Day 2 Paris: First full day! Paris, France Paris, France Thursday 15/3 It was a beautiful day when we woke; mild and sunny with clear blue skies. This was such a nice way to start the day. We headed out for a walk along the Seine and then came home to get ready for a… More

Day 3 in Edinburgh: The Castle Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom Tuesday 13/3: Edinburgh Castle + Whisky Tour + The Witchery for dinner The day looked less ominous and much less windy this morning so we braved the elements and set out for an early walk around the historic old town cobbled streets. We… More

Day 2 in Edinburgh: first full day Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom Monday 12/3 We both woke way too early again but there was little chance of getting out for a walk. It was grey, cold and windy. Our cabbie from the yesterday had laughed that there is one thing you don’t need in… More

First time ever to Scotland! Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh Apartment: http://www.vrbo.com/134258 Sunday 11/3 Sun 9am London: Our last morning in London as we head to Edinburgh at 10am. We are both still waking way too early. I got up and did a bit of writing and then noticed that it was going… More

Day 5: Last day in London: Markets + London Walk London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Saturday 10/3 It was another overcast and cool morning as we headed out early to Portobello Markets. We had planned on visiting the slightly less trendy but very popular Borough Markets instead but our research revealed that these were… More

Day 4 trip to Leeds Castle, Dover & Canterbury London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Friday 9/3 Our day trip out to Leeds Castle, Dover and Canterbury Cathedral required us being at the Bloomsbury Hotel by 8am. This was a 15 min walk from our apartment and we set off under more grey skies and… More

Day 3: Cambridge London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Thursday 8/3 Sadly, my battle with jet lag continues and I have been awake since 3 am. I got up just before 5am and blogged a bit, trading and travel. Mark was up fairly early too and we were both in for a bit of a… More

Day 2 in London London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Wednesday 7/3 Our morning started at 4am. We’d both had about 9 hrs sleep by then so further shut eye was not on. I had a quick look at emails and other things before we set about planning some items for the day and we… More

First day back in London London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Apartment: http://www.vrbo.com/240257 Monday 5/3 and Tuesday 6/3 I thought this day would never come. Not just because of the turmoil of last year but, because I had spent 6 hrs at St Vincent’s the night before with some further complications. I am slowly, but… More