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Back from Spain – Part Three – Valencia

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Wednesday, we woke up and had to pack up to head to the Girona train station. We had to take an AVE train back to Barcelona Sants before picking up our next train to head south to Valencia. The walk back to the train station went much quicker since we knew where we were going. The train was again fast,… Read more »

My U.K. Adventure – Part Nine, The Highland Ladies

Scottish Nature Preserve

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 »

My U.K. Adventure – Part Eight, Whisky and Friendship

Royal Mile in Edinburgh

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 U.K. Adventure – Part Seven, London Pomp and Wanderings

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 »

My U.K. Adventure – Part Six, London History

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Tower of London

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 »

My U.K. Adventure – Part Five, London Culture in All Forms

Adam Ant in London

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 »

My U.K. Adventure – Part Four, A Walk through London

Quintessential London

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 »

My U.K. Adventure – Part Three, Going to London

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 »

My U.K. Adventure – Part One, Getting There

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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 »

Gearing up for a girls’ trip

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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 »