The festive season is my favorite time to be in London. With beautifully displayed lights and decorations throughout the city, imaginative shop displays teeming with gift ideas and the bustling Christmas markets and ice rinks, there’s a lot to enjoy. Since we spend Christmas in Italy, once the festive lights start going up from mid-November,…
The first couple of weeks in November were spent in San Diego catching up with my side of the family, and once we were back in London, the Christmas lights and decorations were just starting to come up around the city. The festive season is my favorite time of year to be in London, and…
We spent October mostly out and about enjoying the crisp weather and beautiful fall foliage around London, Surrey and Kent. I was determined to visit some National Trust sites I’ve been wanting to see since the beginning of the year, including the picturesque Scotney Castle and Winkworth Arboretum. Also working through my Autumn Bucket List,…
September started off with gorgeous sunny weather, perfect for an impromptu day trip to the British seaside, which is exactly what we did with a visit to Camber Sands. September is also Little T’s birthday month and he loved his first visit to Legoland Windsor for his 3rd birthday – he even managed to enjoy…
The first half of August was spent visiting my in-laws in Fano, Italy. I traveled solo with Little T and we lucked out with mostly sunny weather and great days at the beach. Back in the UK, we had a few days out including a day trip to the Cotswolds, a couple of stops at…
While I’m sad for summer to end, there is a lot I’m looking forward to this Autumn, which is my favorite time of year to be in London. The leaves changing to beautiful bright colors and the cool, crisp weather make for pleasant days at the parks or out in the countryside. There are plenty…
Once we returned from Bali, the last two weeks of July were mostly about staying local and catching up on things before we were off to Fano at the beginning of August. It took us a few days to fully recover from jetlag, with some very early starts. That first day I can’t say I…
June was a quiet month for us, spent mostly recovering from a cold that dragged on for weeks and planning out our July holiday to Bali. We were out and about whenever cabin fever set in and the dreary weather would allow. We returned to Greenwich for a look at the National Maritime Museum’s family-friendly…
May was another busy month with travel – we spent the first week of the month with my in-laws in the seaside town of Fano, Italy, and then after a relatively quiet couple of weeks in London, we were packing our bags again for a few days in Granada, Spain. We stayed in the hillside…
London is beautiful in springtime and lately we’ve been seeing vibrant purple wisteria in bloom across the city. Here are a couple of shots from around Chiswick in West London.