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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…
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Brgggggh…from Helsinki
A few months before his unexpected death in 2006, R.W. Apple Jr., the globe-trotter and political journalist for the NY Times, wrote a glowing article of Finnish capital, Helsinki. Of course, he wrote…
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Здравствуйте (Hello) from St. Petersburg!
Continuing our Russian adventure from Moscow, we boarded an overnight train from Leningrad Station to St. Petersburg in a four-berth coupe shared with two other strangers, both were Russian. There is common stereotype…
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Stranger(s) in Москва
Moscow…For many its name conjures images of the seat of power for the former Soviet Union and is a city synonymous with revolution, Lenin, the KGB, and the Cold War. For almost half…
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Christmas Market Crawling in Berlin
Berlin is the fourth major German city I’ve travelled to after Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich and from my perspective, the most different from its counterparts. This was Lily’s second visit to Berlin, but…
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Happy New Year 2010!
I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and Happy New Year! Like last year, we had a quiet Christmas in Clapham…Christmas pints, rib roast, The Wire, and beautiful blue skies. We meant to…
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Londoner’s “Holiday” Weekend in London
This weekend Kenz and I enjoyed a two-night stay at The Cavendish Hotel on Jermyn Street in Mayfair compliments of T.M. Lewin! When I first received my job offer back in August, I…
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A Walk along the Southbank
I spend much of my waking hours along the Southbank, my place of employment. Well, I should say was my place of employment as my office is moving to Moorgate/Barbican area next week.…
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The English and I Speak the Same Language….Maybe Not?
Having lived in the U.K. for over a year now, I thought I’d share with you some “bits and bobs” of British English… Hiya = Hello You Alright? (like there’s something wrong) =…
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Happy Thanksgiving from London!
Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, we Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, an annual tradition of eating and drinking, and of course to be thankful for life’s many blessings. While this American holiday…
