Posts in Category: England
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St. Paul’s Cathedral – The Best View in London
Despite being a fairly frequent visitor to London, up until my last visit I had never been inside St Paul’s Cathedral. Arguably the most iconic London landmark after the clock tower which holds Big Ben, St. Paul’s Cathedral is visible from many vantage points along the Thames. However, in terms of visitors it has always […]
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Buckingham Palace – Visiting the Queen?
The first time I saw Buckingham Palace I was thirteen and very disappointed. Having been raised on a steady diet of Walt Disney imaginings, I expected a palace to look like this. Having matured (well at least aged), I’ve come to realize that real life palaces have their limitations, but also their strengths – for […]
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Harry Potter Studio Tour – Make Sure to Take It in London
It’s a brisk morning in February and my daughter Lenore and I are headed out from central London to the Harry Potter Studio Tour in Watford Junction about twenty miles away. Even though she is an accomplished world traveler she has never been to London before and the absolute must see attraction on her list […]
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The Tower of London – The Key to English History
It’s February and it’s cold, but its London, so who cares? I’m off with my adult daughter Lenore to visit the Tower of London. She’s never been there before and even though I have, there’s definitely a tingle of excitement that I always get on visiting a place that is so steeped in history. In fact […]
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London Pass Review – See London Attractions
This is a short post on the pros and cons of purchasing a London Pass when you visit one of the world’s greatest cities. Samuel Johnson, probably the most famous Londonophile opined that ” When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” and I think he was right. The sheer number of […]
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The Beatles – Song by Song on the First Album from the Liverpool Lads
This is a bit of a change in direction for a travel blog, but I haven’t signed a contract with anyone to write only about my ongoing journeys – after all, the oldest cliche is that ‘life is a journey’, so what the hell, let’s meet The Beatles. I am among the many millions of […]