Talk about a serious change of scenery.My mother harassed me all last year about a legendary family beach trip in the works. Although I’d rather spend my time sunning myself in Malta, Brazil, Barcelona or even Sweden or freezing Norfolk, when family calls, family calls- and of course, there’s actually no place like home. So I …
What’s a girl to do on her last weekend in the UK for seven weeks?Explore, that’s what! I’ve been lots of places in the UK- Wales, Edinburgh (many times), Liverpool, Bath. But one thing I’ve never done is make a concerted effort to actually go to a random small town, not unless it was on …
I used to be against going somewhere “exotic” more than once. I suppose this opinion is defensible living in Europe and planning travel to, say, Thailand. But when I live in London and Heathrow is just 45 minutes away by tube, how can I resist the lure of places I love and want to get …
Oh the number of times I’ve been to Edinburgh. It might be my most blogged-about place. But what can I say? I love it so so much.(If you’ve been behind, you might want to read about my exploits with my mom, with my biffle when we thought we were headed to Paris (!) or on …
I just spent the last five days in Malta with my lao tong (i.e., soulmate), Luzell. We’ve been sisters from another mister since we were 12 years old. Its no wonder that even now, both of us ended up in neighboring European countries. We just can’t be torn apart! Me and the LT on our …
Sometimes I get overwhelmed by all the hotel choices there are in any particular place. Even in far-flung corners of the world, there are more choices than one can possibly consider. In a big, beautiful and exciting city like Stockholm, that’s even more the case than usual. B, my travel buddy during my epic trip …
I’ve always wanted to go to Sweden. As a girl from the good ol’ US of A, perhaps this is shocking- its not one of those traditional European cities that you find crawling with loud Americans such as myself. Blame it on my obsession with Ikea, taste in stark home decor and love for trendy …
This past month there hasn’t been a weekend that I’ve been home. Instead, I’ve been taking mini-trips around Europe visiting various friends. From Cork to Swansea, I’ve been re-covering familiar territory.First stop on my February trips abroad was Swansea. A friend from London came along with me, so I knew I had to show her …
Remember the time I drove to Edinburgh?Yeah, so do most people who were on the road. I’ve gotten much better driving on the wrong side of the road since. Or, so I like to think. My travel companion for my latest adventure may beg to differ. Looking at this parking job, you might, too. At …
Leaving home was hard enough when I moved to Denver. And Paris. And London. And New York. And back to London. But the hardest thing is coming home for a long visit only to leave again.This time, I was wise enough to plan something to look forward to on the other side of a teary …