I took a week off work to join my folks with the family up in Scotland. It was a great idea to go by train – so much less stressful than flying and such beautiful scenery…This is Boris looking out at Newcastle, and below is the view of the sea close to Berwick-on-Tweed.

My folks arrived on Saturday for a weekend in London before heading up to Scotland. I had this brilliant plan of taking them to see my lunch spot at St James’s Park, but didn’t think about the HORDES of people that would be around for Trooping the Colours. From wikipedia “Trooping the Colour is an [...]

For a few years, the idea has been to get to London. I’ve got some family up in Scotland and a few friends around the place and I thought it would be interesting to see what life would be like in a country where Green and Blacks and Haagen Daaz is plentiful. So after an [...]

Yes, it’s been quite a while indoors with the books. The weather is starting to clear up now and the end of exams are in sight! So we thought we’d go for a walk in the forest before I left to write an exam in George.

Saturday was a perfect day in Cape Town after the long weeks of rain. Sunshine and absolutely no wind, even at Cape Point which is a rare occurance. Richard and I headed down to our spot looking out over the bay to enjoy the weather and a sushi picnic. Not long to go now until [...]