travel link archives: quicklinks home
Friday April 25, 2008
Sunday April 20, 2008
Thursday April 17, 2008
Tuesday April 15, 2008
Heathrow Terminal 5 users refused travel insurance
According to the Association of British Insurers many companies now regard traveling with British Airways through Terminal 5 as a foreseeable and avoidable risk ¶
Tuesday April 8, 2008
The long way there
The commuting patterns of Americans are changing: a slideshow of photos by Vincent Laforet. ¶
Monday April 7, 2008
Wednesday March 19, 2008
A City That Sat on Its Treasures, but Didn’t See Them
Chandigarh throws out Corbusier's furniture as junk, finds out too late it was valuable junk. ¶
Thursday March 13, 2008
Sunday March 9, 2008
Tuesday February 19, 2008
Tuesday February 12, 2008
Tuesday February 5, 2008
Friday November 16, 2007
Tuesday November 13, 2007
Friday September 21, 2007
Wednesday September 19, 2007
Thursday August 30, 2007
Friday August 24, 2007
Wednesday August 22, 2007
Sunday August 19, 2007
Monday August 6, 2007
Thursday August 2, 2007
Airlines losing millions of bags a year
British Airways forecast to lose 1.3 million bags all by itself. ¶
Friday July 6, 2007
Friday June 15, 2007
Wednesday May 30, 2007
Friday May 4, 2007
Monday April 30, 2007
Friday April 13, 2007
Thursday April 12, 2007
Tuesday April 10, 2007
Wednesday January 24, 2007
Tuesday January 16, 2007
Friday January 12, 2007
Thursday January 11, 2007
Wednesday January 10, 2007
Saturday January 6, 2007
The Italian Connection
British Airways has been attempting to sort out lost luggage by chucking it all on a plane and sending it to Italy where the "Italian baggage handling establishment" will sort it all out... ¶
Thursday January 4, 2007
Wednesday December 27, 2006
Saturday December 23, 2006
Wednesday December 20, 2006
Tuesday December 19, 2006
Stewardess 'banned from taking bible on plane'
It's illegal to bring bibles into Saudi Arabia: ergo stewardess sues BMI, whose fault it really is. Apparently. ¶
Sunday December 10, 2006
Friday December 8, 2006
Tuesday November 28, 2006
Tuesday October 31, 2006
Sunday October 22, 2006
Sunday September 24, 2006
A mini guide to the Alhambra
Note with great care the sections on ticketing - and buy yours in advance! ¶
Thursday September 14, 2006
Cyclists wearing helmets are 'more likely to be hit'
Drivers drive closer to men [and further away from women] and drive closer to riders who are wearing helmets ¶
Sunday August 20, 2006
Friday August 18, 2006
Wednesday July 5, 2006
Sunday July 2, 2006
Friday June 30, 2006
Tuesday June 27, 2006
World Hum's Top 30 Travel Books
[via marginalrevolution]I preferred the Marsh Arabs to Arabian Sands... ¶
Saturday June 24, 2006
Wednesday June 21, 2006
The destruction of Beijing’s "hutongs"
Beijing's historic layout, which dates back six hundred years to the time of the Ming Dynasty, consists of hutongs, narrow alleyways that run in a maze-like fashion around the centre of the city. A third of the hutongs have been destroyed in the last three years... ¶
Sunday June 18, 2006
Monday June 12, 2006
Self-guided walking tours
Including San Francisco, downtown Los Angeles, the Chicago Loop, Oxford University, and Paris. ¶
Sunday June 4, 2006
Thursday June 1, 2006
Wednesday May 31, 2006
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Friday April 7, 2006
US airline quality worsening, report finds
"they're losing bags at a rate they've never done before" says report's author. ¶
"they're losing bags at a rate they've never done before" says report's author. ¶
Wednesday March 22, 2006
Aryans on the Altar; Swastikas on the Church Bells
Should Berlin's only protestant Nazi-era church be preserved? ¶
Should Berlin's only protestant Nazi-era church be preserved? ¶
Monday March 20, 2006
Sunday March 19, 2006
Saturday March 18, 2006
Epson P-4000 review
RAW support is "a bit limited", battery life "is shockingly short". Just like the P-2000 then... ¶
RAW support is "a bit limited", battery life "is shockingly short". Just like the P-2000 then... ¶
Monday March 13, 2006
Public inconvenience
There are 400 public toilets in London, a city of 7.5 million people. Excluding tourists and commuters, that's one for every 18,000 people. ¶
There are 400 public toilets in London, a city of 7.5 million people. Excluding tourists and commuters, that's one for every 18,000 people. ¶
