Sri Lanka – in the news for the wrong reason
I’ve just returned from an unsettling trip to Sri Lanka. The country has run of of fuel, electricity and dollars.& ...
I’ve just returned from an unsettling trip to Sri Lanka. The country has run of of fuel, electricity and dollars.& ...
African food is frequently served with an unleavened bread that also serves as your plate, as well your napkin.
Breaking down in Africa is not for the faint hearted. Fortunately I had a cigar and a bottle of gin.
If you are looking for a reason to drink, the pandemic is an excellent one. As we desperately tried to eke out one last ...
They looked like they were from the set of the Godfather. The restaurant was full of them - swarthy thick-set men who lo ...
Our waitress was very pretty but about as useless as a eunuch in a cathouse. She brought us our wine but was unsure how ...
As the UK prepares to discard the last vestiges of lockdown, there is plenty of fear mongering going on. One pervasive ...
She was waiting for me at the bar. Leather trousers. Long boots. Perfectly coiffed. Hairdressers and nail salons opened ...
She was a woman of a certain age. Attractive, but with history. I poured her another martini and lit her cigarette. Meet ...
We’ve spend the best part of 2020 worrying about the health of our older relatives, the futures of our children, the wel ...
There were many occasions to drink in 2020 - since there really was little else to do. Here are the cocktails I am mixi ...
The enforced isolation of the last few months has been a time for taking stock. Our relationships, the nature of work, ...