Hello World!
Welcome to Guns and Frocks. I'm writing this post in the First Class Lounge at Sydney International Airport, just before catching a flight to London. The last time I was…
My own bodyweight in chips
Sleep, mostly I’m in a pub just outside Euston Station, waiting for a train to Manchester. I’ve got a bit over an hour to wait; I think I overestimated how…
Phase II
I'm in Amsterdam now, in a darkened pub, drinking Amstel and typing this post on my phone with a Microsoft foldable keyboard. I'll upload it when I get back…
Wachten op het resultaat
Nothing much to report from Amsterdam, really. I've been sleeping in and wandering the streets since I got here, really. Which is more or less what I was hoping to…
61.6%
11.30 PM I bounce my arse over to the next stool at the bar, next to the American boy with the goatee. His name is Aaron. I haven’t spoken to…
Le wifi antibois
Tonight I’m staying on the Côte d’Azur, extremely annoyed at the quality of the wifi access. This is the end of my first full day in Antibes. I’ve never been…
o quid solutis est beatius curis
Not actually my photograph of Sirmione Sirmio, jewel of islands, jewel of peninsulas,jewel of whatever is set in the bright watersor the great sea, or either ocean,with what joy, what…
Phase III: Dolce Far Niente
Not Volcano Day I never really planned this holiday. Calvin booked the plane tickets and the hotel accommodation at the start and the end of the trip, and helped me…
ἐκκεκώφωκε τὰ ὦτα καὶ ἐμπέπληκε Λύσιδος
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in the past few months. Here’s one. I’ve been booking the cheapest possible hotels on trivago.com and booking.com. I can’t afford to stay in…
Sorrento things
It’s raining like crazy today, so I’m postponing my visit to Pompeii until tomorrow, which is my last full day in Sorrento. I arrived here on 3 December. There have…