Oyster data use rises in crime clampdown
Police hunting criminals are increasingly seeking information from electronically stored travel records, such as those created by users of the Oyster card in London. ¶
Police hunting criminals are increasingly seeking information from electronically stored travel records, such as those created by users of the Oyster card in London. ¶
Sunday March 12, 2006
Saturday February 25, 2006
Tuesday January 17, 2006
Two thirds of Edinburgh's four and five star hotels have failed a hygiene test in the last 18 months ¶
Friday January 13, 2006
Wednesday January 11, 2006
Tuesday January 10, 2006
Thursday January 5, 2006
Saturday December 24, 2005
All Hail The New York Transit Worker
"'Twas five days before Christmas and all through the town;
Not a train was up running, they'd all been shut down..." ¶
"'Twas five days before Christmas and all through the town;
Not a train was up running, they'd all been shut down..." ¶
Friday December 23, 2005
Just Van Gogh!
Kottke on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition of Van Gogh's drawings that's closing at the end of December. It's very good, and it was relatively quiet and un-crowded while the MTA was on strike... ¶
Kottke on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition of Van Gogh's drawings that's closing at the end of December. It's very good, and it was relatively quiet and un-crowded while the MTA was on strike... ¶
Saturday December 10, 2005
Online hotel rating sites driving anxiety into the hearts of many hotel managers
"On these sites, disgruntled guests are free to use their own words to describe the horror of their stay; totally free to alter the facts without comment, explanation, or remedy from the hotel" ¶
"On these sites, disgruntled guests are free to use their own words to describe the horror of their stay; totally free to alter the facts without comment, explanation, or remedy from the hotel" ¶
Monday December 5, 2005
Saturday November 26, 2005
The European Union's transfer of airline passenger data to the United States should be declared illegal, an adviser to the European Union's highest court said on Tuesday. ¶
Friday October 14, 2005
Thursday October 6, 2005
Monday May 2, 2005
Thursday April 21, 2005
Monday April 11, 2005
Black and white Photography » Walking the Circle Line: Moorgate to Tower Hill
"I am walking London Underground’s Circle Line. In this installment, I’ll be making the trek from Moorgate through Liverpool Street and Aldgate to Tower Hill." ¶
"I am walking London Underground’s Circle Line. In this installment, I’ll be making the trek from Moorgate through Liverpool Street and Aldgate to Tower Hill." ¶
Saturday April 2, 2005
Barry Barr's graffiti photos
You may have noticed I have a liking for graffiti and street photography: Patrick Barry Barr has been taking photos of graffiti and murals in various cities including Milan, Barcelona, Bilbao, BeloHorizonte (Brasil), Lima and, Queens, NYC. [via Wooster Collective] ¶
You may have noticed I have a liking for graffiti and street photography: Patrick Barry Barr has been taking photos of graffiti and murals in various cities including Milan, Barcelona, Bilbao, BeloHorizonte (Brasil), Lima and, Queens, NYC. [via Wooster Collective] ¶
The Way We See it
A London-based collaborative photo-blog [for lack of a better description...] where every week or so a group of photographers take pictures of a different part of London. The project aims to see how differently people view and perceive the same place through the lens. ¶
A London-based collaborative photo-blog [for lack of a better description...] where every week or so a group of photographers take pictures of a different part of London. The project aims to see how differently people view and perceive the same place through the lens. ¶
Saturday March 26, 2005
Tuesday March 15, 2005
Sunday March 13, 2005
Saturday March 12, 2005
Boosting aircraft ventilation may cut disease transmission between passengers
And I thought we already knew that? ¶
And I thought we already knew that? ¶
Thursday February 17, 2005
Saturday February 5, 2005
London Underground Stations
Lovingly hand coloured, not half as dull as you might think. via Londonist. ¶
Lovingly hand coloured, not half as dull as you might think. via Londonist. ¶
