Back from the North

Well, I’m back from my whirlwind trip to London, and I must say, I am humbled. All those snotty things I said about London being grey and wet and grizzly and grim? I take them back. Because in the summertime, it’s just lovely. Green and mild and as sparkly as a big city can be.
And [...]

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Changes all round #2

And so, with my folks discovering the novelties of city life, and a new year underway, it became time to effect the changes I hinted at towards the end of last year. In short, I’ve left steamy Durban, with its palm trees, curries and Indian Ocean that on some evenings carries the faintest [...]

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In From the Cold

So I’m back from my wonderful 10 days in London.  I loved my time there, it’s an amazing city, even in the grim grip of the end of the year. I did all the things a first-timer should do and dodged crowds on Oxford Street, wandered all over the city, ate well, drank much beer [...]

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