1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:13,720 Hey guys, what is going on? I'm your host Lily Monroe and thank you so much for tuning 2 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:23,760 in to Escort Confessions. I guess it would be travels with sex worker or sex worker travels, 3 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:31,080 I don't know, or travels with Lily Monroe, I don't know. Maybe I should have a separate 4 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:37,200 podcast for this. But yeah, it's like it's not it's not sex workers just travels now. 5 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:45,680 Oh, speaking of travel, I really want to see Anthony, oh my god, Anthony Bourdain's travels. 6 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:56,560 I miss that show. But yeah, so this is London part five. So I rested on day five because 7 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:05,200 I decided to, you know, let my feet rest, do these podcasts for the future, you know, 8 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:12,060 do some cleaning, pack a little bit, wash some clothes, just, you know, get ready for the 9 00:01:12,060 --> 00:01:17,240 departure in the next couple of days and see what what else could I explore in the next 10 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:24,880 few days because I've pretty much explored every touristy spot and like I had, I want 11 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:31,160 to see Hyde Park just because it's big. I'm sure there's it's a filming location for something 12 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:37,600 and it's a nice park and it's in a good area. And then I kind of want to check out Paddington 13 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:44,000 station because I love teddy bears and I love like Paddington is one of my favorite like 14 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:50,840 top three favorite movies. So yeah, because I love Paddington. It's amazing. He's amazing. 15 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:56,680 He's a cute bear and the story is cute. And I swear every freaking time I watch the movie, 16 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:02,280 there's this critical moment and I want to cry, but it's okay because it ends well. Yeah, 17 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:09,680 so I have to check out Paddington station and I am going to 221 Baker Street where Sherlock 18 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:15,920 lives. I don't think he's going to be home that day, but I still want to see the museum 19 00:02:15,920 --> 00:02:21,400 and get my mom some stuff because she loves Sherlock Holmes. Like she, like since she 20 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:29,640 was a kid, she, you know, watched the films she read. She she's a reader in the family. 21 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:34,320 Like I don't read as much as I used to when I was a kid, but yeah, she loves to read. 22 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,960 So I'm probably going to buy something for her. Sorry, I'm definitely going to buy something 23 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:43,880 for her. Even though she says she wants magnets, but she's a woman. She'll be glad that I bought 24 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:49,120 some stuff for her. More than a magnet, something more than a magnet. So yeah, so I'm going 25 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:54,800 to go there. Then I'm going to go to Matt Hetter afternoon tea because I have to have 26 00:02:54,800 --> 00:03:01,080 tea. And then after that, I'm going to the Portobello market, which is, I think it's 27 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,880 one of the touristy spots and just, just see what's out there. You know, again, I'm walking 28 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:11,360 everywhere. Well, I'm taking a tube to Paddington station if I can, if I can get to it without 29 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:16,920 getting lost. And then from then on, it's just going to be walking, walking, walking 30 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:25,840 and everything. Like I organize it in a way, I organize it in a way that I walk everywhere. 31 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:35,640 It's walking distance to everything. So yeah, so after that, I'm going to see, go to the 32 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:42,400 pub because I feel like it would be fun to go to the pub, try traditional food, try beer, 33 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:49,480 try all kinds of beer and probably take an Uber home because I'll probably be tipsy. 34 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:57,560 Yeah. And then on the last day, I, and on the last day, I, you know, have to finish 35 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:07,280 packing and check out the British Museum and the Twist Museum and maybe go to another pub, 36 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:13,640 take myself some food and get to bed early because I want to, my plane leaves at 11.45 37 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:20,440 so I have to be there at eight, hopefully with the whole, you know, border control and 38 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:27,840 finding the gate. Even though I have, you know, TSA, which is the fast pass pretty much, 39 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:33,040 was super helpful. I highly recommend getting it. It's, it's way cheaper than you think. 