I have only been to Canada once, about ten years ago, on what was meant to be a week-long work trip to Toronto. It was February on that visit and minus 20 degrees Celsius (that’s…
I mentioned last week that I was recently in Los Angeles, visiting my brother and sister-in-law (see Spinning in Tinseltown). They live in Hollywood, not just literally but figuratively as well: my brother works as…
This week, as it happens, is the two year birthday of this blog. When I started this adventure, I wasn’t quite sure why, other than that it got me thinking creatively each week, something that…
En-route from Hawaii back to London, I spent the past week in Los Angeles. My brother and sister-in-law live there, virtually in the shadow of the famous Hollywood sign, which is perched on the hill…
I spent the past few weeks on a family vacation in Hawaii. In the course of which we stayed in a few very large holiday resorts. The type where you find thousands of guests all…
I am currently in Hawaii on vacation, over the New Year holiday period. Last year I visited Hawaii for the first time, travelling to Kauai, the westernmost bit of land in the remote chain of volcanic…
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”. These words – the first sentence of the book The Hobbit – were written in the summer of 1928 by one John Ronald Reuel Tolkien,…
Each year, I take a week out of daily life with two of my best friends, and together we head off somewhere exotic to engage in a bit of manly, physical, outdoor activity. Normally this…
I was born in Jerusalem, and although I never really lived in Israel, I have an Israeli passport, not to mention an instantly identifiable Israeli name. My parents now live in Israel, as do most…
Leicester Square is the heart of London’s West End. Within a short walk are dozens of theatres where world-famous musicals, operas, and stage productions play. Leicester Square has also become globally associated with the movies….
