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Chicago

Descartes Coffee (327 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611) Descartes Coffee is the antithesis of Starbucks (despite playfully hijacking their logo style and lights). It’s a small, independent coffee shop that is located in a few places around the city, … Continue reading

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California Zephyr – Chicago to San Francisco

We finally boarded the Amtrak train after a minor delay but were just glad to be on the move. We opted for a sleeper car this time as we’d be on the train for three nights. The room in our … Continue reading

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8 Days to go…

There are now eight days to go until we head off from Southampton to New York. After months of moving house (twice – Anna from Farringdon in May, then both of us from Tooting Bec in early June) and boiling … Continue reading

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Tired of London (tired of life?)

After nearly six years of living/working in London, the daily northern line commute/high speed pace of everyday life had started to grate. Much as I love London, I had begun to feel like I was seeing more of the underground … Continue reading

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