Reasons We Love Brixton Market

WRITTEN BY Julie

It’s way off the tourist path. At the end of the Victoria tube line, you gotta work to get to Brixton Market. For us, it’s a 45 minute trek of walking and tube-ing and walking some more. The mystique does add to the...

01.21.15

Overrated London Activities

WRITTEN BY Julie

Over the next few months, we will have visitors of several sorts, including cousins, aunts, uncles and friends. The emails have begun as we dole out advice about what to do, how to do it, and which London hotel is in...

01.05.15

London Neighborhood Profile: Seven Dials

WRITTEN BY Julie

Seven Dials is a relatively small patch of London, nestled between the theatre centre of SoHo and the shopping mecca of Covent Garden. Somewhere between the huge Jersey Boys marquee and the biggest Apple store I’ve...

01.02.15

Photo Profile: Amelia Island Ritz Carlton

WRITTEN BY Julie

This is where we almost got married. It was a tight race between this beautiful ocean property and the more intimate location where we ended up getting hitched. But the Amelia Island Ritz Carlton remains one of our...

12.08.14

Cambridge: Pass the Butterbeer, Please

WRITTEN BY Julie

Drew became a fully licensed UK driver last month but we hadn’t taken advantage of his new official status. With a free day, we decided to rent ourselves a car and make a quick trip up to Cambridge, the town...

12.03.14

The World’s Best Bar

WRITTEN BY Julie

Awards are funny things. As much as they attract press and new customers, for die-hard loyalists, an award can send their once beloved cafe or restaurant or bar into the realm of ‘attraction’ thereby...

11.28.14

Classic London: Portobello Road Market

WRITTEN BY Julie

Portobello Road, a winding residential street in Notting Hill, is home to one of London’s most stalwart markets. For block after block, stalls of antiques, gifts, food, and clothing wind out endlessly, a sea of...

11.24.14

Andorra: Home to Car Parts and Skis

WRITTEN BY Julie

Last weekend we took a detour from fabulous Barcelona and drove to Andorra. Why? Well, mostly because I am trying to see every European country and it’s on the list. Also, it’s only two hours from...