Rice Pudding for dinner
A tragic 4-line, food-based, break-up poem
I predicted David Bowieβs death
Be my guest: the awkwardness of local hospitality
Ever been served up a cowβs vertebrae? Or a pile of deep-fried crispy Tarantulas?Β
That time I accidentally exchanged money on the black market
How did this nervous traveller land himself in Uzbekistan?
A Yorkshire Horror Story
Not-so shaggy dog story: a brush with death
Watch wild Elephants while you drink a beer
Is a Bucket List a good idea?
Rice Pudding for dinner
My dad died this week. I canβt be at his funeral in the UK, which is tough. Iβve written a few lines about him. Some memories to create a kind of sketch of who he was, to me.
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A tragic 4-line, food-based, break-up poem
Enjoy my tragic 4 -line, food-based, break-up poem.
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I predicted David Bowieβs death
David Bowie sat on the edge of a long white sofa in the roof garden of a Casablanca hotel. A low behind separated him from the city skyline. Glowing paper lanterns swungΒ in the warm evening breeze.
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Be my guest: the awkwardness of local hospitality
Ever been served up a cowβs vertebrae? Or a pile of deep-fried crispy Tarantulas?Β
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That time I accidentally exchanged money on the black market
'All fur coat and no knickers'Β is how I'd describe my hotel in Uzbekistan. A northern England expression describing something, or more often someone, that is all style over substance.
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How did this nervous traveller land himself in Uzbekistan?
Arriving at a foreign airport unable to speak the language or read any of the airport signs is daunting. Shit-scary but thrilling too for this nervous traveller.
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A Yorkshire Horror Story
A true story of how a short break in a charming Yorkshire village turned to bloody horror.
I'm covered in blood. I don't know why.
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Not-so shaggy dog story: a brush with death
An ordinary visit to the park turns into a near-death experience. As I dutifully pick up his shit, my dogs runs toward a busy main road.
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Watch wild Elephants while you drink a beer
There is a place in Kenya where you can watch Elephants and other wildlife from the safety of a treehouse. This iconic location also has a historic past.
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