My Single-Handed Destruction of the Western Beauty Myth and Other Consequences of Spinning

When the realisation hit me that I’d be turning 30 in less than a year, I had a freak-out about Continue reading →

Riding Dirty: World travel by bus, so you don’t have to.

Bus travel is most people’s idea of a nightmare. A million strangers (though in the West it will rarely exceed Continue reading →

Christmas in Korea and Other Small Things

Right now, there are some pretty glaring reasons why it’s obvious I’m in Korea. It’s Christmas Day in a matter Continue reading →

The Hunt for Weird Korea: Penis Park

Every country has its quirks. Scotland included. Loin-clothed, snaggle-toothed Picts forcing Romans to keep us out of “civilization’ saw us off Continue reading →

It’s Been 28 Days Since I’ve Used a Fork and Other Fun Facts

Husband and I have been in South Korea (the “good Korea” as we’d have to explain to some people before Continue reading →

One Man’s Doormat’s Another Man’s Pizza

Husband and I have recently had cause to have a clear-out. Why? Because our work here in the UK is Continue reading →

Portmanteaux: Mixed Up Muddled Up Shook Up Words

I love a good portmanteau word. (“What’s that?” I hear the non-French-speaking, linguistically-disinterested cry. It’s the blending of two distinct Continue reading →

Death of an O2 Salesman

Many months ago, I parted company with my iPhone 4S. You can read about the break-up here, but suffice to say that Continue reading →