Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
So we’re sitting at an internet cafe in London, because so far, the city kindof hates me. We asked the friendly concierge(s) at our Oxford hotel and the Oxford-London bus guy where to get off to get the tube to Paddington station. They sent us about 8 tube stations too far away, when the bus … Continue reading London Calling
I am frightfully hungover today. So random sentences will have to suffice. Oxford is old and beautiful. Our hotel has a tiny, crazy lift and when we took it, the desk man said “it looks old, but it’s very reliable – best you can get for a 14th century building!” Being from the City of … Continue reading Notes on Oxford So Far
We arrived safe and sound after a typical but still traumatizing plane ride. I still hate flying for more than 3 hours. Also, people from the plane I’d like to offer a giant middle finger to: Guy who couldn’t get up without using the back of my seat to heft himself out of his chair. … Continue reading It’s all about the destination; the journey sucks.
While I’m furiously trying to get all those “last minute” things onto a list so I don’t forget to throw them in my suitcase tonight before heading to Jolly Old England tomorrow, there’s one thing I’m going to seriously try NOT to leave room for on my way back: extra weight on my person. I’m … Continue reading Packin’
No, not the fitness blitz that Neil and I started. This is an entirely different regimen. I realized last Friday night that I am completely and utterly ill prepared for a trip to the UK. I have completely and utterly lost any and all ability to hold my liquor. I thought the Cinco de Mayo … Continue reading In Training
I was about to leave the house this morning, when my home phone rang. It rarely does this (since the only folks who have it are telemarketers), and even more rare is it ringing in the morning. So I answered. On the other end of the line was a gentelman from my bank, Coast Capital … Continue reading Violated!
Some of you have probably heard over the past couple days that a village was uncovered near one of the seven wonders of the world, Stonehenge. That’s so cool, I think I’ll go visit it. Ok, so the decision wasn’t exactly that easy, and didn’t have anything to do with Stonehenge. But I am going … Continue reading London Calling