jsmith

If you enjoy visiting travel sites do try the Times of London. The reviews of accommodations throughout the world are especially interesting tho they sometimes require a bottomless purse. The address is: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,71,00.html<BR><BR>I'm from Massachusetts so it's nice to get a foreign perspective on travel and other things.<BR><BR>

Diedre

Dear jsmith,<BR><BR>Thank you for offering this website.<BR><BR>I enjoyed it and have bookmarked the address.<BR><BR>Diedre<BR><BR>

nigel

www.telegraph.co.uk, then click on Travel. It is VERY good.

Diedre

Another good one, Nigel.<BR><BR>Diedre

jsmith

Thanks, Nigel

PatrickLondon

Well, I just have to join in to counteract this blatant propaganda, first for Rupert Murdoch's bank balance, then for the Conservative Party's mouthpiece (if and when ever again the Tories have something interesting to say) - &lt;g&gt;: instead, why not try<BR>http://travel.guardian.co.uk/<BR><BR>Maybe you could contribute to their message boards with useful hints and tips on your country...

Kate

And just one small point, the Times is a national, not regional paper. It's just called The Times, not the Times of London.<BR><BR>Most of our press is national, eg The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independant, The Daily Mail, The Sun, The Mirror.<BR><BR>London press includes The London Evening Standard and The Metro.

jsmith

Kate, I thought it appropriate to identify it as The Times of London to differentiate it from the other Times (of New York). Which also has a pretty good travel section.<BR><BR>And thanks, PatrickLondon, I'll add your suggestion.<BR>

Alec

Oh sure, but The Times predates all other papers called Times, as it was founded in 1785 (name changed in 1788). Same with The Open (Golf) Championship (not 'British Open'), as it was the first such competition to be inaugurated in 1861 (US Open 1895).

jsmith

My, you Brits are testy.<BR><BR>Why should &quot;British&quot; even be associated with The Open? Wasn't the first played at Prestwick? To my mind that makes it Scots!

Kate

Well Jsmith, putting aside the fact that Prestwick, Scotland is IN Britain, the point Alec was making is that The Open is just called The Open Chamionship. Only Americans call it the &quot;British&quot; Open.<BR><BR>Anyway, the point I was making is that The Times isn't a London paper, but a national paper. I was just making the point that it's not London focussed. If you want to call it the British Times, go ahead!

Kate

Did I say &quot;chamionship&quot;? scuse typing.<BR><BR>I was just wandering - is there a national US paper? The most well known are the NY Times and Washington Post. I can't think of any national papers. What do most people read? Newspapers are a bit of a national obsession in Britain.

kaudrey

Kate <BR><BR>The closest the US has to a national paper is USA Today, but calling that a &quot;newspaper&quot; is a pretty liberal use of the term. I guess it's not so bad, but I'm originally a New Yorker and prefer the New York Times (which is actually called &quot;New York Times&quot; vs the British national paper which is just called &quot;The Times&quot. Sorry about that last part - it was in jest, I couldn't resist for jsmith's sake.

daph

We have USA Today, which has a little bit of news about each state on the second full page and then national news. More and more, that is the paper that you will find at your room door in the morning at US hotels. I suppose that it appeals to guests from all over the country but IMO it can't compare to the Los Angeles Times, the NY Times or the Washington Post. I &quot;read&quot; your Times every day on the web.

jsmith

Would the Wall Street Journal be considered a national paper? Or international? <BR><BR>No, I wouldn't call it the British Times. Next time I'll call it The Times published in London. And this is getting more like the letter column of The Times. I've got to get out more.

nicki

USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Christian Science Monitor are all national papers.