For as long as I can remember I have always complied a list of 12 songs at this time of year. The songs embody the concluding year, the places I’ve been, the people I’ve met and the events that filled it. Usually, however, the list is scribbled on a scrap of paper and swiftly lost … Continue reading My 12-song soundtrack to 2010
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What kind of Christmas celebrator are you?
It’s Christmas Eve and I felt like blogging so I thought I would give you a little Christmas treat of categories for all Christmas celebrators, if you feel one is missing comment and I’ll add it under your name. Have a great Christmas everyone and stay tuned for my 12 songs of 2010 on Boxing … Continue reading What kind of Christmas celebrator are you?
A game to pass the time on a train
I had this flash of inspiration for a game to fill the long boring hours on train journeys whilst sat on a five-hour brain-numbing excursion at the weekend (I’m not going to call it a flash of genius because it is quite frankly bonkers). There aren’t a lot of things you can do on a … Continue reading A game to pass the time on a train
A Travelling Circus of Friends
“You’re from England? Me too!” In that split second a bond is created, instant friendship. This is a curious tale of making friends whilst travelling. I arrived in India with two brilliant travelling companions, my cousin and my best friend. With such fantastic company I had very little need for other friendships outside of our … Continue reading A Travelling Circus of Friends
The Different Species of Bag Packers
As I begin the usually error filled activity of packing my backpack, attempting to remember all things and forgetting many I got thinking about other people’s packing methods for this mad, monotonous but paramount stepping stone to travelling. There are the Panicy Packers with thousands of different lists, with everything laid on the bed in … Continue reading The Different Species of Bag Packers
My 10,000th hit
Not the drug kind of hit. No my 10,000 blog hit, it happened sometime during the night like Father Christmas coming or foxes eating your boots (it happens). I have amazingly reached the grand old age of 10,000 and in all honestly I cannot believe it. I didn’t for one moment 6 weeks ago when … Continue reading My 10,000th hit
[Insert Title Here]
Those three words mock me from the computer screen, rising from the page and burning my conscious. Although my book’s introduction has begun in earnest and its feels like the book is rumbling into some sort of existence the all-important title somehow still eludes me. The title of any book is paramount for not only … Continue reading [Insert Title Here]
Graffiti: the good, the bad and the ugly
Graffiti is art to some and repulsive to many. It divides people, cities and societies, with its often political and cultural anarchism. An army of thousands, graffiti artists constantly re-design the urban landscape. For me graffiti is an art form for the modern world, with masters like Banksy and Invader whose works have both brilliance … Continue reading Graffiti: the good, the bad and the ugly
My Incontinent Dog and other stories from Bould farm
Bould farm, sounds tranquil doesn’t it? A place once would imagine Winnie the Pooh spending his holidays. A name, however, is a deceiving thing. The farm is filled to bursting with bonkers animals that create a veritable mad house, that is never quiet and never dull. From the smallest goldfish to the largest cow, they … Continue reading My Incontinent Dog and other stories from Bould farm
My Accidental Love of Braces (the trouser variety)
It began by accident as many relationships often do, it was a cold spring night in April, I look back at it now with rose tinted fondness as I was not to know of the tragedy that was to unfold. It was my friend’s fancy dress birthday party and I had decided to dress up … Continue reading My Accidental Love of Braces (the trouser variety)
