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Holiday Weekends

May 28, 2012

Easter in the UK marks the beginning of a glorious slew of public holidays which include Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day. This year they have the festivities around the Queen’s Jubilee to boot – making next weekend a splendid 4 day weekend. I’m bummed to miss the street parties, Union Jack bunting, and park [...]

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Basilicas and Bellinis

April 21, 2012

I’ve been calling this last minute weekend holiday the “Get AT out of London so she doesn’t stress about moving in 2 weeks” trip. David planned this getaway 6 weeks ago, and I give him due credit for forcing us to make the most of our final weekends in Europe. It’s been cold and rainy [...]

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I Married a Muggle

April 19, 2012

Guest post by David: Disclaimer, I’m a big Harry Potter fan.The first Harry Potter book I read (and coincidentally my favorite) is the 5th, Order of the Phoenix. It pulled me into its magical world almost immediately and even though the characters were long established, the book did a stupendous job of continuing to develop [...]

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Laid-back Lisbon

March 28, 2012

The final countdown has begun – with only 5 weeks remaining in our time here in London, nearly every weekend and evening is filled  with plans. Not all plans are glamorous; we have vet appointments, moving inventories, and lots of paperwork. But, we are trying to make each weekend count. First up was a long weekend [...]

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Tour Guide for Grandma

March 11, 2012

Believe it or not, David and I have been playing tour guide to his 80-something year old grandmother this week! She traveled over from the States late last week with a friend and they have been exploring London voraciously for days now. We planned a full schedule to help our two latest guests see a [...]

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Date Night – Friday Lates at V&A Museum

February 27, 2012

I‘ve mentioned before how amazing it is that museums across London are free to the public. I know the Smithsonian Museums in DC are the same, but the volume and variety in London allows a tourist to spend countless hours soaking up some of the best of art, culture, science and history, while venturing across [...]

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Sunday in London: Tate Britain and Brunch

January 29, 2012

I recently came across the book, Tired of London, Tired of Life: one thing a day to do in London, and as I flipped through the pages there were only a few things I recognized — and even fewer that I had completed. And when a fellow blogger posted a list of about a dozen [...]

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Weekend Getaway: 24 Hours in York

January 21, 2012

Keeping true to my New Year’s Resolution to explore other nearby cities & countries, we jumped on the train last weekend up to England’s ancient second city: York. 200 odd miles north of London (appx halfway to Scotland), York is a charming small city most known for its impressive Minister and Roman city walls. Personally, [...]

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Secret Single Behavior – my solo weekend

October 17, 2011

Remember when Carrie Bradshaw lamented to fellow Sex in the City gals about her SSB: Secret Single Behavior? When her boyfriend Aiden moved in, she complained that there are just some things you don’t do around your boyfriend because it might seem odd or even embarrassing. For Carrie, it was eating stacks of saltines while standing [...]

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Ed-in-burr-a

August 14, 2011

We rose early last Saturday to take the train up north to Edinburgh, Scotland. We originally intended to take a week long tour of Scotland through the Highlands and up north to Iverness – where David insisted we fall into the tourist trap of Loch Ness. However, the summer slipped away from us and with [...]

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