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Taking a Tour of the Tower of London

We picked up our Tower of London tickets at the booth and headed off to the entrance. It was late in the day, so my friend and I would have to rush through the huge complex to squeeze in as many highlights as possible before they booted everyone out. But there was no way I […]

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London Sightseeing on a River Thames Cruise

A River Thames Cruise is a great way to do some sightseeing in London. It was recommended to me by one of my readers before I departed on my trip across the pond, and was probably the best bit of travel advice I received for the trip. I saw a lot of sights right there […]

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Touring England’s Historic Hatfield House

There are certainly a lot of London attractions to spend time seeing, and I wanted to squeeze in as much as possible during my visit, but after my friend picked me up at Heathrow Airport I only wanted to rest. He was having none of that, though. He didn’t listen to my whining after being […]

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A Week at the Airport

From an early age I was instructed not to judge a book by its cover, just as so many other people have been taught. I find it an impossibility not to do so, since that is generally what first catches my eye. This wasn’t the case, though, with Alain de Botton’s A Week at the Airport. I knew I had to have this book as soon as I read the title – it sounded so interesting and different from anything else I had recently read.

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