| 09/25/2007 - Weak Dollar, Strong Real Estate Opportunities |
| The dollar situation is looking gloomy at the moment with the euro trading at $1.41 dollars. But there is always a sunny side…I worked the British economic crisis (in the 1970s) to my advantage, pocketing a fortune by jumping on the property wagon. |
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| 07/31/2007 - The best fish and chips in England |
| With chicken tikka and sweet and sour pork ranking as two of the most popular dishes in England, you'd be forgiven for thinking that we have no native cuisine. |
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| 07/03/2007 - The Lowdown on the Lode villages of Cambridgeshire |
| But most visitors to Cambridge today know nothing of the region's remarkable waterway history. |
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| 06/27/2007 - A Year in an English Park |
| The best thing about my day is the drive through Richmond Park. Joggers and dog walkers greet me from the pavement. Riders and their mounts canter along the horse lanes that parallel the road. |
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| 06/05/2007 - Jersey: A beauty of an island |
| At one time linked with mainland Europe, Jersey has been an island for around 8,000 years. |
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| 04/17/2007 - Arthurian romance in southern England |
| Some of England's most famous legends revolve around "the once and future king," King Arthur. |
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| 03/20/2007 - Porlock Weir: A tale of lepers, smugglers, and a diminutive church |
| Porlock Weir, a tiny medieval harbor in west Dorset, England's southwest, with three shops, a 16th-century coaching inn, and a busy hotel, is the end of my road. |
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| 03/15/2007 - A Wayfarer's Dream Vacation |
| I figured she was bringing us to England, but didn't know where or why. She said we were going to spend a day at the Jane Austen period dress museum. Oh boy. |
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| 10/26/2006 - Brontë Country |
| The house where the Brontë sisters lived and worked is located at the summit of a long, narrow, steep cobblestone road. This street is lined with quaint little gift shops, 19th-century stores, and tea houses. |
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| 04/21/2006 - Extreme Soccer (Don't Worry, Deaths are Unlikely) |
| Ever thought of soccer as an extreme sport? If not, you've never heard of Royal Ashbourne Shrovetide Football (or simply "Shrovetide"). |
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| 01/11/2006 - Shopping for vintage clothes in London's Notting Hill, near the Portobello markets |
| One of a Kind: Kaitlin, our 16-year-old daughter, had read an interview with Sienna Miller in a London tabloid in which Sienna divulged that her favorite shop for vintage clothing "treasures" is a small place in Notting Hill. |
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| 12/20/2004 - Panto Time in Britain |
| This is a London theater? The audience--adults and children--are booing and shouting. |
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| 11/24/2004 - Gazumped in London |
| My friend found a flat in London, and was asked to pay a deposit into the owner's account to secure it. Renting in London isn't quite that simple, though. |
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| 10/12/2004 - The World's Most Expensive Residential Street |
| "Kensington Palace in London's Hyde Park includes a museum open to the public, but part remains a private Royal residence--best known as the home of the late Princess Diana…" |
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| 06/01/2004 - Living Well in the World's Second Most Expensive City |
| "London is the second most expensive city in the world (Tokyo is first), according to the Mercer survey released this month…" |
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| 02/01/2004 - London on the Cheap, Part II |
| "Greenwich is a rather up-market town with a strong international presence, and if you're lucky, you can discover some real finds in the right shops. If you are willing to work your way through a real Dickensian Curiosity Shop mess…" |
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| 01/22/2004 - London on the Cheap, Part I |
| "If you are trying to live on a dollar-based income in London, you'll have to find a way to live with sterling at $1.82, the highest it has been for years…" |
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| 12/31/2003 - Moving to London |
| With his retirement, my British husband decided we should look into living in his native city, London. |
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| 05/07/2003 - Classic Olde England |
| Although a minimum of $124,500 is needed to buy even the smallest Suffolk cottage, the commutability factor means it's unlikely to prove a bad investment…provided UK house prices don't completely collapse. |
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