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Enjoying the Cricket!
Over the last two weeks I have had the opportunity to go to two cricket matches in London, one at the world famous Oval with some work colleagues and the other at the…
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Trappist Beer Trappings – A Belated Father’s Day in Belgium
Quick Belgian Brew Lesson: It is important to note that a beer labeled as “Trappist” is one that is under the control of Trappist monks within a Trappist Monastery. In the world there…
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Ode to Wimbledon!
Yesterday, I made a spontaneous trip to Wimbledon with Kenz’s Dad who is visiting from California for an afternoon of world-class tennis. And by spontaneous, I mean, we woke up Friday morning and…
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Summer time in London
We’ve had unusually warm weather lately! The forecast calls for high 80s all week! Yes! Summer time is here in London and there’s no other way to celebrate summer than a glass of…
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Walking Tour: Little Venice to Camden
Last weekend was our first weekend in London without travel plans or visitors. With high travel season in full swing, we wanted to avoid central London and the usual tourist circuit at all…
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Calling London Home
So it has been almost one month since I moved to the U.K. The first half of the month has been busy with some weekend travels and hosting visitors. Besides that, you may…
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A Roman Holiday
…La Dolce Vita On Friday we met up with my sister and brother-in-law in Rome for a weekend of eating and sightseeing in this Eternal City that is 2700 years old. The last…
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The Tube Strikes Back
“I want a five percent pay raise per annum and fewer working hours…Yes, I realize we’re in the middle of the worst recession since the Great Depression, the budget is already strained, and…
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Family Time!
My older sister and brother-in-law are visiting from Hong Kong, so I had fun playing “tourist” with them around Central London. Unfortunately, Kenz and I may have missed our “UK summer” while we…
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Turkish Honeymoon: Fethiye and Oludeniz – Part Deux
Our next stop on our Turkish honeymoon was Fethiye/Oludeniz on the Mediterranean Sea for four days of pure relaxation, sun, and beach. We booked a room at the Delta Hotel on Calis Beach…
