In the previous blog I wrote about the importance of all the little details in our daily life that build up, over time, to create the big picture. I mentioned the scary bridge crossing…..well, if you will indulge me….I’d like to tell you more 🙂
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Beauty is in the Detail
One of the best things about this trip is that there is a nice balance between routine and spontaneity. I love routine and with a trip like this there’s lots of routines to get your teeth stuck into. Living in such a small space means you have to be organised and you naturally fall into […]
Growing Old Gracefully
(A companion piece to Building with Botox) I have literally fallen head over heels in love with Tbilisi; the capital of Georgia. We are staying in the old part of the town which nestles under a 4th century fort perched high on the hillside. Where Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva have been renovated to within an […]
Clare’s Winter Collection
What with the endless eating and boozing over the last week in Tbilisi I’m not sure if I’ll fit into any of my clothes anymore! So, with that thought here’s me modelling some key looks from my Winter 2016/17 Collection. I will accept any modelling offers as a result…. enjoy 😉
The Happy Ending Story
(This should be read after A Story with a Happy Ending – a somewhat unflattering portrait of Russia.) On our final night, probably ever, in Russia we ended up camping close to the Georgian border in the forecourt of a cafe/petrol station (avid fans will recall my blog post ‘Service Without a Smile‘ and know […]
A Story with a Happy Ending
(This should be read before The Happy Ending Story) I’m starting off with two bits of good news: firstly, we found a bottle of port and some blue cheese in a supermarket in Atyrau! Secondly, as avid readers of the blog, you will no doubt already know that Brian was reunited with us – so […]
Russia Route (Third visit!)
It’s hard to believe it was only 4 days ago that I posted our Kazakhstan route, bemoaning the difficulties we were having with DHL – feels like weeks ago. On Wednesday we were finally able to collect Brian from the DHL office – hooray!!! There was sadly only time for a brief celebration as we […]
I can’t live without my radio
Many thanks to BBC Somerset for broadcasting the fruits of the other day’s interviewing labours. After hearing my own voice droning on, I can now safely say that I will never speak again for the rest of my life! Clare, on the other hand, chatted away and managed to make us sound moderately interesting. Here’s […]
Kazakhstan Route (second visit)
It wasn’t meant to turn out this way, but we’ve now been stationary for 5 days. The long and short of it is that DHL have let us down in a big way and failed to deliver Brian on time. He was meant to be ready for us to collect on Monday, then they said […]
Oh the Hardships
Though I’m enjoying this trip immensely there are undoubtedly some hardships that one has to suffer. The most obvious ones: defecating in dug out holes, wild camping on windswept nights, living out of the back of a car – aren’t really much of an issue to be honest. Rather it’s been things I wasn’t completely […]