posted by Gordon White filed under London
Chatting with a Saffa at work, we hit on the complicated relationship Antipodeans have with Northern Hemisphere Christmases.
You see, Christmas belongs here. Traditional Yuletide fare is essentially Western European survival foods: goose, preserved fruits, Christmas pudding (which lasts for years), etc.
I mentioned this before but, back home, I always found it slightly odd that my mother would light our dessert
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posted by Gordon White filed under London
If one is to properly attempt mushrooming whilst in Sweden, one is going to need some gumboots.
Whilst recently in Sweden, I purchased said gumboots from the Swedish equivalent of Walmart. I think this should be called Svalmart, but they went with Coop.
Whatevs. Bygones.
Anyway, so I sunk thirty quid (on sale, of course) into some gumboots and went mushrooming in the
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posted by Gordon White filed under france
Paris doesn't disappoint. This is a rare thing to say about a tourist attraction. In fact, I can't think of a single other tourist attraction that does exactly what it says on the tin. It's beautiful, it's got brilliant food, the wine is insanely cheap, the service is that adorable French antagonistic-yet-playful-yet- consummately professional style that I assumed was simply
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posted by Gordon White filed under London
Poor little rich girl. Or something. Who would complain about this?
Who, exactly? Well, me for one. But only because my liver told me to.
Two key indicators point to the fact that it is Summer here in London.
1)
It is currently pissing down with rain. Seriously. Almost hailing.
2)
The unending number of parties and engagements that is the fate of all my media
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