One of the upsides to spending my weekends and summer holidays washing pots and dishes in a seafood restaurant on the Irish Coast as a teenager was that I was able to sample and acquire a taste for a wide range of strange and exotic foods whose very mention – almost without exception – induced…
Tag: British
Shooting Practice
Tired of taking terrible pictures, I bought a new camera a few weeks back and have been trying to improve my photography skills at every available opportunity since. The woman and I found ourselves at a loose end this afternoon, so we packed my camera and a couple of sandwiches and took the train to…
The Everyday Amusements of London Life
The frenetic pace of London life can often lead one to overlook the bizarre quirks that make this city such an entertaining place in which to live. Employ a keen eye and you don’t have to walk far before encountering some amusement or other. Sometimes juvenile, sometimes ironic, always interesting, here are a few of…