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So was Best Western’s system hacked - and if so how? | Technology | guardian.co.uk
We’re currently staying in a BW chain hotel in Dublin, and we certainly hope we’re okay - that is, David is able to keep an eye on accounts from here (never you mind how). But this news of a German Best [...]

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“He who is tired of London is tired of life. “
We’re not tired of London, and are already plotting a return trip. But it’s time to move on to the Cotswolds for five nights and we won’t miss our cramped little hotel room near Paddington.
On Sunday, I made good on my threat to attend [...]

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We leave in 2 hours. Yeah, we like to hang around OHare and not run late.
The TSA guy was way too cheerful; what’s in his coffee?
We’re on standby for business class and it’s nice that AA’s gate monitor actually shows our request. I got a courtesy Space-A upgrade put in the record by the [...]

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Here are some of the things I’ve accomplished thus far or need to get done for our impending Big Trip to Great Britain:
Air reservations

American (fooey, coach. No agent deals available)

Hotel reservations

London
Stow-on-the-Wold
York
Dublin

Rail and transit

Purchased Heathrow Express tickets online rather than burn a rail day
Ordered

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Next up, a free application shows the status of the London tube lines in a slightly different way… clean, simple, but there’s not a lot to it:

Pretty straightforward - when you click the blue i for more information, you get:

And that’s it - no maps, no routefinder, but more updates are promised in future versions [...]

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