Here’s a list of my favorite bars from this past year. I advise that the best time to go to any bar is during the week; weekends tend to be rather unpleasant. Also, there’s nothing like going to a bar when it opens, rather than later at night. And these bars support my belief that […]
Read More 2018 Top Ten Cocktail BarsI’m going to take a moment from our regularly scheduled programming of travel narrative and snack exploration for some fun and exciting news. I’m stealing this from my other website Bowler Hat Fox. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been working on freelancing writing career since March 2017. Well, this week was a big win for […]
Read More Exciting NewsToday was the Forbidden City. As I mentioned previously, it is a long walk just to get into and out of the Forbidden City. The hotel was a block and a half away from one of the gates, but it was a good 15 minute walk to get to the ticket office! Once we showed […]
Read More China 2018: Part 2Greetings, Readers! It’s been a few weeks but it’s been a busy time for me. Thankfully I celebrated it with a little trip to China. For the next few weeks, I’ll recount my adventures in Beijing and Shanghai. My trip began in Beijing, a place I had never been. I was really excited about finally […]
Read More China 2018: Part 1Our second day in NYC was filled with Tiffany glass, delicious cheese, art installations, and magic. We began our morning by going to the NYC Historical Society in the west side, next to the Natural History Museum. I don’t believe I’ve ever been there before but it was worth it. What blew my mind was […]
Read More NYC in Spring: 2018 Part 3Then my husband and I decided to adventure into fashionable cocktail bars. For about a year, we had been trying to get into the bar Please Don’t Tell in the East village. You access the tiny bar in a hotdog hole in the wall through a phone booth. When we went last year, we were […]
Read More NY Spring 2018: Part 2It’s been a few weeks since I’ve last posted. Life! Writing! Adventure! I’ve been sick so I’ve taken a pause on eating sugary treats. But I have some fun ones coming up once I can breathe again! Until then, I’ll talk about my recent brief trip to NYC. After arriving to NYC late at night, […]
Read More NYC in Spring: 2018It was the final day of 2017. And we were going to see street art. I have previously talked about the great walking tour company London Walks. We try to take a tour every time we are in London. This time, we were leaving zone 1 to head into Shoreditch and Brick Lane. We were […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 7Our trip in London continued. On the Saturday, we spent time on the outer ring of London. Since it was Saturday, it was the day for the Portobello Road market. It starts in Zone 1 but then you end up in Zone 2. I love the hustle and bustle of outdoors markets.There’s a booth to […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 6The following day was my talk and a trip to Greenwich. Sir Hans Sloane We started that day at the local college to give lectures on various topics to the Loyola law students. I’ve been talking about something historically relevant to the area for the last six year. This time, I talked about the complicated […]
Read More Winter Trip 2018: Part 5
Not Without My Bowler Hat 