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UK Summer Trip 2025: London sites
Thursday After taking the train from Bristol back into London we had half a day to explore. We decided to head east to the Hackney Wick area to explore street art, gardens, and the V&A East Storehouse. The Mildmay line from the West Brompton station got us...
UK Summer Trip 2025: London museums
V&A East Storehouse Located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this newly opened museum is fairly unique, as it acts as an active storehouse with some objects on rotating display. Inside we saw a 6 meter square ceiling from Torrijos in Spain, an entire Frank Lloyd...
UK Summer Trip 2025: London food & drink
A few days in London is always a joy for us because we get a chance to explore new places and, hopefully, revisit some favorites. Blackbird Located right around the corner from our hotel, this pub was an easy choice after we checked into the hotel. I had a bottle of...
UK Summer Trip 2025: Wimbledon
We've been lucky enough to visit three of the four tennis Grand slam events: 2008 French Open photos 1, photos 2 2013 Australian Open 2014 US Open Missing from the list is Wimbledon, and we've been trying to get tickets for years... well, this April we finally scored...
UK Summer Trip 2025: Bristol sites and street art, days 3 + 4
Bristol had a lot of sights to offer, many that were free, and we kept busy during our several days there. Tuesday In the late afternoon we walked back up the (College Green Rd) hill to the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery which is a mish mash of fine art, modern art,...
UK Summer Trip 2025: Bristol sites and street art, days 1 + 2
Bristol had a lot of sights to offer, many that were free, and we kept busy during our several days there. Sunday After a filling Sunday roast lunch, we explored a bit of the Tyndalls Park neighborhood. The city is very hilly and there are a lot of old brick...
UK Summer Trip 2025: Bristol food & drink
Chris & Jo’s Kitchen We were arriving on a Sunday afternoon, and I love a good Sunday Roast, so I researched a few options. Chris & Jo's came recommended, but only took reservations by phone, so I asked our Airbnb host book us here for 3pm. It was a warm day,...
UK Summer Trip: Bristol – Gromit Unleashed 3
Our visit to Bristol happened to coincide with the first weekend of the Gromit Unleashed 3 fundraiser event. Just over 50 painted...
Our Itinerary
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
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Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)
Hello! This website chronicles the travel adventures of a computational biologist and a WordPress website developer (with past entries of our 😇 rescued mini schnauzers, Riesling and Pasha).
We’ve steadily increased our travel over the last several years and that is the focus of our blog currently, but you can read older ‘daily life‘ and ‘canine‘ posts by clicking on those links.
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)