All Entries in the "United Kingdom" Category
London Heathrow Layover
Stuck on a London layover at Heathrow International airport? London’s Heathrow airport is one of the busiest airports in the world and is located roughly 15 miles from London’s city center, making it an accessible destination for those who are stuck on long layovers. If you’re trying to decide whether you can leave the airport [...]
London’s Best Restaurants
Given it is one of the biggest cities in Europe and also one of the most cosmopolitan, it is safe to say that London has its fair share of excellent restaurants. But with so much variety it is almost impossible to pick five that are better than the rest – and a lot would depend [...]
Layover At London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW)
Stuck on a layover at London’s Gatwick International Airport? Gatwick is located roughly located 5 km (3.1 mi) from Crawley, West Sussex, and 45.7 km (28.4 mi) from downtown London. If you’re trying to determine whether you can leave the airport during your Vietnam layover, click here for useful tips. If you’re stuck inside the Gatwick airport during your [...]
Stopover At London Stansted Airport
Stuck on a stopover at London Stansted Airport (STN) in England? The airport is the third-largest in London, and is located roughly 30 miles from downtown London, which makes the city an accessible destination for those on long stopovers. If you’re trying to determine whether you can leave the airport during your London stopover, click [...]
Stopover At London Luton Airport
Stuck on a stopover at London Luton Airport (LTN) in England? The airport is located roughly 35 miles from downtown London which makes the city an accessible destination for those on long stopovers. If you’re trying to determine whether you can leave the airport during your London Luton stopover, click here for useful tips. For [...]
Stopover At London City Airport
Stuck on a stopover at London City Airport (LCY) in England? The airport is located roughly 7 miles from downtown London which makes the city an accessible destination for those on long stopovers. If you’re trying to determine whether you can leave the airport during your London stopover, click here for useful tips. For the [...]
Manchester Layover
Stuck on a layover at Manchester Airport (MAN) in England? The airport is the hub for BMI and is located approximately 17km (10 miles) from Manchester’s city center which makes it an accessible destination for those stuck on a long layover. If you’re trying to figure out if you can leave the airport during your [...]
Edinburgh Layover
Stuck on a layover at Edinburgh Airport (EDI) in Scotland? As a main hub of Ryanair and EasyJet, the airport is located less than six miles from the city center of Edinburgh, which makes it very accessible to those stuck on a long layover. If you’re trying to figure out if you can leave the [...]
Glasgow Layover
Stuck on a layover at Glasgow International Airport (GLA)? The airport is located 7 miles west of the city of Glasgow which makes it an accessible destination for those stuck on long layovers. If you’re trying to figure out if you can leave the airport during your layover, click here for useful tips. To help [...]
Gwyneth Paltrow’s London Picks
Gwyneth Paltrow, who was been living in London for many years, has gathered her favorite London restaurants, hotels, and marketplace in her Goop newsletter. These are great selections to take advantage of during a London Layover. One of the restaurants she chose was the Bocca di Lupo: Bocca di Lupo 12 Archer Street London W1D [...]
Livermore Airport – Top Ten Things You Never Knew
In case you thought you knew everything about Livermore Airport (I imagine there’s not many of you who’d make this claim), there’s actually a Top Ten Things You Never Knew About Livermore Airport. For example: Liverpool Airport was rebranded in 2002 as Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with Yoko Ono unveiling a 7ft statue of her [...]
Day Passes To Airline Lounges
The annual fee to join an Airline Lounge is often times not worth the price, for most travelers. Unless you’re a frequent flyer, day passes are a great alternative to the hundreds of dollars for an annual pass. Airport lounges are a great way to pass time on a layover, and most lounges offer free [...]
‘YOTEL’ing Your Way Through A Layover
Based on the Japanese capsule napping stations, YOTEL has opened up airport stations that are made to resemble a luxury hotel in a small space. Currently there are just three YOTELS – In London’s Heathrow Terminal 4, London Gatwick’s South Terminal, and Amsterdam’s Schiphol’s secure transit area. It’s a great place to catch some zzz’s, [...]
Leaving Luggage At London’s Heathrow Or Gatwick Airport
For those looking to ditch their extra luggage to venture out for a London layover, here is a quick guide to the Left Luggage facilities in both Heathrow and Gatwick airports: Heathrow Left Luggage is available in each terminal: Terminal 1 Mezzanine Floor, 6am-11pm Terminal 2 departures near Lufthansa, 6am-11pm Terminal 3 arrivals area, 5:30am-11:30pm [...]
