24 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

The Capital Hotel Whiskey Masterclass: I Thought I Knew Whiskey But I Was Wrong

The Capital Hotel Whiskey Masterclass: I Thought I Knew Whiskey But I Was Wrong

I really like whiskey. I like the taste of it, but I also like the associations that go with it, the masculinity and ruggedness of the drink. When cowboys saunter in a saloon and throw a gold piece on the bar, you know the barkeep is getting out a bottle of whiskey. I like the [...]

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14 December 2011 ~ 4 Comments

Press Pass? Uh…I’m a Travel Blogger. Duh!

Press Pass? Uh…I’m a Travel Blogger. Duh!

I recently went to my first real press event. I saw my first Royal, and I mixed it up with paparazzi for the first time. It was a day of many firsts. Upon arriving in London, I managed to secure an invite and press pass to the 2011 World Travel Mart in London. The Travel [...]

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02 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Natives Don’t Know About Hotels

It's funny to me when people ask me about hotels in places where I live. I mean, it's perfectly understandable; when you want to know about a service in a particular location you ask the people who live in that location. But hotels are one of those few services that people who live in a [...]

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02 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Day Dreaming Holidays

London is cold. There is no doubt about this. It's also dreary. Sunlight comes across like a chance encounter with someone you know that you had no intention of seeing ever again. And the sun goes down before four. That's right. Four.   So I'm thinking about taking a vacation(s). I can't help but think [...]

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29 November 2011 ~ 3 Comments

November Sightseeing in London: Photo Essay

November Sightseeing in London: Photo Essay

London in November. That phrase just screams tourism and sight-seeing doesn’t it? Actually, in spite of the fact that it is usually chilly and cloudy, there was a gorgeous bright, sunny, and almost warm day recently. So I took the camera out and explored the English capital. Here’s some stuff I found.      The [...]

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12 September 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Apartments by the night in London

I just recently posted about accommodation options for those kind of in-between travelers who are staying in a place a little too long to make a hotel or hostel cost-efficient, but a little too short to justify renting an apartment. I mentioned a website that rents apartments by the night, which cuts down on costs [...]

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