Travel
When the taxi arrived at the Dorset Square Hotel, I swiped my credit card but the taxi wouldn’t accept my US chip card (chip/sign and not chip/PIN) and I had zero cash (unlike me, I know) so I left my bags in the cab and ran into the hotel to […]
Update: Note that as of June 24, 2018, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will take over this route from Virgin East Coast (which I used during my travels). Much will remain (including the great views along the way) the same as I understand it with staff transferring – it will […]
Update: Note that Virgin no longer services the East Coast line. The lounge is now affiliated with the new vendor (LNER) and changes may have been made since my visit when operated by Virgin. Check your train ticket and talk to staff to see if you have access to the […]
There’s a table full of Scottish shortbread cookies (and healthy apples) that I was drawn to in the lobby at check in – I knew I was going to like it here. Here was the Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa located in Festival Square. My weekend trip to Edinburgh […]
For my Memorial Day trip this year, I decided a quick three days in Edinburgh would be a perfect diversion from my normal London visit. I would still go to London for two nights before flying home to see friend. With such a short visit to Edinburgh, you’d think I […]
One of the toughest choices I face when traveling is where to stay. I love staying at boutiques hotels but I also “fall in love” that I want to return to favorite properties so that’s the tough call – date a new hotel or go back to one of my […]
In all of my visits to London over the past twenty plus years, I’ve only ventured into two museums – the British Museum on a rainy day and the Tate Modern along South Bank at the end of the Millennium Bridge. I’ve been woefully ignorant of the many wonderful museum […]
The Crown Jewels, the White Tower, the Beefeaters (Yeoman Warders) and the Ravens were all part of our Tower of London tour. Each has a fascinating story to tell about the history of royalty, tradition and London and no first visit to London is complete without visiting the Tower of […]
Of course on my first visit to London the itinerary included a visit to the mysterious Stonehenge. Long a World Heritage site, the theories of the stones have abounded for the ages. Religious, Spiritual, Astrological, Mystical, etc. From “This is Spinal Tap” to a variety of documentaries many have wondered […]
I had a normal Saturday at the hotel and never left the resort property. My morning started off with breakfast followed by time on the beach, lunch at the pool bar, time in my room relaxing reading a book on the comfy chair and then a spa massage before dinner […]