Articles tagged ‘UK’
Hertz 369 Half Day Car Rentals in Europe
By Carrie Thompson | May 9th, 2008 |
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Hertz, the mega rental car company, is now offering a fabulous new option for European travelers. As of now, Hertz customers in Europe have the option to rent a vehicle for a half day with the new Hertz 369 program. They always get better stuff in Europe first.
With this new program, customers have [...]
Edinburgh Castle
By Carrie Thompson | June 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Edinburgh Castle sits high atop “castle rock” in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Is is really worth the 11 pounds (which is approximately $22) to visit the castle? I recently spent a rainy day in the city of Edinburgh and had to ask myself just that. I’ve been to castles before, so [...]
London’s New City Wi-Fi
By Carrie Thompson | May 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The City of London just launched its Wi-Fi network, and it is considered one of the densest citywide wireless networks in the world. According to wireless broadband provider “The Cloud,” who built and will maintain the network, it is the most comprehensive in Europe.
The mesh network covers London’s Square Mile using 127 [...]
Heathrow Express Train Wi-Fi
By Carrie Thompson | May 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
All Heathrow Express trains have been Wi-Fi-enabled to provide passengers with broadband speeds of up to 2Mbps for the 15 to 20 minute journey linking Paddington Station with the airport.
In order to use the service, you need to purchase T-Moblie HotSpot access. The T-Mobile card can then be used on the Heathrow [...]
Restaurant Review: Hussains Indian Cuisine in Stratford-upon-Avon, England
By Carrie Thompson | May 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Name: Hussains Indian Cuisine
* Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
* Open For: Lunch, Dinner
* Under Review: Dinner
* Price Range: Medium (keeping in mind the UK is REALLY expensive)
* Fare: Indian
* Full Bar: No
* Food Score (out of 10): 7
* Service Score (out of 10): 7
* Reservations: No
* BT Blog [...]
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
By Carrie Thompson | May 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Stratford-upon-Avon is situated about 25 miles from Birmingham in the UK. It is the birthplace of William Shakespeare, and well worth a trip. Should your business travel take you to Birmingham, take an extra day to see the town. I was lucky enough to visit Stratford during the annual Shakespeare festival in [...]
Dickens World Theme Park in Kent, United Kingdom
By Carrie Thompson | April 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Someone actually did it - developed a theme park based on the works of Charles Dickens in Chatham, Kent, the birthplace of the legendary author. I like Dickens as much as the next guy - A Tale of Two Cities is on my top ten book list. But I just don’t see how [...]
Chiltern Railways Extends Mobile Ticketing Pilot
By Carrie Thompson | April 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Chiltern Railways is extending the use of SMS mobile phone ticketing for passengers, following the successful three-month trial that I wrote about at its commencement.
What are they doing? The UK railway is allowing customers to use electronic barcode tickets sent via SMS text message as tickets on Birmingham to London routes. These tickets [...]
SilverJet FREEquent Flyer Rewards Offer
By Carrie Thompson | April 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
SilverJet, the new low cost business cost carrier from the UK, has introduced its new Elite program with FREEquent Flyer Rewards. FREEquent offers anyone with a frequent flyer membership for any airline to fly Silverjet and receive a free ticket to London. What? To qualify, passengers traveling from Newark to London can [...]
London Public Transportation Directions
By Carrie Thompson | April 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
PublicRoutes, the service that offers public transportation directions in cities such as Boston and Miami, is finally expanding to the international market with the new PublicRoutes London site. This makes PublicRoutes.com the first global website to provide directions for public transport in more than one country. The website covers the main forms of [...]
