the end was just the beginning
I got off a plane at 6am yesterday and scored the most beautiful run through the airport - straight up to a bloke at border control, bag off the carousel within 10 minutes, straight through customs ... so I figured I deserved a shower and a hug. I took a deep breath and paid for... Continue Reading →
I'm beginning to think Mulder was right with the whole trust no-one thing. He's lucky they didn't have Facebook back then, way scarier than alien/government conspiracies. I'm relatively new to the Facebook world. It was strange uncharted territory a few years ago. Now it's my personal and professional newsfeed all rolled into one. I love... Continue Reading →
Leaving home makes me sick ... Literally. I’ve snuffled/spewed my way through Koh Samui, Singapore, South Carolina, Fiji … and now Pasadena. Yep, I am poorly. Woozy in prone postion on hotel bed unable to speak beyond a croak poorly. Totally freaking inconvenient when I am supposed to be hugging men in sloth suits and... Continue Reading →
As I write this blog poolside ... I know SHUT UP ... I should be in relaxed holiday mode, like the couple whose tongues haven't left each other's mouths since they entered the water. But I can't stop thinking about how many faux pas I have committed within less than 1 hour of arriving at... Continue Reading →
Travel's funny. You find yourself halfway across the world in an old friend's hotel room ordering chicken nuggets and fries from room service to accompany your freebie bottle of $300 vintage pink champagne (scored during some snafu on the plane) you're sipping while you admire the personalized initials the hotel has sewn onto his pillowcase... Continue Reading →
I have a new pet-hate phrase, actually it's not new and I don't just pet-hate it I REALLY hate it: "first-world problem". It's become the de rigueur thing to say on social media about everything and is usually usually delivered scathingly. And I feel like starting a petition to have it stopped. BECAUSE ALL MY... Continue Reading →
This week had it all - a new celebrity resident for Sydney, Gisele Bundchen's moat, Alyssa Milano's "sex tape", Clint Eastwood's wife swap, Alec Baldwin's adorable bub, Scarlett Johannson's gorgeous ring and Kate Bosworth's amazing wedding ... here are all my favourite moments in one juicy post ... >> Angelina Jolie arrived in Sydney yesterday... Continue Reading →
So I had dinner with a friend from my Cosmopolitan days (a way sexier term for a time in my distant past than "The Recession", I must remember that in my next dealing with a young person) on Wednesday and I couldn't help boasting "I'm going to Los Angeles on Saturday!" He stared at me... Continue Reading →
So, I was on the bus last night when a woman - she was probably around 30, I reckon - offered me her seat on the bus. Wasn't that nice of her? Except ... As I noted on Twitter: "Sigh a woman just offered me her seat on the bus. She obviously thinks I'm a)... Continue Reading →
It ain’t easy being a redhead. You're pale, you're freckly, your hair is a weird colour and people make fun of it. So it fills my heart with joy when I see photos of Roodharigendag, a yearly festival in the Netherlands for people with naturally red hair. Held last weekend in Breda, more than 5000 redheads from 80 countries attended, with the... Continue Reading →
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