by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jun 2, 2013 | City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
One of the things I love about London is that it has so many beautiful parks. Sure, the city can be smelly and polluted with all its traffic fumes, but there’s always a park nearby where you can escape the city buzz and relax. This morning I woke up early and...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | May 31, 2013 | Europe, London, United Kingdom
Even though I’ve been blogging for only a few months now, I’ve already met so many great people thanks to this blog. If you think bloggers are these nerdy people who can only communicate via their computer… You’re wrong. Bloggers are cool!...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | May 29, 2013 | City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
The Burlington Arcade on Piccadilly is really old school London. Fancy stores for the richer happy few. So for me it wouldn’t be the place to go to if I want to go shopping, but the walkway itself is beautiful and definitely worth a visit. If only for the...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | May 28, 2013 | Europe, London, United Kingdom
I don’t really get the UK holiday system with its Bank Holidays yet. So I’m not exactly sure why, but this weekend we had the Monday off as well. And the weather was perfect (unlike today) which made it even better. It turned out to be a weekend full of...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | May 25, 2013 | Europe, Expat Life, London, United Kingdom
Cycling in London is not as easy as riding a bicycle. When you grow up in the Netherlands, as a child you learn how to walk, talk and ride a bicycle (not necessarily in that order). Everybody rides their bike to get around. There are even more bikes than people. So...
