In order to deal with the annoyance of taking down the Christmas decorations? I don’t put any up in the…
Braces-wearing adult.
I always knew vanity would lead me to pain and bankruptcy. Enter : Adult braces. Yes, I’m now an adult…
Next stop… Inebriation! The Wine Tram.
We need to talk about this tram: The Franschhoek Wine Tram. You get on the tram, it takes you to wine. You get back on the tram, it takes you to more wine. Forever.
Tokyo…
So, Tokyo – Where to begin? Don’t visit Edo Palace on a Monday. We did, and it wasn’t open. The Emperor is possibly strutting about the grounds naked on a Monday – or something else he wishes to keep covert and private…
Carnivore dreams: More Brunch.
You’re probably sensing a trend here : I’m NOT a vegetarian. If I even attempted Vegetariainism I’d be found dead in the roadside before 10am. If it’s been alive? I will eat it, and enjoy it. Hence, Gaucho was all my Christmases come at once…
The OTHER Emirates: Fujairah and Sharjah
“The last time we went camping in the desert, my sister got bit on the bum by a Scorpion!!”
Snow… In the desert.
You know when you’re in the desert? And it’s hot, and arid, and camel-ridden? And all you can think is, “I really fancy a spot of skiing”?
Well. Your wait is over.
How to see Iran without a Visa: The Burj Khalifa.
For somebody so terrified of heights? I have the strangest urge to climb mountains and sky-scrapers. Even if I do…
Abra-cadabra
“What can you buy for 20p? A Freddo Bar? A cotton bud? A stick of celery? Bugger all.
Well. Not in Dubai. Here, you can purchase a BOAT RIDE!”
Green weekends.
“I’d forgotten what green is. I live on reclaimed desert – there’s no greenery… no leaves… no vegetation… just sand and dust and concrete – So on arriving at The Jumeirah Golf Estates (the most verdant place in all of Dubai!) I had to ROLL in the grass..”