Last weekend was another junk trip and also my birthday. That’s why no blog – recovering from one and celebrating the other. This weekend has been completely different. Mr Shallot has been participating in various sporting activities for most of […]
Sumo wrestlers are surprisingly flexible and light on their feet. They are more muscle than fat. We were lucky enough to have access to the equivalent of box seats for the final day of the New Year Grand Tournament – […]
We have recently returned from our holiday in Japan. As with most countries that I visit, I tested many forms of transport, including the bullet train, the suburban train, taxis, buses, chairlifts and skis. We were travelling with our former […]
The past two weeks have seen Mr Shallot and I complete a food, family and friends tour of the Eastern Seaboard of Australia. Landing in Sydney, driving to Canberra the following day, back to Sydney the day after, the Gold […]