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An Ode to the London Bookshop

Today we’re talking about my love affair with the written word. When I was a kid, my mom would take me and my sisters most Saturdays to the local public library. We would spend the better part of an hour filling up...

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My First London Music Festival

Confession time: I am one of the world’s least knowledgeable people about music. I joke that my ‘music expertise’ is American Top 40 pop hits circa 1992-1999, when I used to listen to Casey Kasem on...

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The Great American Road Trip: The End

Just like that, our Great American Road Trip has come to an end. My original hopes and dreams for our incredible adventure were mostly met – I didn’t die in a fiery crash, Drew and I took turns selecting the...

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The Great American Road Trip: New England

Bringing our amazing road trip to its end meant a visit to our old stomping grounds of New England. The Northeast corridor, and lovely I-95, holds lots of memories for both of us and was a suitable place to spend our...

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The Great American Road Trip: Nowhere

Our road trip has been cruising along. We’ve made it about a third of the way across the country and have soaked up many lovely days with friends and family. The scenery is to die for, and frankly we’re wondering...

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The Great American Road Trip: Colorado

Oh, Colorado. You had us at hello. Colorado was the original starting point for this road trip, as we had a good friend’s wedding on our calendars for over a year. Once we factored in travel to Aspen from Denver,...

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The Great American Road Trip: Arizona & Utah

Our epic American road trip kicked off in earnest when we left the comforts of our California home-away-from-home and turned our car east. Due to be at a wedding in Aspen, Colorado in 48 hours, we did what any normal...

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The Great American Road Trip: California

The adventure begins. We paid dearly for an upgrade on our California-bound flight. Spending 11 hours in a metal tube hurtling through the air is painful no matter where you sit, so when we realized there were two...