London. Boo.

19. October 2009

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It was a dark and blustery day in this dirty old town. Time was ripe to do something dangerous, weird and sinister. Well, perhaps I would just go and listen to something like that. I love all the crazy stories of London – if you have read Dickens you will know it have always been a throbbing hub of criminality and destitution. It still often feels that way as many of the buildings are remnants of times gone by, good and bad.

London’s Market Madness

12. October 2009

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As some kinda twisted stroke of luck would have it, turns out that all this time I’ve been disdaining large public gatherings of people and especially in those unseemly dives round London, I’d been sitting on some kinda gold. Got the word on the intramanet that these things called markets, and London – well, it's the hot spot that gots the lot.

Jack’s Monopoly Guide to London

21. September 2009

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Now, I’ve played plenny of board games – scrabble, draughts (or chequers if you will), a spot of chess as a young’un, and word has it maybe even a spot of Trouble, though not that I’d own up to that with less than a sixpack on the table. London town had come a-calling, so seemed it was time for the ultimate bored game, why not a round of Monopoly? But mind you, given some of the prices you’d find in the ‘spensive parts of Ol’ Blighty, you’d have to be Rich Uncle Pennybags himself to afford a beer or five if you was to play the Monopoly drinking game. And given I’m not one to do as I’m told, drinking on queue could be added to that list, ‘specially if the mood and lighting ain't quite right.

The Beatles on Tour

17. September 2009

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I'll start off with a confession, I am becoming hopelessly addicted to Beatles Rock Band, I would play it eight days a week. My brother and I are big Beatles fans, so naturally we got the game, and despite genetic advantages, are still trying to get our high harmonies in sync. Let's just say I have new respect for the Beatles' skills since they could score a double or triple fab every time, and we are still trying to get a couple per song consistently. Still my brother's rock band guitar gently weeps.

London’s Camden Markets

8. September 2009

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Camden Markets in London are my new God. Really, I thought I had prepared myself for what I was about to experience. I had been told, forewarned in a dream or two and by friends with almost special powers about this place. It is almost spiritual for those who like to peruse and choose, meander and gander, or simply look in a nook. But when I got to this place, I was astounded mind blown and swept up in it all.

The Art of Travel Writing: Stonehenge Part 2

2. September 2009

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The Art of Travel Writing: Stonehenge Part 2

Now, I am an early riser (I’m always first into the office), but can there really be a good reason for a 5am wake-up call on a Sunday?! The surprising answer is a sleepy-eyed YES, at least when the lure is a private day-tour to Stonehenge, Bath, Lacock and the Cotswolds.

The Art of Travel Writing: Stonehenge Part 1

27. August 2009

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The Art of Travel Writing: Stonehenge Part 1

Editor's note: We recently sent two of our hard-working travel writers on a private tour and private viewing of Stonehenge from London. We covered the cost of the tickets, and in return we asked for them to write about their experiences. And who knew their experiences would be so similar, yet so different. Here's the first go, from the slightly deranged Jack Brown and cohort Tina Grace. Jack went to bed Aussie and woke up with a nasty case of Cockney accent.

Five Great Cities for Children

18. August 2009

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As a general rule, children and cities don’t tend to mix. A family holiday can be far less stressful when it’s restricted to a resort or quiet countryside area. But there are some cities in the world that are jam-packed with child-friendly attractions and activities. Singapore, Sydney, London, Copenhagen & Los Angeles are arguably the world best five.

London: Tower Crusin’, Thames Boozin’

12. August 2009

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Young love in summertime, is there anything more wonderful to behold? Being the romantics that we are here at Viator, we sent Jack and Tina on a Thames River cruise & Tower of London tour. Little could we guess, it was the start of a beautiful relationship. The Brits wore gray, Jack wore Brown, the rest is steeped in London history.