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Month: June 2018

Katy Perry warmed the seat for me

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It’s a wonderful thing when your children become independent, start to lead more interesting lives than yours ever was, and then invite you to tag along from time to time. That’s how Anthony and I got ourselves invited to a wine-tasting at Berry Brothers and Rudd last Friday – to be tutored by Olivia –…

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Published 06/27/2018
Categorised as England

You know you’re in England when …

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… a story about criminal damage to an artichoke patch – – is not from a Wallace and Gromit film, but is actually on the BBC – I popped home to England for a brief visit last week for the first time in a year, and revelled in the things that are so different to…

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Published 06/25/2018
Categorised as England

On the trail of the headhunters in Sarawak

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How about this for the entrance to a national park? We arrived by boat, and waded from the shallows up to the beach in gloriously warm water I couldn’t understand why nobody was swimming, until our guide explained that the waters here are home to crocodiles – and the saltwater crocodile is the largest living…

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Published 06/07/2018
Categorised as Malaysia

Sarawak: the David Beckham monkey

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I’ve always seen myself as an urban creature; like the town mouse I prefer a life of feasting and uncertainty to dull simplicity.  Whilst a brisk walk in the countryside is lovely on a sunny day, I’ve never been one for nature-spotting – I’m quite happy to leave that to twitchers, whale watchers and David…

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Published 06/02/2018
Categorised as Malaysia

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