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Alternative or additional places to visit near the British Museum in Great Russell Street, London. The second option - lunch at a cheap vegetarian restaurant.

A symbol of class, elegance, and sophistication, pearls are soft and sensuous elements of a woman's treasure trove. And pearls, men say, make a woman look beautiful, desi

The Prague Spring International Music Festival is an annual musical celebration featuring famous international orchestras, operas, chamber music and symphonies.

THE financial crisis has had surprisingly little effect on the expense claims submitted by British workers. This is one of the conclusions of a new report from GlobalExpense, a company that provides expense-management services. The report, which looked at 7.7m expenses from more than 250,000 employees, shows that the average approved claim for 2009 was £55.50, down only slightly from £57.14 in 2008, but more than the £55.34 for 2007. The number of claims being made by the average expense-claiming employee also held steady: 30 in 2009, the same as in 2007 and just two fewer than in 2008.

The biggest overall expense remains travel, which accounts for around 50% of expense claims. It is notable, though, that many companies' stated intention of cutting back on travel spend as the recession bit do not seem to have been acted upon.

“In February 2009 a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development survey claimed that some 38% of employers said they had cut business travel expenditure, with 60% saying they had cut international trips, 69% saying they had cut the expenses staff are allowed to claim, and 55% saying they had cut client entertaining. On the evidence of our definitive research into what is actually claimed and paid, either these significant reductions in the amount employees could claim were not introduced or, more likely, the changes were not implemented as management intended on a day to day basis (that is a polite way of saying they were ignored!).

Palm may be down, but they’re not out just yet. Following the launch of the Pre and Pixi on Sprint last year and their respective Plus editions on Verizon back in January, Palm has just announced that they’ll soon be launching the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus on AT&T.

Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Unite members picketing at Heathrow airport yesterday in support of striking British Airways workers. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Tom Humpage/guardian.co.uk The Beachland Ballroom and Tavern Photograph: Tom Humpage/guardian.co.uk

Åland (sometimes spelled Aland) is an archipelago of 6500 islands between Sweden and Finland, and a popular summer holiday destination for Scandinavians.

Since our last item on Paris dining wasn't exactly budget-friendly, we're pleased to be able to share this link from Girl's Getaway. The post includes fifteen tips on how to eat well without breaking the bank. Some particularly good ones: eat breakfast at a café instead of your hotel (if you're staying at a place that charges for the meal), try the daily set menu at restaurants, check out the street food, specify that you want tap water, and if you're looking to try an upscale spot, go at lunchtime. [Girl's Getaway]

WebMediaBrands is boosting its investment in social media publications today with the acquisition of social media news site Rotorblog.com. Rotorblog, which was was launched in 2006 to cover the social media space, currently attracts 200,000 unique visitors a month. Terms for the acquisition were not disclosed.

It may not be the prettiest city in the world, but the vitality and raw energy of the city make up for it. Visitors will always find something to entertain them here.

SugarSync, a file syncing product that we may have all forgotten in our rush to glorify Dropbox has been rolling out a steady stream of improvements and, as of 11am today, it will offer an API so mobile applications can use SugarSync shared storage. The API information will live at SugarSync.com/Developers. The API essentially creates a "bridge between local devices and the cloud." In plain English, this would allow a developer to offload storage to a SugarSync server - think a photo application that can upload and display public links immediately or, barring that, a sort of shared workspace that would allow disparate programs to work on the same files in locked down OSes like iPhone OS and Windows Phone 7. The apps don't have to be mobile - it works in web and desktop contexts as well - and access to the API is free.

Avaak, a company that develops video monitoring and networking products, has raised $10 million in Series B funding led by Qualcomm with existing investors Trinity Ventures,InterWest Partners and Leapfrog Ventures participating. This brings total Avaak’s funding to $17 million.

Alternative or additional places to visit near the British Museum in Great Russell Street, London. The first option - a specialist bookstore.

Both sides claimed victory in a bitter dispute between British Airways and a union representing cabin crews as a strike ground into its third and final day Monday -- the first working day when the strike has been in place.

Take a trip back in time to visit an era of simple farm life in the midst of political rebellion.

An explanation of the how and why behind Philips' Sense & Simplicity brand proposition, and how it did not just change consumer perception, but also influenced the company internally, by Andrea Ragnetti (BusinessWeek profile), CEO of Philips Consumer Lifestyle and former Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Royal Philips Electronics.

British Airways has managed to operate only three of 77 flights scheduled from Heathrow today, according to striking trade union Unite.

The9, an online game developer and operator in China, has acquired a majority interest in US-based Red 5 Studios for a total of approximately $20 million.

Rafting this river, especially the 800 km, where the waters flatten out and meander though the Namib Desert, is a popular way to see this part of South Africa.