I think that was my favourite part really, an outstanding tour guide. It felt more like we were driving around with someone we’d known for years.

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 79,000 times in 2013. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 3 days for that many people to see […]

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 72,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that […]

I learnt two important lessons on Saturday. Firstly if it’s the sunny side of 40 degrees, then make sure wherever you plan on going for lunch has more than decent air-conditioning. And secondly, if you’ve been out for a particularly impressive burger the weekend before (Enter Café Downey http://atomic-temporary-19383105.wpcomstaging.com/2012/01/27/3680/), whose homemade patties were seriously delicious, […]