Tag Archives: London

2 days (of work) left until (another 4-day weekend) the Royal Wedding

Yeah so I kinda haven’t blogged in a while but this post is entirely dedicated to my Auntie L whom was looking for an update from this side of the pond about the wedding shenanigans. Besides us getting this Friday … Continue reading

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That’s a lot of tea…

Today marks 5 years of living in London – approximately 4 years longer than we had expected to stay and 5 years longer than my parents hoped I’d be away.  Talking numbers it also means Over £5,000 in tube fares … Continue reading

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WTF? Friday

Watch this….chances are you are smarter than me and will realise that there is no way that this is actually the person you think it is but I did feel the need to watch right to the end to figure … Continue reading

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Is there a doctor in the pond?

After spending the entire day yesterday in my pj’s on the couch it was time to get out into the real world again – it seems that 2011 has brought with it a new spa in the area… Yes that … Continue reading

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Save the date…

The Royal wedding was officially announced this afternoon at 12:30 and by 2:30 it was from page news….my favourite part about this whole thing is that the wedding date has been added as an official UK bank holiday and the … Continue reading

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Remember, Remember

So Friday was Guy Fawkes day – Guy Fawkes (or bonfire night) for those unfamiliar is a night in the UK where people celebrate a failed assassination attempt on the King in 1605 – and back then lighting bonfires was … Continue reading

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In the fast lane

Okay so I am a notoriously fast walker. I may have short legs and need to take 2 steps to every adult step but if I have somewhere to be you better get out of my way even if I … Continue reading

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Not a sh*thead

Last year when my nieces came to visit we did the ever so touristy thing of hopping on the double decker tour buses awhile someone told us the history of London…amongst some of the very historical stories there are always … Continue reading

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The eyes have it…*

Not sure what to say about these other than meet the mascots for the London 2012 Olympics….two alien cyclops(es?) dressed in onesies called Mandeville and Wenlock (are those real names? places?  historical references I should be familiar with?) Even the … Continue reading

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iPosh

For the most part I have this London thing figured out – I know how to get around the town via bus, overground, foot and by tube,  my need for a tube map is minimal, I know to stand on … Continue reading

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