With the close of the Paris Olympics, a running joke on social media is that many viewers have been at a loss of how to fill their days. After all, for two weeks, the French capital became the center of…
There’s a profusion of exciting things to see in the city of Stockholm. And once you expand your radius from Gamla Stan, you can add country palaces, windswept islets, dynamic towns and Viking culture to the mix, via easy day trips. The…
Today I want to share my London itinerary for 9 days with you. This is a great amount of time to see the highlights of the UK capital and explore a few places further afield. Whatever you’re interested in or…
Quiet and culturally rich Laos has lots to offer – much of which you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Less famous than its neighbors Thailand and Vietnam, Laos can sometimes sink into obscurity along the Southeast Asia backpacking…
I have a confession to make… I hate French music. After spending two years working at a popular French restaurant in Toronto, the sounds of Serge Gainsbourg, Edith Piaf, and other classic French chanteurs still drive me a bit crazy.…
Rock-stacking is one of humanity’s most ancient art forms. But it is also contentious. Hike far enough on just about any trail in the world, and you’ll likely spot a collection of stones placed atop each other that form impromptu…
Sustainable travel is more than just a buzzword. Planning trips designed to minimize environmental impacts while empowering local communities makes any vacation more deeply rewarding, creating lasting memories while doing good for Planet Earth. With this simple yet all-too-often overlooked…
Big news: today is the 17-year anniversary of the day I created the A Lady in London blog! I can’t believe it’s been so long since I started the blog back in San Francisco before I moved to the UK.…
How do you even begin to choose the best beach in the Philippines? With 7641 islands to choose from, you could throw a dart at a map and be confident of finding sandy shores and turquoise waters. For decades, the…
We were pulling into a lock north of Peterborough after a few days of navigating the Trent-Severn waterway in southern Ontario. We’d passed through the same lock maybe 72 hours earlier on our way north in our 42-foot Le Boat…