As the Wind Blows

Week 8 where Photography is Sometimes Permitted

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 9 May 2011 | Views [560]

Instead of buying souvenirs I prefer to take photos as a reminder of the places I’ve visited. Some places however, visitors are not allowed to take photos which means the memory of the place will very easily just slip my mind. Now I can understand not ... Read more >

Photos: Hampton Court Palace

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 9 May 2011 | Photo Gallery

Week 7 in which Everyday’s a Holiday

UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 6 May 2011 | Views [514]

In the UK we’ve had two extra long weekends in a row; the Easter long weekend and the Royal Wedding/Labour Day long weekend. If I was a salaried employee I would have been over the moon, instead I spent the week living like the unemployed and losing ... Read more >

Photos: A Royal Wedding

UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 6 May 2011 | Photo Gallery

Photos: London

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 2 May 2011 | Photo Gallery

Week 6: Don't expect the unexpected

UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 26 Apr 2011 | Views [405]

Unexpected things in life usually have a more immediate impact on us than things we know are going to occur. Which is probably why when I turned around after re-adjusting a chair in the lobby at Claridge's and Russell Brand was an arm's distance ... Read more >

Week 5: Clothes maketh the man

UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 24 Apr 2011 | Views [581]

Last year at the CA christmas party it struck me how similar all accountants looked. Well the females at least because all businessmen everywhere around the world just seem to wear suits.   And it wasn’t just the clothes, nearly all the females ... Read more >

Photos: Tower of London

UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 23 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Shopping Centres

UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery

Week 4: Days of Pastries

UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | Views [543]

Despite the title I haven't been spending all my days eating pastries; just one day when I started work at an awkward time so that when I was finally allowed on my lunch break it was afternoon tea. And I had been snacking on the breakfast pastries ... Read more >

Week 3: The honeymoon period

UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 5 Apr 2011 | Views [666] | Comments [2]

Last week I heard a wise person at work saying that for every job, and no doubt for every experience in life, there is a honeymoon period. That could be the reason that both on Friday and Saturday when my pencil skirt ripped to almost it’s ... Read more >

Photos: London

UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 5 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery

The British Museum - Thieves or Rescuers?

UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 | Views [2573] | Comments [6]

In an attempt to be a proper tourist I decided to visit the British Museum , one of those famous, must visit tourist attractions in London. And quite frankly I was quite disappointed!  The museum has such an amazing collection of pieces from most ... Read more >

Photos: British Museum

UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery

Week 2: Starting to feel like a local

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 28 Mar 2011 | Views [481] | Comments [2]

Finally, after almost two weeks I started to feel like a local because I paid for groceries without spending five seconds trying to read the values of each coin before I handed them over! So exciting! So the focus of this week was working as a caterer.... Read more >

Week 1: Getting settled in

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 28 Mar 2011 | Views [471]

Wow! I can't believe I've been here for two weeks! It's insane. I've spent most of that time finding accommodation, setting up a bank account, mobile phone etc. And now I think I'm pretty much all set up. It's been a completely change of lifestyle ... Read more >

Photos: London

UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 22 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery