What is Halloween?…. I think for most people this is an American festival for kids to dress up in funny scary costumes and knock on doors asking that question … ’Trick or Treat’ Clearly a fun evening for families in…
Hide and Seek
Recently I was staying in York – such a beautiful city! I was in this great 2 bedroom apartment, not too far from the city centre, and my entire responsibility was to look after Pasha, a 12 year old short…
London Calling
So in this amazing digital world we live in does which country you live really matter? I mean on how employers see you. I would have said no but this week I have had an interesting experience which has made…
Leaving on a jet plane…
…don’t know when I’ll be back again.. As April 2018 came to a close I spent some time reflecting on my decision to sell my house and car and pack myself into a couple of bags and have a…
A Spring Affair
Winter has been long. Spring is coming…like the promise of an affair! Since early October, when the sun left, everything became grey and started getting colder. In December on some days temperatures dropped to around -10 … snow fell…
A Trip of a Lifetime!
So it was New Year’s Eve morning and I was in St Petersburg. Excited … you bet! I am not a fan of crowded places and mostly I am content to spend this time of year on my own…indeed last…
Me and Suzi Q
When in Rome … well actually Vietnam… I was told that the only way to get around was to hire a scooter …so… Suzi Q was delivered and I was ….mmm mobile? ‘What are the road rules?’, ‘Is there something…
Get me to the Church….sometime!
So anyone who know me knows how useless I am at reading a map – any hidden talents I might have had were totally destroyed by my trusty GPS! No seriously, I genuinely can’t read a map….I have no sense…
My Magical Mystical Tour
Having lived in Nanjing for almost a year and with my visa coming to an end I decided that I wanted to see more of China…I investigated a couple of tours and realised quite quickly that the cost of said…
Que sera sera
So near and yet so far! So I am in Avatar country and decide that I would brave the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge….seemingly the longest highest glass bridge in the world spanning two mountains high up on Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie, Hunan…