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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1092 )

• Getting the Abbey Habit

  

  We interrupted our recent theatrical pilgrimage to old London Town to have a gander around Westminster Abbey. Regular viewers will know I’m a sucker for an old... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beer is All Around

  

  Boisterous but good-humoured, it turns out the hairy merry men had parachuted in from the North Sea gas rigs. And the hard-drinking riggers were hell-bent on... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cruising Down by the River

  

  I stumbled upon a strange fella lurking among the trees who gave me the old ‘come hither’. So I came hither. Okay, that’s not true. I’m a little long in the... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s Showtime!

  

  For our two-day birthday bonanza in old London Town, we hit the theatrical jackpot with a double bill of top-drawer shows. First up – The Curious Case of... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Devil Wears Prada

  

  Picture it. October, London, Liam’s birthday and the much-anticipated new Elton John stage musical, The Devil Wears Prada, based on the acclaimed 2006 film. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Family Affair

  

  This week has been a double bill of showbiz fun featuring our local innkeeper’s talented family. First to mince across the boards was the master of the house... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Canterbury Tales

  

  A family wedding took us to rural Kent, the so-called Garden of England, with its rolling downs, dripping orchards and bountiful fields. We padded out the... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Clickbait

  

  We live in a digital world of information overload with stuff coming at us from every which way, all day, every day. If you’re plugged in and switched on, it’s... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pigs in the Proverbial

  It’s now been five years since we moved out to the sticks. One day we were enjoying city centre living like pigs in the proverbial, the next we were in the... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Everyone’s a Critic

  

  We’re big fans of Sir Ian McKellen, star of stage, screen and gay bars – or ‘Sirena’ as he’s affectionately known by the brethren. Sirena is at his devilish bes... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Waking the Dead

  

  Recently, our sleep has been rudely disturbed by bloodcurdling screeching coming from outside our bedroom window. It’s really spooky, and loud enough to wake th... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Ties That Bind

  

  My oldest friend died in January 2020. He’d just finished his shift as a drama teacher at a North London school and was about to drive home. He had a cardiac... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Early Yuletide Logs

  

  Anticipating weather on the turn, we took advantage of cheap summer supplies for the log burner. We’re now fully-stocked for the shorter days to come and the... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Making Hay While the Sun Shines

  

  After a damp start, our East Anglian summer warmed up nicely during August. It dried up too, with hardly a drop for our thirsty plot. It’s been perfect weather... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cash Is Still King

  

  For our inaugural visit to luscious Lakka on Paxos back in 2022, cash was king. Flashing the plastic in shops, restaurants and cafés was definitely frowned upon. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Like a Bad Penny

  

  We caught COVID on a flying visit to Bulgaria in 2022. Thankfully, as we’d been vaxed to the max, our symptoms were fairly mild, “…more man-flu than... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcards from Corfu Old Town

  

  Following a week or so of life-affirming lolling and libations on Paxos, we’ve switched it up a gear for a couple of nights in Corfu Old Town – Kerkyra to the... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcards from Paxos – Second Delivery

  

  Some Like It HotWe knew Paxos would be hot, but we didn’t know quite how sizzling. The mercury rises with each day that passes – 38 degrees and counting. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcards from Paxos – First Delivery

  

  The Crack of DawnWe were up at the crack of dawn for our sunrise flight to Corfu. Although we’d booked our seats with TUI, one of the world’s largest travel... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Computer Says No

  

  The queue is as quintessentially British as fish and chips, a Sunday roast or a post-pub kebab. I’m all for it. It appeals to my first-come-first-served sense o... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION