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Just Touched Down in Londontown

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Hello friends! I've took an amazing vacation to London in March, and thankfully I was home safe before the terrible attack on Parliament on March 22. I am lucky to have been able to go for a week and explore the city and make friends with some incredible people! Before my trip, I hit up all of my friends and colleagues who had either visited the city or lived there for a period of time. They each gave me their recommendations for what I should do, where I ought to go, and what I absolutely MUST eat. Armed with my thick stack of printed lists and research, I set off to the United Kingdom from frigid New York City to turn my brain in reverse, spend some money, and fill my gob with local noms. When I arrived at London-Gatwick Airport, I navigated to the ticket booth, where I purchased a ticket on the Gatwick Express, the 30-minute train that whisks travelers from the airport to Victoria tube station.  From there, I bought my Oyster card (like the MetroCard or SmartTrip card...

Austin's Moontower and Kosher Nibbles

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Moontower Saloon in south Austin is a massively chill bar with three beach volleyball courts in the back. They also have a patio, live music, and great food! I played in the coed blind-draw beach volleyball tournament put on by 512 Volleyball . Everyone was super nice, very laid back, and the competition was fierce.  This is me and my friend Audrey! We are beach and indoor volleyball teammates from the great city of Baltimore. Even though it was February, we were blessed with weather in the upper 70s and low 80s, which resulted in me getting a pretty red sunburn! photo by Tony Galindo photo by  Tony Galindo     photo by  Tony Galindo   photo by  Tony Galindo   photo by  Tony Galindo photo by  Tony Galindo Later in my trip, I went to dinner with a friend and ran into this famous graffiti of the kind frog! He always wants to know how you are... *    *    * I wanted to ...