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Staff at hotel resorts must be amused by the ignorance of their guests: the elderly German who took a kayak to a neighbouring island and boasted about his tale of survival when he finally returned; the French couple who thought … Read more →

‘Welcome to Bali,’ Hot Danish said as we waited at the baggage carousel alone, having beaten the two-hour queue by giving money to a middleman who paid the customs. ‘I think the customs ensure there’s a long queue on purpose,’ … Read more →

I like to think of myself as a ‘creative’ because I’d rather do something fun. However, throw me in a group with a pen and paper and tell me to write a few pithy character descriptions in 15 minutes – … Read more →

‘Two shots of Don Julio 1942,’ I heard an American voice behind me say to the barman.
‘Having a drink @ the Connaught X,’ I continued my update to Hot Danish.
‘Are you using WhatsApp?,’ the voice was closer to … Read more →

‘I think “hope” is a good word. It’s what helped prisoners survive the camps. It’s what makes most of us keep going. I hope the show will go well,’ journalist and artist Helen Kirwan-Taylor said during our interview in preparation … Read more →

There’s no escaping Valentine’s. Or ‘Anti-Valentine’s’ as it’s now more commonly known as. There’s the Meddlars of Honour at Paradise (no speed dating, speed hating or date card rating – just a room full of like-minded Valentine’s haters); the press … Read more →

‘I’m stretching on the floor now,’ Lauren responded when I asked her what she was up to. Lauren has a bad back and a bad ankle. ‘We are getting old,’ I responded. ‘I have a chafed bum from last night’s … Read more →

‘Have your pain killers got laxatives in?’ I asked my boss.
‘Why?’
‘You might sleep through breakfast tomorrow.’ I was on a work trip with my boss and I still hadn’t realised my error as I stood in his room … Read more →

I have previously blogged about a radiographer re-dislocating Plan B’s shoulder following a regular run in Hyde Park. Last week Natasha joined a surgery that I had recommended purely because of its proximity to our workplace in Amsterdam. I sent … Read more →

I’ve arrived in Riga for a work trip on the final day of the lats remaining in circulation. It’s my (and my employer’s) first trip to this year’s European Capital of Culture and we were soon discussing change, technology (aka … Read more →