Notting Hill Carnival, London
Well, it started in 1959 apparently. In St Pancras Town Hall, of all places although, after sixty years this is the 53rd Carnival? Claudia Jones started it in 1959 to […]
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Murano, London
It’s been a bit of an Italian summer – not the temperatures up in Yorkshire – but the language training in the Veneto and Torcello. Compared with last summer – […]
Olafur Eliasson at Tate Modern, London
When we’re “up to London” we like to take in a gallery or two. Nothing compares with the offering in Yorkshire (YSP, Hepworth, etc….yawn…Ed) but we’re alway open to new […]
Venice Biennale 2019
Every couple of years Venice hosts the art festival that is the Biennale. It’s all very, well, arty. A chance for (1) someone to feel important curating the exhibition and […]
Street Food Tour, Hanoi
You come to Vietnam for lots of things – the culture, the people, the countryside, the history…and the food. So many fresh flavours. People had told us to avoid it […]
Maison Polanka, Siem Reap, Cambodia
We arrived at Maison Polanka after three weeks travelling – flying, driving, sailing – around Vietnam and Cambodia. We moved every couple of days, the longest being the sail up […]
Hotel Metropole Hanoi
Friday 16th November 2018. Vietnam win 2-0 against Malaysia in the ASEAN Football Group A match. Malaysia fans are unimpressed. Vietnam handed out a tactical masterclass as they defeated Malaysia […]
