Carlos Ghosn and the Martini
Carlos Ghosn stopped by to chat with a group of us gathered in Paris last month for a business school reunion. He was charming and ...
Viva Italiano!
Nothing quite defines a culture as its approach to children. Some years ago Cost Centre #1, then an infant, developed a dangerousl ...
Oktoberfest – Beer, Bosoms and Men in Shorts
There’s more men in leather shorts around me than at a screening of The Sound Of Music during Gay Pride week. I am at Oktoberfest ...
Martini Mandate Lisbon City Guide
Lisbon is no longer a favoured destination for bachelor and hen parties. If you plan to throw up on city streets to mark your imp ...
Eating with the homeless in Lisbon
As we walked into the restaurant in Lisbon, the Sloane Ranger wrinkled her nose and asked me why we were eating at a homeless shel ...
The Royal Wedding – should you give a damn?
Some 70 years after the loss of empire the world remains fascinated by the British. The royal wedding which has about zero impac ...
Tomahawk steak – food as a weapon
It was dark and I was lost. A homeless man blocked my path and demanded $1 to pose for a selfie. I declined the photo opportunity ...
Around the Pearl – cycling a lap of Sri Lanka
The peleton left the hotel at 5am from Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka. It was still dark. At 5:20 the blinking red lights on the bikes ...
Drinking with Stormy Daniels
I met Stormy Daniels a few years ago at a Maypole dance. I offered to buy her a drink, and after signing a non disclosure agreeme ...