Karen Alma
What I think about. Things that happen to me. Stuff I like. And other things.
Category: Travel
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We saw this sign while walking through Vauxhall Park on our way to the Tube. So! No adults allowed. Definitely. Luckily we were allowed to wander through the rest of the park. Just not the kiddy area. Phew. I wanted to see Vauxhall as it comes up a lot in Regency romances like Georgette Heyer…
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We wanted to see a bit of the city before catching our train back to London so we mapped out a path through Manchester for the morning. We started with Chetham’s School of Music and Library. It was closed “due to filming”. So we moved on to the Cathedral. Adorable bees everywhere! There was a…
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The wifi universe was not in our favor since we left Bath so at long last, here’s the update on Karen and Lana’s Epic Uk Adventure! We said goodbye to Bath with a lovely coffee and a stop at a bookstore. Saturday in Bath was gearing up for a fun festival. Here’s more Jane: Cutest…
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I’ll begin our story of Manchester with a tale of clothes washer woe. We were so excited to have a washer in our Airbnb, halfway through our trip and perfect timing for a load of laundry. While it worked, more or less, the seal on the door was failing so we had to keep sopping…
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We left our adorably quaint room with the crooked door early in order to have a traditional breakfast in the hotel before starting our journey to Bath. I can’t say our journey was uneventful, but our tummies were satisfied. Long story short, we got off the bus a stop too early but too far to…
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Let’s just take a moment to giggle over a street named Butts, shall we? Ok, now that’s done, we can move on to Jane. Lana and I walked from Alton where we are staying to Chawton. It’s a lovely walk, though part way it’s along the highway and there was construction happening. We were super…
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Here we are before our feet covered 23,817 steps past Kensington Palace, Platform 9 3/4, yummy sushi, across London Bridge (although we already saw the original in Lake Havasu so, you know, whatever), around Southwark Cathedral, on a train to Alton, around a cemetery, and past the cutest Jane Austen cafe. Already we are delighted…
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First day-ish, we arrived at noon and so really it was a half day. Our main activity was to wander aimlessly through Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, past Buckingham Palace. Apparently Trump is here so the US flags are flying on the road leading in to the Palace. We also heard some marching bands practicing as…
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2 people 16 days in the UK 2 very heavy backpacks
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I’ve been working from the road for about 5 weeks, and it can be a big challenge to find good spots, both for comfort and for internet access. Given that internet is a must for my work, comfort sometimes goes out the window. Normally I can work from my RV and I prefer that since…
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A few weeks back, I took a day off to go camping with my family. I am pretty used to working on the road while traveling in my RV with my family, but it was my intention to be completely offline for this particular outing. I had one message to send to someone before I…
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I’m in Singapore for a work trip and am really enjoying the food. The breakfast buffet at the hotel is fantastic with a stellar spread of amazing fruit every morning. The dragon fruit is underwhelming, to be frank, I expected it to be sweet and delicious but it’s bland and sort of boring. The waiter…