“Let him walk!”

“Let him walk!”

“Let him walk!” The tanned, sports-attired man with matching girlfriend yelled out to me as I passed, pushing Oscar on his buggy, Nero in his chariot. “I’m sorry?” He doubled down. “Let him walk!” Yes. I was mildly irritated by this impertinent opening...
Premium veg

Premium veg

Premium veg I’ve just paid HKD 912 (around £86) for this small basket of mainly ordinary vegetables in a supermarket. OK, it’s a weirdly expensive supermarket, and my basket did include a carton of milk and a couple of bagels, but still, that seems like a...
Postcard #24 – Edinburgh

Postcard #24 – Edinburgh

Postcard #24 – Edinburgh I have finally arrived in Edinburgh, and I’ve just run past the road where Ms Eliza shares a flat with her mates. Here is what The Conqueror says about Edinburgh: “Welcome to Edinburgh Castle, Gita. Oh, and by the way –...
A catch up

A catch up

A catch up Well, I do seem to have lost my blogging mojo of late but I need to catch up, I know that. I’ve been thinking of how to write about what I’ve been doing and it seems really odd for someone who has done so little of note in the last few weeks to...
Postcard #23 England/ Scotland border

Postcard #23 England/ Scotland border

Postcard #23 England/ Scotland border Finally I’ve arrived in Scotland. Rather oddly, I’d never been across this border until 2018, when I took Eliza up to university and cried the whole way back but on calmer occasions I’ve driven through such...