Travel
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The Nervous, Jetlagged User’s Guide to Bangkok (Part 1)
Greetings from the veranda outside our hostel. There is a bazaar directly to my right, which stocks live gerbils, and a coffee shop to my left, which doesn’t. So far as I know. Thank you to everyone who saw my last post – if you’re family and you’re new here, please be aware that I… Continue reading
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South East Asia T-Minus – Wait We Arrived Yesterday
Afternoon, Internet. Or morning, if you’re in the UK. So, we made it to Bangkok! After a 4am alarm, two long haul flights, a delay at Muscat airport which I will look upon fondly when hell freezes over and several moments where I thought ‘I am really not sure about all this.’ (More on that… Continue reading
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Please Buy Me Hermione’s Beaded Bag for Christmas.
Two blogs in three days is it 2011? No it’s too early for dinner but too late to get stuck into anything big. In case I hadn’t mentioned it I’m going backpacking soon, and I’ve borrowed a rucksack to do a trial packing session. I’m going to be honest with you, reader… it’s a little… Continue reading
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My To-Do List for 2020
Last week I got philosophical/grumpy about what it’s like being mere mortal during the Olympics, and in the spirit of WINNING THAT GOLD MEDAL, here is a list of ambitions I would like to have fulfilled by the next summer Olympics. There are other, more personal, things as well – but these are the things I want to brag (and complain) about… Continue reading
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