April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • The King Was in the House!

    We didn’t see him, though. When the British flag flies over Buckingham Palace, it signals that King Charles is there. We decided to see Buckingham Palace this day, so we grabbed a ride on the Tube and took the long walk through St. James Park. To our great surprise, the Royal Guard came marching down…

  • She made it!

    The next morning I was no longer solo in London. After having breakfast at the hotel buffet, which I had to pay thirteen pounds for because it wasn’t included, I received a text from Trisha saying she was on her way (for real this time). I posted myself outside on the stoop to wait and…

  • Upside down, all around

    It’s been a minute since I last posted, but if you’ll recall, I ended up flying to London without my travel buddy since she had to wait until the next day for a flight out of DFW. I managed to find my gate, survive the nine-hour flight, disembark with my luggage, get through customs and…

  • Cheerio, London!

    After a very long and sleepless overnight “red-eye” flight, my plane landed at Heathrow airport in London. A nice British gentleman in the middle seat (who snored, actually) handled my overhead luggage for me–so nice. Then it was time to deplane and face the great unknown. And Heathrow is the largest airport in Europe, but…

  • Unwilling Solo Traveler

    So…my cousin Trisha and I decided to go to London this year on vacation. You may remember that we went together to Scotland last year, and I’m still SO in love. London, however, was a different story. Now don’t get me wrong. The city itself is amazing, although gigantic. The people were nice enough (except…