Travel Maths, Saving and Spending in London

We rejected Heathrow Express train from the airport to downtown yesterday in favour of the considerably slower but much cheaper Underground ( a savings of about 40 pounds between us). We questioned our budget when…

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Travel Budget — Hotels, Part II

As I’m making reservations, planning connections, booking rooms, and doing all the lovely research for our next trip, I thought that before I tell you where we’re going, I’ll show-and-tell three more budget hotels we’ve…

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A Tale of Two City .. . Pagodas

 I know some of you want to see photos of me in my Mother-of-the-Bride gear. Can you tell I’m stalling on this issue?  Here’s the thing: we won’t get the professional photographer’s work for a…

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London Windows, a Puzzle or Two . . .

Thanks for all the sympathetic and reassuring comments on yesterday’s post. We have been having a lovely time getting to know my soon-to-be son-in-law’s parents. As it turns out, they took Wednesday’s events in stride,…

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Hava-ing it all, Rain or Shine!

 Lisa’s post on Sturdy Summer Perfection the other day reminded me of this window in London — I think it was Selfridge’s, but I could be wrong. It was a very warm day, perfect for…

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