I’m in London and riding the tube from one end of the city to the other with my friend Chris, as we’ve done each day that I’ve been here. And each time, I find myself drawn into the map of the London Underground, reading the name of each station. And so I ask Chris the […]
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I don’t know what it is about life in the UK, but British commercials are HILARIOUS! This weekend during X-Factor, a new commercial (sorry — advert!) aired for Yeo Valley organic dairy products. It aired only once, but it was GLORIOUS — a boy band of HOT FARMERS, appropriately named “Churned” — singing about organic
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Haggis is the quintessential Scottish food. And it sounds pretty scary. According to Wikipedia: Haggis is a dish containing sheep’s ‘pluck’ (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally simmered in the animal’s stomach for approximately three hours. Yeah…I know. Despite the description, lots of people
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“Bring warm clothes — Scotland is the only place in the UK that makes me shiver!” Anthony told me a few days before we left for Edinburgh. He didn’t have to tell me twice. I packed my new winter coat, two pairs of jeans, and wondered whether I’d be shivering in dresses and leggings. Then
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I guarantee that everyone reading this site has had a memorable travel friendship at some point. And in this modern age, social networks make it easier than ever to keep up these friendships. So, as we technologically dependent individuals ask ourselves so often, HOW DID WE SURVIVE back in the day? And with that, I
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I’m about to air a pet peeve of mine – or pet hate, as the English say. When I come home from England, my close friends ask me, “So, how was London?” After I’ve been back for a while, it turns into, “When are you going back to London?” And after Dave visited me
Surprise! England is NOT the same as London. Read More »
I spent a few days in Edinburgh this past week. It was my first time in Scotland, and I absolutely LOVED it — I can’t wait to return! I came for the Edinburgh Travel Tweetup and ended up seeing a lot of old friends and making some new ones, as well as some great contacts
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In my quest to immerse myself in all things English, I found myself enjoying a quintessential English activity – betting on the horses at the Chester Races! The city of Chester is perhaps best known for the Chester Races. The Chester Racecourse is the oldest racecourse in Britain, dating back to the 1600s! And while
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Since my Germany-Austria-Liechtenstein adventure, I’ve returned to the closest thing I have to a home in Europe: my pretty little northern city of Chester, England. It’s been a welcome break. I learned the hard way that I planned WAY too much into too short a time period. I had no idea I would be going
October Travel Plans: Explore the UK! Read More »
If there were any historical figure who could move me to tears, there’s only one. Mozart. Many of you know that I was groomed to be a serious musician from a very young age. I worked hard; I later enrolled at Boston Conservatory. And while it didn’t turn into a full-time career, music has always
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