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Lovely Day for a Guinness…
For my first bank holiday weekend in the U.K., Kenz and I went to Dublin for a short city break trip in the Irish capital. The flight to Dublin on Ryan Air was…
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Around London’s West End Theatre District
“Let us change the subject…for the last time”- Hirst, No Man’s Land by Harold Pinter “There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet” – Vladimir, Waiting…
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Walking Tour: Trinity Buoy Wharf to Greenwich
I started a new job on Monday – yes, my days as ‘lady of leisure’ is officially over. That said, being a working lady makes me appreciate the weekend so much more! So…
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An Ode to Visitors!
We have had around 20 different people stay with us since December 2008, here’s an ode to you! 1. There are those who make the journey to Londontown, 2. And we’ve been happy…
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On London Underground Etiquette
This is another long overdue post. While I love London, appreciate the efficiency and frequency of the London Underground, and get along with Londoners generally, I have a few things I want to…
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Life as an Expat
We’ve always dreamed of living abroad, so when the opportunity for Kenz to transfer to his company’s London office came up, there was no discussion about it – we were going! As I…
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Day Trip to Bath
The last time I flew out of LHR T5 was over spring break on my way back to Berkeley in April. British Airways kindly upgraded me to business class! Yes, please — thank…
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LHR – T5
With no outbound ticket in hand, yesterday I made a trip to London Heathrow (LHR) to hang out at Terminal 5. Now, why on earth would I do that, as I hate killing…
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Goedemorgen from Den Bosch, Netherlands
As you may know, any post of mine that begins with something along the lines of “I recently had an opportunity…” indicates that it was a work-related trip (see the different posts on…
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Sunday Afternoon at Windsor Castle
Our couple friends from San Francisco came to visit us for a week! On their agenda included: catching up with their married friends ie) Lily and Kenz, Oasis concert at Wembley x 3…
