Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'

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Natalie Pace

Author, 'The ABCs of Money' and 'You Vs. Wall Street'

While all eyes are on London for the Diamond Jubilee and the Summer Olympics, here are a bunch of royal getaways that you don't want to miss.

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'

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Mark R. Kennedy

Professor of political management and director of the Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University

The epidemic of indecision is a global phenomenon with disastrous consequences. The need for global decision-making is becoming ever more critical as our decades-long beneficial trend toward more open economic policies begins to stall.

Steve Clemons

Editor at Large of The Atlantic and founder and senior fellow of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation.

Tonight much of Washington, D.C.'s glitterati will attend the Diamond Jubilee festivities saluting the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at the British Embassy.

Lisa Mirza Grotts

Author, Etiquette Expert

It's hard to believe that Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne sixty years ago this February. In the words of the late historian John Grigg, "Elizabeth II deserves praise for having been a bastion of stability in an age of social and moral flux."

The Purple Passport

With all the activity around the Diamond Jubilee, we can't help but think about the best places in London to have a brush with royalty.

Kathleen Fordyce Rohan

Writer

I didn't really get Memorial Day until this trip to an English WWII airfield.

Sivan Askayo

New York-based freelance Travel photojournalist

The weather might be tricky and rainy at times, but one thing is sure: London is definitely going to be buzzing and hot this summer.

Elliot Worsell

Mixed martial arts and boxing analyst

A lot has and will be said about Froch's victory on Saturday night, but I'm simply thankful for the answers this fighter has provided us with over the years.

David Coates

Worrell Professor of Anglo-American Studies, Wake Forest University, Department of Politics

As American eyes turn to London, it will be worth remembering that this will be London's second post-World War II Olympic Games, not the first, and that there are also medals to be won by comparing the condition of the UK during the last time the Games were held in London with its condition now.

Edward Schneider

Travel, cooking and food writer

There are evidently fewer pubs than there used to be, but we always managed to fill our quota: a half pint of cask ale for every couple of churches.

Terence Clarke

Director of Publishing, Red Room Press

Viator

Tours and activities around the world

London takes center stage this year thanks to its role as host for the 2012 Olympics, but that's not the only reason to swap your money for pounds and head to Europe's most-loved city.

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'

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Smithsonian

Smithsonian.com

The fact that people still opt to walk today, in the age of the wheel and the combustion engine, tells us there is something virtuous and irresistible about plodding.