So, a short week back in the UK. It rained (a lot) and it was damn cold! Good to catch up with people when I was back there but I was itching to get away. Bought an awesome travel bag and spent most of the time fighting with the banks who seemed to insist on making it nigh on impossible for me to access my money. Finally the time rolled round to...

I have a nice bed at Sam's but they are renovating so there's no door and when the power came back on I woke up.  Easily fixed though!  Finally got up at 930ish... Sam and I spent a very easy morning and early afternoon chatting and commenting on what SKY calls "Hangover TV" - shows like Charmed, America's Top Model, Star Trek - easy t...

Changing of the Guard - No Eurovirgin's trip to the UK would be complete without experiencing Royal London. The changing of the guard at Buckingam Palace happens everyday at 11:30 am (every other day in the winter) right at the front of the palace, and like many of London's attractions, is free. Make sure you go at least 45 minutes to an hou...

We arrived in London, England at 8:00pm local time. The flight over the pond was uneventful and we caught up on some much needed sleep. We figured out the train system immediately and hopped onto the Heathrow Express to Paddington Station, taxi to the Royal Garden Hotel, checked in by 10pm. The hotel was booked through Cheaprooms.com and while n...

Back in London again. Settling into new place, with 2 room mates, a lumpy bunk bed and mice, all for the sake of living in a brilliant location (with cheap rent) New job - start on Monday. And let the Christmas parties begin!! Catching the bus home after Fiona's birthday dinner    Giant snowman made of lights at Canary Wharf  ...

We finally arrived in London yesterday after being delayed about 3 hours in L.A. Our plane had a maintenance problem, so we had to de-board and then jump on another...which was fine with me since I was able to score one last batch of buffalo chicken wings from Chili's before taking off. I didn't get much sleep on the plane, but I caught up on a ...

Heathrow!!!!!!   First thought, omg look at all those chimneys.

Most people would think that a trip to a bowling alley would be a wholesome, relatively uneventful affair. I knew otherwise and chose it as my going away party destination because I know the madness a trip there brings! With jugs of beer with 5 pints for 8 quid, how could we go wrong? So I booked three lanes beside each other and watched as the ...

The first day of our trip has not gone as well as could have been expected. We got to Heathrow as planned, 2 hours 15 minutes early. After that things have gone very wrong indeed. Firstly we lost Kim's passport (or more correctly Kim lost her passport). Very cool calm and collected about the whole thing. Passport found, trip restarted, fear of n...