Alarm went off at 5 AM! Up and showered and organized and out of the room just past 6 AM. Sorry to say goodbye to our luxury digs. In a taxi and at the Strand KiwiRail station by 6:30. Checked…
OK, so first: Certs aren’t candy Will Shortz, NYT Crossword editor. Last week the NYT crossword ran the clue “discontinued candy” and the answer was Certs. Certs were never candy. They were a mint. If someone offered you candy, and…
The ludicrous title of this blog is what The Guardian wrote, in a book review, on Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (an informative book with a exceptional sense of humour). When the left can finally get a joke, send me a telegram…
First full day in another sort of down under. It takes some getting used to. Once you remember that “not even” is not true and “wop wops” are the boonies and “she’ll be right” is another of way of saying…
We were up early for a travel day; checked-out, walked the 700 meters to the train; 6:40 AM Skyliner to Narita—and it was packed! Checked-in with Singapore, fast track security, then headed to the lounge. We had access to…