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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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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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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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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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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…
