London, January 16-19, 2026
Oh, hey, another trip to London? Yep, sure is. This time it was for my annual visit to see Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. While in town, I had planned on running a race but three-plus weeks of travel through Asia the previous month somehow re-aggravated the lower back injury I suffered last summer. Heavy sigh, it’s not fun getting old.
London, April 18-22, 2024
Date: July 6, 2023
Subject Line: Your 2024 TCS London Marathon Ballot result
Body:
You're in Gary!
We’re delighted to offer you a place in the 2024 TCS London Marathon, which takes place on Sunday 21 April – you just need to pay the international entry fee to secure it.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat…
England and Portugal, July 2-13, 2025
Saturday, August 31, 2024. 3:45 am EDT… Wake up, go to Ticketmaster UK and click on the link for Oasis on Friday, July 11, 2025 in Manchester to enter the queue for an onsale beginning at 4:00 am.
I’m 600-something in the queue. In the 600s. WHAT.
Saturday, August 31, 2024. 4:11 am EDT… Pair of tickets secured for Oasis on Friday 11, 2025 in Manchester.
Seeing Oasis? Definitely NOT Maybe.
London, June 28-July 7, 2024
At some point in late 2023 or early 2024, I saw that Pearl Jam announced a stop at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, June 29. As it so happened, The National had also announced a date in London for around the same time, on Friday, July 5 at Crystal Palace Park. Also, in between would be the first few days of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. So, I figured, why not go to London for a fourth time in less than four months time!?
London, June 7-10, 2024
We’d known for some time that the New York Mets would face the Philadelphia Phillies in the London Series. We just didn’t know when (for sure). When the 2024 MLB schedule dropped and we saw where on the calendar when it would fall, plans were set in motion to make sure we got there.
London, February 14-18, 2025
What’s this? Another trip report so soon!?
What can I say - I’m on a roll!
This is yet another trip that came about for an absolutely absurd reason - I had originally booked a round trip on JetBlue (B6) Mint to Seattle (outbound in cash, return on points) in August 2024 to see the Mets when they were in town. Except! I booked it for the wrong fucking weekend. By the time I realized my mistake, the fares went up by a ridiculous amount so I cancelled the trip knowing I had until mid-October to use the cash credit. In a fortuitous coincidence, I would end up needing that weekend freed up so I could run some race in Paris (that trip report is coming - it’s in my backlog, I swear).