“Never give up!”
When I was a college student at Tyler Junior College, I had a history teacher who was an avid admirer of Winston Churchill. I’ll never forget the day he strode into the classroom bellowing the words: “Never give up!” I may not have learned much about the war, but that quote stuck with me. I…
Podcast Episode: Unwilling Solo Traveler
Pip: April Coker books a London vacation with her cousin, and the universe immediately says: "How about no?" Mara: That's the territory today — a trip that starts falling apart before the plane even leaves Texas, and what happens when you end up abroad and completely alone. Pip: Let's get into it. Unwilling Solo Traveler…
Who’s Who at the Zoo
It was us! The London Zoo is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. Hard to imagine it’s been in existence almost as long as the USA. Things are OLD over there! We picked a crazy-hot day to skip church and go to the zoo. Church would have been much cooler. I wore one of my…
All You Need is Love (or To Market, to Market)
Notting Hill was next on our London list, for the famous Portobello Road Market and the setting for the movie “Notting Hill,” starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. I’d never seen the movie, but I visited the famous bookstore and saw the “Blue Door,” that marked Hugh Grant’s apartment in the movie. Lots of people…
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…
Wrapping Up
Dinner at Deacon Brodie’s Tavern was our last meal in Edinburgh. We went upstairs to order dinner, past the festive pub goers on the ground floor. It was pretty crowded, so we had to wait a bit to be seated. While waiting I went into the ladies loo (restroom) and got into a conversation with…
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