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Jun – Europe Travel Prep

Rick Steves’ Best of London in 7 Days

04 JuneAngela Heck Mueller

Last summer Joe and I took the Rick Steves’ Paris and the Heart of France in 11 Days Tour and it was such an amazing experience, not to mention worth every penny! As soon as we returned home, I was chomping at the bit to schedule our next tour. We reviewed our schedules, comparing them to the Read more

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London At a Glance, Days 1-3

06 JuneAngela Heck Mueller

June 1st: To begin preparing for our trip, I watched the video Rick Steves’ London, England: The City and St. Paul’s Cathedral and listened to the podcast Rick Steves’ Britain (Beyond London), Intro from Rick Steves while doing yard work. If you are preparing for European travel, I would highly recommend visiting ricksteves.com and downloading his podcasts Read more

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Days 4-6

08 JuneAngela Heck Mueller

June 4th: Today I watched the video Rick Steves’ England’s Bath and York. Since our tour concludes after breakfast on Saturday, July 4th, we’ve made arrangements to stay an extra day but would like to take a day trip outside of the city. One possibility would be a day trip to Bath, England. I also listened to the Read more

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Leave your fanny pack at home! Days 7-9

09 JuneAngela Heck Mueller

June 7th: Today I watched the video, Rick Steves’ South England: Dover to Land’s End and listened to the podcast, Rick Steves’ Britain (Beyond London), Ancient Britain II. I’m also reading our guidebook, Rick Steves London every chance I get. Joe had a performance this morning so I went to Northstar Cafe and Trader Joe’s on my own before teaching my flute lessons. This Read more

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Days 10-12

12 JuneAngela Heck Mueller

June 10th: Today I watched the video, Rick Steves’ European Travel Skills and listened to the podcast Rick Steves’ Britain (Beyond London), British Banter. Our new guidebook, Rick Steves’ England and our adaptors arrived today. (I’ve added a pictures in case you were wondering what those look like.) Apparently you have to flip a switch after plugging in your electronic device, which is Read more

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Days 13-17

17 JuneAngela Heck Mueller

June 13th: Today I watched the video, Secrets of London, Secrets of the London Underground on Amazon Prime. I also listened to the podcasts, Rick Steves’ Britain (Beyond London), Jane Austin’s England and The English Countryside. I continue to read my guidebooks any chance I get and have learned all kinds of fun facts for our trip, including British vocabulary! If you want Read more

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Days 18-20

20 JuneAngela Heck Mueller

June 18th: Today I watched the video, London The City of Many Faces on Amazon Prime and listened to the podcast, Rick Steves’ Britain Audio Tours, St. Paul’s Cathedral. I also watched an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, London. I’m weighing our transportation options once we arrive at Heathrow Airport. Here are the options Rick Steves suggests to choose from: From Heathrow Airport Option Read more

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Days 21-25

25 JuneAngela Heck Mueller

June 21st: Today I watched the video, Alternate Routes London on Amazon Prime and listened to the podcast, Rick Steves’ Lecture Series, Travel as a Political Act. One of Joe’s students bought him the book, Rick Steves Travel As A Political Act for his birthday. If I don’t have time to read it this week, I’m hoping to read it on the Read more

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Angela Heck Mueller

Angela is a professional flautist and music educator living in Columbus, Ohio. She enjoys cooking and traveling with her husband, Joe, as well as spending quality time with their two cats, Mo and Stanzi.

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