Encore! - London, UK

Wow, I need to get off my butt and update more often. It's been over a month (over 7 months...) since I've last logged my travels... jeebs. Since then I have gone to a few nice places and can't wait to write about them!

Let's start off with the next overseas I went to after Seoul.

Remember I made a to-do list when I go back to London? Well lucky me, I was able to fly out there again back in April.
I deadheaded to Calgary and worked with a very nice Calgary crew. We worked on the Airbus 330 (one of my favourite planes) and the economy cabin was pretty much half full ... so it was nice and sweet :).

I was the float position, which I found to be my favourite position for overseas flights, because you get a taste of both executive and economy. It also keeps you really busy which makes time go by faster ;)

Nothing much to say about the flight, except that it was nice and smooth. It wasn't rainy this time when we arrived, and I knew exactly what my schedule was for this layover. I made sure that it would be much more productive compared to my first London layover.

When we arrived at the hotel, all the rooms were assigned to us already, and when I opened the door........... AGAIN I got stuck with 2 single beds. I wasn't having none of that, so I called concierge and asked to change my room. Luckily, the swap was quick and this room didn't smell of smoke. Plus, I asked for a travel converter in advance, so I was ready to roll.

Stop #1 - Borough Market, Tower Bridge
I ran to Baker Street, got my day pass and headed on over to London Bridge. The first place I stopped by was Borough Market... and I fell in l o v e..............

Chutney, Preserves, Piccalilli!

Since it was the weekend, there were crowds of people in and around the market. There were oodles of samples and it was nice to see so many local produce. I was totally ready to buy some piccalilli and chutney, but had no currency. I was even willing to risk going through British customs for this....! It was that good.

After the market, I walked towards the bridge. It was actually quite far even though I could see the bridge.. and when I finally arrived, I was starving. I took a few shots and wanted to quickly tour Buckingham so I can go to M&S for some grub.

Tower Bridge from afar

Buckingham Palace was amazing - like everyone, I wanted to catch a glimpse of Prince William & Kate... fat chance? haha

The golden gates were very pretty closer up, and I can definitely see how the Brits could get into the Royal Family so much. I even saw Kate's replica rings... and they look gorgeous on your finger! I was tempted but not that tempted to get one ;)

Buckingham Palace

Shopping is always delightful in London. Last time I went to Knightsbridge, and barely could afford anything. This time I went on my to the famous Oxford Street.

Oxford Street is definitely in a twenty-something's budget. It's a very long street of stores, boutiques and department stores offering a vast array of anything. Notable stores include Primark, Selfridges, M&S, River Island, and Uniqlo.




I would say besides Harrod's being located in Knightsbridge, I enjoyed shopping on Oxford much more. I have heard about how you can easily get pickpocketed in Oxford Street and I can see that. The streets are crowded at any time of the day, so watch your belongings, zip your bags and keep your passports close to you!

new name, new aspirations?

I sure haven't updated in a long time.... and I thought my name was a bit tacky... so I decided to be all creative and make up my own moniker for this blog.

More to follow!