"Last Chance Harvey", otherwise known as "Before Sunrise" for Baby Boomers, opens in theaters nationwide today. The movie is about Harvey (Dustin Hoffman), a jingle writer in London for his estranged daughter's wedding while back home his career is falling apart. He meets Kate (Emma Thompson), who works in Heathrow Airport surveying passengers about their flight, in an airport bar and the two quickly get wrapped up in a not so typical romance. Here’s a guide to Kate and Harvey's London.

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The wedding scene in "Last Chance Harvey" was filmed in the Grosvenor House Hotel's ballroom. The hotel was built in 1929, but recently re-opened after thorough renovations. It is the quintessential British hotel combining the past with modern updates. The Marriott-family hotel is frequented by royalty, celebrities and business leaders looking for luxury while staying in London. ]]> cmb 2009-01-23T11:29:17-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/1/19/1315/61033

Looks like our most hated airport, the chaos they call London Heathrow, may get a third runway. British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has been agitating for this for years, but not everybody's on his side.

The British government has just approved the third runway proposal, but there are still a few obstacles before planes will be landing there. To start, the new runway (plus another terminal for it) would be ready, at the earliest, in 2015, and more likely 2020 or later.

On top of that, it's not even certain that the third runway will be allowed. With an election due before mid-2010, some are speculating that anti-runway campaigners might be able to delay construction long enough for the political leadership to change in the UK. And if the Conservative Party wins, they might scrap the whole idea.

So the third runway at Heathrow sounds like a story that won't go away any time soon. Perhaps it'll become farcical enough that we'll see music videos and online games about it, just like the disastrous opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5. That'd be fun.

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You mean he's not naturally sparkly? Robert Pattinson arrived at London Heathrow yesterday for the holidays. (He's British, don't'cha know.)

We're not quite sure what airline he flew from Los Angeles to London but British Airways does have three flights daily from LAX. Fortunately, Edward Cullen Pattinson had the foresight not to send his guitar through the problematic BA baggage system.

And that guitar isn't just for show: Pattinson recorded and wrote his own song for the "Twilight" soundtrack, straight from his fingers to the ears of tweens everywhere. But who doesn't cringe while seeing the guy with the oversize carry-on in line ahead of you?

We've definitely done the instrument thing on board, so make us feel better and tell us what your biggest carry-on sin was. Stinky food? Accidentally dislodged someone else's stuff? You shall be forgiven.

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You couldn't accuse us of being big fans of London's Heathrow airport. If the ridiculous drama of the opening of T5 wasn't enough to put us off, delays and lost baggage are another Heathrow specialty.

And guess what: The world agrees. A recent survey found that frequent travelers voted London Heathrow as the worst airport in the entire world. CGD in Paris is the second worst, while Hong Kong's main airport came in first at the right end.

Personally, we've only had horrific experiences at Heathrow, from fainting in passport control lines to nearly missing planes because of overzealous security checks. With the British government slapping on extra fees for us to fly out of London, we're thinking a Heathrow boycott is definitely in order. Sorry, Brits. Nothing personal.

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The opening of T5 at London Heathrow was so outrageously botched, sometimes "shambolic" didn't seem good enough to describe it. But in the months since, have things changed? And, more importantly, can you fly there and hope to see your checked bags ever again?

NewYorkology blogger Amy Langfield transited the terminal three times during a recent European trip, and described one experience in T5 as "flawless." Really?!]]> pbb 2008-07-22T15:00:20-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/7/8/233126/3985

A common luggage trick is to attach a brightly colored belt or tag to your generic checked bag. But did you know the trick also works on kids? No way are Cruz and Romeo Beckham going to be able to evade mom Victoria while they're both sporting those yellow polos. Well, the bodyguard behind them probably helps too...

Beckham told a reporter she turned down a role in the "Sex and the City" movie because it was being filmed during rehearsals for her Spice Girls world tour. Now that the tour is over, Posh is focusing on her dvb fashion line as well as sporting the designs of "Project Runway" winner Christian Siriano all over creation. Sources close to the family say Cruz and Romeo find fashion "yucky."

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There are plenty of offensive things one can wear on a plane--a too-short skirt, for example, or a political message for the President. Add Optimus Prime to that list: A British IT consultant was not allowed to board his British Airways flight because of his "Transformers" T-shirt.

Brad Jayakody has a cool enough job that on a business trip to Dusseldorf, he was allowed to dress down for the plane. But after one of his colleagues was searched, he was pulled aside and told his shirt was inappropriate.

So a silk-screened gun is the same as a real gun now? We've just got to be more careful with our T-shirt selection. But the real person in danger? Shia LaBeouf. After all, he's a known associate of Mr. Prime.

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· Heathrow Security Tackles Transformers T-shirt Threat [The Register]
· Willie Says T5's Working Well [Jaunted]
· Shia LaBeouf's Cold-Plane Defense [Jaunted]

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