Stranger Things prequel art for The First Shadow

Good news, nerds. Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a Stranger Things prequel, is in the works. But there’s also some bad news on that front too. It’s headed for the stage, as in it’s going to be a play, not a Netflix movie or series. It will premiere in lateContinue Reading

Night Parade-Carnival of Nice 2019

Alfred Hitchcock died on April 29, 1980, and won’t ever make a movie again, but he certainly earned his moniker, “The Master of Suspense.” Many Alfred Hitchcock movies are revered as classics to this day and some, (like Psycho and Rebecca, have inspired remakes. Writers and filmmakers who appreciate hisContinue Reading

Urquhart Castle on the shores of Loch Ness

The other night I spent time going through some of my travel photos and I couldn’t help but wonder, “What’s tourism going to look like after coronavirus lockdown ends?” Because one of the things I immediately noticed were the crowds we’ve encountered on a lot of our jaunts. Tourist DestinationsContinue Reading

Please enjoy this guest contribution from Aaron about the infamous Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper terrorised the Whitechapel district in London’s East End during 1888. Since then, his name has been synonymous with terror and today he remains one of the World’s most infamous criminals and arguably the mostContinue Reading

Last night was a fun conversation with Paul Fitz-George, who graciously agreed to join us even though showtime started at 1 a.m. his time! (Paul is based in the U.K. Catterick Village, to be exact.) If I’d had to stay up that late, I might’ve struggled to stay awake, butContinue Reading

I know some travelers are not fans of HOHOs (Hop-on Hop-off tours). I used to be one of them…until our jaunt to New York a few years back for our Canada/New England cruise. I was suffering from a pretty bad case of plantar fasciitis. (Side effect of my tennis addiction.)Continue Reading

Viator is one of our affiliates for a reason: they have tours that are appealing. (At least to me.) One that I’m absolutely astounded (and delighted) to discover is this one: Southampton Shore Excursion: Pre-Cruise Tour from London to Southampton via Stonehenge. Here’s the overview: Leave your central London hotelContinue Reading

I wrote about London’s most haunted hotel room (the Langham’s room 333), which I discovered while researching haunted hotels in London for our upcoming trip there. The thing I found sort of odd was I only seemed to come across four of them. They were: The Langham Hotel – There’sContinue Reading

A search of the Internet for haunted hotels in London quickly revealed a consensus no one seemed to dispute: London’s most haunted room is 333 at the Langham Hotel. Why am I searching specifically for haunted London hotels? Well, after years of dreaming about haunt jaunting to England, Ireland, andContinue Reading

This is a guest post from Matt Smith at Skyscanner Ltd about just what the title suggests: Haunted Hotels. (Or Spooky Stays as I like to think of them.) Whenever you go on vacation there are always certain things you expect from a hotel. It’s always going to have aContinue Reading