Archive for February, 2008
London Australian Film Festival
Next week the 14th London Australian Film Festival starts at the Barbican Centre from 6-16 March. The festival includes the latest Australian feature films, shorts and documentaries, and has a gala opening with a screening of the acclaimed 2007 film set in Queensland called Unfinished Sky by director Peter Duncan.
Other festival films include Bra Boys, the most commercially successfully Australian documentary ever, about a surfing tribe from the south Sydney suburbs and which is narrated by Russell Crowe, Noise a 2007 crime drama
Date: February 29th, 2008 |
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Arabia 2008
Starting this coming Friday London’s Earls Court hosts Arabia 2008 from 29 February-2 March. Its a show for anyone looking to travel, holiday, work or buy property in the Arab world with exhibitors representing countries including the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
As well as the numerous exhibitor stands there are also workshops
Date: February 26th, 2008 |
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Consider a mini-break while on your London trip
One of the great things about visiting London on a holiday is that it’s rather easy to take a short break from London to visit another city in the region. If you are coming from the States and you book, say, a week in London, it’s actually easy and surprisingly popular to book a cheap flight out of London to Amsterdam or Dublin or Paris, which will add some nice contrast to your trip.
And since London is pretty much the most expensive city in Europe for visitors (and even for locals) …
Date: February 25th, 2008 |
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Baggage problems at Heathrow's Terminal 4
Not good news if your flying from Terminal 4 at London’s Heathrow Airport today. BAA which runs the airport says Terminal 4 had a major baggage system failure yesterday, 19 February, and British Airways which is the main airline using T4 says on its website that World Traveller (economy), World Traveller Plus (premier economy) and all transfer passengers should not bring luggage to be checked in as they will not be able to travel.
BAA are working to fix the problem which apparently is software related but whether they get it working by tomorrow is anyone’s guess. Below is more of the statement from British Airways on the options for effected passengers.
Date: February 20th, 2008 |
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British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Refunds
Good news for any one who’s flown with British Airways or Virgin Atlantic in the last few years, you could be getting a little of your money back. Both airlines have just settled a class action case in the US where they admitted price fixing on fuel surcharges on transatlantic flights.
The settlement to the case means that around 11 million passengers could be eligible for up to £20 refund. The case effects any passengers of these two airlines on long haul transatlantic flights between 11 August 2004-23 March 2006,
Date: February 15th, 2008 |
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Whisky Live London
Anybody who enjoys a drop of the hard stuff should make their way to the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster this weekend for Whisky Live London 2008 which runs from 29 February-1 March.
The event offers visitors the chance to sample the best whiskies from around the world with the makers and producers on hand to answer any questions. There are education and entertainment zones explaining more of the history of whisky, Masterclasses given by master distillers and themed areas including Food and Whisky combinations,
Date: February 28th, 2008 |
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Red Bull Flugtag London
Flugtag (Flying Day), is an event organized by Red Bull that has taken place in over 70 cities around the world and the second Red Bull Flugtag London day is happening on Saturday 7th June 2008 in Hyde Park.
Flugtag involves competitors constructing man powered flying machines and launching them and their pilot or pilots off a 6m high ramp and into the water below, which in London’s case will be The Serpentine in Hyde Park.
Anyone can apply to enter and entries are free, but you need to download the design manual from
Date: February 26th, 2008 |
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Tube platform markings
There are two related stories in the news today regarding the London Underground Tube system. The first in the Evening Standard concerns figures released under the Freedom of Information Act that show that at least one Tube station a week was forced to close last year due to overcrowding.
Stations that tourists and visitors use a lot, Oxford Circus and Victoria, had to be closed five times each
Date: February 22nd, 2008 |
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U2 3D at the BFI IMAX
U2 have been probably the biggest band in the world for the last two decades and have earned a reputation as one of the must see live acts. They’ve released concert films before such as Rattle and Hum and have a new one out in 2008 which is meant to be excellent.
U2 3D was shot during the group’s Vertigo tour of South America when over 100 hours of footage was shot using the largest number of 3D cameras ever used on a single project.
Date: February 19th, 2008 |
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Britain on View
Britain on View.com is a specialist online photographic library that offers unique images of Britain and British life. Starting next Thursday from 21 February-9 March they are staging a free photographic exhibition called Britain on View: A Photographic Exhibition of Countryside & Coastline 2008 at the.gallery@oxo on the
Date: February 15th, 2008 |
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