April Coker, Author

Tag: London

  • 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…

  • An Dara La’ (Day Two)

    That’s Gaelic (pronounced “Gallic” in Scotland). When we finally landed at London’s Heathrow Airport, our mission was to find the restroom and then find our gate, a herculean task, apparently. Because we were six hours early, it wasn’t posted on the flight screens yet. When it was finally posted, we had to hop on an…

  • Celebrating My Independence in Scotland!

    Oh my gosh! I actually got to go to Scotland in June! It all happened when I reconnected with a first cousin on my dad’s side at my uncle’s funeral last summer (not her dad). I hadn’t seen her since childhood, and we got to talking and realized that we love to travel but need…