England General Interest

A visit to London, England during the holiday season may feel like the pages of a Charles Dickens' book come to life, but don't expect to see Tiny Tim wandering the streets. London is a city full of old and cherished holiday traditions, but it is also home to many new

Historic castles are dispersed across the landscape of the United Kingdom. These magnificent fortresses stand as stone witnesses to the rich medieval history of the area. Associated again and again with brutality and violence, the castles' blood tinged past, cultivated with grim times of desperation and tragedy, leave a mysterious air within the confines of the buildings. With such a bloody past, a legacy of tales, apparitions and spine-tingling supernatural phenomena are left for present-day tourists to investigate.

There is a lot of history in London, and a lot of struggle to go with it—from invasions to revolutions, monarchies overthrown, and constant (often extreme) divisions between social classes. Tragedies are not uncommon throughout a history that dates back to Roman rule in the first century AD, and the locations of many of the city's best known trials are preserved to this day. Even more are celebrated in the many museums found around this ever growing metropolis.

As the young mop top quartet The Beatles stepped off their airplane in New York City for the first time, an intense outburst of screams and cries followed. Fans went wild over the band’s catchy pop rock songs and an era in music history dubbed as the British Invasion began. However, before girls

The cuisine of the United Kingdom is oft maligned, sometimes deservedly but more frequently unfairly. Especially in recent times, remarkable culinary experiences are available in Britain. Britons have become enthusiastic chefs and have absorbed ideas from all over the globe. Perhaps the greatest indication of this is the number of British chefs and cooks who are now world-renowned through their T.V. cooking shows.