The doors and store fronts of Edinburgh

As you probably already know, I am obsessed with doors, store-fronts, arches, and any type of weird/beautiful/creepy/mesmerizing portals that could either lead me to a magical place or the opposite. Edinburgh did not come up short with her collection of doors and store fronts. Allow me to display them for you. Here they are:  …

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It’s never too late to talk about Edinburgh

I am finally sharing one of my most memorable trips from 2015. Here goes… After years of planning and thinking about going to Edinburgh, it finally happened. My sister, friend, and I decided to go to Edinburgh and rent an Airbnb apartment off Leith Street. It was so close to everything that we didn’t need to…

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Dream house on Swains Lane

When I say “dream house”, it’s more of a compound. We stumbled upon Holly Village after our cemetery visit. I immediately fell in love with this private hamlet. It’s gothic architecture and uniqueness make this place not only beautiful but also intriguing. It has an air of mystery about it. It’s so dreamy that you’d think it’s…

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The quietest walk in London

  Call this morbid or macabre, but there is nothing like a languid walk in a cemetery that soothes my weary mind.  The eerie silence helps me hear myself, the sway of the trees, the birds, and the soft crunch of the moist soil and leaves beneath my feet. I suddenly become more aware of…

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The doors and store fronts of Notting Hill

Our yearly European jaunt commenced again this past winter. My sister and I spent 6 glorious days in our 2nd favorite city, London. We ate, shopped, walked, and repeated this cycle every single day that we were there. We spent the first 4 nights in Notting Hill and ended it at the Renaissance St. Pancras before jetting…

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