The Best Gluten Free Afternoon Tea in London

There is just something about afternoon tea that feels so sophisticated and quintessentially British to an American in London. It is so much fun to get dressed up and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of tea, scones and sandwiches with your girlfriends. For two years now, I’ve been on the hunt…

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Six Months in London

Note: I never published this, so publishing now to have this to look back on 🙂 This week will mark six months since we’ve moved to London! We are already a quarter of the way through our time here! Madness. We welcome our first visitor tomorrow and I couldn’t be…

London Day Trip: Stonehenge and Salisbury

With so much to see, do, discover, learn, eat and drink in London, there are times when I almost forget that there is a whole wide, green, new (to me) country out there to discover! In the five months we’ve lived here, we’ve only left London without leaving the country…

bon vivant on a budget: G&T Happy Hour

It started with a Tweet. This Tweet: Gin the name of #love ❤️Gin O’Clock all day on the 14th Feb at Brindisa Soho, all gins 8.5 with complimentary picoteo of manzanilla olives. pic.twitter.com/EfktKB0TJx — Brindisa (@Brindisa) 9 February 2017 I admired these gin and tonics because of their beautiful garnishes… but…

Black Rock Bar London

I’ll state the obvious – London is a huge city. With so many people and so many places to go, dine, learn, etc. London is a city where there may just be something for everyone. If you happen to be a whisk(e)y lover, that place is Black Rock. I figured somewhere…

The Churchill Arms at Christmas

The Churchill Arms is an institution and it draws a crowd nearly every night, in some part thanks to Instagram, I’d guess. This pub in Notting Hill is truly unique, covered in flowers all year long. But it’s the Churchill Arms at Christmas that’s my favourite and definitely worth going to…

Friday Few

I am realizing that I really need to work on my photo taking game during the week! Between work and getting more involved with a social club for expats, I’ve been keeping myself quite busy. Our work days are long now that we’re commuting via train again, so it is…