Natasha and I packed the night before, but under the influence of one dram too many of whisky. We hurriedly repacked and checked out of the hotel. My upper respiratory infection seemed to turn into a cough that made me bark like a sea lion, so she insisted that we stop at a pharmacy so I could get cough drops…. Read more »
I woke up in my London hotel, sad I was leaving my new favorite city in the world, but looking forward to the next phase of my U.K. adventure. Despite re-rolling all of my clothes, I could not get my suitcase to zip shut without having to expand it. This still mystifies me because I actually threw away an article… Read more »
My final day in London dawned somewhat sunny, which was a surprise to me since the Weather.com app claimed it was going to be full-on raining all day (I also learned on this trip that the app is less than reliable in England). I scrambled out of bed so I wouldn’t waste a minute more of the day. I jumped… Read more »
I woke up the next morning after “the best concert ever” experience a little later than anticipated. The sun streaming through my window finally motivated me to get up and get going while the nice weather lasted. Moving through the Tube station like an old hand, I hopped on the train I needed to take me towards the Thames, Tower… Read more »
I woke up the next morning and believe it or not, was happy to see the steady rain. It sounds ridiculous, right? But if I was planning on spending the entire day in a museum, I was glad not to have beautiful weather outside. My hotel was selected in part because of its proximity to the British Museum, just over… Read more »
I checked into my hotel in London (Point A Kings Cross for those of you just joining) and was delighted to be assigned not only a room on one of the top floors (that had considerably fewer rooms than the lower floors held, meaning it would be quieter) but that I had also been upgraded to a room with a… Read more »
I woke up in Bristol after a day of exploring the nooks and crannies of that town super excited to start the day. I was relieved to see that it wasn’t pouring rain for the moment as I intended to walk the mile and a half to the bus stop. I jumped in the shower, got repacked, checked out of the… Read more »
After landing at Heathrow and getting my passport stamped, I followed the signage to find the Central Bus Station. I had pre-booked a bus ticket from Heathrow to Bristol, giving myself plenty of time (too much as it turned out) to get off the plane, wander over to the bus station, and catch my bus. I loitered in the bus… Read more »
I’m back from my gallivanting around the United Kingdom. As mentioned in the previous post, a friend and I decided to do a Scottish adventure. And in the midst of planning how to get there, I decided that I really needed to finally experience London. Long story short, I ended up booking a frequent-flyer award ticket from my hometown of… Read more »
So, readers of the blog may know that I’m somewhat addicted to traveling. And about a year and a half ago, I took a trip to Germany to visit a long-lost friend. Since then, we’ve whatsapp’ed and remained in touch. A few months ago, she mentioned that she really wanted to get away on a trip and somehow, we decided… Read more »