On the second day of my London trip, and staying with my friend of 30 years, Pat, who is on assignment with her employer for a few months. She lives in a town about 20 miles outside of London. I’ve… Read More ›
London
Finding my Way in London
I arrived in London yesterday morning, and spent a couple hours getting into Paddington via the Heathrow Express, transferring to Victoria, and finding a Luggage Lost service to store my carry-on for a few hours (it’s near Platform 7 and… Read More ›
Flying to London
I’m writing this as we are descending into Heathrow. Local time is 9 a.m., but my poor brain and tired eyes think it is 3 a.m., which means I’ve been awake for 20 hours and probably have another 12 before… Read More ›
The Guns of Navarone, the Musical!
My husband happily travels the world for business. He enjoys working with groups of people from different cultures and speaking different languages (or trying). He’s a very adaptable person that enjoys new things, usually. Whenever possible, which means when we’ve… Read More ›
London Bridge is Falling Down
OK, not really. It was replaced with a sturdy structure, devoid of personality. I’m off to London this week for a visit. I have a friend who is working there for a few months, complete with company-provided digs, so I’ll… Read More ›
London with the Boys
Part 4 of the Blood and Guts Tour I had booked in the Green Park Hilton in London because I had accumulated enough points for one of the three nights we were staying in the city. It is in the… Read More ›
Visiting Chislehurst Caves in England
Except they are not really caves. Chiselhurst has a 22-mile long network of quarries, where soft chalk and flint has been mined for hundreds of years. The site is part of an independent Heritage Trail, rather than part of a… Read More ›
Ban Porn? Are there enough fig trees in the world to cover it all?
One of the more amusing promises from the recent crop of Republicans vying for nomination has been a promise to “ban porn”. A definition of what exactly qualifies as “porn” has been missing. This leaves the average person with vague… Read More ›
Eating Bait
I like to call myself an adventurous eater, right up until I turn on an episode of Andrew Zimmern’s travel show “Bizarre Foods” and watch him scarf down sheep earlobes, or chunks of raw camel that’s been sitting unrefrigerated in… Read More ›
…why you should always read those wee cards at museums
I have been known to open and close a museum, meaning I show up waiting to be let in and they have to kick me out. I’ve worked in a museum environment and I know that it takes more than… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 