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Thanksgiving in London, Part 2

It has been a while since I posted Part 1, but I do want to finish these two articles so here goes.

While in London during Thanksgiving, one event that is definitely worth the time is to visit the various Christmas Markets, both in London and out of the metropolitan area. These Christmas Markets are full of small booths or chalets, populated by local crafters and small volume artisans who peddle their wares at …

What Shall We Do In London? Why, Leave It, of Course! (Part one)

When you are planning to visit the UK, you don’t have to stick to London all the time. England is not that large (50,301 sq. miles), about the same size as the state of Louisiana (52,378 sq. miles). When looking at a map of England, remember the overall size and take that into consideration. Jake once read an amazing statistic that every citizen of England lives within 70 miles of the sea! Bottom line: England …