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Christmas in Londinium

Gordon White — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:31:34 +0000

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…

The Gumboot Dilemma

Gordon White — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:40:21 +0000

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…

Paris 1.0: Invading Europe

Gordon White — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:33:07 +0000

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,…

Shiny Shiny Parties

Gordon White — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:44:41 +0000

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…