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Google Maps British Train Journeys with Trainline, but not perfectly…

There’s been a fair bit of fuss this week about the new service Google Maps has hatched with train ticket re-seller the Trainline, enabling people to map British train journeys with accurate timetables and route mapping. Obviously it’s a great idea (what took them so long anyway?), motivated in part by the London 2012 Olympics, [...]

InterRail keeps Europe on the Map

The following post is published in association with Direct Travel. While expanding travel trends have seen increased interest in low-price exotic beach holidays to far-flung places like Zanzibar, the Maldives and Indian Ocean islands, the statistics nevertheless remind us that the world’s most popular tourist destinations are still in Europe. France and Italy remain the [...]

Louisville’s Muhammad Ali Center packs a punch

It’s funny how we associate places with our heroes. When I got the chance to visit Louisville, Kentucky last year I jumped at it. Mainly because it’s the hometown of musical idols My Morning Jacket. The country rock band have a reasonable following stateside but are only just gaining airplay and acknowledgement in the UK [...]