* Admired Daniel Craig in a snow-drenched, coffee-soaked, violence-speckled Girl with a Dragon Tattoo * Got nostalgic about Antarctica after visiting the Heart of the Great Alone exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery * Ate too much chocolate *
Category: travel
On the Marie Claire Trail in Sherry Country
The inspiration for this trip had struck a year earlier, as I trawled indolently through a copy of Marie Claire from the comfort of my sun bed in the soothing … Continue reading On the Marie Claire Trail in Sherry Country
Copenhagen in the Rain
The heavy velvet curtains billowed into the windows of the café as another purple-tinged flash of lightning serrated the sky. Below us the street flowed like a dirty river. Candy-striped … Continue reading Copenhagen in the Rain
And the ‘Nos’ have it …
So, the votes are in, and have been counted and verified. In the final analysis, you, the readers, voted 65: 35 (%) in favour of cancelling my trip to Syria. So, I’m now in the process of cancelling my flight (it’s not like I had anything else booked). I’ll leave the medieval streets of Damascus, the imposing crusader castles and the historic sites of Aleppo ’til another time. Many thanks to all who participated in the poll and to all those who’ve contacted me separately with their advice. I think my mum will be happy with the consensus decision!! Am now thinking of going to Spain instead …
Gooster on the Loose 