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I Really Miss England

Posted on 23. Apr, 2012 by Steph.

It might be hard to believe, since I’m constantly writing about it , but I haven’t set foot in England in nearly three years. In that time I’ve visited many continents and countries and seen so many amazing things. I’ve lived in places as far flung as China and Argentina, yet England is always there [...]

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The Book Lover’s Guide to London

Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

London is a passionate reader’s dream. It sports over 2000 years of history and has been the home and muse of hundreds of notable authors. People don’t just write in London, they write ABOUT London. It’s not just a setting, it’s a character. I am definitely one of those bibliophiles. I studied London in Literature [...]

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The Hidden Corners of London

Posted on 12. Feb, 2012 by Steph.

London is literally the most visited city in the world. Every year 27 million tourists stream through Trafalgar Square, the British Museum and Westminster Abbey. They cycle through the London eye and browse at Portabello Road Market. They drink cream teas and warm beers and shop on Oxford Road. They do all of the London [...]

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Friday Postcard: The Beefeater

Posted on 03. Feb, 2012 by Steph.

Today’s handsome postcard comes from Bob of the Travelling Fool: Spoke to this guy for awhile and found out to be a Beefeater you must be retired military and most are retired CSM from the British Army. They live at the tower of London and their official job is to guard the king and Crown [...]

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Friday Postcard: Taxi in the Rain

Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by Steph.

Being an Angophile, I adore this perfectly London shot of a taxi racing by St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was sent in by amazingly talented Lisa Lubin who runs LL World Tour. (Do you have a photo you’d like to see featured here? Email me at Steph@twenty-somethingtravel.com)

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The Secret Veggie Meals of London

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Guest Poster.

I’m not a vegetarian but I do love food and I LOVE London. Today’s guest post highlights some fabulous budget finds in this expensive city. Two years ago I studied abroad in what would grow to be my all-time favorite city in the world, London. Seriously… Greatest. City. Ever. While I was crazy excited about [...]

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The London Book Project

Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Steph.

If you haven’t been paying attention: I really love to read. I’m a total nerd of the English major variety. My room is overflowing with books that I can never seem to whittle down. I’m such a nerd I even named my cat after TS Eliot: Awhile back I wrote a guest post for Sharing [...]

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The Art of English Gardening

Posted on 30. May, 2010 by Steph.

Back in February, when I was suffering through the torturous Snowpocalypse, it was really hard to believe that warm weather would ever return again. Springtime always makes me think of England. Although their winters are even longer and darker then around here, they sure know how to take advantage of the weather they do have, [...]

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Friday Postcard: London, England

Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Steph.

It was a gorgeous June day when I attended my first (and probably last) cricket match in South London. Despite the fact that my good friend was playing, the game lasted approximatly 6 hours and I understood approximatly 0% of what was happening. And we lost. Still, any afternoon spent sitting in the grass drinking [...]

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