Monday, 29 January 2007

The Holiday & Travel Show

The UK annual travel extravaganza is held in London on February 1 to 4, 2007. The venue is at the Olympia in Earl's Court, and its host to hundreds of travel businesses, from travel tours to magazines to accessories. I've never been to one, but since I was given free tickets at Stamford's (a great travel bookshop in Covent Garden), I might take a look. I noticed that a couple of lectures are on the schedule; travel photography, travel writing and on getting published, etc. This sort of event have consistently been disappointing in the past, being nothing really more than barely disguised efforts to sell something, but I'm ready to be surprised.

If I do go, I'll post my impressions. The London Travel Show

Street Art Of Lisbon

Lisbon is an open-air gallery, not just for its beautiful tile-covered façades and the traditional cobblestone designs, but also for its str...