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• Vote for Me!

  

  Don't you hate it when people say they've 'done' somewhere? As in "oh, I did Rome last year". I find it really grating because I don't think you can ever 'do'... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Weekend at Paris Photo

  

  Earlier this year when we visited Dubrovnik, the place I'd always dreamed of going, I asked Paul what was #1 on his list. He only had one answer: Paris Photo,... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Wicked the Sixth

  

  Yep, I saw Wicked again!I know I've seen (and blogged about!) it twice already this year, so I won't bore you with the details... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Ghetto Klown

  

  John Leguizamo is probably best known for his roles in Baz Lurmann's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, but he's been writing and performing in one man shows sinc... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Weekend in Barcelona

  

  I think it was the smoothest weekender we've ever been on. The weather forecast was thunderstorms, but it didn't rain at all. We didn't get lost, the plane... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Josh Groban

  

  Josh Groban is meant to be incredible live, that's all I've ever heard. So, my expectations were unrealistically high.Good thing Josh Groban is unrealistically... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Taming of the Shrew

  

  Modern day Brixton may sound an incongruous setting for Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, yet celebrated director Robin Norton-Hale's vision pulls it off with... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Top Girls

  

  In a word: fractured.Top Girls staves off boredom by offering the most disconnected first act I have ever seen.Caryl Churchill's entire first act is a dinner... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Life Lesson #35 - Kiwis and Frogs Don't Mix

  

  Wandering the streets of Clapham on a chilly Sunday morning, we couldn't figure out why none of the bars were open. It's the sporting event of the year -... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Weekend in Portugal

  

  When I realised that Portugal was the largest country in Western Europe that hadn't been ticked off the list, I made it a bit of a mission to book something. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Idina Menzel

  

  I've been a fan of Idina Menzel since the day I first heard Rent.I've seen clips of her performing live before and been, well, unimpressed. Sometimes she's flat... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Jersey Boys

  

  The story of the Four Seasons is a great watch, with a top notch cast. Jersey Boys was one of the first jukebox musicals, and it's a special one because,... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Performance

  

  After 25 years running in London at Her Majesty’s theatre, The Phantom of the Opera breaks its own record for longest running musical with every performance. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Last 24 Hours in Morocco

  

  After leaving Chefchaouen, we bussed north to Tangier and had soup in café Hafa, which apparently is where the Beatles used to go. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Chefchaouen

  

  I am in love with Chefchaouen. It is easily the most wonderful place we've been so far in our trip around Morocco.Nestled in the Rif mountains in the north of... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Fes

  

  My impression of Fes is that it's a more authentic version of Marrakech.Frankie and I in front of the Blue Gate; the old town entrance nearest our riadThere's... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Day Two in Marrakech

  

  begins with breakfast on the roof of our riad.Afterwards, we make our way through the rush of the souk to the museum of Marrakech. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Meknès

  

  Arriving in Meknès, our cab driver overcharged us and then dropped us on the wrong side of town, but not before giving us his phone number so we could call him... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Life Lesson #34 - Train Stations in Casablanca Aren't Always Romantic

  Casablanca is meant to be very romantic. Especially train stations in Casablanca. Or at least that's what the movie led me to believe. My own ending to... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Casablanca

  

  When we arrived in Casablanca we haggled with a taxi driver to take us straight to the Hassan II Mosque, which is the second largest religious building in the... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL