The adventure begins today. I am leaving Los Angles at 5:35 PM and arrive into London at Noon on the 18th of August. I have arranged for a flat in Kensigton area of London. My tenants in Los Angeles have a flat on Thackeray Street -- in what is apparently a very posh neighborhood. I am to gather the keys from a friend of theirs who runs a French restaurant in the area. They have generously offered me the place to use for two days before I head off to Hungary. I haven't been to London since I lived in Scotland twenty years ago, so I am curious to see what has changed, besides me. The last time I visited London, I ran into Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon walking down the street and I quickly snapped a photo of them. She cursed me up and down, but I got the shot. I think fifteen years in LA has quelled my need to act stupidly around celebrities - they are only people after all. And, most of the ones I have met are not that interesting anyway. Real people, the ones you meet once their facades are dropped, are much more engaging. My goal for this trip is to be lucky enough to re-engage with like-minded souls across our globe. It's a passion I have had for over twenty years and the solo travel experience offers opportunities galore. More later once I get to London.