The apartment accommodation was a 20 minute walk to Tower Bridge and Tower of London. Each morning included a stop at a local Starbucks at Saint Katharine Docks Marina for breakfast with a chat about the day ahead before heading off to the attractions. I had put together an itinerary on Sygic Travel’s site, but […]
London and Ireland 2018, Day 2: A Tourist in London, Touring the City by Bus
One of the things I knew about traveling in a big city was that you don’t need a car to get to all the attractions. I had planned the trip around walking, the Underground train, and the local bus tours. I chose Big Bus Tours because the price was right for all the things I […]
London and Ireland 2018, Day 1: From Boston to London, by way of Dublin
We left Boston on an evening flight. I knew we’d be landing at 4 am Dublin time and into London by 8 am, so to stave off jet lag, I made sure I slept as many hours as I could on the plane, even though I knew I would be extremely excited. I packed Advil […]
London and Ireland 2018: Packing for the Trip
Before determining what to take, I looked up several ‘What to Pack for Ireland’ articles. The problem I had with most of them was it seemed like they were written by women who were able to withstand cold much easier than I, and also MUCH smaller than I. The trouble with being short and large […]
London and Ireland 2018: Planning the Trip
As noted in a previous post, I decided to finally pull the trigger on traveling overseas after having had my passport for 4 years. I had been dreaming my whole life of going to Ireland, and knowing that I may not have the opportunity in the future, I decided to make London part of the […]
My First Trip Outside of the United States – To England and Ireland, AWAY!
In 2017 I finally bit the bullet and planned my first trip to London and the Republic of Ireland. I decided to go at a cheap, but not coldest, time of the year. After deliberation with travel partner, we chose to do the last week of March in London and the first week of April […]