London has long been one of my favorite cities in the world. From our first family vacation here in 1997, I’ve loved walking the streets, the late bright summer nights, the accents, the tube, and even sometimes the food. I’ve been back a number of times since, always finding a fun new way to take […]
Our last night in London took us to Porte Des Indes for dinner, a French/Indian Fusion restaurant just off of Oxford Circus. I had never heard of these two cuisines intersecting before, but the combination was super. As locations go, it’s just a block north of Oxfrod Circus close to Marble Arch. Fairly easy to […]
Ever since my family’s first trip to Covent Garden, when my sister and I had narrower palettes, a baked potato was just about our favorite thing to eat in London. Simple but satisfying, as is the norm in much of the UK, Dinner Jackets at Covent Garden serves up steaming hot spuds from a little […]
Knowing we only had a short window to get a lot done in London, we made the ambitious choice to book an Afternoon Tea hours after landing. This was a great decision. We attended the 5:30pm Afternoon Tea at the Anthenaum Hotel, at 116 Piccadilly right on Green Park. It was a beautiful London night […]
A Work-Cation to brag about June 2014 brings our greatest adventure to date, a month around Europe for work, play, and everything in between. Tour stops include… London, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Salzburg, Rome, and Tuscany. I’ve always been nervous about planning dinners and birthday celebrations for anyone but there’s much more (self-imposed) pressure to plan a European […]