Iconic is a word the meaning of which is moving from the religious world into popular culture – win a reality TV show dressed ...

Let’s be clear: ranking Italy’s 20 regions is a subjective and unwinnable exercise. Elsewhere I have written extensively ...

A play exploring the life of London Tube map creator Harry Beck has opened on the 50th anniversary of his death. First ...

Sure, you can hit Harrods. But the British capital also has small specialized shops, some centuries old and still crafting ...

I have been fortunate enough to have been to London three times at this point and I still haven’t come close to seeing ...

The Spanish Donkey, also called the “chevalet” or simply the “wooden horse,” was one of the cruelest of the medieval torture devices. Thought to have emerged during the Holy Inquisition in ...

Hadleigh Country Park, one of the largest green spaces in Essex, offers a variety of activities and is a mere 90-minute journey from London - and it's home to a magnificent medieval castle, too. With ...

Mobile applications like Google Maps and Waze and the rapid growth of phone mirroring systems like Android Auto and CarPlay have turned traditional GPS navigators into redundant products.

Many mainstream economic historians do believe the average number of working days for peasant laborers in England hovered around, and even sometimes below, 150 days per year for certain stretches ...

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The city, known for its congested roads, proved to be a challenge even for Google Maps, which underplayed the travel time required to reach the airport. Google Maps Miscalculates Travel Time Kacholia, ...

Is the terrace covered and heated? As ever though, London has the answer with the very best of music, culture and restaurants. From new dining options which give renewed hope to anyone in London ...