London Archives - Stuck at the Airport

What we’re looking at: London from the Air

02/26/24

[Gatwick Airport] Love London? If you do, you’ll love it even more when you see it from above, in the photographs taken by architect, photographer, and pilot Jeffrey Milstein for his newest book, “London from the Air,” published by Rizzoli. How does Milstein get these incredible images? He shoots straight down, with the best and →

Air Travel

Touring London with Gatwick Airport’s Mascot

08/02/22

Stuck at The Airport is spending a couple of days in London as a guest of Gatwick Airport,, the airport’s mascot, Gary Gatwick, and a growing list of new local friends, some of whom got us out of a sticky situation. (More on that soon…) After landing at Gatwick Airport and making the 30-minute journey →

Destinations

Some things to do while grounded.

03/30/20

Like these guys, no one is traveling anywhere right now. But there are still fun things to do. The Neon Museum in Las Vegas has a colorful app on its website that will take you on a tour of its Neon Boneyard. (Password: Neon) And while Shakespeare’s Globe Theater in London is closed due to →

Events

London’s Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

02/10/19

It's too snowy to go home to Seattle, so here are some snaps from London's Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. Includig a charming two-headed lamb. →

Visting the Bankside hotel in London

02/09/19

The Bankside hotel in London is filled with art and offers some quirky guest amenities, including a vending machine that dispenses cocktails, engagement rings and handmade sparkly pants. →

Fancy a fast trip to London & Paris?

01/21/19

Not much time to travek? It's possible to visit London and Paris in four or five days. →

Train Tuesday: I skipped the plane and rode the Eurostar train

10/30/18

StuckatTheAirport.com is usually about airports and airplanes. But a new joint campaign between the London and Paris tourism bureaus and the folks at Eurostar is aimed at reminding travelers that is much easier, much faster and sometimes pretty darn cheap to get between London and Paris on the train. I tried it out this →

Transportation

Air New Zealand tries to solve the jet lag problem

04/25/13

I spent a few days in London earlier this month courtesy of Air New Zealand. The airline known for its series of cheeky “bare essentials” ads and in-flight safety videos and, most recently, its Hobbit-themed airplane, invited a small group of travel experts and journalists to fly as a focus group from Los Angeles International →

Jet Lag

Souvenir Sunday at London Heathrow Airport

09/26/10

There’s never enough time to do everything I want to do in London, but on my most recent visit I managed to squeeze in quite a lot in just three days. Activities were wedged in between a meal seasoned with performances by contortionists and flame-embellished dancers at a West End cabaret bar named Circus, Afternoon →

Tidbits for travelers: airport taxi sharing, Austin art, and marvelous maps

05/01/10

Even with all the free deals you can find on NYCGO.com, a trip to New York City can be quite spendy. So it’s welcome news that the Wall Street Journal reports that New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commissioner is thinking of expanding a popular, cost-saving taxi sharing program to LaGuardia Airport (and possibly JFK) and →

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