Had to do some work to avoid grumpiness when we were advised by email Wednesday afternoon that Thursday’s train was cancelled because of the strike. We’ll worry later about being reimbursed. In the meantime,…
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It is entirely possible that despite my considerable quotidian practicality, I may also nurture a certain Romanticism. Such that, when I head off with the Love of my Life on an adventure that combines 50…
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We rejected Heathrow Express train from the airport to downtown yesterday in favour of the considerably slower but much cheaper Underground ( a savings of about 40 pounds between us). We questioned our budget when…
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I am so very bad at the days before flying. It doesn’t help at all that, at 18, I misremembered the dates for a trip home from England, ensuring that both my younger sister and…
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Wow! There is so much to do in the days before a month-long trip to Europe. I know, I know. First World problems, right? But this seems a particularly complicated trip, for us, what with…
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