Somewhat embarrassingly, I was out of the UK more than I was here during the month of April. Although I find long-haul flights fairly tedious, at least they give me the opportunity to write without too many distractions. On my last trip… Read more →
In some of the hotels and lodges I’ve stayed in West Africa, the everyday items which one absolutely takes for granted in the West can be sporadic, to say the least. For example, in most places there might be running water, but… Read more →
Sorry to bang on so much about Japan, but the more I think about it retrospectively, the more strange a cultural experience I think it was. On the menu were items like ‘skin’ and raw horsemeat, both of which we sampled, but… Read more →
After a recent trip to Japan with my friend N and The Small Daughter, I have surmised that Japan is a long way to go for just a week. Because you effectively miss the night, then have to stay awake all day… Read more →
May I just say that if I had a car and could actually legally drive it, that I would have been sectioned by now. The stress that drivers – or more pertinently, ‘parkers’ – who live in Brighton have to go through… Read more →
I’m off to Japan with The Small Daughter and my friend ‘N’ on Thursday. When we booked the flights, we were blissfully unaware of the fact that it was blossom season and that, for this reason, the world and his wife would… Read more →
The Boyfriend, who is still basking in the balmy climes of west Africa, sends me a text every morning to say that he’s been for a run (along beautiful, Atlantic palm-fringed beaches) followed by a swim in the sea. I, on the… Read more →
My dithering French girl has finally moved out. She was replaced two days later by a very opinionated North African who is here for just three weeks studying English. He arrived on a very rainy and cold St Patrick’s Day, which is… Read more →
Now that Katy and I have decided to sell our Hastings flat, I have all kinds of wild plans of where to invest the money. One of my mad schemes is to buy a piece of land in Africa, the legal complexities… Read more →
Can someone explain to me why I can never go to Ikea without spending a minimum of £50, even if I don’t need anything, which I generally don’t? Equally, why, when I go and stay at my friend Katy’s in London, can… Read more →
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