Freeze me gently (Part Four)

Can’t feel my toes 🙁 I checked out of the hotel early the next day. My train was scheduled to leave at 12:30pm and according to the Eurostar agent I spoke with the night before, there shouldn’t be “anymore” delays. But err on the side of caution and arrive fashionably early. I arrived at St….

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Freeze me gently (Part Three)

My hot mulled wine I was so excited when I woke up the next day because my family was going to join me and I couldn’t wait for my parents to experience London (my sister had been here in 2008). I decided to head back to Central London and hang out at the Winter Wonderland….

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Freeze me gently (Part Two)

Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland Harrod’s My family was supposed to arrive the next day but due to the “extreme weather conditions” in Northern Europe, their flight was delayed another day. I went ahead as scheduled to spend that day hanging out with my high school friend, Janaria. There was not much I can do but…

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Bath Time – Part 2

Before heading across Pulteney Bridge, I made my way to the Pump Room for my lunch reservation. It’s another Bath institution. Ornate ceiling and corinthian columns Interior of the Pump Room   The Pump Room is old-world elegance that caters to locals, dignitaries, and tourists. It has a posh ambience, with classical musicians playing in the…

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Bath Time – Part 1

The Royal Crescent If there is one word to describe Bath, it would be idyllic. I fell in love with Bath when I first saw her in 2009. I joined a day tour of Stonehenge, Windsor, Cotswolds and Bath. I only had 3 hours to roam around and I was so dissatisfied. I vowed that…

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Beautiful Barcelona

I dreaded and longed for this day. I dreaded it because it was my last 5 days in Europe before going back home. I longed for this day because it was a dream to see Barcelona in the flesh. My mixed emotions aside, Barcelona did not fail to amaze me. Barceloneta The train ride from…

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More SF restaurants

Here are a few more culinary finds in and around San Francisco: Quince – Their amazing new approach on French and Italian cuisines knows no bounds. Expensive this restaurant maybe, but their pasta dishes (Capelletti of Willey farm artichoke, orange and ramp and Tagliono of fresh morel mushrooms, cream and herbs, to name a few)…

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Longing for London

House of Parliament London is one of my favorites cities in the world. It’s diverse, easy to navigate and has some of the best dining offerings in the world. Whenever I go back, there was always something new to discover that is why I never tire of London (or the UK as a whole). In…

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