One thing I realized in Scotland was that I didn't know nearly as much about the country as I thought I did.  A good case in point is Loch Ness.  Naturally I had heard of it and seen that famous photo of a mysterious creature in the lake, but I had always assumed that it was just one lake in...

Don't attempt a last-minute trip during the Festival (August), unless you love searching for private accommodation on craigslist and message boards.  If you ignore this advice then...

Don't book a bed through Scottish Ski Holidays.  After sending in money and signing a contract they informed...

Standing tickets may be the cheapest way to see a show in London, but still, standing is a bitch (to put it bluntly). I stood through the ballet earlier this week and Othello this weekend and both were over 3 hours, not including all the time spent standing in the queue to get the best spot. By the...

Somehow, after 6 months in London, I had only seen one Shakespeare production, Antony & Cleopatra, with a somewhat disappointing Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard - yes; vigorous and virile Antony - no). Yesterday I finally got a chance to make it over to the Globe for Love's Labour's Lost. This is not...