We love London town: part three

Ahead of the 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games, actress Rhona Foulis reveals why she makes for Mildred’s and what she would do if she were Mayor for a day

A day in… Dundee

Dundee is transforming its waterfront, to draw visitors in. Adrian looks at what there is for the short break tripper

Civil Aviation Authority

From the website:

“The CAA is the UK’s independent specialist aviation regulator. Its activities include economic regulation, airspace policy, safety regulation and consumer protection.”

Melbourne Musings

Locals claim that Melbourne is the “best city in the world to live in.” Sydneysiders might dispute this but certainly the state capital and cultural heart of Victoria is an exciting city to visit. Melbournite, Sarah Morton, reveals what makes Melbourne so magical

Discover Britain’s Gardens, Historic Homes & Castles

One of the problems with deciding where to go is the information that you start with. Many guides are out-of-date as soon as they are published. What is open and when can vary quickly so a new, quarterly magazine called Discover Britain’s Gardens, Historic Homes & Castles is useful for the regular day-tripper as well as the traveller.

The Future for BAA

This morning BAA announced its financial results for 2010. It made a loss but the chief executive calls this “robust” and confidently expects to present a “strong increase in profits” this year.
Now let’s get down to the important stuff. How is BAA going to treat its passengers in the future?

Seeing in the New Year

New Year’s Eve and the first day of the New Year have become tourist attractions in their own right. Television has magnified it by capturing the moment when the New Year begins in a number of places. Around lunchtime on New Years Eve, the new year is heralded in Sydney in Australia with a huge firework display and winds down about 24 hours later with the display from Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. In between, there is the traditional gathering in London at Trafalgar Square, in Princes Street in Edinburgh, the swinging of fireballs in Stonehaven near Aberdeen (quite a sight if you’ve never seen it) and the counting in of the new year in Times Square in New York. As well as that a large number of towns and cities such as Nottingham and Carlisle will have firework displays.