Where to stay in London? Try the “Embankment House”
If you are traveling with a family, instead of looking for a hotel, I would suggest renting an apartment (or a flat, as the Brits call it) through Flipkey or Homeaway. We did just that when we went to...
View ArticleTips on Visiting the Windsor Castle: Make sure the State Rooms are open!
If you are staying in London and want to visit the Windsor Castle, word of advice – make sure the state apartments are open on the day you’re visiting! When we went there in January 2013, the state...
View ArticleSightseeing in London? Use public transportation
If you’re visiting London on a budget, skip the expensive hop-on hop-off tours and just buy yourself a London Travelcard which you can use not only on the Underground but also on the famous London...
View ArticlePeriod Clothing at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
When my husband suggested we go across the street to the V&A after we left the Natural History Museum in London, I honesty hesitated, wondering whether it’s a good idea to take the kids to a museum...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Studio Tour “The Making of Harry Potter”
The most important thing you need to know about the Harry Potter Studio Tour (technically called “Warner Bros. Studio Tour London“) is that, as their home page says in print that really should be...
View ArticleThe Monkeys of Gibraltar
The monkeys of Gibraltar are famous for their openness to human interaction and for their unique status as the only population of wild monkeys in Europe. Descended from monkeys in North Africa, they...
View ArticleBefore Visiting Stonehenge, Learn a Bit of its History
The grey stones covered with greenish and orange lichen look like a giant child’s play area. Some stones still stand upright, in a circle. Others are on the ground, as if knocked down in a moment of...
View ArticleHave you ever seen the village of Lacock? You might have
Have you ever seen the village of Lacock in Wiltshire, UK? Before you say “No,” let me ask you – Have you ever watched the 1995 Pride and Prejudice, Moll Flanders, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Cranford,...
View ArticlePlaygrounds around the World: Photo Essay
Wherever we travel, if we see a playground, my daughter always ask to stop and play, and we let her. She’s learned to be patient when when we drag her around museums, castles, and other “sightseeing”...
View ArticleClam Chowder from Scratch: An Ode to Vacation Rentals
Digging for clams is hard. First you look for the “clam shows” – the air holes in the sand that show where a clam might be. Once you find a nice, big hole, you dig the wet, heavy sand around it,...
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