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Lady at the Corinthia
Blog: A Lady in London - 2 September 2011
A few weeks ago I was interviewed on Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio. The interview, which was part of the CBS travel editor’s weekly show, took place in the new Corinthia hotel in London. Despite being in the hotel for the better part of an hour during the interview, the only part of the building I [...]
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Reading the past with the Rosetta Stone
Blog: Sophie's World - 1 September 2011
The British Museum is one of my favourite museums in the world. Yet, like many museums in the western world, the British Museum should probably return some of the artefacts...Reading the past with the Rosetta Stone is a post from Sophie's World
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Apartment Stay in London
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 1 September 2011
London is one expensive town and renting an apartment for the duration of time you are there will help save a lot of money. We have never done apartment living when vacationing before.
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Lady at the Westfield Stratford City
Blog: A Lady in London - 31 August 2011
I hate shopping. I will do pretty much anything to get out of going to a store or browsing online. So when I got invited to a sneak preview of the new Westfield Stratford City, Europe’s largest urban shopping center, I wasn’t sure if it would have anything for me. What exactly does a non-shopper [...]
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Overlooked local treasures – Apsley House
Blog: No Beaten Path - 30 August 2011
and the well known Wellington Arch across the road
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Lady at a Wedding in Oxford
Blog: A Lady in London - 30 August 2011
It’s wedding season. This summer I have been invited to weddings in destinations as far flung as California, England, Indiana, and Washington. To that end, I traveled west on Friday to attend the nuptials of two good friends at their wedding in Oxford. I arrived in town at noon and checked into my hotel, the Malmaison, [...]
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Lady at the Proms
Blog: A Lady in London - 25 August 2011
I have no musical talent whatsoever. As a child I was encouraged to be well-rounded, so I took up the recorder, then the piano, then the violin, and finally the flute. After nine years of butchering everything from Bach to “Hot Cross Buns”, I finally bowed out. But while I was devoid of musical talent [...]
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Lady in Battersea Park
Blog: A Lady in London - 24 August 2011
One of my favorite things about visiting a city is exploring its parks. From the manicured parks in Paris to the gorgeous Planten un Blomen in Hamburg, I have enjoyed a walk through many a park in the world. But even after living in London for almost four years, there are still a few parks [...]
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Lady at Afternoon Tea in Henley
Blog: A Lady in London - 23 August 2011
I have been going to afternoon tea in London a lot lately. But there are other cities in England and the UK where tea is done well, too. It’s only fair to give them a chance, right? Last week I was invited to afternoon tea in Henley-on-Thames at the Hotel du Vin, and I accepted [...]
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Lady and the 90 under 30 Travel Project
Blog: A Lady in London - 22 August 2011
There is something spectacular about achieving a goal. The sense of accomplishment that comes with meeting a long-sought target is one of life’s great endorphin rushes. Since I started this travel blog, I have set several travel goals for myself, and today I have a new one: the 90 under 30 Travel Project. The 90 [...]
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London Transport Museum
Blog: No Beaten Path - 20 August 2011
A fun museum, but is it worth paying for?
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York, England – Another Fascinating Surprise
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 18 August 2011
Aloof, humorless Brits; dingy gray cities and streets choked with tourists – that’s what I expected to find in the UK. But by the time I had toured Edinburgh, Scotland and visited lovely Newcastle, England, it was obvious how ridiculous those stereotypes were; not only had I found warm, welcoming people, the cities were filled [...]
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Lady at Brunch
Blog: A Lady in London - 18 August 2011
I love brunch. Back when I lived in San Francisco, my weekend routine always included a big Sunday brunch. When I moved to the UK, I was surprised to learn that brunch in London wasn’t really done. Instead, menus usually focused on the full English breakfast or Sunday roast. I was bereft. But over the [...]
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Lady at Afternoon Tea
Blog: A Lady in London - 17 August 2011
One of my favorite traditions is afternoon tea in London. The ritual began in the early 19th century when Anna, Duchess of Bedford, got friends together for tea and cakes every day. Her gatherings sparked a trend that became a tradition in England. While the popularity of afternoon tea has ebbed and flowed over the [...]
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Lady at Cowes Week
Blog: A Lady in London - 16 August 2011
Every summer a small island off the southern coast of England comes alive for a regatta. Dating back to 1826, Cowes Week on the Isle of Wight is the biggest event of its kind in the world. During the 40 daily races, 1,000 boats of all sizes, 8,500 competitors of all skill levels, and 100,000 [...]
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Lady for Four Years
Blog: A Lady in London - 15 August 2011
Today is the four year anniversary of A Lady in London blog! It’s hard to believe that it has already been four years since I quit my hedge fund job, started my UK visa application, and prepared to move to England. A lot has happened since August 15, 2007. I have traveled to 36 new [...]
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Crown Posada Pub in Newcastle, England – Where the Walls and Windows Talk
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 12 August 2011
No visit to England is complete without a stop in a traditional English pub and in Newcastle the most famous of them all is the Crown Posada. My friend Val, who has lived in Newcastle all her life, dragged me in the front door and introduced me as a travel writer to the bartender, who immediately [...]
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Lady in Manchester
Blog: A Lady in London - 12 August 2011
There’s not much to do in Manchester. Or so I was told at my hotel. And by the tourism board. According to the hotel, there was absolutely nothing to do but shop and go to bars. According to the tourism board website, the top five things to do in Manchester included going to the airport. [...]
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“London’s burning”: is Britain really a dangerous place to visit?
Blog: 501 Places - 11 August 2011
“England is burning and you’re risking life and limb if you step out on the streets”. That’s what you may be led to believe if you listen to the media coverage of this week’s riots. I had several messages via Facebook and Twitter this week checking if we are ok and advising me to stay [...]“London’s burning”: is Britain really a dangerous place to visit? is a post from: 501 Places
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Lady in Liverpool
Blog: A Lady in London - 11 August 2011
Riots have rocked the UK this week. Liverpool has been no exception. On Monday night the Liverpool riots erupted with car burnings and battles with the police. I was in Liverpool on Saturday, just two days before the riots broke out. I traveled there on a train from Llandudno, where I had spent the previous [...]
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Newcastle, England Was One Of the Most Pleasant Surprises of All My Travels
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 10 August 2011
I met Valerie Jamieson almost a year ago, during a visit to Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal. Serendipitously, we had booked weekend safaris at the same lodge and ended up on the same bus back to Pokhara, where she was volunteering at an orphanage and elementary school. We bonded immediately and started meeting every [...]
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Lady and the London Riots
Blog: A Lady in London - 10 August 2011
There’s rioting in London. The London riots started on Saturday night when police shot a man in Tottenham. I was in Manchester at the time, and awoke Sunday morning to reports of burning buses and blazing buildings. At the time we all thought that the riots would be contained to the one small area of [...]
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Rugby World Cup 2011. New Zealand.
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 8 August 2011
If you’re visiting or travelling around New Zealand from the 9th September to the 23rd of October 2011 you might notice that there is a Rugby Festive taking place?This will be the seventh IRB Rugby World Cup.
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An English summer- more scones, less ignorance please
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 6 August 2011
Ahhh… Devon in the summer. Seagulls cry overhead in a blue sky wisped with white and I’m instantly transported to childhood holidays by the sea. Grockles* crowd outside the cake shop window drooling as they peer in at the homemade Victoria sandwich cake and the giant date slices. The rounded peaks of the Lemon Meringue [...]
