In the meantime, I’ll settle for travelling to as many different places as possible. Strictly I’m not actually in Hawaii any more, I got back yesterday after an amazing week there on a press trip. It was upper class treatment all the way, quite literally starting in Virgin’s Upper Class lounge at Heathrow where, after [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Aloha from Hawaii
Posted in Hawaii, tagged Hawaii, Jordan, pain au chocolat bread and butter pudding on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone came with baggage
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The interesting thing about the people I met in Rome is that almost none of them were there simply because they wanted to learn Italian. Most of them were there for different reasons, escaping different things, or trying to find something. Amongst my friends alone, there was someone who was there following the breakup of [...]
The slight downsides…
Posted in Films, Rome, tagged climax, Ethan Hawke, Noise on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There aren’t many. Life in Rome, I found almost overwhelmingly fantastic. The pace of life wasn’t too frenetic, the surroundings and general scenery were stunningly beautiful or shabbily and romantically weathered, while the quality of eating and drinking was unerringly high. So, not so many downsides really. But two stand out.
Firstly, the noise. Italians are [...]
When in Rome
Posted in Rome, tagged Prison Break, Smoking, Wine In a Box on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Of course the main reason for being there, apart from learning, was to soak up the atmosphere of the real Rome. I was no tourist, oh no! I had my own front door key and weekly travel pass, and I was determined to behave as if I was really living there. Which, for two short [...]
It’s been a while…
Posted in Rome, tagged art, Caravaggio, kebab shop, Rome on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t actually believe it’s been nearly a month since I last wrote. Wtf happened to my good intentions of posting regular updates from Rome? Rome, that’s what happened. And its aftermath (extreme exhaustion and withdrawal symptoms). So there is quite a lot to catch up on. But I’m not going to bore on about [...]
