I wondered lonely as a, well...duck, actually.
on Nov 20, 2009 in travels I've always found staying as a guest in someone elses house for any length of time quite hard. In many ways it should be the easiest thing in the world; you get a free bed, free nightly meals, local advice, suggestions, a living room and all manner o...

Forgive me, but I'm a little overawed by technological advances tonight.
on Nov 18, 2009 in relationships travels The last time I went travelling to Australia was 2003. Hardly worthy of 'back in the day' or 'when I was a nipper' status, but it's mad how much things have changed in six years. I don't mean the country itself, and I'm not referring to me and my rap...

Beached
on Nov 17, 2009 in problem travels I arrived back in Perth on Monday after an altogether successful stay in the hostel. You know, minus the copulating Koreans. In fact, I'd coerced enough people into talking to me over the weekend that on Sunday I was part of a group trip to the neare...

“Ah yea, we’ve got a bed. You’re sharing with a lovely Korean couple”
on Nov 14, 2009 in oops travels Lovely?! I thought, as I opened the locked dorm room door in time to see two figures immediately recoil from each other under the bottom bunk covers. Wonderful. Two minutes into my first hostel stay and I’ve already interrupted a couple mid-shag. T...

Fat ankles, seat choices, and unseasonal accessories.
on Nov 10, 2009 in travels My journey was split into two bits. First was the 12 hour mission from London to Singapore, then a little break in plush Singapore airport before another 7 hours onto Perth. And yowza, even in the relative comfort of Singapore Air economy, where scre...

Annnnd...she's off!
on Nov 8, 2009 in travels Tomorrow morning I fly to Australia. It's gone quick eh? I'm pretty knackered - the leaving party didn't end til 4:30am this morning, and after a day of mostly eating, packing and hugging, creativity in any sense of the word is evading me. So yeah. N...

We've all done it, apparently
on Nov 5, 2009 in tube oops napping on the tube Wednesday Evening Mission: couple of drinks, cheapy meal and home at respectable time.Money withdrawn from cashpoint = £30Bottle of white wine in Charlotte Street pub = £12Food for two in Wagamamas on South Bank, plus more wine = £24More wine in t...

Restless
on Nov 4, 2009 in rant shopping stupid people annoying me I'm all of a jitter. Proper restless. It's not even that I'm jittery about going away, I'm just bored because for the first time ever I'm unemployed and not looking. I'm sitting at home, bumbling about, ploughing my way through boxes of chocolate and...

My favourite bit of London isn't a place, it's 7am on a Sunday morning.
on Nov 3, 2009 in music London After a night of tequila with salt and no lemon, jagerbombs and some really dirty electro, we took a break from the dancefloor and headed outside. We'd gone into the club 6 hours ago, and now the fog had cleared and the flashing light on top of Canar...

Relationship
on Oct 29, 2009 in relationships travels I could bang on and on and on and on about the injustice of it all. The law of sod and the frustration of meeting someone just before you're due to leave the country. Then the slow realisation that this is maybe more than a fling; when it dawns on yo...