“HAPPINESS IS SITTING DOWN IN AN EMIRATES PLANE.” Especially when that Emirates plane is bound for Dubai. Ever since Tom Cruise climbed that magnificent mirror-covered Burj Khalifa in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, I had near-unhealthy obsession with Dubai. The reflection of Monsieur Cruise (not that I am particularly a fan) and the insane backdrop of […]
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The last 24 hours in Tokyo
…which include AMAZING JAPANESE FOOD, autumnal colours and tilted roofed houses around the Imperial Palace Gardens, the Tokyo Metropolitan Building and its high views, the electric city Akihabara, with a final morning ending with Shibuya crossing (part 3) and what else than SUSHI. ____________ Did you know Japanese sugar comes in long tubes? (Did you […]
The high lights of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is my new favourite city. Which is kind of surprising since the reviews I’ve heard about it haven’t been wholly positive. And yes, I guess living there would be pretty hectic, but from my four days in Hong Kong I have concluded that Hong Kong has everything: awe-inspiring crazy high skyscrapers (including the […]
Day 1: And so it begins……
Dear fans, family and friends, This was the view from my window this morning. A view I was quite happy to leave. Ok, granted this was after a brilliant year as an English assistant at a prestigious school in France, but this view also meant work, school and stress (and a badly cut lawn, merci Monsieur). […]