When we visited our Texan friends back in November 2018, we knew that the next time they visited the UK, we wanted to return the warm hospitality they extended to us. We got the opportunity to do so a lot quicker than expected, as they would be in London in the middle of March. Unfortunately, … More The New Forest
Despite things lurching from bad to worse at work (we’re talking BBC News reports levels of worse), there were some bright spots in February. SnowMy last Monthly post ended with no snow – February started with snow! Admittedly, I had a bit of a terrifying journey home from the airport where we almost skidded into … More February 2019 Things
Having been to New York on a few occasions now, we have a pretty solid routine, but we do enjoy adding one or two new experiences on each trip. We were up early enough on the Saturday to get to the Westfield World Trade Center as it opened – mostly because we wanted to get … More New York in December – Everything Else
January 2019 was an entire waste of a month. I don’t think I did one thing of note, which admittedly doesn’t bode well for this blog post… New jobNot me, Husband. His new office is based in Portugal (sort of) so there’s been a lot of video chatting over the past month. There’s also been … More January 2019 Things
Staying in Chelsea meant we had some of the best eateries on our doorstop, and on at least one of the nights, we spent a good half an hour weighing up options. For our first night, we walked over to the next block to the Meatpacking District location of Dos Caminos for some amazing Mexican … More New York in December – where we ate
I wouldn’t normally review a Starbucks – I will happily admit that I visit Starbucks a lot (they have the best mochas) but they’re all essentially the same and mostly indistinct. However, a Roastery opened up in New York a few weeks before we visited which is very different to the average store so I … More Starbucks Reserve Roastery – New York
I love spending time in Greenwich Village and Chelsea, so as we were only going to be in NYC for three days, we treated ourselves to a hotel in the area rather than staying in our usual hotel in Midtown. I can’t remember where I saw it first, but I have fantasised about staying in … More New York in December – where we stayed
Back in November, I noticed that the prices in the Virgin Atlantic Black Friday sale were good. Crazy good. So good that I found myself unable to say no, so booked a little trip to New York for the bit between Christmas and New Year. We initially wanted to go from the 27th to 30th December, … More Flying on New Year’s Eve
The last stop on our mini-Texas tour was Dallas-Fort Worth, which is technically two cities (or one “metroplex“). We were visiting friends who live about halfway between the two cities, and they’d very kindly offered to show us some of the highlights. We only had a day in the area so we definitely only scratched … More Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
I’m quite behind on my blogging schedule – I’ve got a bunch of New York posts to write and I still haven’t finished writing about Texas yet! But before that, a quick review of the last month of 2018. Liberty Beauty Advent CalendarThis is my fourth year (I think?) of the Liberty Beauty advent calendar … More December 2018 Things
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