LAOS | Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010 | Views [472]
Went riding on elephants yesterday - through the Laos jungle. Capital A for 'amazing'. Hired push bikes the day before and did a fridge (pub) to fridge (pub) Laos style. There is a peace in Laos that Ihave not discovered any where else in the world.... Read more >
EGYPT | Wednesday, 21 Mar 2007 | Views [9171] | Comments [1]
Friday, 23 February, off to Egypt. We will fly out from London Heathrow at 17.25 and arrive in what has been explained to me as ‘the filthiest city in the world’ ; Cairo at 20.45. I am expecting more than filth, I am expecting Cairo to be chaotic, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 8 Feb 2007 | Views [650] | Comments [1]
Someone came in overnight and painted the town white; they sneaked in silently and smothered it in sparkling, slippery, snow. The kind that changes the colour of the day, that makes everything glow. I couldn’t tell you how cold it was I was so mesmerized, ... Read more >
Tags: Snow
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 4 Jan 2007 | Views [607]
I arrived home on the Thursday before Christmas to a share house full of people and a crisp cold glass of bubbly; well, tis’ the season. Tonight we will have dinner with JB who is heading home for Christmas. Several bottles of champagne, loads of beer ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
