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Our Flat
February 8, 2008
Well after one week in our flat, it definitely feels like home. As you can tell from the photos, it has a very rustic-tuscany-villa feel. Compared to the other furnished places we looked at which ...
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Tate Modern Museum
February 5, 2008
Over the weekend we did a quick walk through of the Tate, London’s finest modern and contemporary art museum.
The first level of the Tate is known as Turbine Hall, and each year the massive room is...
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Palmers Lodge
February 4, 2008
Well, after staying at Palmer’s Lodge for past two weeks, it was sort of sad to leave the old place. Considered one of the best hostel’s in London, it’s no wonder why so many people come for a few ...
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Sherlock Holmes Pub, Coal Hole, Trafalgar Square and Soho
February 3, 2008
I just love all the history in London, every corner you turn around you’ll find something famous. This weekend, we got a visit from one of April’s classmates whose working in Wales. We met him and...
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The Twenty Spaniards
February 1, 2008
Well, it was another sleepless and almost comical night in our hostel room. A tour group of middle aged couples from Spain came into the hostel and we were fortunate to share our room with twenty...
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European Vehicles
January 31, 2008
The vehicles in Europe are very different than those back in North America. Where SUV, minivans and trucks rule the road at home, here in the UK the compact cars are king. Here in London you’ll fi...
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Flat Hunting, Like Being On Amazing Race
January 30, 2008
Wow, flat hunting is sort of like being on Amazing Race!
Yesterday we found a good one bedroom flat close to April’s work, but unfortunately we could not move in until February 14th. But being the...
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The London Borough Market
January 26, 2008
On Saturday we stopped by the Borough Market, one of London’s finest farmers markets. Located on Borough High Street close to London Bridge Station, the market is full of vendors with amazing frui...
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Little Britain
January 25, 2008
The other night on the telly there was a funny BBC comedy series on called Little Britain. Sort of like a British version of Kids In The Hall, the two main guys play the majority of roles in the sk...
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The British Pound
January 23, 2008
Last night, April and I went for supper at Fine Burger Co, a classy burger joint in the O2 mall. For two burgers and fries, our bill was 23, which you’d probably pay at Fuddruckers back at home, bu...
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Staying At A Hostel, Sort Of Like A Big Sleep-Over
January 22, 2008
It’s been awhile since I stayed in a hostel, I think my last time was in the fall of 2000 on my trip through New Zealand and Australia. I’ve come to a realization, that staying at a hostel is sort ...
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First Day In London
January 20, 2008
Brilliant! Marvelous! We arrived in London around 6am, tired and ready to sleep. A 50pound ($100cdn) cab ride to the Swiss Cottage area of London, we arrived at our Palmers Lodge hostel but unfortu...
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