London 2010

London 2010 – Day Five

London 2010 – Day Five

Hitting the Road Not so easy to get out of bed this morning, but we needed to get an early start. Today we rented a car and set out to Bath and Stonehenge. The round trip was about 240 miles. Just like last year, everyone we talked to was shocked that we planned to...

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London 2010 – Day Four

London 2010 – Day Four

I just can’t seem to get into this time zone properly. After going to bed at 3:30 AM last night, I spent a tortured sleepless night having horrible dreams until I finally sunk into a real snooze around 7:30 AM. This meant I didn’t get out of the apartment until noon today. What a...

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London 2010 – Day Three

London 2010 – Day Three

Don’t forget to set the alarm clock when jet laggy. Otherwise, you might wake up at 1PM like I did today!   First thing, I ran down to do some quick shopping on Oxford Street. I lavishly spent £17 on a cab ride from our hotel since I slept in so late. I visited...

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London 2010 – Day Two

London 2010 – Day Two

After hitting the sack at 5:30 AM, I managed to drag myself out of bed by 11:30 AM. I think I may finally be on UK time. It’s 12:38 AM and I’m zonked so that’s a good sign. Today I headed down to the Olympia conference center to meet Jose for lunch. We ate...

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London 2010 – Day One

London 2010 – Day One

Sometimes, travel doesn’t go exactly as envisioned. When we booked our flight on Virgin Atlantic, we were so excited. Not only were we on a direct, non-stop flight, but we consider Virgin America the best domestic airline and expected Virgin Atlantic to be just as fabulous. Instead, we found the seats and legroom torturously...

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London 2010

London 2010

Well, it’s official: we’re going to London! Now for one of my favorite parts of travel: the research and planning. It’s key to stay flexible, but all trips need some planning. And research enriches the experience like nothing else. No better way to milk the most enjoyment out of an adventure. Since our financial...

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