Archive for March, 2009

TweetSo my cousin Erin and her friend Christine came this weekend to visit and do some London sightseeing and because they were only here for a short time (Erin had all of Friday and Saturday, Christine had Friday afternoon and Saturday) I had to think about what would be the best way to make the [...]

Super Social

In: London

11 Mar 2009

TweetHad a lovely evening catching up with Ann (my co-resident in the Top Floor Flat for those who have forgotten this blog’s characters over the last three months) and gossiping about our various jobs, extra-curricular activities and social networking grumbles. As we hadn’t had a proper sit-down since I returned it was great to just [...]

Book Hunting

In: London

9 Mar 2009

TweetAfter my eventful Saturday at the Science Museum, Sunday turned out to be fairly low key – I went to morning mass at the Catholic church I had discovered on my neighbourhood walk the day before and spent the afternoon reading next to my window while a fantastic thunder and lightening storm took place outside. [...]

TweetI am just a few hours away from the one week marker for my return to the UK.  Aside from a string of particularly sleepy evenings, the jet lag really hasn’t affected me too badly and I’m starting to feel like I’m back in the swing of things, and certainly not like I’ve been away [...]

London Again!

In: Travel Blog

4 Mar 2009

TweetWell! As you may have determined from my somewhat cryptic Twitter updates to my blog earlier this week, I’ve returned to London! After a three month epic battle with various government departments to secure a work permit and reentry visa for the UK, I’m 100% legal to be working and living in the UK.  While [...]


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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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