Paris, May 2025

This was our first time to Paris, and we loved the whole week!  Even in a big city, seven nights is plenty but we were able to find contrasting things to do every day. Hilly Montmartre is magical, though you need to also take refuge in the much less crowded, cobbly streets.  Parks like LuxembourgContinue reading “Paris, May 2025”

London and Birmingham, Christmas 2024

including Baker Street, Borough, The London Eye, Bletchley Park and Leighton Buzzard (above, from google images) Flying ‘home’ for Christmas – London and Birmingham 2024 This was to be one of our most enjoyable holidays/vacations ever! From travel and hotel choices to events, sites, restaurants and pubs etc to seeing all of our family andContinue reading “London and Birmingham, Christmas 2024”

Toronto

(late August 2024) Checking in to the King Edward Omni Hotel in Downtown Toronto, this is one of the nicest and finest hotels we’ve ever stopped in. Marie got us a reasonable deal on a room. Absolute luxury, and quite a lot bigger than the much more expensive Kimpton Hotel we had stayed in inContinue reading “Toronto”

London April 2024 – Bloomsbury, Islington and Carnaby Street

London is always a delight, and also contains both comforts and surprises. We usually go for around four days at a time, this being no exception. This will be a review of our time spent in Bloomsbury, Trafalgar Square, Southwark, Islington and Carnaby Street. After this, we would be heading up North on the trainContinue reading “London April 2024 – Bloomsbury, Islington and Carnaby Street”