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What we’re looking at: London from the Air

[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 […]

Touring London with Gatwick Airport’s Mascot

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 […]

Some things to do while grounded.

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 […]

London’s Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

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

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.

What we’re looking at: London from the Air

[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 […]

Touring London with Gatwick Airport’s Mascot

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 […]

Some things to do while grounded.

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 […]

London’s Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

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

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?

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

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 […]

Air New Zealand tries to solve the jet lag problem

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 […]

Souvenir Sunday at London Heathrow Airport

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 […]

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