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Some thoughts about being a Tourist

May 10th, 2010

I was walking around Hyde Park in London by myself an hour ago, wrapping up a business trip to London that was extended due to the Klasi3r03ALK39A3KJKJ Volcano erupting and bestowing mayhem on an otherwise orderly world. I was mentally reviewing my trip and my stolen chances to be a tourist in my off hours [...]

Review of the Bayswater-Rhodes Hotel in London

May 8th, 2010

The fourth place I stayed while in London (following the Windmill Inn in Cricklewood, The Yotel at Heathrow, the Club Quarters in Central London) is the Bayswater-Rhodes Hotel. The room I was in a regular hotel room, but SMALL. That’s okay, I don’t need much.  In comparison to the Windmill Guest House, it had all [...]

Review of the “Yotel” in Heathrow Airport, London

May 6th, 2010

Recently I was in London and had a relatively early flight, so I chose to stay in the London Heathrow Yotel. If you visit the Yotel web site, and view the cabins, you get a pretty good idea of what they are like.  They are quite small, uber modern, quiet and, in my opinion, worth [...]

Review of the Windmill Guest House in Cricklewood, London

May 4th, 2010

I went on a business trip to London. To save my company money (and to make it possible for them to say “yes” to me visiting this fantastic city), I booked a Bed & Breakfast in a residential area some distance from the offices in Central London.  This is called the Windmill Guest House.  This [...]

Why I now have a Premier League Team to dislike

May 2nd, 2010

Hate might be too strong, but as a futbol-fan wannabe, I now have a team to dislike: Fulham.  Not because of anything the Fullham Football Club has done to my team, but because I had tickets — expensive tickets 2nd row up on the equivalent of the 50 yard line for me and two English [...]

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