Blog posts from London
Eric’s 40th: A birthday in London

Eric’s 40th: A birthday in London

After breakfast we left our hotel and headed north to the Brick Lane area. As we came to the north end of the street we found a collection of street vendors selling delicious smelling ethnic foods,...

Eric’s 40th: where we stayed in London

Eric’s 40th: where we stayed in London

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Tower of London - located a block from the Tower Hill metro stop, this hotel is well positioned for exploring Tower Bridge, Bermondsey, Shoreditch, and other...

Eric’s 40th: IcelandAir

Eric’s 40th: IcelandAir

How to celebrate my 4oth birthday - how could it not involve travel? When we noticed some nice fares on Icelandair to London we started thinking about a trip. Then I remembered that Icelandair...

UK 2015: London – Day 2

UK 2015: London – Day 2

Friday morning we awoke to a beautiful morning of blue skies, so we decided to explore Notting Hill. We started along the famous Portobello Road, and quickly found several interesting shops and road...

UK 2015: London – Day 1

UK 2015: London – Day 1

Thursday We arrived in London's Kings Cross station, adjacent to the beautiful old brick St. Pancras station. Due to our unfortunate visit to the lost & found office, we also saw the famous...

UK 2015: First Class train to London

UK 2015: First Class train to London

There was enough drama with our connecting flight from London to Edinburgh (AA and BA changing the flight time - multiple times) that we were happy we chose the train for the return leg. Because we...

UK 2015: overview

UK 2015: overview

In late April we traveled to the UK with a group of friends. Altogether we spent eight days traveling around Scotland, where Leandra drove over 900 miles (!) in six days; then onto London for two...

Memory Monday: tracking down teapigs!

Memory Monday: tracking down teapigs!

On our last visit to London, the hotel we stayed at had teapigs tea in the room and I absolutely fell in love with the peppermint tea. On this visit, I was determined to get my hands on some to...

London 2014: overview and where we stayed

London 2014: overview and where we stayed

Overview Between my time in France and an office visit in the UK I had a free weekend, so I knew I was going to stay in London. Leandra wasn't going to let me go to London by myself again so this...

Belgium 2012: overnight in London

Belgium 2012: overnight in London

On our way home from Belgium we had a 20-hour layover in London, so after clearing customs we dropped our carry-on luggage at the hotel and took the tube into central London. Our intended...

Belgium 2012: where we stayed

Belgium 2012: where we stayed

Grand Hotel Casselbergh, Bruges On our last two trips to Bruges we stayed at the Oud Huis de Peellaert, and while we enjoyed our stay both times, on this trip their sister property, Grand Hotel...

A long weekend in London: Saturday

A long weekend in London: Saturday

On Saturday we headed up to the retail area in Camden, and are known for an incredible mix of styles, with hard-core leather stores next to sneaker stores next to tourist t-shirts. The storefronts...

A long weekend in London: Friday

A long weekend in London: Friday

After a long first day in London we relaxed on Friday morning, sleeping late then ambling over to the hotel's included breakfast. Advertised as a 'champagne' breakfast they really only feature Andre...

A long weekend in London: Thursday

A long weekend in London: Thursday

Our trip to London came about due to a promotion British Air ran in Fall 2011, where the purchase of tickets to certain cities would give you two free nights at selected hotels. Since BA codeshares...

Our Itinerary

2024 Trips

San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Valencia, Spain (Mar)
Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)

2022 Trips

Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)