Happy New Year everyone! I realise I am rather late but please forgive me ( Read more... )

The days have been rolling by so quickly; Bradley and I have moved between three cities since I last sent an email. The experiences (and accomodation) have been mixed, though the food has been delicious and the wine plentiful. All the important things ( Read more... )

So it snowed again today. It snowed the day we arrived as well as the next, but the two days after us were crisp blue skies and dare I say it, it was actually warmer today (positively temperate in comparison) - blue skies in winter are the devil. Today was a much nicer day and it was great having nice (snowy) weather for my birthday ( Read more... )

Before we left, Bradley and I were told it was going to be cold. Very, very cold. This was for New York and yes, at the time we thought 'This is pretty chilly but really, nothing to worry about'. Since arrive in Europe we have had snow on a regular basis, it was minus 5'C here in Berlin yesterday and I've learnt what it is like to try and talk ( Read more... )

Train rides across the countryside are gorgeous. Scandinavian green, rivers, yet a distinct lack of wildlife. Nevermind... We were greeted by a very enthusiastic Philip at Kopenhavn H station (Philip launched himself towards Bradley and set the tone for the rest of the week) who showed us the how-to-get-on-public-transport-in-Denmark technique ( Read more... )

What do you get when you transplant an Australian and a Kiwi from New York to Helsinki (one continent, one country and one timezone to another continent, country and timezone) after a day of sight seeing, give them 15 minutes of sleep on a very nice but very cramped plane (sitting behind an obese Russian woman with no concept of personal space), ( Read more... )

Things I have learnt about New Yorkers ( Read more... )

So, as I was saying, it freaking snowed ( Read more... )

San Francisco was brilliant. The weather, the people, the gin... But I must say as we packed our bags and headed for SFO I was really looking forward to catching up with Linsday, Marcus and their beautiful (albeit hyperactive) chocolate lab Gruff ( Read more... )

Two guys walk into a bar and four days later emerge with slightly damaged livers ( Read more... )