Hotels and Restaurants from our Fantastic English Gardens Tour
While the gardens were in no doubt the centerpiece of our recent trip to England, where we stayed and dined also factored into the trip. We definitely land on the…
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London in Bloom at our last two Garden Visits
After touring some wonderful gardens in the southern English countryside, we finished our trip in London at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and our first visit to Kew Gardens. We…
The Water Poet
After getting settled at the Andaz Liverpool Street we decided to grab an early dinner and then get back to the hotel for a full night’s sleep in preparation for…
Andaz Liverpool Street
We’re staying at Hyatt properties throughout this whole trip except in Hanoi where there is no Hyatt. This really is because we want to leverage my Hyatt Diamond status, which…
London Restaurants
We managed to pre-select and book four great restaurants for our four nights in London. First night was Modern Pantry, which we blogged about earlier. The other three nights we…
Portabello Road
We used our last morning in London to scamper over to the Portabello Road market and see what they might have in the way of souvenirs. It was madness, which…
It’s Christmas in London!
Christmas has exploded while we’re here. All the shops have put out their Christmas displays and there is a bustle to everyone who is shopping along Regent Street and Oxford…
Thomas Pink
Look who’s beaming because he’s standing outside the Thomas Pink flagship store on Jermyn Street.
Victoria & Albert Museum
A shockingly good museum, if you haven’t been. We practically had to wear rollerskates as we ran through it, but ultimately we only have 3 1/2 days in London so…