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My Three Best Kept Travel Secrets

My Three Best Kept Travel Secrets

Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by .

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I’ve been tagged this week by both Gray at Solo Friendly and Shannon at A Little Adrift to take part in TripBase’s 3 Best Travel Secrets Project. TripBase is creating a master resource of little known restaurants, locations and activities from travel bloggers all over the net. I found this assignment somewhat challenging. I’m such [...]

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Friday Postcard: London, England

Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by .

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I bet you didn’t know that right beside the concrete jungle of Canary Wharf lies Europe’s biggest urban farm. London is full of surprises like that. Mudchute Farm and Park occupies thirty-two acres on the Isle of Dogs and has over 200 animals including horses sheep and llamas. It’s free to visit and a lovely [...]

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8 Lesser Known Things to Do in London

8 Lesser Known Things to Do in London

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by .

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Most vacations to London include visits to Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and the British Museum. If after you’ve seen all the major landmarks you are looking for a more nuanced look at London, here are some lesser known attractions worth checking out: The National Library- Tucked away next to St. Pancras station, the National Library [...]

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10 Free London Experiences

10 Free London Experiences

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by .

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London is one of the most expensive cities on earth. In addition to food and lodgings there are quite a few attractions that will set your budget back: the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, The London Eye and the tourist trap Madame Toussads are all rather pricey. Fortunately there is a wealth of free things [...]

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Timeless London

Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by .

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So I’m headed to London later this week, my favorite city on the planet if you haven’t been paying attention. I just can’t get enough of it. This will actually be my third Thanksgiving in England- at this point turkey curry seems more natural to me than roasted turkey. Sadly I will only be there [...]

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Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 2 of 2)

Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by .

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Read Part One Here The Difference between Traveling and Working Abroad When I imagined myself living in London, I had this vision of jet-setting every weekend to different locations around Europe. I was wrong. For starters, I was poor. Very poor. London is terrific but as we all know it is very, very expensive. I [...]

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Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by .

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I’ve wanted to talk about my experiences working abroad with the BUNAC work visa program for awhile now. The six months I spent working and living in London are some of the happiest months of my life up to this point. But even though I went to London and not India or the Dominican Republic, [...]

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Wednesday Postcard: London, England

Wednesday Postcard: London, England

Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by .

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IMG_0322, originally uploaded by StephYo. Anyone who knows me soon learns about my never yielding love/obsession for London. It’s a city of words and of deep history and culture. It’s a complicated love affair but no matter where I go I always feel as if I’m being called back there. I often like to say [...]

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Highlight: This is…

Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by .

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Okay I know these books are meant for little kids but I spotted them at the library last week and I would love them for my coffee table (if I had a coffee table, which I don’t because I am a loser). Aren’t they cute? Amazon says: Following on the runaway success of This is [...]

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