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Climbing a London Icon: Up at the O2

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The O2 Arena is a London icon. Not only is The O2 the world’s busiest music arena, it’s also the second largest arena in the UK and one of the largest in all of Europe. The venue has played host to the most sought after musical stars including Bon Jovi, the first band to ever […]

Afternoon Tea at The Langham

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Few things are more quintessentially British than afternoon tea, which dates back more than 150 years. It was, after all, Anna the 7th Duchess of Bedford that introduced afternoon tea. The Duchess would get so hungry waiting for dinner, which was typically served at 9pm, that she got in the habit of ordering tea, bread […]

High Speed Thrills on the Thames

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I’m waiting at the London Eye Pier when a shiny red speedboat comes zigzagging toward me. This is my ride for the day and I climb aboard the RIB, a high-performance rigid inflatable boat that is lightweight and can operate with a speed between 40 and 70 knots (74 and 130 kilometers per hour). I’m totally ready for […]

Eating London’s East End

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I’ve been on quite a few food tours from chocolaty Chicago to Spain’s tapas and Venice’s cicchetti to Montreal’s international foodie scene. I LOVE food tours! They are a great way to discover a city and really connect with the culture of it. So when I heard about Eating London Food Tours, I was just […]

Wine Wednesday: Champagne and Gourmet Hotdogs

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Champagne and caviar…nope, not at Bubbledogs. This clever restaurant swapped out caviar and instead pairs their flutes of bubbly with gourmet hotdogs. And people line up literally around the block to wait to try what sounds like an odd culinary combination! I, of course, had to join the crowd and find out what the hype […]

Bond Girl Guide to London

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We all know the real star of any James Bond movie is the Bond Girl. Sexy, glamorous, dangerous…who wouldn’t want to be a Bond Girl? So I accepted my luxurious London challenges from a mysterious Mission Commander and channeled my inner Pussy Galore. I scaled a London landmark, went speed boating at 65 kilometers per […]

The Christmas Goose Festival

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In the very north of Italy where we live, the Dolomite mountains practically rise up from our backyard and the borders of Austria and Slovenia are a mere hour away. Winter time is much colder and more harsh here than most of the Italian regions to the south. It might surprise you that while pasta […]

A Romantic Weekend at Castello Chiola

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Abruzzo is a region of Italy I’ve wanted to visit long before we moved to Italy. I read the book Italian Lessons by Peter Pezzelli years ago and part of the book is set in the mountains of Abruzzo. Pezzelli’s descriptions about this beautiful region lured me in and I definitely wasn’t disappointed on our […]

Peterhof: The Russian Versailles

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Our visit to Peterhof was on, without a doubt, the nicest day we had during our entire time in Russia. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the sun beating down was a welcome reprieve from freezing in Yaroslavl just two days before. Our guided visit with our G Adventures group stuck to just […]

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