Travel & Experiences
The noblest river in Europe,” Joseph Addison said of the Thames back in 1712.
Oct. 20, 1985
Londoner John White has played many roles as Pan Am’s man-on-the-spot at Heathrow Airport, aiding Sultans and chief executives and tracking the odd royal pet.
Oct. 22, 1989
World & Nation
London’s East End is Europe’s largest urban renewal project. And the yuppies swarm.
Jan. 25, 2004
Books
Steps toward his English roots Walking to CanterburyWalking to Canterbury A Modern Journey Through Chaucer’s Medieval England Jerry Ellis Ballantine Books: 336 pp., $14.95 paper About 600 years after Geoffrey Chaucer spun his tale of pilgrims talking and traipsing their way from London east to Canterbury, here comes an American -- and part Cherokee at that -- to walk in those footsteps.
June 8, 2003
Horses and Holsteins grazing in the fields, anglers casting for perch and pike, bowlers facing wickets in a game of cricket, a wave and a smile from friendly lock keeper--these are some of the sights you’ll see while sauntering along the Thames Path, one of England’s more intriguing long-distance trails.
Sept. 11, 1994
The problem was a challenging one: How could I spend some time afloat in England, away from the crowds, between four London business appointments spread over 10 days?
Nov. 15, 1987
The same artist who created the mondo rubber duck for the Port of Los Angeles in August has a similarly scaled-up hippo bobbing in London’s Thames River.
Sept. 30, 2014
L.A. Unleashed
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July 5, 2009
Thames The Biography Peter Ackroyd Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: 486 pp., $40
Nov. 5, 2008
The U.S. Embassy is moving from north of the river to the south, crossing a social divide of old versus new.
Nov. 17, 2008