My review: When I was planning my trip I bought Lonely Planet’s Europe on a Shoestring. I must say that it has been immensely helpful in picking the right destinations to stay and visit. On our trip, documented on this blog, we used to get lost in any new city or rather look about blankly figuring out which direction should...

It was time to go! Our bags packed we rode the tube for the last time to Heathrow Airport. Thankfully Ryan came to drop us. I was sad to go but excited to be at an airport. Simply because it takes me to newer places. And Heathrow airport is mighty and beautiful. A lot of people might not think so, but I loved it. It’s no...

After getting back late last evening from Witham to Ryan’s place at Clapham Common, we realise that’s it is effectively our last full day in London. OMG I need another suitcase to take back the things I’ve bought and collected on my trip. My backpack suddenly seems so small. In London we stayed with...

Another day in the county of Essex. We take the train to Chelmford. Violet says we must see this beautiful garden here – Hyde Hall. Problem is we don’t know how to get there. But no worries. We get exploring. At the local bus station we learn that the bus has already left and the next one is in 3 hours. The only to get...

We get up to an extremely quiet house. I tip toe downstairs not wanting to wake up anyone and find Violet already up. I then woke up Tan and proceeded to help Violet spruce up some breakfast. Not before long we were out walking the streets of Witham to find a bus to take us to Colchester. Colchester is a historical army town....

Witham was not on our travel plans. But having come to England I had promised to meet a much cherished friend, who also was my next door neighbor in Goa. Violet is a real nice person and we experienced first-hand what a lovely host she is. From cooking us a sumptuous welcome to Witham dinner to taking us around the county of...

It was time to say goodbye to Edinburgh and head to Glasgow. A short train ride and we at Glasgow Central. Like all railway stations in Europe this one too is beautiful. Luckily our hotel was not too far from the station and in a few minutes we managed to locate it. While at Glasgow we stayed at the Alexander Thompson Hotel on...

Our day began with a ride into the heart of the city. After this we decided to simply walk about. So off we went exploring Princes Street – the main shopping street in Edinburgh. We decided to explore the Princes Street Gardens, situated just next to Waverly railway station. The gardens are beautiful, with...

It was time to set off again. This time on we were off to Scotland. I must confess, I am not a fan of the Brit Rail or the National Express. Mostly because one can never seem to get a reservation on it! So here we are at King’s Cross Station waiting to board a train to Edinburgh. Watching the indicator…...

Awesome! Entry Free. Situated just off South Kensington station, getting to the Natural History Museum involves a short walk, except in our case a walk in the rain. It’s supposed to be summer in England for crying out loud! We made a mad dash to the entrance of the museum and after a quick stop at the washroom we were...