Trying to write a blog post in an internet cafe in france is an exercise in frustration. So many keys are in the wrong place. You learn something every day. Last week was another fantastic week. I met up with Goldie and Youdie for the Chelsea v Schalke game at Stanford bridge. Was thoroughly entertaining [...]

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For the last week we having living in a small cottage in Kent, South East England. It is about an hour from London by train, and is a truly idealic part of England. It is hard to believe that in a country this size there can still be huge forests and open fields, and complete [...]

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Farewell Helsinki, hello London. Like most travellers, the first experience you have of the UK is London’s Heathrow airport. And like many traveller’s it is a horrible experience. Immigration was a breeze, which was fantastic given all of the horror stories we have heard. But then we made it to the arrivals hall. Every baggage [...]

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After the warmth and humidity of New York, I am now in Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. The people are warm and lovely, and at this time of the year the weather is cold and crisp. Everyone seems to speak 3 languages, Swedish, Finnish and [...]

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I just spent the last 3 days in New York city. It is one of those places that you see all the time on tv, and you feel like you have to go there, climb the empire state, visit times square, and soak up the atmosphere. And I did all that, and yet I left [...]

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