I love to cook and be creative. I love creating and eating complex dishes with many ingredients resulting in a multi flavoured foodgasm. But sometimes nothing can beat a classic simple dish that connects you …

Had a conversation the other day about people on ‘Death Row’ (not sure how we ended up on this topic) and what people’s last meals would be. It lead to us wondering what would we …

It is now April 21st and the air flight ban due to the volcanic ash has been lifted. I am on the Tube on the way to the bus, which will take me to my …

“PLANE RIDE OR A NICE DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY DARLING?”
As we didn’t have to be up at 5am to go to the airport we had a leisurely morning. We eventually headed out of the house …

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
So I just learnt that my flight tomorrow is cancelled due to an Icelandic Volcano spitting ash into airspace over most of Europe. Damn it. I am for sure disappointed and sad …

THWARTED EXPECTATIONS
The morning started a little rough. I had a vision of sitting on a nice leather sofa in a sweet little coffee shop sipping a decaf Americano and writing this blog. This ended up …

SMALL WONDERS IN A BIG GALLERY
The day started at the National Portrait Gallery. The gallery holds the world’s largest collection of portraits. Unfortunately for me most of them are paintings or illustrations, as a photography-lover …

SQUEEZE ON IN
Up early and on the tube with my mate at 8.30am. Oh how I have forgotten how busy it gets on the small metal cylinder traveling dangerously fast so far under ground. I …

MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
Had a brilliant day, went to the Museum of Childhood in Bethnel Green. It is run by the V&A. In 1855 Prince Albert proposed the construction of an iron formed building in …

ON THE MOVE AGAIN
So I have been in London now for six days and I am loving it, spending great time with friends catching up.
Today I am on the road again off to another friend’s …