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Jane Austen At Home & In Print: Part 1 – Bath, England
Blog: Quillcards - 23 September 2011
Promenading In Regency Costumes All this week the 2011 Jane Austen Festival has been celebrated in the city of Bath in Somerset, England. Hundreds of Jane Austen fans and aficionados dressed in Regency costume kicked off the opening last weekend with a promenade through the streets of Bath. It’s the 11th year that the festival [...]Jane Austen At Home & In Print: Part 1 – Bath, England is a post from the Quillcards Blog
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Queen Mary 2: The View
Blog: Roving Gastronome - 20 September 2011
What’s it like to take the Queen Mary 2 from New York to England? Well, there are lots of details to share, but first–and most–of all, there’s this: This photo’s by Peter–as are the rest of them. And then there’s some of this: If you crane your head out of your balcony zone, there’s this: [...]
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Historic York
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 20 September 2011
Continuing on our series of day trips from London, last Saturday Keenan and I went up to the historic city of York compliments of our friend Reed.
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Keswick market in Cumbria
Blog: Indian Bazaars - 17 September 2011
GUEST POST by Radha Vijay. Keswick is a quaint market town in the Lake District, Cumbria in the UK. Its name originates from an Old English term Cese wic meaning ‘farm where cheese is made’. The origin of the market town is said to date back to 1276 when Edward I granted a charter to hold a market and the practice continues till today, well over 700 years later.
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Glorious Autumn Colour at Hidcote Manor Gardens – Video
Blog: Heather on her travels - 16 September 2011
We visited Hidcote Manor Gardens just as August turned to September, on a weekend where the warm sunshine was tempered by a slight autumn chill to the air and the surrounding countryside was brown with recently harvested stubble. This Cotswold garden was created by an American, Lawrence Johnston who came to Hidcote when the estate [...]
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Stratford upon Avon: Birthplace of Shakespeare
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 16 September 2011
Having recently attended the critically acclaimed show of Richard III at the Old Vic Theatre featuring Kevin Spacey, we thought it would be most appropriate to pay homage to the birthplace of William Shakespear
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Lady at Kopapa
Blog: A Lady in London - 14 September 2011
It’s not every day that celebrated Kiwi chef Peter Gordon opens a new restaurant in London. His Providores restaurant in Marylebone is one of my favorite places to eat in the city, and I was lucky enough to have a private tasting of his fusion cuisine at the Singapore Takeout. Gordon recently opened a place [...]
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EK 418, Dubai to Christchurch. The flight goes on...
Blog: Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew on the side. - 14 September 2011
Thursday September 8th.
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Lady at an Outdoor Cinema
Blog: A Lady in London - 12 September 2011
Autumn is coming. London’s weather is getting cooler and rain is becoming more frequent. I am trying to do as many outdoor activities as I can before the cold really sets in. To that end, on Friday night I went with a friend to Fulham Palace for a bit of outdoor cinema in London. The [...]
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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 [...]
