London's Greatest Hits Part 2

London's Greatest Hits Part 2

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 Afternoon tea, Photo Ops and Markets!



Portobello Market


Portobello Road, headed up to the market. It's just as picturesque as you can imagine.
(update: just went this week and this particular spot is covered by construction :( )




You'll find food, produce, clothing, leather goods and antiques up and down the length of Portobello Road. On Saturday and Sunday, it is a fully pedestrian

all the flowers

all the flowers

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The Colombia Road Flower Market has the potential to be the most amazing place in London

but....

it's such a tourist trap now that it is actually painful to think about going. The crowds were unreal. The sheer number of bodies trying to get down the street between the stalls was suffocating. You couldn't actually stop to admire flowers or inquire about prices because you could get

Getting here: a Quick Guide to Airport to London travel + Visitor Oyster Cards

Getting here: a Quick Guide to Airport to London travel + Visitor Oyster Cards

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Hey friends! Boring but info-packed post on just about everything you need to know to about your travel itinerary to and from the multiple London airports.





While most major airlines will land you in London Heathrow airport, flying out of London on the handy Europe low-fare airlines will not take you back to good old LHR.

Here are some of the tips I have gathered for the best ways to get to

Henley-on-Thames

Henley-on-Thames

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A couple of weeks ago, we found this interesting list of day trips from London while trying to drum up some reviews to help us prioritise our weekend adventures (we are getting better and better at making the most of Friday-Sunday trips and Saturday only day trips)



There is an ever-growing list of places we want to see and things we want to do.
It will never reach zero, ever. But we're

My FAVOURITE guy's birthday

My FAVOURITE guy's birthday

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Celebrating my love with a tour of some of our favourite things in London!

He is the most handsome, absolute sweetheart who makes me laugh 'til I cry and wonder what I ever did without him. He's just the best, even when he scowls at all my picture-taking...



We went to Greenwich Market SPECIFICALLY for these churros so the boat ride that got us there was just a means to an end. But here are

Winter Wonderland 2015!

Winter Wonderland 2015!

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Taylor has been talking to anyone who would listen about Winter Wonderland since we went last Christmas.

And it's definitely bigger and better than last year!

It's free to get in and open from 10-10 but we definitely went at a good time. 2pm on a Saturday and stayed until 5:30 when the masses really started rolling in. 




We made a beeline direct to our favourite ride from last year. WILDE