View Article  Spend a Night in London for £1

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London is one of the most expensive cities in the world for hotel rooms, but periodically you have a chance to book a room in one of the city's hotels for less than the price of a cup of coffee.

 

The Hoxton Hotel is famous for its £1 sales and it's worth joining their mailing list to keep abreast of the rare opportunities. The current sale will begin November 1 and run through January 31 of next year. 1000 rooms will be available for £1 and 500 will be available for £29. Because hundreds of thousands of people vie for this special pricing the Hoxton has instituted rules which limit you to booking one room for one night at the promotional rate. The Hoxton offers a 'booking guide' on their website to help you prepare for the sale and maximize your chances of getting one of these amazingly discounted rooms. As if the price wasn't deal enough, the booking also includes a light breakfast. A better deal in London will be difficult to find.
View Article  Take an Online Astronomy Course

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Every night we see them: a scatter of stars, the Moon, sometimes comets, sometimes Venus. If you've ever wanted to learn more about what you see in the sky, now is as good a time as any. Thanks to the internet, even the busiest among us can find time to learn about astronomy.

Whether you simply want to point out and identify constellations, or you're a budding astronomer who wants to invest in a high-powered telescope for celestial exploration, you'll find online courses to suit your time and interest level among these online astronomy resources (or any Google search result). Some courses are presented by universities and are more in-depth, offering introductory college-level syllabi. With these courses you'll learn the basics of physics and cosmology.  These courses often require a course fee. For those who aren't interested in learning physics but would like to know what you're looking at every night, there are courses suited for middle school children and hobby astronomers that are often free of charge.

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