Friday, June 01, 2007

Boeing Boeing Gone

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Garry and I took my parents to see a revival of Boeing Boeing in the West End tonight. The reviews for this production have been mixed. Mos...
Thursday, May 31, 2007

The moons of Jupiter

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National Geographic has published a spectacular photo of Comet McNaught taken by my cousin-in-law, Euan Mason. Grab your June issue today a...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

22,708 performances - how surreal

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I took Mum and Dad to the Victoria & Albert Museum today to see the Surrealism and Design exhibition . The current exhibition tracks th...

Dining in Joburg

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The plane that took me to Africa - only four months old. I've made a number of business trips to South Africa in the last 18 months. Ge...
Sunday, May 27, 2007

Capsule controversy

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A naked woman with a watering can was the talk of last year’s Chelsea Flower Show. She formed part of an award-winning show garden created b...
Saturday, May 26, 2007

Kiwis on the loose

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I'm finally back from my mad dash to South Africa for three days of business. I arrived home on Thursday morning about 7.40am. My parent...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

New York stopover

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What do you call a baby swan? This question vexed us on Sunday while touring in the Cotswold. Garry and I had taken his Aunt and Uncle, Barb...
Sunday, May 20, 2007

Another hole in the Ozone

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I've not had a moment to scratch myself this week. I've just flown in this evening from an unscheduled two day business trip to New ...
Thursday, May 17, 2007

Cruising the Bosphorous

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At some point in the distant pass the Marmara Sea spilled across a narrow isthmus separating it from the Black Sea. While geologists dispute...

Something old, something new

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We booked a guided tour for our last full day in Istanbul. Much to our surprise we discovered that we had the tour to ourselves. Our guide, ...

The market economy

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Our guide book simply said, “Nothing can prepare you for the Grand Bazaar.” On our penultimate day in Istanbul we were compelled to find out...

King of the Cotton Castles

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Pamukkale is one place in Turkey that I've always wanted to see. Earlier this month, Garry and I experienced this spectucular natural wo...