We hit the road in the middle of London. Our goal: to make it to Colchester from London with our car, our wits, and no damage to either. We started out just after lunch and instead of doing the sensible thing and getting lunch, we hit the road straight away. Driving in London is obviously… Continue reading The road to Colchester – UK Trip Day 7
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Lazy Saturday – UK Trip Day 6
Saturday was a more relaxed day than the others. Victoria woke up feeling under the weather and I had felt a bit achey from all of the walking we had been doing, so we decided to take it easy. We left the hotel and went for a short walk to check out the laundry facilities… Continue reading Lazy Saturday – UK Trip Day 6
Climate Protest, Tate Modern, and the Thames – UK Trip Day 5
We started out by heading toward the climate change protest. Since we were headed via the Victoria line, we took a few photos of Victoria in front of her line sign. On the way to the protest we found Penguin Random House UK, which was a nice surprise for Victoria. She’s trying to get published… Continue reading Climate Protest, Tate Modern, and the Thames – UK Trip Day 5
Culture for DAYS! – UK Trip Day 4
We started the day by going out in search of a towel. We had both dyed our hair before leaving and Victoria worried about leaving dye on the Airbnb towels, so we hit up a Primark. Victoria’s friend who works as a flight attendant had said it was a good place to get supplies. We… Continue reading Culture for DAYS! – UK Trip Day 4
Canal Meanderings – London Trip Day 2
We started the day by going for a little walk. Both Victoria and I had put on black nail polish before we left and it was starting to look a little ragged around the edges. We went back to Hammersmith Station and into the shops there. There was a drug store where we managed to… Continue reading Canal Meanderings – London Trip Day 2