Archive for May, 2009
How to Get to Chelsea…When you Can’t Get to Chelsea
May 19th, 2009 | 
Author: The RHS Chelsea Flower Show opens tomorrow at the Chelsea Royal Hospital. Billing itself as
“The ultimate event in the gardening calendar”, Chelsea attracts keen gardeners from all…
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Why You Should Tip With Cash in the UK Until October
If, like most restaurant patrons, you assume that tips and service charges go to your waiter, you might be surprised to learn that has not always been the case….
If You Build It, They Will Come…Now
The monks of Abbotsbury followed that advice in the early Middle Ages and the 1,000 swans they found when they settled at the head of The Fleet in Dorset returned…
Nap Like Presidents, Princes and Prime Ministers – Stay in UK University Dorms
Stay in a UK university dorm room during school vacations and you’ll be following in the footsteps – or should I say dream time – of some of history’s highest…
Haydn’s "Other" Oratorio at The Three Choirs Festival
If you imagine that music festivals in England are something new, it’s time to take another look. The festival choirs of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester cathedrals have been celebrating…
Magna Carta and Mappa Mundi in Blockbuster Summer Exhibition
Hereford Cathedral is a bit of a dark horse it seems. Besides the usual cathedral treasures, it is home of one of the oldest existing handwritten copies of the Magna…
Queen Names First Woman Poet Laureate
Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of the first Poet Laureate of the 21st century and the first woman to ever take on the role.
Poet and playwright…