Family Adventures

All this travel has meant tons of time with the immediate family as well as great opportunities to reconnect with family I haven't seen in years.  That also meant meeting new members of the Taylor/Brown/Burgoine clan.  Such fun!

Most importantly, we celebrated my sister's graduation in Boston:

I met this little dude:

Spent some quality time with Uncle Kit, Auntie Julie, and the legend, Grandma Jean:

Celebrated Easter with the Shepherds:

Road public transport with the Taylors:

Reconnected with the Browns/Burgoines/Other Surnames:

Met these two little dudes:

Party rocked with the legend that is Courtenay:

Let these two be friends:

And did some whiskey tasting with the ultimate Kitty Cat:

Next up, all the friends that happen to accidentally fly through London, followed by a note on Gay Pride before regular programming commences!

Adventures Outside London

The other thing that's been filling the months is weekends and weeks away.  A slight obsession, we've been b-bopping here there and everywhere enjoying the incredible British summer, easy access to Europe, and family festivities in the USA.  I'm a very fortunate boy!

From a friend's pool in the Dorset countryside:

To the spectacular Jurassic coast:

To glistening Boston:

To the center of American power:

With spectacular memorials:

And the Space Shuttle!

There was Durdle Door:

Portland Lighthouse:

A ruined castle:

And some brilliant beaches:

Not to mention a British phone box in the sand:

Coventry Cathedral:

Leicester:

Cologne (Koln) Cathedral:

And the perfect Capital Rotunda:

There's lots more coming - The Peak District, Blackpool, Scotland, Brussels, Portugal, and Abu Dhabi all by mid October.  Bring it on!

-Kyle Taylor

A Big London Staycation

Alas, it has been quite some time since my last post (about 9 months, in fact) and the reason is quite simple: life was epic and there wasn't time to post about it too.  That was combined with a several month computer-tastrophe that involved an eventual replacement (which is also very broken, but that's a whole different story.  Here's a snapshot of what I've been up to:

Dressing like a true American superhero:

Watching amazing street theatre in Covent Garden: 

Hanging out with the Queen:

Enjoying the spring weather:

Being mesmerized by clear blue skies:

And more clear blue skies (3 months of them, actually):

And, um, more blue skies:

And a few more:

Watching Shakespeare under the stars at the Globe:

Working here:

Getting a trendy haircut:

And keeping it:

Wearing tank tops because it was 95 degrees:

Being proud:

Meeting Kim Cattrall:

Having picnics:

Walking in the road:

More blue skies:

Admiring Lego Art:

Hanging with Penguins at night:

Getting artsy fartsy with the camera:

Tasting Whiskey:

Admiring the skyline:

Watching movies on rooftops:

More amazing skies:

Going on dates at cute pubs:

Getting secret angles of Big Ben:

Watching musicals in the park:

Going on dates on rooftops:

Watching people run the marathon:

Turning umbrellas into art:

Enjoying awesome sunsets:

From many angles:

Having this view on my front door:

More updates on the way, as well as a commitment to write more often!

-Kyle Taylor