Just passing through…
Due to the long distance from LA and SA, I find splitting up the trip with a night of restful sleep in London makes the journey much easier. Also, I get a rare opportunity to take a walk of one of my favorite cities.
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Just a short stopover on my way to South Africa for a work trip. I’ve now been to the United Kingdom more than half a dozen times. To this day I still find something new to enjoy along with all my old favorites (especially food). As usual, I also had to do a little food tour of some of my favorite markets. This is why I am fat. Finally, I ended my little...
With a 10 hour flight to JNB at 8pm, I had most of the day to go exploring. For a few years I have wanted to visit the London Film Museum to see the James Bond 007 exhibit. It did not disappoint as my movie geek was fully satisfied. Can you identify some of the following film props? Next, I headed over to the London Sea Life Aquarium. I have not visited this place in...
Once again I am on a journey to South Africa. I found a really good flight through LHR with Virgin Atlantic. This stopover helps me to slightly mitigate the effects of jet lag and back pain. It enables me to show up to work on Monday on the other side of the world in a productive state. I started my visit by taking a long run along the Thames starting from...
Continuing my strategy for making travel to SA easier, I spent a long weekend in London recovering from the first 10 hour flight home. I recently applied for and received a registered traveler pass so I can get into the UK much faster. I visited my favorite cheese sandwich place in Borough Market. I know what you are thinking, it is just a grilled cheese that Eric...
Its raining in London. Now that is sort of like saying water is wet. However, this is only the 3rd day out of 19 days in the UK that it has not been sunny. Not normal, but most welcome. I arrived at Waterloo Station and walked down to the Southbank Real Food market for a cheese sandwich. Next, I grabbed a quick selfie in front of the London Eye and Big Ben. Finally...
For most of my life, I have wanted to visit Great Britain, Scotland, and Ireland because a large part of my family heritage originates from these locations. Building on my experience traveling to Japan, I made some plans back in January, found a great airline ticket price, and made my purchase. Over the months leading up to my trip, I reached out to co-workers and...