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March: A Month in Review
March is my favourite month of year. Not only is it my birthday, my Dad, and my brother-in-law’s birthday this month, in fact I know tons of March babies, but March also marks…
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Exploring Haringey
Many of you know that I work as a consultant for an economic development research and consultancy in their economic regeneration division. Work is going well; I’m learning a lot on the job,…
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Viva La Barcelona!
Ahhh, Barcelona– the land of Gaudi, tapas, fashion, Barca FC, and home of the famous La Ramblas — is definitely one of Europe’s most visually stunning city sitting on the edge of the…
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Our Coldest Winter
This week I am eating my own words… When I review our blog, we haven’t really written a post devoted entirely to the topic of weather and since I live in England, it…
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Budapest: Baths, Danube, and Goulash
Buda and Pest is divided by the River Danube, one of the longest rivers in Europe stretching from the Black Forest in Germany to the Black Sea. The former, Buda, is home to…
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Wien: Waltz, Mozart, and Coffeehouses
Since moving across the pond, Kenz and I have been diligent about working through our list of European capital cities; so far we’ve visited Paris, Madrid, Rome, and Moscow, to name a few.…
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A Day at Twickenham: Six Nations England Vs. Wales
One of my first observations in the U.K. was that the Brits are huge sports fans. Every Monday I somehow manage to get stuck in the kitchen surrounded by my colleagues who love…
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A Winter’s Weekend
If you follow the weather as religiously as the Brits do, and trust me the British love to talk about the weather, then you’ll know that us Londoner spent the first two weeks…
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A Quick Week in Saxony
This week I had the opportunity to visit Dresden on a work assignment for a few days. I chose to fly into Berlin, hire a car and drive the two hours on the…
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31 Places to Go in 2010
The New York Times published a feature on “31 Places to Go in 2010” with Sri Lanka taking the top prize as the #1 destination this year. Exciting! We’ve been to six places…
