This is my first trip to Europe (specifically, to the UK) from the USA. What should I bring, geek-stuff-wise? UK power adapter of some kind? anything else my laptop will need?

Suppose you have a couple of extra days while on a business trip to the Manchester UK area. I know that there are trains that will take you just about anywhere including London an …

I've read that the United Kingdom has one of the highest swine flu counts in the world right now. What can I do to make sure I don't get it there?

Greetings. Next week on my first visit to the UK (coming from the US), I'll be taking a train from downtown London (near the Tower Hill tube station) to Hungerford. I'm booking a …