Sharron Livingston

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The Courthouse Hotel, in East London's trendy Shoreditch area, has a unique provenance within an imposing Edwardian Baroque exterior. This Grade II-listed building was the former Old Street Magistrates' Court from 1903 until 1996. You can still see the signs on the exterior wall. After that, it became a police station until 2008 and finally became a five-star hotel, looking very magisterial after a bumper £40 million transformation. Imagine the stories if those walls could talk.

1 month ago | thetravelmagazine.net | Sharron Livingston

I had never heard of Corendon, a Turkish-owned budget airline offering flights out of the UK's main airports. Had I not been invited to their recent lavish 20th Anniversary bash in Antalya on the southwestern coast of Turkey, I would have remained none the wiser. Reflecting on two decades of operations, Corendon Airlines' Chairman of the Board, Yıldıray Karaer, stated: " Marking 20 years of flight operations is a source of great pride for us.

1 month ago | thetravelmagazine.net | Sharron Livingston

The "post-Brexit reset deal" was agreed between the UK government and the European Union (Monday 19 May) to much fanfare. It was announced that "British holidaymakers will be able to use more e-gates in Europe, ending the "dreaded queues at border control". Post-BREXIT, Britain became a "visa-exempt third country" in 2016. Since then, Britons have been ushered away from speedy e-gates reserved for nationals of the EU and European Economic Area, to trudge slowly through the "other nations" queue.

1 month ago | thetravelmagazine.net | Sharron Livingston

By Sharron Livingston Exploring Mallorca and Ponta Gorda / Englewood Beach on Florida's beautiful west coast. After a deafening Gripe of the Week, Sharron and Andy get down to discussing Mallorca. Are there still undiscovered nuggets to visit on one of Europe's most popular holiday islands? And Sharron practically swoons with delights as she visits the Ponta Gorda resort Englewood Beach on Florida's dreamy west coast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 month ago | thetravelmagazine.net | Sharron Livingston

Sweden's entry into Eurovision 2025 is causing a stir. Its entry, Bara Bada Bastu (Just Sauna), is performed by Finnish comedy group KAJ in a quartet of bucket hat-wearing and towel-draped dancers in a sauna. Though great entertainment, it has sparked global curiosity about one of Finland's most iconic traditions: the sauna how to do it. Sauna is just a part of everyday Finnish life. In Helsinki, locals of all ages go to the sauna year-round, sometimes daily.