Part 2: Chilly times in Darjeeling
The alarm rang shrilly at 4.30am. A quick shower and on went the backpacks as we bade farewell to Kolkata and began our journey northwards to Darjeeling, a hill town nestling in the foothills of the Himalayas. Tomorrow I see Kanchenjunga.
Part 2: Chilly times in Darjeeling
The alarm rang shrilly at 4.30am. A quick shower and on went the backpacks as we bade farewell to Kolkata and began our journey northwards to Darjeeling, a hill town nestling in the foothills of the Himalayas. Tomorrow I see Kanchenjunga.
Part 1: An early morning arrival in Kolkata
We left London early on the Thursday morning of December 8th. The weather was cold and typically grey as our taxi drove westwards towards Heathrow. We looked out of place as we queued at the Qatar Airways check-in desks, weighed
Part 1: An early morning arrival in Kolkata
We left London early on the Thursday morning of December 8th. The weather was cold and typically grey as our taxi drove westwards towards Heathrow. We looked out of place as we queued at the Qatar Airways check-in desks, weighed
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Not my type of shirt 3
Listening to the Champions League game tonight (Arse v. Marseilles) and the commentary team made several references to the legibility of the away team’s strip. “I can’t see the point of a strip like that” exclaimed Alan Green repeatedly. So intrigued I
Not my type of shirt 3
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I recently spent a sunny saturday in a Bloomsbury basement scribbling furiously on a clipboard. Creating words that grew into stories and painted pictures in the mind. The last few years I’ve started to appreciate more and more the power of
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Not my type of shirt 2
Admittedly not an attack on the typography of the shirt but still an honourable mention for Tottenham’s away shirt on sunday. There can’t be too many lavender shirts around – for good reason. It reminds me of the perfume packaging my
Not my type of shirt 2
Admittedly not an attack on the typography of the shirt but still an honourable mention for Tottenham’s away shirt on sunday. There can’t be too many lavender shirts around – for good reason. It reminds me of the perfume packaging my
The greatest meal ever?
As a birthday treat Mrs Dobo took me to Hunan in Pimlico. We’d read about it on the various gastro sites and this small and unimposing establishment in the unfashionable part of London seemed to have a lot to live
The greatest meal ever?
As a birthday treat Mrs Dobo took me to Hunan in Pimlico. We’d read about it on the various gastro sites and this small and unimposing establishment in the unfashionable part of London seemed to have a lot to live
Archery – Week 5
A great week, not one arrow went askew and our groups (we’ve been shooting as a team of three on the same target were much tighter and consistent. probably fair to say that this was the break-through week when all
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A great week, not one arrow went askew and our groups (we’ve been shooting as a team of three on the same target were much tighter and consistent. probably fair to say that this was the break-through week when all
Damning statistics
That was truly horrible, I’m glad I wasn’t able to watch it. What a horrific way to show how utterly threadbare and lacklustre this Arsenal team has become. You can pull this team apart and point fingers but after so
Damning statistics
That was truly horrible, I’m glad I wasn’t able to watch it. What a horrific way to show how utterly threadbare and lacklustre this Arsenal team has become. You can pull this team apart and point fingers but after so
