Posts in category People & Places

Integration in the Rainbow Nation Integration is a hot political topic in the UK. The Nanny State wants to be integrated. In many of its …

I’ve been hibernating. Like a chubby Grizzly I’ve retreated into my down-feather-and-Egyptian-cotton bed, closed the shutters, put my phone on silent, and said good-bye to …

I have always loved the endless “10 best places for..>”, “Who Would Be Your Perfect Pet” and “7 Different Stages of Drunken Girlfriend” type of …

I love day trips. I would say I see them as little escapes from the routines of city life, but I have neither much routine …

“I don’t shit where I eat,” I said quietly sitting in the Ritz’ tearoom, taking another sip of Oolong from my white porcelain teacup. Ben …

The City of London. There’s no place like it. There, the ancient, contemporary and futuristic collide in a celestial bang leaving rubble, chaos and noise. …

As part of my ‘living life to its max’ philosophy, I’ve spent the last few weeks jotting down things I really want to do, in …

2013. As its fated number would suggest, it was the worst year of my life as I stand looking back at it. I fizzed my …

It’s a new year, and apparently people other than me are busy with making and breaking resolutions. Since most of these people lack a Y-chromosome, …

Learning a foreign language is one of the most liberating experiences you can have in life. Not only does it help to broaden one’s world-view, …