Michelle and I thought that it would be a breeze to head down for a ride on the London Eye this early afternoon. Boy were we wrong and unprepared for the onslaught…
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Just when I was getting used to being in Hoxton, home of the famous Hoxton fin (a variation of the faux hawk made famous and sported by lads in the Hoxton/Shoreditch districts…
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The word “gong show”? A staggering understatement for today. It was as if everyone who was away for the past couple of days came back into the city with a vengeance just…
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Today was one of those days I knew I was writing off. I slept on and off throughout the night but forced myself to stay in bed and rest until i saw…
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So after 2 hours flight delayed, followed by one hour on the tarmac being de-iced, I finally made it to London! Cleared customs easily and jumped the Gatwick Express into town. When…
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So apparently I was blissfully in the dark and incredibly lucky today. I could’ve missed my flight, had the fates gone the other way.…
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It’s not fair. I just said goodbye to Paris and today I had to prepare to say goodbye to London. I chose to spend my last afternoon walking around Oxford Circus/Carnaby area.…
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It’s amazing how a 2 hr train ride could bring you into such a totally different environment than the one you’ve been in the past couple of weeks. My visit out to…
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The Greenwich and Docklands Festival, London’s most spectacular free festival, started today. Different themes were held throughout the city: a medal ceremony in Greenwich, tango at Canary Wharf and a theatrical track…
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Science Museum part deux. I definitely had to make time to finish things off today. Yes, before any shopping to be done. Priorities, I say.…