UK Dec 2024: Manchester sights

Manchester is a bustling city with converted old brick warehouses and gleaming steel and glass towers on the same street. Over several days we explored its markets, historic landmarks, and street art. Unfortunately, I was sick for part of the time, so much of our...

UK Dec 2024: London sights

Friday Right after we dropped off our luggage, Leandra headed to Bank to exchange some old money for new bills since they were only open until 3pm. The process was easy, just had to show bills to be exchanged then a quick wanding and bag search. She then met up with...

UK Dec 2024: introduction

In the summer we started planning an international group trip, our first since 2018. The UK ticked a lot of boxes – the direct flight from RDU to London was quite open, and London is always fun and especially festive before Christmas – so it was a natural...