Archive for January, 2009

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Reposado Restaurant – Palo Alto

In: London

29 Jan 2009

TweetThis evening I went with my mom to the new Reposado restaurant in Palo Alto for what promised to be a unique Mexican dining experience. It’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to review a restaurant but the Bay Area has flavors and eateries to rival the best of London’s so there’s no [...]

Windy Hill

In: London|Travel Blog

27 Jan 2009

TweetThis past weekend I once again had the opportunity to take advantage of the gorgeous Bay Area weather to hike up Windy Hill in Portolla Valley.  This time, I talked a group of friends into coming with me which was quite a feat for a Sunday morning. The trails through the Windy Hill area are [...]

I’ve got friends in exciting places

In: Travel Blog

22 Jan 2009

TweetOne of the things that I love about the internet is how it allows me to live vicariously through my friends in a way I wouldn’t have believed possible.  The ability to be involved in the day-to-day minutia of people’s lives through Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, blogs and more is in many ways creepy however while [...]

California Trails

In: London

20 Jan 2009

TweetIt’s difficult to believe it isn’t summer. To begin with, I’m at home for an extended period of time – something that has only happened during the summers for the last half a decade (yikes, that’s a scary thought). Also, the amount of fresh fruit and veggies I get these days are just decadent compared [...]

The Silicon Roundabout Mirrors Silicon Valley

In: Technology Blog

17 Jan 2009

TweetIn the California Silicon Valley, the bar is set by the big local bigshots – the Googles and Facebooks – not the struggling start-ups still living in a garage. However throughout the rest of the world, the bar is Silicon Valley as a whole, with the startup mentality, the business creativity and the culture of [...]


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Meaghan Fitzgerald is an American ex-pat now living in London, UK and working for tech start up Spoonfed Media as director of marketing. While The Top Floor Flat initially covered London sites and scenes, European travel and recollections on living abroad, more recent articles focus on start ups, business, technology and marketing.

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