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By: Kaye | May 22, 2012 – 6:31 am | No Comment

Ahead of the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th birthday on May 27, San Francisco has never looked more golden writes Kaye Holland. Read her guide to the city with its head in the clouds, here

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Article Archive for 26 October 2009

Mini break of the month: Oxford or Cambridge?
By: The Editor | October 26, 2009 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Mini break of the month: Oxford or Cambridge?

Oxford and Cambridge are renowned as two of the world’s most famous university towns and consequently crowded tourist hotspots in the summer ‘high’ season. With autumn and the start of the new semester upon us, now is the time to visit if you want to soak up the history and heritage of either without jostling with throngs of other tourists. The question is Oxford or Cambridge? You decide…

The National Trust is now national trust
By: The Editor | October 26, 2009 – 8:35 am | No Comment
The National Trust is now national trust

See the subtle difference?

According to the Daily Telegraph, the National Trust has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds rebranding itself by dropping the word “The” in front of its name. It is also switching to lower case letters and, according to the article, “jazzing up its brand with bright colours.” The oak leaf symbol will be bigger and instead of just the green, other colours will be introduced.