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So the president Barack Obama is in London this week. Visited the Queen yesterday. Prior to that he was in Ireland. While he was there he visited with a distant relative with the surname of Healy, on his mothers side. My mums maiden name is Healy, so therefore I must be related to the President. […]
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Having survived a day with one side of the family, it was time for a visit to the Dark Side. I mean the other side, of my family. My mum has 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Both of the brothers are out of England right now, so I met with my mum, 2 aunts and […]
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Sunday was a nice lazy day. It was also the day the family from my father’s side were set to visit. My dad was one of 9 children, 2 girls and 7 boys. Each one got married and had several kids. As a result, I have about 10 cousins on this side of the family […]
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After the extensive travel from the day before, I wanted to stay local. But of course, I also wanted to cross some items off my (fairly short) list. Today was the day to get some pie and mash, and satisfy my craving for a decent, hot curry. As is fairly normal for Europe in May, […]
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So I flew to London, England today. Here is how I went: Take a car ride to the airport shuttle (10 minutes). Take the shuttle to the airport in Phoenix (2 hours). Kill 2+ hours at the airport and then board the British Airways flight which goes direct to London Heathrow. It is a huge […]
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I am going on a combination vacation/business trip. I will spend 10 days in the UK and then another week in The Netherlands. I plan to take a lot of photos. Some good ones will be posted here, of course. I also intend to note any really good food I come across. I do intend […]
