Life Before Kids
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Rolling Stones – 50 years and Counting
A group of friends and co-workers got coveted tickets to see the Rolling Stones live at Hyde Park yesterday. Taking advantage of the lovely summer weather, the group met up in Hyde Park…
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Day 6 at Wimbledon 2013
The last time I stepped foot at Wimbledon was in 2009 after my permanent move to the U.K with Kenz’s Dad. Each year since then I always tell Kenz that we should go…
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Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall
If I haven’t mentioned it already here, I’ll say it again – I love the Royal Albert Hall. Any production here, whether it’s an Emeli Sande concert or the BBC Proms, is always…
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Pintxos Hopping in San Sebastian
Seriously what’s not to love about this gorgeous, seaside town of San Sebastian in the Spanish Basque Country? It’s easy-going, fun-loving, and there’s no shortage of beautiful beaches, dramatic coastline, and the food,…
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Settling into West Hampstead
So we’re finally settled into the new flat in West Hampstead in Northwest London… with internet! We figured if we have to move, we should try a new neighborhood for a totally new…
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Walking Weymouth
After a chaotic week of moving flats and some unfortunate news from California, we escaped to the Dorset coast for the long bank holiday weekend with a couple friend and their adorable…
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Watching the ‘Footie’
Football (that’s soccer for all you my fellow Americans) is a national obsession in the U.K. It’s not usual to come into work on Monday and chat all things football over a cuppa…
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The Joys of Work Travel
These past few weeks Kenz and I both had a fairly intensive work travel schedule. It’s one of the perks of living and working in London – traveling around Europe both for business…
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“La Grassa”: Bologna
Each spring (well it’s been freezing in London so spring has not arrived if ever), we look forward to the long four-day Easter bank holiday weekend. This year we took off to Bologna,…
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Flat-hunting… what a pain!
The other week I spoke to soon when I mentioned that I was feeling at home in our cosy 2 BR flat in Clapham Common Old Town. Opps. Instead of sending a lease…