40 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:40,400 I think it's $75 a year or 125. It's somewhere there, but it's so worth it. But anyways, 41 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:45,680 yeah, even though I have TSA, I still want to get there at least three, three hours, 42 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:54,320 three hours before the departure. So yeah, so then I'd rather be super early than late 43 00:04:54,320 --> 00:05:02,880 and early is always better than late. Yeah. So yeah, those are the plans, like visit museums 44 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:07,080 on the last day, just because I don't want to sit at home on the last day. Like I want, 45 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:14,480 I want to explore more and maybe, maybe I'll check out the House of Parliament and probably 46 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:20,600 the Shard because I booked a ticket on my third day, but because Shrek's adventure 47 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:26,440 lasted longer than it should have been, I kind of lost 35 pounds, which is 40 something 48 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,640 dollars, but it's fine. You know, it's fine. I'm more comfortable with losing money now 49 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:36,320 than it is. I have different relationship with money now. But yeah, probably check out 50 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:43,560 the Shard and hopefully the weather is going to be not rainy and hopefully sunny. Yeah. 51 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:48,960 And I kind of regret, maybe a little bit, a little bit, kind of regret resting on the 52 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:56,440 fifth day just because it was sunny the whole day and I was at home, but it's okay because 53 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:01,120 I need, I needed rest. I needed to rest. I needed to get some sleep. I needed to get 54 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:09,000 shit done. So check out some spots that are non-touristy. Maybe some of them are touristy. 55 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:19,120 And go from there. And guys, so I've, I've been so anxious because when, again, I have 56 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:28,360 not been out of the country in 12 or so years, maybe more, and the way you get into the border, 57 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:34,520 like you had to stand in line for the border officer to put a stamp in your passport. Right 58 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:40,080 now it's all electronic. You don't even have to have a stamp, which is super disappointing 59 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:47,860 because I wanted my first stamp to be British and I'm like, fuck, are you kidding me? So 60 00:06:47,860 --> 00:06:52,640 hopefully I will not get in trouble for that. And hopefully, you know, the border officers, 61 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:59,400 they're like, okay, you're fine. Like, yeah, you're fine. Hopefully, what if they deport 62 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:09,440 me to Ukraine? What if they're going to hold me up and ask me questions? And I'll be like, 63 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:15,960 just please let me go home. I love your country, but I have stuff there and my cat, they're 64 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:26,120 like my children. But yeah. So wish me luck on that. I'm sure it's going to be fine. 65 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:32,680 Yeah. So yeah. And then probably after that, I'm going to plan a trip somewhere else. I've 66 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:38,840 been wanting to check out more of Canada because last time I was in Canada, I was on a cross 67 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:46,680 country trip with my parents who don't know freaking why I decided to drive from Alaska, 68 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:55,800 where I used to live, to Florida, Orlando. That took us a week to get there. Yeah, I 69 00:07:55,800 --> 00:08:01,600 think it was a week, but anyways. So like, I didn't get to see much of Canada and I want 70 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:06,640 to see Canada. Canada is gorgeous. People are all so nice. People are cultured. People 71 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:12,720 are polite. They also have really colorful money and it's also British and people speak. 72 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:18,200 So they speak English, they speak French and there's lots of Ukrainians and Russians out 73 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:27,080 there, which I think is good because it's good. And they do have free healthcare, but 74 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:32,200 one of the, one of my clients that I recently met who is super cool and nice and really 75 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:38,600 sweet and gave me presents. Yeah, he said that healthcare might be free, but you have 76 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:45,280 to wait in long lines and schedule an appointment. Like it's still free, but you have to schedule 77 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:53,800 it and it's free for a reason. I'm like, okay, well still, but yeah. And I'm sure 78 00:08:53,800 --> 00:09:02,000 Canadians, they have way better food and obviously they are all very active. Yeah. So yeah, probably 79 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:11,040 Canada will be my next destination or maybe Australia. And I might rent a car. I don't 80 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:20,580 know, but Australia is actually, it's almost as big as United States. Yeah, because it 81 00:09:20,580 --> 00:09:27,480 takes a very long time to go around Australia apparently, because guess what? I didn't realize 82 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:35,120 this and I did not know that the map is wrong. It's completely wrong because if you go to 83 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:42,320 Google and just compare the size of different countries, it's going to blow your mind. Yeah. 84 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:48,280 Oh, and apparently in Australia, their map is upside down. So like Australia is at the 85 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:57,040 top left corner, right onto it is, you know, China and Russia and, and on the other side 86 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:01,440 is United States. So it's like, it's upside down, which I think is super cool. It's a 87 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:07,320 little bit confusing just because people in Europe are used to one map. People in Australia 88 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:12,000 are used to another map. So it's like, I'm like, this is really cool. Kind of creepy, 89 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:18,960 but that's cool. Yeah, cause I was going to go to New Zealand, but I don't know, whenever 90 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:25,260 I go to my Delta app, no trips are popping up. So, and I really don't feel like doing 91 00:10:25,260 --> 00:10:32,400 another airline because I lose points and I don't know. I like Delta. I trust Delta. 