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Read more: 151. Sending back what the optimist ordered151. Sending back what the optimist ordered
I have been to Fiji eight times. Eight. Not once did it rain more than what we all know as a sun shower. I want that on the record before I tell you what Samoa did to us. This trip was a gift. Literally. Five years ago, the Latino left Argentina, left his family, his job,…
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35. Altered reality
Read more: 35. Altered realityWe are holed up in the transit area in KL. Half way through our journey home, we are also between time zones, as is everyone else. We had muesli for dinner; I guess we’ll have dinner for breakfast. Heading to the lift, on the way to the lounge, a British man said Good Morning to…
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34. The golden light
Read more: 34. The golden lightI saw her two more times, Stuart thrice. Each time was a little easier, a little less unspoken stranger danger flying round the room. We leave Orla with the golden light of parental love all around her and can confirm with surety she is a blessed little girl. But let’s not deny this one: in…
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33. There always has to be a last breakfast
Read more: 33. There always has to be a last breakfastNervous flyer. Better not be the last fucking supper as well. I’ve got stories to write on the plane….
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32. Matinee Idol
Read more: 32. Matinee IdolToday we went to the Apollo Theatre and saw Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem. We picked it because it had rave reviews, we’d heard Mark Rylance the lead actor was extraordinary and we could actually get in. SO there we were at 1:30, taking our two expensive seats in the stalls, snuggled up as we were with…
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31. Best intentions
Read more: 31. Best intentionsThe National Gallery was today’s key item on the agenda. That was the intention. Two days left in London, better take in some of the grand masters. But then I met Steve for lunch, cheap Japanese joint called TOKYO in Chinatown, soba noodles, Leicester Square Tube, four stops, BOOM, Harvey Nichols. Harvey Nichols is a…
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30. A wall I’m crazy about on Dean Street
Read more: 30. A wall I’m crazy about on Dean Street
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