Posted on August 29, 2011
Camping isn’t my thing. Never has been and never will be. Struggling to put up a tent in lashing rain, cooking measly portions of food on a primus stove, showering in a communal bathroom or, worse still, hovering over a campsite toilet.. >>> more
Posted on August 24, 2011
Food shopping in Iceland is full of surprises. There are all sorts of horrors lurking in those deep freezers!I’m not in a branch of England’s favourite frozen food emporium. I’m in Hellnar on the Snaefellsnes peninsula which is about a two.. >>> more
Posted on August 09, 2011
My favourite local restaurant is closed. So is my parliament. Why? “The restaurant staff need to take their summer break,” I was informed when I tried to book a table for this weekend. That’s great for the staff; inconvenient for the.. >>> more
Posted on March 30, 2018
A dishevelled blackbird has taken up residence in my.. >>> more
Posted on February 21, 2018
I could grow to hate books. A strange thing for a writer to say but hear me.. >>> more
Posted on January 18, 2018
I’ve just eaten the last Christmas mince pie. It tasted.. >>> more