At the World Travel Market in London, the speaker spoke about the boutique hotel experience and “how it makes you feel”. He noted that the experience starts the minute you arrive (or often times before that on social media and the hotel website) – the design, smell and people make […]
Last November on a visit to London, I attended the Taste of London and happily discovered so many great food and drink vendors in the U.K., that this year, I decided to check out The Spirit of Christmas fair in association with House & Garden, held the first week of […]
I’ve read it’s been called “The Millionaire’s Door” and Mom and I got to walk through that door after we passed through fast track security at London Heathrow Terminal 5. We were greeted at that door by a British Airways staff member who looked at our boarding passes and said […]
My “travel hacking” hobby as some call it, has definitely provided me with unbelievable memories from trips around the world. One of the best parts of this “hobby” is sharing the travels with my family. Two years ago, my then eleven year old niece, traveled on her first trip to […]
I went to bed Thursday night knowing that the London (and U.K.) that I’ve grown to love over thirty years would not be the same when I woke up the next morning once the results of the E.U. referendum (aka Brexit) were revealed. I had spent the day texting my […]
I’ve been very spoiled over the years flying Club World (business class) on British Airways from Philadelphia to London return for work in my prior job. Now that has ended, I’ve had to pay my own way to London (yes, I know cue the sad tiny violins) and have done […]
When my former London colleagues would ask what I wanted for lunch, I’d always reply “I’m good with chicken” and they would give me a weird look. While chicken is everywhere in the U.S., in London not so much. There were Turkish, Indian, Thai, Italian and sandwich takeaway shops but […]
My last minute weekend in London for my British Airways status qualification trip gave me a great opportunity to try a new hotel, the Hoxton Holborn as I wanted an affordable hotel stay. The Hoxton hotel has been on my radar for a few years now since it first opened […]
I wanted my British Airways Silver Elite Status back and this is what I did to get that card! My weekend packing should have entailed two outfits that fit into a backpack or duffel bag and yet here I was with my ten day suitcase all ready to go. When […]
Traveling to London for work, I’ve stayed in a variety of hotels throughout the city over the years, it wasn’t until I discovered the Firmdale chain of boutique hotels owned by the UK designer Kit Kemp that I found my home away from home, albeit a much more stylish, luxurious […]