My first visit to London was a long time ago – I flew on TWA from JFK during Thanksgiving break from college. I fell in love with the city as a teenager and have since returned a few times a year for decades. I love helping first time visitors […]
My friend and I got lost one night wandering the streets of Southwark, Borough Market and London Bridge in search of Flat Iron Steakhouse. I hadn’t heard of this UK steakhouse chain but he was keen to try it after researching steakhouses in London. His description sounded similar to my […]
Planning our Venice, Italy Itinerary was easy enough but as a solo traveler, I was torn with the additional costs of the Venice water taxi and the whether upgrading to Club Europe on British Airways was worth it. My niece and I were booked in coach (World Traveller) on British […]
As I exited the elevator to find my room, I noticed what looked like a draft beer bar in the hallway. Of course, it wasn’t free beer, although I’m sure that hotel amenity would get lots of folks to book, it was a water station. With three pulls representing tap, […]
[updated March 2022] Whenever I’m asked for London Travel Tips, I tend to talk really fast, excited that folks are going to the city that I’ve been enamored with for more than twenty years. They look at me and say “can you send those to me?” as they back away […]
London is opening to Americans! This is much welcomed news on the busiest travel corridor for business and leisure travelers. The travel community and the business community has been waiting for the U.S. to make the UK green list for a while and now we have as of Monday, August […]
Every year, I visit London in May/June/July timeframe and this is the first time in over ten years that I’m not in the city and to be honest, I miss it. I even miss the political discussions that ensue once the black cab driver hears my American accent. I miss […]
London Art museums can be overwhelming for me as I don’t know where to look first and how to navigate the vast space packed with tourists to ensure I experience the art and the curation properly on my own timeline. My first visit to the V&A was supposed to be […]
As I get older, the days and years really do seem to speed and the highlights become flashes of memories whereas the low points, the really low points in life seem to be set on slow motion torturing me even longer. That doesn’t seem quite far – 2019 has been […]
Part of the charm of London is its old buildings and townhomes which often get converted into unique hotel rooms. Not so charming are the small hotel rooms which limit to two people (maybe three) in a room. It gets tricky (and expensive) when traveling with your family of four […]