Coming from South Africa. I suppose I should not have been surprised at people’s mixed reactions when I announced that I was going to Tel Aviv. Comments ranged from “Is it safe?” to “Why on earth would you want to go there?” – very much the same comments I get when I tell people they […]
Click here for a full portionAnderson & Co. [CLOSED]
London can be a wonderful place to live. There’s always something going on: a show to see; a new restaurant to try; a concert to attend; or a museum to explore. But it can also be a frustrating, difficult and lonely place to live with packed public transport, expensive prices, and fellow-citizens who are too […]
Click here for a full portionTartiflette – an Alpine treat
I have kept a journal in some form or another since I was about ten. I have no idea why I started, but when my father brought home a tiny pocket diary for me from one of the medical reps that had visited his office, something in my brain clicked and I started writing down […]
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When people hear that I am from South Africa, one of the first things they ask is “what on earth are you doing here?”. It’s a fair question, in some ways. I mean, Britain is never going to win any sort of weather challenge; London can be painfully crowded if you are used to the wide […]
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Doorway, Oxford – January 2016
Click here for a full portionDinner with Reuben Riffel
When I first visited London as a student back in 1989, I imagined it would be the most exciting city to live in in all the world. I pictured myself going to work on the Tube every day, immaculately dressed in heels and a beautiful cashmere coat. I told myself that I would come […]
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