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Marylebone: Classic London Neighbourhood

Last year at this time, Drew and I were in London looking for a place to live.  We spent a day with a realtor touring nearly fifteen flats, driving around Islington, Notting Hill and Kensington in the process.  After...

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Best Meals of the Year… So Far

Despite the fact that it is now the middle of August, we have decided to revisit the first half of 2014 to nominate our best meals of the year so far.  We have had a lot of great meals, but which should make the...

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Weekend Escape: East Anglia

One benefit of living in a small country is the proximity of everything.  We’ve said it a thousand times, but short distances remain an exciting perk of life across the pond.  In addition to the hour flight to...

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Burgundy: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Grand Crus

Our most recent weekend getaway from London was to the fantastic wine region of Burgundy.  Sometimes, life does not suck.  For the first time, we were joined by another couple, who brought along their 3 month old...

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Street Feast Dalston: Food, Booze, Beards

If you have a beard and only own skinny jeans and ironic tee shirts, Dalston is perfect London locale for you.  It is the London version of Brooklyn.  The high street, Kingsland Road, is a long stretch of late night...

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Classic London: Henley Royal Regatta

There are some events so quintessentially British that if you’ve heard of them, you might think they are fictional, from a movie you saw once, or a book you read.  The Henley Royal Regatta is just that.  Billed...