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On holidays

Thursday, August 4th, 2005

Just in case anybody notices my sudden and dramatic absence for msn messenger, I am officially on holidays on the continent. I fly to Jerez in Spain tonight, meet up with an old friend, and bus it to her (now) home town of Tarifa on the Southern Spanish coast – the tip just across the water from North Africa. I spend a week there, then a few days in Seville, before hopping back to go to Paris on the eurostar from London. I will be away 3 delicious weeks – so look forward to some succulent blogging.

Don’t make plans

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

The reason that London appeals is that it’s a place where you never need to make plans. In fact making plans in London is like putting yourself on a leash and connecting to a running ramp. You’ll have a much richer and diverser experience if you see what finds you. There are plenty of possibilities.
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A Contiki tour with a difference

Friday, July 8th, 2005
In Malaysia for the Tsunami. In London for the 'terror attacks'. What's next on my itinerary you might ask. I work in central London opposite Scotland Yard, next to the Tube Headquarters, and a block down from Buckingham Palace. So yesterday ... [Continue reading this entry]

More money than time honey

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
This attitude affects how the majority behave here in London. People don't clean, they pay cleaners. People don't make coffee, they go to Starbucks. People don't go to each other's houses for dinner, they go to restaurants in central london ... [Continue reading this entry]

The passing of time. . .

Sunday, May 8th, 2005
Travelling is on hold now. I have a job again, for the first time in 6 months. The routine and responsibilities start to creep back, next the monotony will seep in. No its really not that bad. London has a ... [Continue reading this entry]

Suffering from culturephilia

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005
London rocks. I have taken to the streets with my sister. We went to The Tate Modern Gallery and tagged along with the tour of different areas of 20th century art: body, landscape, history, still life, and an exhibition of ... [Continue reading this entry]