92 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:38,280 Delta was the first company that got me into United States. And after that, I'm like, I 93 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:46,120 fly with Delta, not American Airlines who freaking lost my baggage. The first time I 94 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:51,140 and the first and last time I was with them. Yeah, I flew with them. You know, I don't 95 00:10:51,140 --> 00:10:59,780 know how United, how good United is or what are the ones out there, but yeah, I like Delta. 96 00:10:59,780 --> 00:11:06,080 So Australia might be, might be next destination. So Canada, Australia, maybe I'll go to Ireland 97 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:12,760 and see my, my real family, my Ukrainian family. It would be really interesting because they're 98 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:17,840 like, Oh my God, you look so different, but I have to get skinny. I feel like I have to, 99 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:25,560 I have to get super skinny just because they won't make fat jokes again. Because I remember 100 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:30,360 when I came to Ukraine and I got fat after being in America for a year and a half, my 101 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:36,120 cousins made fun of me because I was fat and I was, I was fat. I was overweight and yeah, 102 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:44,280 so like I have to look good and whatnot. Yeah, this, this time only. And you know, just talk 103 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:52,480 with them. Like I have not seen my Ukrainian family for 12 years, 12 or 13 years. So it 104 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:59,280 would be fun. And I get to explore Dublin and more of Ireland and it's going to be similar 105 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:08,520 weather because maybe a little bit more rainy than in UK, but yeah. So Ireland, maybe Scotland, 106 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:13,920 maybe I'll go to Scotland and try to understand what the heck people are saying to me. Even 107 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:22,440 when they speak English, they speak yeah, with Scottish accent, like I don't know. It's 108 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:32,400 like very, very rough. Yeah. So maybe Scotland, maybe, I don't know, I was thinking Denmark, 109 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:39,760 going to Denmark because yeah, I've been hearing really good things about it. So yeah, I was 110 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:45,120 thinking of France, but I have to learn the language first. So why could, so people would 111 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:52,880 not think that I'm a dumb American because apparently when I talked with some people 112 00:12:52,880 --> 00:13:00,600 here in UK, they thought I was American. My last thing, my last job is to not sound or 113 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:07,080 look like an American, which I hope I don't. I really hope I don't because I still have, 114 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:16,880 you know, my Jewish slash Ukrainian nose and, you know, mature facial features. Yeah, because 115 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:23,000 American girls, they all look kind of the same. They look cute, but they're American. 116 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:29,440 I don't know. No, there's some gorgeous American girls and yeah, and most of them, I have a 117 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:35,840 question because most of them are actresses. But yeah, I do hope I don't look like American 118 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,280 and because they said I have American accent, I'm like, oh my God, no, no, no, that's the 119 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:46,720 last thing I want to do. And when I, whenever, you know, in my personal life, I tape auditions, 120 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:52,000 they say that I sound like a Russian. I'm like, oh, come on now, come on, is this why 121 00:13:52,000 --> 00:14:00,480 I'm not getting the part? But yeah, anyways. Yeah, so stay tuned wherever it is I'm going 122 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:08,440 to go. I still haven't decided, like I want to book the trip while I'm still here in UK. 123 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:14,200 But I'm kind of scared about the whole border thing. And yeah, so fingers crossed. Cross 124 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:19,080 your fingers for me or pray for me. I don't know how religious you are, but yeah, hopefully 125 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:27,680 it will be all fine. Yeah. So this is it. This is the end of part five or six. I think 126 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:34,960 it's five. Yeah. And thank you so much for listening to me ramble and I might have another 127 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:41,640 part just on my travels. So yeah, stay tuned and hope you guys have a great day or evening 128 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:58,000 or even morning wherever it is you're at. Bye.