Stacks of decorations in the Harrods Christmas Store - a veritable wonderland of the coloured, the glittery, the jewelled, the expensive and the downright bizarre.
Christmas comes but.... seven times a year! December 25th 2006 In the UK, the 'silly season' comes upon everyone with such a vengeance you have no choice but to capitulate, and celebrate all month long. (Argh - it is September as I publish this entry - it will soon be happening again!) The first signs were of course put up well in advance - Harrods famously opens its Christmas Store with one hundred days to go, and thus begins the countdown. The big stores ... read more
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Kiwis aren't so flightless after all...
In March 2006 my best friend and I took off on a road trip across the United States. We drove in a large zig zag across the continent, had an amazing time and kept everyone in touch by writing about our adventures on our travelblog - Jenny and Ju.
At the end of our trip we arrived in the UK, based ourselves in London, and split up to seek our fortunes. Since our first blog had been such a success, I started this one to record my new adventures, and promptly got sidetracked with life ... full info