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The Perfect London Weekend
My first weekend in London turned out to be quite fun! On Friday, Kenz and I met up with his old friend Jan and his friend at a Swiss restaurant called St. Mortiz…
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Clapham Common
It was a beautiful morning in London so I decided to put on my running shoes and go for a jog around Clapham Commons (aka park). To my surprise, the Common is huge!…
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Greetings from the U.K.!
This is Lily here, blogging from our new home in Clapham, London (SW4). I arrived to the U.K. last Wednesday, December 10th and took a bus straight from LHR to Oxford, where I…
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Hamburg, Frankfurt & Munich, Germany
I had an opportunity to travel to Germany twice over the period of three weeks. The first trip was long and very busy and included a hectic itinerary in first Hamburg, and then…
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No Taxation without Representation – Importance of the NI Number
Since I want my blog to actually be somewhat useful to other poor bloakes that plan to jump across the pond to the UK, I want to discuss the importance of the NI…
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Canary Wharf
I thought I’d share a little bit about the place I spend my days…I think it’s obvious that no matter who you are, where you are, or what you do, those of us…
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The British Raj…In England.
So I’m learning about the bureaucracy that permeates almost every aspect of life in London, and I’m sure the UK as a whole, but I do not want to pass that judgement across…
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Finally in London!
Well I’ve finally arrived in London! The entire transition and relocation process, while at the time seemed to drag, has really come and gone pretty quickly. For the most part, it was a…
