Friday, March 30, 2007

The Aussie invasion

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Garry's parents, Murray and Rhonda, have arrived safely in London this morning after more than 22 hours in the air. They report that Vir...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Counting down the days

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The newspapers proudly announced today that Heathrow's new Terminal 5 opens for business in exactly one year. I've noticed that pseu...
Monday, March 26, 2007

The Hilton is open for business

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Our guests will get their first taste of the tube on Friday Final preparations have been made for the arrival of Garry’s parents from Sydne...
Sunday, March 25, 2007

The British Museum

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In 1798, Napoleon's army landed on the African coach at Alexandria and proceeded to march towards Cairo. His army soon overcame the Otto...
Saturday, March 24, 2007

You're not who you say you are

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I have a confession. I was born in New Zealand. I first left the country at the age of 17 and lived for a year in the USA as an exchange stu...

Snow! What about Spring?

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Blossom smothers a neighbourhood tree We've been experiencing a cold snap for a week now. Last weekend I went walking a friend along t...
Thursday, March 22, 2007

More kulture coming

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With our many family visitors almost upon us, we've been booking tickets for plenty of live theatre. London is full of theatre. It's...

Hit me! 3000 times!

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London Eye at night from our bedroom window Swiss Cottage hit another milestone today. The blog clocked up its 3000 th hit. Amazing! The f...
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Monday, March 19, 2007

75 years old? It's a baby

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed today for a public walk-over. The event celebrated the 75th anniversary of the bridge's opening. Au...
Saturday, March 17, 2007

The glory of the empire

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I was back in Amsterdam this week. I love visiting. I defy anyone to despise Amsterdam's picturesque canals lined with 17th Century merc...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

The proud Australians

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Headlines this weekend were dominated by the much delayed completion of the new Wembley stadium . Late on Friday, Australian developer Multi...
Saturday, March 10, 2007

Spring has sprung

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Spring has arrived. Temperatures are slowly on the rise. The Met Office is predicting a steady period of daytime temperatures hitting 12-14C...
Friday, March 09, 2007

Don't park there!

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The Saab has a puncture. Well, there's a nail in the tyre. While its been holding pressure since we discovered it last month, I'm su...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Time for a change

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On March 25 we'll be moving our clocks forward one hour to British Summer Time (BST). The UK has been doing this every year since 1916 ....
Sunday, March 04, 2007

The moon stops traffic

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The first total lunar eclipse for more than three years occured last night. Garry and I were out with a group of friends in Soho. As we cam...
Saturday, March 03, 2007

Torres Colón

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I've just completed a whirlwind two-day business visit to Madrid. The weather was wonderful and my hotel was centrally located in Plaza ...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

On the road again

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I have more business travel over the next few weeks. I'm off to Madrid for 48-hours on Wednesday evening, then off to Amsterdam two week...
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Monday, February 26, 2007

A victim of global warming

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My return from South Africa has brought with it a dose of late-Winter flu. Since Tuesday I've had an alternating series of stomach pains...
Saturday, February 24, 2007

Bombers and burqas

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Much like global warming, extreme fundamental Islam is a prominent news topic in London. The debate provokes intense emotion from both sides...
Friday, February 23, 2007

In memory of the polar ice caps

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No blog on life in London can ignore the threat of global warming for long. The topic consistently commands headlines here and across Europe...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Cecil Rhodes, Dassies and Baboons

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As I mentioned yesterday, I enjoyed several new highlights during my second Cape Town visit last weekend. Three immediately come to mind. Th...

Table Mountain

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The first recorded ascent of Table Mountain in Cape Town took place in 1503. Today, a 120 rand transaction gets you a ticket on the public c...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Ostriches on the beach

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I've just returned from an intense week in Johannesburg. While much of my time was taken with business I did make another weekend dash d...
Sunday, February 18, 2007

Seven Dials

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Seven Dials is one my favourite landmarks in the West End of London. At the intersection of seven narrow laneways lies a slender sundial pil...
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Sunday, February 11, 2007

The Mousetrap

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This evening Garry and I went to see The Mousetrap, the world's longest running theatre production. It opened in 1952 and has continued ...