The Armchair Traveller

Another year has come to an end; a new year has just begun. This time of the year is always an opportunity to look back on the year that has been and look forward to the potential for the year ahead. In 2009 I have had more travel adventures than any year previous; I finally [...]

Wishing all my readers a Happy New Year.  I hope that 2009 is full of exciting travels for you all. I know I certainly plan on doing a lot more travel this year and also plan on being more efficient in sharing my experiences with you! So where to next? I guess you will have [...]

For all of you who read my blog I do apologise for my lack of updates recently. I have been very out of touch as I have just moved house and have not been able to connect to the internet so I have let my blog suffer. I do promise that I will work a [...]

Art in public spaces is never going to please everyone. No two people have the same opinion, so it is to be expected that some will like a public work of art where others dislike it. That is what makes public art public – they are there for some people to love and others to [...]

For Christmas Santa left a very interesting gift in my stocking – an ‘Easy to Grow Irises’ kit. This posed an interesting challenge to me. For those who know me well, you will recall that I am in no way a natural gardener, in fact, I am not really one for getting my hands dirty [...]

Marcel Proust once said: “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” When you live so far away from home like I do, the one thing that keeps you sane are good friends, they seem to become your family. I realised the other [...]