Plan Amsterdam
Route finding maps of Amsterdam, by car, bike or foot, at Routecraft.
Anthony Zacharzewski
Dracula in Bath
David Suchet films a scene for the new Dracula on Abbey Green.
Travel notes: Bath (1)
Unhealthy delights in Bath, with an excellent cream tea at the Courtyard, off Church Street, and then 100g of mint humbugs from the excellent sweet shop next door.
Uitmarkt 2006
In Amsterdam for Uitmarkt 2006 â the sort of open-access culture that Amsterdam does really well. Itâs a three-day preview of the yearâs forthcoming events, from classical music, through books to theatre. We had a great time at the singalong event for the yearâs forthcoming musicals â a mix
Travel notes: Brussels
On the way to Amsterdam, and a night in the Hotel Metropole in Brussels. By coincidence, itâs where my grandfather-in-law stayed with his new wife on their honeymoon in 1946. Itâs still a five star place, though currently in the middle of renovation. Lots of excellent art nouveau
We are holding him on a charge of possession of curly black hair and thick lips
Just to show that the Not the Nine OâClock News sketch was merely ahead of its time, a shocking and shameful story on the BBC news site. Two Asian passengers had to be removed from a Monarch flight from Malaga to Manchester, because some of the passengers refused to
Is Jamie Oliver barking up the wrong tree?
A lengthy report in the New York Times Magazine discusses whether making school meals healthier makes children healthier.
Feelings for a new baby
A new mother posts on Ask Metafilter that she worries her newborn baby doesnât like her (and that she doesnât like the baby much either). It sparks off a thoughtful and insightful set of responses about post-natal depression (post-partum mood disorder).
Glaswegian People's Front
Or is it the Peopleâs Front of Glaswegia? Jilted Scottish Socialist leader Tommy Sheridan âmay form another partyâ, according to the BBC.
Am I cystitis or not?
A Welsh-language road sign causes confusion when it suggests that cyclists have a bladder infection.