"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." It's that time again. Or at least it will be by Tuesday the 12th. I am preparing to head out into the world again, this time as a solo traveler... Luckily, that is not entirely true as I will have all of you, my intrepid readers, along with me. You will keep me warm and anchored ...
Bar One near our hotel Our temporary London neighborhood, the Euston Road area, really did have everything a tourist could want: a tube station one block away, bus routes all around, quiet but central and only half a block from 'Speedy's Sandwich Shop' from the BBC Sherlock tv series. I was reflecting on this, seated comfortably at my 'local' with ...
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His act being seven ages." - William Shakespeare One of the best things about our little, top floor hotel room was its light blocking shades which made sleeping in less of a wistful pipe dream ...
London Eye just after sunset Note: I am writing these entries after the trip. Draw your own conclusions. Weeks before the trip, I was surfing the forums on Rick Steves travel website, which I highly recommend if you are planning a European trip, and found a post about an upcoming transit strike in London. There would be no tube service ...
All travel is challenging. You make your plans, and I am nothing if not a planner, and wing it if events force you to diverge. Jenny and I are tucked away in our small, but comfortable, hotel room in London, The Wesley on Euston Street. It's surprisingly spacious for a European hotel, though the shower is predictably tiny and awkward. ...
"It is the glory of London that it is always ending and beginning anew, and that a visitor, with a good eye and indefatigable feet, will find in her travels all the Londons she has ever met in the pages of books, one atop the other, like the strata of the Earth."- Anna Quindlen Greetings to all my travel blog readers out there. ...
Obviously I am writing this after returning home...I have actually been home for over a month. Finally I have the opportunity to finish the blog for this trip. The last part of my 2010 journey was 3 days in the Amalfi Coast region of southern Italy. Dramatic cliffs and sparkling blue Mediterranean waters line the curving roadway that connects cities ...
