Bathhouse flagellation

Apologies but it has been a while since my last blog as I have been writing a sequel to my first novel ‘The Wood and the Trees.’  I was writing the section ‘Tour de France,’ which I thought would be c. 6,000 words but it turned out to be c.15,000 words as I had so...

Being Emotionally Available

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently played ‘Shag, Marry, Date’ on the Bush Deep podcast and admitted he would like to be balls deep in Kylie Minogue.  This brings a new tone to Australian diplomacy and the next time Albo meets the Pope, he could ask...

In the land of Shakespeare

I have just spent two weeks in France and experienced the glories of French food.  We had some great seafood across France particularly in Sete, which is a seaside/fishing harbour near Montpellier.  Our best meal was undoubtedly at Chateau Carlmagnus, the Fronsac...

The Mute Swan

Having had no option but to arrive early in London (think Iran, other people’s business diaries), I have been doing a bit of the Tommy Tourist, which one day meant going to Hampton Court.  It would have been a pleasurable experience if not for the hordes of small...

Singapore Sling

London bound again this time on Singapore Airlines.  I am looking forward to visiting Singapore again as I used to have a close association with it, but I have not been there for nearly 30 years.  When I first started my career a long, long time ago, Singapore...