Had a surprisingly good time last night at the Vortex Jazz club in Dalston. It’s in a funny little Oasis called Gillette Square off Kingsland Road. Didn’t really know what to expect but was impressed by the standard of the musicians in Loz Speyer’s Quartet. The night was called ‘In the Key of Monk’ and [...]

Wow. Admittedly, it’s been a while since I’ve been to the theatre – the last time was Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake @ Sadler’s Wells which was incredible, but certainly one step removed. I suppose there are parallels between a gay version of Swan Lake and a transexual pianist and a gospel choir but outside of [...]

After 12months of doing absolutely no training I completed my third Olympic triathlon on Sunday. It hurt, but not as much as I thought. My time of 2:42 was 18 minutes slower than last year, but the course was slightly longer this year so I reckon NO TRAINING = 15 minutes. Photos are still on [...]

Not really sure if some of these photos should be up here, but hey and doubt that anyone is going to notice or say anything. After a testosterone-fuelled night of alcohol, fires and Welsh Dad it was great to have a relaxing paddle home.

Part II of Neill Stephen’s Stag Doo – Canoeing on the River Wye.

And so it begins. Starting from the Moran in Chiswick in a Beekeeper outfit, we headed out in the community fun bus towards Wales. Despite being on a stag doo, no-one had brought any beer and the M4 wasn’t going to oblige as it’s banned from being sold in the service stations. Nothing like big [...]

A quick break to Barcelona Weds 14th – Fri 16th June. Arrived really late on the Tuesday and woke up to hot sunshine and a glass of Rosada across the road from Miranda’s flat. No-one of me, Miranda, Bea or Johnny had any plans or intentions other than to do nothing stressful so we spent [...]

A fab day out at Royal Ascot and onto A rooftop bar in the West End followed by a delicious Japanese dinner and a lot of drinks.