Postcards from Bruges
‘Bruges is a beautiful medieval city, almost untouched by time.’ – James Frain. Bruges is the sort of city that lures you down it’s… Read more
HTMW Recaps – March 2017
I normally add a quote to the beginning of each post that sums up or enhances my writing. However, I’m going to use my… Read more
Visiting the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
‘It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say.’ Primo Levi. Writing from the Holocaust I am standing in… Read more
HTMW Recaps – February 2017
I normally add a quote to the beginning of each post that sums up or enhances my writing. However, I’m going to use my… Read more
A vignette from Mongolia
‘That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm…’ – Bear Grylls. First touch of cold The first thing that strikes… Read more
London: Ten things I love about you
‘I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.’ – As You Like It, William Shakespeare. I love London. There, I… Read more
HTMW Recaps – January 2017
I normally add a quote to the beginning of each post that sums up or enhances my writing. However, I’m going to use my… Read more
A note on bubbles
“First of all,” he said, “if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks…. Read more
On camaraderie
‘We’re all working together; that’s the secret.’ – Sam Walton. I’ve noticed fairly frequently when I travel and something goes wrong (be it a… Read more
My 2017 Ambitions
‘Ambition never comes to an end.’ – Kenneth Kaunda. At the beginning of 2016, in my post titled ‘My 2016 Ambition’, I outlined what… Read more