• Foodie Friday: Profiterole

    A woman pushes a cart of desserts and drinks down the aisle and stops at my seat. “Would you like something?” she asks in a broad Scottish accent. My eyes feast upon the entire cart of goodies before ultimately settling on a profiterole (creme puff) with a cuppa tea and a glass of white wine.

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  • Foodie Friday: Royal Ascot Dessert Tray

    A couple of years ago, I joined my boyfriend at the time on his family vacation to England and South Africa. His parents are big horse race enthusiasts and so it seemed only fitting that we attend the Royal Ascot while in England. We were seated in the Sandringham Restaurant (right by the Royal Enclosure where

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  • Dream Hotel: Stoke Park

    Stoke Park is a luxury 5-star hotel surrounded by 350 acres of parks, lakes, and manicured gardens. If you’ve ever seen Bridget Jones’s Diary, you’ll recognize this hotel as the one that Bridget and Daniel stayed at during their “this must mean true love” mini-break. It’s been featured in a number of other movies as well, including

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  • Photos: John Rylands Library in Manchester

    I have a thing for libraries. I grew up going to libraries and still remember the awesome treehouse reading nook for kids at my childhood library. When we went to Manchester for the London 2012 Olympics Women’s Soccer match, we stopped in at a welcome center and read about the John Rylands Library. Since we

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  • 2012 London Olympics

    Going to my very first Olympics was very surreal and took probably a solid week before it sunk in that I was actually in London, seeing live Olympic events. It’s strange though, I’ve been asked by a lot of people since I’ve been back if I actually got to see any events. I guess some

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  • London

    I’m having a wonderful time in London so far! We’ve had a few snafus with the accommodation, but even given the lack of hot water for three days, not getting our keys for several hours (and hanging out in the parking lot), our doorknob falling off, etc., we’ve managed to see and experience some amazing

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