I haven’t joined in with #FriFotos on Twitter for some time now. #FriFotos is a weekly photo forum run by @CharlesYap @EpsteinTravels and @TravelDesigned. The theme this week is Boats so here are a few from
Book Review: L’Amour Actually by Melanie Jones
If you’re looking for a light, funny read for your summer holidays then look no further than the debut novel by Melanie Jones. If the name rings a bell then maybe her blog, The River
My interview for the Mad Blog Awards
In the run up to the Mad Blog Awards presentation in September, the organisers are doing a series of interviews with the finalists. This week they have published an interview with me in which I
The Ins and Outs of a Big Night In
Micky Flanagan, the Cockney comedian, has studied the very subtle differences involved in the procedure of ‘going out.’ There’s a fine line between ‘popping out’, ‘going out’ and ‘going out out’. Here’s a clip to
Latest Book Reviews
You may remember I was a little dissatisfied with an erotica novel I had been sent for review (read my grumbles here). Granted I am not a fan of the genre in any case, but
Unusual things to do on holiday with Jonathan Ross and me.
Jonathan Ross would make a great family travel blogger. Reading about his trips in the ‘My Hols’ bit of the Sunday Times yesterday, it would seem he loves to discover the kooky and the unconventional
You shall go to the ball…
From Mrs O to Mrs Ooh It took a lot less than a pumpkin, a few mice and a Fairy Godmother to change me from the daft old bat with hump and varicose veins (my
“Game as a Badger”
On the sofa with the travel panel (Photo courtesy of Boo, Roo and Tigger Too) It’s not the most dignified motivational quote I’ve ever come across but when I boarded the train heading for London