I’ve sailed many cruise lines over the years and one of my favorite cruise memories was on Celebrity Constellation sailing Turkey and Greece. Staff exceeding expectations is an understatement. One night, the maître d saw me and remarked that I wasn’t booked for dinner (not many solos onboard plus I […]
In the distance, I could see a concrete pole across the road that looked out of place here in the seaside town of Brighton, just an hour outside of London by train. A few minutes later when I looked, I saw a glass orb encircling the pole and inching upwards […]
It was a Friday night in London, we were hungry and had no reservations when we saw the corner restaurant, O’ver Italian restaurant. ‘O ver means truth in the Neapolitan dialect according to their website. It was packed inside and out so I was prepared for a long wait or […]
It was Friday morning and I was swimming in a London hotel pool without a care in the world. The world outside was calling…it was London after all…but I wanted more time to luxuriate in the warm water of the basement pool. The pool was an added bonus as the […]
When in Rome…..or Bruges… I often shun the very touristy things when I travel but in Bruges, I had to give in to the canal tour. Sure, I already walked a good portion of the city along the canal but why not get in the boat with thirty strangers to […]
We are now one step closer to my favorite things (Scotland version) – the Highlands, Whiskey and Shortbread Biscuits now that American Airlines launched their new (seasonal) direct flights from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI) this week. For East Coast travelers that fly out of Philadelphia, this is […]
It’s crazy how many times I’ve visited London and still have not checked all the boxes in “things to see”. With the Diana, Her Fashion Story exhibit, I thought it was about time to venture over to Kensington Palace for a tour. As I exited the Kensington tube station, I […]
366 stairs to the top. I’m not quite sure what I expected at the Bruges Belfry Climb of the bell tower but once I started, I had to finish. The Belfry of Bruges is a medieval tower in the center of town and was featured in the classic dark comedy […]
As if nearly 90 chocolate shops in Bruges wasn’t enough….there’s Choco Story which is a CHOCOLATE MUSEUM in Bruges. A museum dedicated to the origin of chocolate around the world and in Belgium. If there was any attraction that had my name written all over it – it was this! […]
Six hours and fifteen minutes. That was my layover in London’s Gatwick airport on the way to Amsterdam (AMS) airport before my transit to Rotterdam. If this was Singapore Changi airport, then six hours is easy layover to keep busy but in Gatwick it just seemed awful to be stuck […]