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1 HOUR CHALLENGE at the British Museum: I can’t believe what I saw!

british museum

I love museums, but the British Museum overwhelms me more than anywhere else in London. I normally turn

February 26, 2025
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Exploring the London Transport Museum (for the first time)

London transport museum

I hadn’t known the London Transport Museum existed until shortly before this solo trip. I booked it without

January 28, 2025
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British winters are not my favourite… (so here’s how I survive)

british winter

By my tenth winter in Britain, you’d think I’d know what was coming. Somehow the grey, rainy days

January 7, 2025
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I had no idea THIS was at London’s Aquarium

London aquarium

I moved to a foreign country, but going out by myself still makes me anxious and awkward. That’s

November 13, 2024
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Reacting to the UK’s SPOOKIEST Ghost Sightings

ghost hunting

I don’t believe in ghosts, but on the tiny chance that they exist, I’d prefer not to get

October 22, 2024
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SOLO TRIP to Britain’s Imperial War Museum

imperial war museum

I’d been to the Imperial War Museum before, but never to a museum on my own. Going alone

July 16, 2024
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How Britain Won the War… with Monopoly

How Britain Won the War

My usual kitchen research involves eating British crisps. This time I ended up learning about Monopoly boards made

March 27, 2024
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Worst tourist behaviours in the UK | as voted by Brits

worst tourist behaviours in the uk

The first time I visited the UK, I was seventeen, walking around Parliament and taking photographs of red

February 13, 2024
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9 things America does better (sorry Britain!)

things america does better than Britain

I loved living in the UK, but there were comforts from North America that I missed. After eight

January 30, 2024
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About Alanna

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Just a thirty-something Canadian trying out life in England