Before I went to Philadelphia I really didn’t realise how much important American history was based there. On one of three days we spent in Philadelphia at the end of last year we went to what is called Philadelphia’s Old City, to see the Liberty Bell. The afternoon we spent there ...
My only experience of New York hotels prior to our stay at The London Hotel, NYC was a that they’re really expensive for a very small basic room. For our family trip to New York in November last year, instead of booking individual rooms we searched and found The London Hotel, a modern, ...
Heading to New York as a tourist you might think that the first thing you need to plan into your trip is to head up the Empire State Building. Growing up it’s definitely what I thought too. But actually you can do better than that. Your first tourist hotspot has to be a visit to the Rockefeller ...
I’m struggling to believe that it’s been nearly three weeks since we went to Philadelphia over Thanksgiving weekend. I feel like I’m still not back to normal sleeping and I’ve definitely not given up the American food portion sizes. During our few days in Philadelphia we ...
Happy 1st December! The bright lights and buzzing atmosphere that fills the air in NYC at the best of times was on a whole new level with the addition of Christmas lights and displays for the festive season. Buses flashed ‘Happy Holidays’ as they drove past, twinkling lights filled ...
If you’re reading this on the day I post it, which is Thursday 23rd November then Happy Thanksgiving to anyone in America! I’m currently on my way, somewhere over the Atlantic to join you for a thanksgiving feast. It’s the first time I’ve ever been in the US for this ...