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Desert beauty, ancient history (Lexington Herald-Leader)

WADI RUM, Jordan . The sun, a blazing orange ball, beat down mercilessly as my driver and I bounced over sand dunes in our creaky Land Rover. The landscape, almost lunar in its composition of dunes, fissures and jagged rock . indeed, it is known to Bedouins who live here as the Valley of the Moon . has a stark, desolate beauty. The area is best known for being the place where T.E. Lawrence, ...

Cornwall has a lot to offer for adventurous foodies (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Once upon a time, there was a country called Britain, where the national cuisine was something of an international joke. Then, a decade or so ago, the country's fairy godmother waved her magic wand and started a foodie revolution that shows no signs of stopping.

Idyll riches (Independent)

Pushing the revolving lychgate, I entered the precincts of the Norman church that gave Chalfont St Giles its name. Outside, gravestones and monuments lay in various states of disrepair, but the church itself was evidently a living, vibrant place. To my surprise – because it was a Friday afternoon – the door was open and I was able to go inside.

Technology Review: Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Applications, Part 2 (Blogcritics.org)

An update on what the Apple Apps Store can offer now. Day by day, little by little, the list of applications for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch keeps on growing. From games by EA (come on, where is The Sims app?!) to aids with musical instruments to wireless transfer of documents, there are at least twenty apps that will be used for pleasure, purpose, or pointlessness.There are now flight ...

Tunnel vision: 100 artists dig deep to create their own versions of the iconic London Underground logo (Independent)

The London Underground has commissioned a lot of art in its time. But more than that, it is practically a work of art itself. Few of its users have any idea how it really goes. What we know of it is a beautiful fiction. Other cities give you the facts; in Paris, at any station, you can see a geographical map of Métro lines superimposed on a street plan. In London, the Tube left earthly reality ...